Hydraulic Bottle Jacks Overview & Discussion

Here we are reviewing And discussing various capacities of hydraulic bottle jacks as well as demonstrating a rare 2 stage version . .

[brandongouge]

I’ve never been so interested in bottle jacks. This guys good.

[joshuahains]

Buddy. You just answered every single question I have ever had about bottle jacks. Thank 👏🏻you 👏🏻Sir👏🏻

[DavidMiller]

Excellent commentary! Thank you. I learned quite a bit.

[ElectronicsForFun]

I have an old sears 2 ton jack that is just the smallest thing I have ever seen. the seals rotted out on it years ago and all the fluid ran out, but I just filled it with some really thick transmission fluid that's more like a gear oil, and tried it out and it still lifts the front of my truck effortlessly. I was amazed by that little thing. I thought it would struggle a little bit, but no it stayed strong and didn't drift at all. I mean it's still well within spec but for how old and rotten it is, it's no slouch.

[cartricks]

You can use a bottle jack axle lifting saddle to lift the vehicle from a solid axle as well.

[simonilett]

This inspired me to go take a look at the factory bottle jack in my 2009 Mitsubishi Express/L300 Van here in Australia, which I've never needed to try out.
To my surprise it's also a two stage bottle jack, and the first one I've ever seen too, I think it must be a Japanese car maker thing.
It's a very small orange bottle jack almost identical to your orange one, also 1500kg rated, but the bolt down hole is closer to the corner of the base, the base is also plate steel just like yours.
Collapsed height is 6-1/2" and with both stages fully extended it measures 15" total height.
Interestingly mine extends the narrow ram first, then the wider one comes up second.
Also, the narrow ram collapses first, before the wider one....ahhh hydraulic jack trivia...love it🤣👍🇦🇺

[skankhunt-udju]

Awesome video! I've been curious about that 20 ton just to have around.

[kreshokresimir]

the seals in the seal shop are playing black jack?

[ajchien]

Check out the current Ford Truck bottle jacks. They are also 2 stage.

[tanktopper]

Do you have any brand information of the red jack? I know a Japanese company call Masada makes 2 stage bottle jack, but they only have 1.5 tons or 3 tons, not 2 tons type.

[skankhunt-udju]

I had on of those two stage bottle jacks fail on me a couple weeks ago!!! Thankful I was using it properly, had a flat and it would only fit it in middle of the chassis rail because the tire was to low to the ground so I lifted it about 2 inches then it came down in a blink of a eye. Then I was sitting around waiting on AAA. And another time I had it almost fully extend lifting a cab wit no chassis it it fell right over to the right again thank God I wasn't in harms way

[ras]

That orange 2 stage jack is found in Mitsubishi Montero’s from 1984-1999. Possibly even after 99 but I’m not completely sure. I’ve owned 8 Montero’s but only one was a latter one (2005) and I didnt get to check the included Jack.

[tommyboi]

My biggest issue is having to crawl under a truck that only has jack points way under to twist the release lever. The pumping tool Is not long enough for some vehicles. Any tips

[wholesystems]

Can you recommend a jack that's fast? I need one which moves quickly but don't need huge amounts of power - for a cider press and most are super slow cycling. thanks!

[LarryRichelli]

I recently bought a pretty good (I thought) bottle jack for my jeep but I keep it in a canvas bag, stored on it's side and it is leaking. Would all bottle jacks leak when stored on their sides or do i have a lemon? Thanks, cuz it seems no one on youtube addressed this issue.

[RRoman]

So I was thinking of replacing my factory scissor jack for one of these because mine failed on me. I take it that these bottle jacks aren't good for replacing a flat?

[hnajee]

How high does a 7 ton Masada MH7 lift. Can one lift the car high enough for maintenance or just tire change; of course with jack stands

[hnajee]

What happens if you store Masada bottle jack on the side? Does it get irreparably damaged.

[valhallabound]

I have that exact same orange jack. I turned it into a toe jack, but it gave out on me and is now leaking all over my garage. Came here trying to figure out if it was possible to repair it.

[Camrographer]

How much lift do I need to change a tire on a 2014 Honda CR-V? The frame is 10.5” off the ground. I’ve noticed that the travel on these jacks are about 7”.