Offroad floor jacks

shelby27604

shelby27604

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I have been doing more and more repairs in my gravel driveway. My 25yo craftsman floor jack gets the job done, but I have to carry it from the garage to the vehicle, and it weighs 85lbs.

Anyone bought into these offroad jacks? The plastic wheels looks like a disaster waiting to happen. Do they work on loose gravel (videos are always hard pack dirt). Stability is my concern.

I see the pro eagle, strongway (northern), and badland (harbor freight) all have options. If it saved my back for a few more years, and meant I don't need to drag out plywood panels for jacking basics, I could be talked into spending the coin.
 
Not what you're asking about but the aluminum 3 ton jacks from HF are awesome. Soooo lightweight. Best decision I ever made for my back.
Put it on a sheet of plywood.
An AL one w/ big tires would be the shizzit.
 
RatLabGuy said:
Not what you're asking about but the aluminum 3 ton jacks from HF are awesome. Soooo lightweight. Best decision I ever made for my back.
Put it on a sheet of plywood.
An AL one w/ big tires would be the shizzit.
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You can also get the skid plates for the aluminum ones. It was a popular offroad option before the offroad jacks were released.
 
The smaller off-road jack from harbor freight looks like the best option, the bigger one is just heavier, there is a Black Friday sale coming up that usually nets 30% off any single item with an itc membership (someone on here would give you their phone number if you dont have one)
 
I love my harbor freight offroad jack, works great in the yard, gravel, etc.

Mine is the larger one, the balanced handle makes it easy to carry/move
 
FWIW I’ve been trying to kill my Daytona 2 ton for a while so I could justify the off-road one, it just works despite being drug through gravel repeatedly
 
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