Another Jack.

[Keith Williams]

I thought the group might be interested in this old jack.
Have you seen one like it?
Keith

 

[old]

I thought the group might be interested in this old jack.
Have you seen one like it?
Keith

Hard to see your picture but it looks like one I had/have but if I still have it I don't know where it is

 

[RESLLS]

Railroad jack. I'm looking for one reasonably priced.

 

[timcasbolt]

People go gaga over those at farm auctions.

 

[caterpillar guy]

I prefer a well greased screw jack over those lever jacks no next notch that is not attainable without a lot more lever and they work with infinite lift height and smoother to use. Yes in the cold the grease can get stiff on the threads.

 

[sms]

I had one like it. Sold a few years ago when I moved.

 

[bc]

It's not as heavy as the railroad jack I have but has the same mechanism. Jacks up easy with a little oil on everything but like an old bumper jack, it needs some weight on it to jack its way down.

 

[matthies]

Dad liked having fingers and would never have one on the place. His brother had one like that, Dad would never touch it.

 

[Dusty MI]

I've got a 3 leg Screw type bumper jack, works good.

 

[bc]

Dad liked having fingers and would never have one on the place. His brother had one like that, Dad would never touch it.

Ditto on the pinched fingers. The lever isn't easy to flip and can catch a finger very easy experience tells me.

 

[Russ from MN]

I think I have heard them called a wagon jack, much lighter that a railroad jack

 

[Poonie]

I'll second railroad jack.

I love old jacks. I've got 5 of those old screw jacks for lifting barn walls or placing under a car, plus an old model T jack.

A few weeks ago I picked up an old low profile hydraulic jack at an auction. I won the bid at $25 bucks.. Looks to be about a 20 ton unit. Needed a little work to free it up from years of neglect, but it works good now. Gave it a half assed coat of spray paint and it looks new again.