Flat Tires, Air Jacks, Etc

[BroncoHauler]

Originally Posted by charlie56

Well its been awhile but I think this is the one.
http://www.alltradetools.com/catalog/54 ... stand.html

That's the one.

[louie]

That's perfect. Thanks! I've been bouncing this question around different threads, but am wondering if a 48" hi-lift is functional enough to get by with for our vans.

Jason

[charlie56]

Originally Posted by louie

That's perfect. Thanks! I've been bouncing this question around different threads, but am wondering if a 48" hi-lift is functional enough to get by with for our vans.

Jason

Try this thread

viewtopic.php?p=41407#p41407

[TwoVans]

Originally Posted by charlie56

Well its been awhile but I think this is the one.
http://www.alltradetools.com/catalog/54 ... stand.html

Picked up a chunk of metal that led to a slow leak that led to a flat. Got a chance to use this jack (thanks to this thread). Worked like a champ, then back into the "basement".

Got home tonight and cleaned out the basement to find oil had leaked (presumably from the jack). Anyone else experience this? I suspect I may have loosened it too much when I let the van back down?

OBTW, also took the opportunity to use my ARB tire repair kit. Worked like a champ also. Never tried to repair a tire before. Directions were simple and easy to follow. Highly recommend adding one to your recovery kit.

[sdwindansea]

Originally Posted by jessenej

Picked up a chunk of metal that led to a slow leak that led to a flat. Got a chance to use this jack (thanks to this thread). Worked like a champ, then back into the "basement".

Got home tonight and cleaned out the basement to find oil had leaked (presumably from the jack). Anyone else experience this? I suspect I may have loosened it too much when I let the van back down?

OBTW, also took the opportunity to use my ARB tire repair kit. Worked like a champ also. Never tried to repair a tire before. Directions were simple and easy to follow. Highly recommend adding one to your recovery kit.

I have the same jack although I haven't used it much and it hasn't gone through any abuse in the "basement" yet. However, the oil leak seems to be a problem that some have reported on reviews of this jack.

[TwoVans]

Well there you have it, I can confirm that leaking oil is an issue.

What I don't know is if the leaking oil is a problem beyond the mess. Assuming it still works, I was really happy with the jack's performance.

If it has any further problems, I'll be sure to post.

[daveb]

I'd better pull mine out and test it. Sometimes you get what you pay for. I would be upset to see oil all over the SMB's floor.

[jage]

Originally Posted by charlie56

Well its been awhile but I think this is the one.
http://www.alltradetools.com/catalog/54 ... stand.html

Yep, I bought a second one for the garage so I wouldn't have to get into the XL underfloor and "borrow" the one from the SMB. Got mine through Amazon. Great jack, strange branding.

[louie]

Originally Posted by charlie56

Try this thread

http://sportsmobileforum.com/viewtopic. ... 407#p41407

Charlie, Thanks for the link to this thread it was very helpful and it looks like I can get by with a 48" hi-lift. One other question I'd like to ask is what people's opinions are regarding the hi-lift extreme and the top winch-clamp-spreader attachment. Does it make a big enough difference in regards to winching to justify the extra expense? I'm still a novice to all this stuff and am wondering what specific benefit the attachment provides vs. winching with a regular hi-lift....and apparently I'm still a novice on how to quote in the forum as I keep missing how to get the pretty white boxes around the quote.

Thanks,

Louie

[jage]

It's got to start with

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or

and end with

anything else and it will fail- delete a bracket:

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leave out the

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