DTSFab.com (Desert, Trail and Sand)
General Discussion => Product Reviews => Topic started by: Yummi on September 05, 2011, 05:05:17 PM
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Found this guy on Dumont Dunes. We have exchnaged a few emails and it seems like a good deal. I have ordered a Sand Jack.
I had him send me some additional pictures, etc and a link from His Craig's List ad.
See what you think.
DONT GO ANOTHER SEASON DRAGGING YOUR FLOOR JACK THROUGH THE SAND!
You have seen those super cool, ultra-expensive floor jacks in the magazines and the speed shows right?
You have seen your buddies pay $700 or more for a jack right?
SCREW DAT BRO!
Here is the low budget, super effective way to do the same thing. Not $700, Not $500, not even $300
ONLY ONE HUNDRED BUXS!
2 ton rated jack easily picks up all of your off road toys and even works as a TRAILER DOLLY!
This jack ROCKS for little coin.
Shippable, but you can always come by and check one out for yourself.
Email, or call, or message through CL.
Jim nitroblast(at)hotmail(dot)com or 858.FIVE69.SIX229
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/tls/2578519092.html (http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/tls/2578519092.html)
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Neat idea for the most part.
My only concern is the tires. Those are the same tires I tried to use on the first swingarm on my bender stand to lift it to manuever it around and even with four of them mounted to the swingarm and the bender stand weighing under/about 500 pounds (It's got a lot on it...) they were squished down quite bad and YES the air pressure was right.
I tried two tires only at first and they were crushed almost to the rims. Even with four tires on the swingarm they were so overloaded it was wobbly.
Those tires are only meant for 300 pounds they claim PER PAIR. I know you are not gonna roll the jack around much loaded but I am curious how they will work.
Those tires can be bought at Harbor Freight for 3.99 on sale if they are the same ones and they sure look like it. 5.99 to 6.99 not on sale.
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And even with the load issues I had I see these tires seem to be fine loaded in the pics with the buggies on them.
I wonder if theyare different (NOT Harbor Freight) tires that are better at load carrying?
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I really like the concept but IMO the axles will be an issue under a full size buggy sooner or later. For light sand cars tho.....................probably good. Price is good for sure.
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Fast ,post pics of yours!
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I have seen this style out at the dunes before, they work good, but are meant for the smaller (and lighter) "beam" cars, they won't get a fullsize car up high enough, unless you get it at the lowest point of the rear trailing arm, one at a time.
We have used the larger aluminum floor jacks and lift the cars in the center of the rear (under rear engine / skid plate) and change both sides at once.
One of the guys in our camp uses this jack (http://www.sandiegorideconcepts.com/# (http://www.sandiegorideconcepts.com/#)!) and it works great, but it is alot more $$
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I have seen this style out at the dunes before, they work good, but are meant for the smaller (and lighter) "beam" cars, they won't get a fullsize car up high enough, unless you get it at the lowest point of the rear trailing arm, one at a time.
We have used the larger aluminum floor jacks and lift the cars in the center of the rear (under rear engine / skid plate) and change both sides at once.
One of the guys in our camp uses this jack (http://www.sandiegorideconcepts.com/# (http://www.sandiegorideconcepts.com/#)!) and it works great, but it is alot more $$
dunes look like those or visa versa
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Fast ,post pics of yours!
Here you can see that I have the full weight of the car's rear end on the jack. These tires are from the yard store $8.00 each and 50 psi of air in each. No squish.