The most common types of mechanical or manual jacks, like the scissor jack included with almost all cars, use something called a lead screw, which is the same concept that Archimedes was playing ...

Car Scissor Jacks Chances are, you can’t fit an industrial-sized floor jack into the trunk of your car. The best scissor jacks are small enough to keep with your spare tire and strong enough to ...

The Lafati 2-Ton Scissor Car Jack is on sale for $20, which is 64% off the original $55 price tag. It’s a bestseller at Walmart and shoppers love how “robust” and reliable it is.

What are the best scissor car jacks to buy? Big Red Manual Scissor Car Jack. This jack has a 3,000-pound, or 1.5-ton, weight limit with a lifting range of 4.12 inches to 15.12 inches.

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To fix bent auger tubes, I modified a used scissor jack by welding half-moon pipes on the top and bottom. I hook my impact wrench to a 24" extension rod with a hex end. The other end has a hook ...

The first step is to remove the paint from the jack body to allow for welding. We sourced a Reese Pro Series trailer jack (PN 1400850383, around $100 at time of print) rated at 8,000 pounds.

Simon Thomas Pay was changing the exhaust on his wife's Mini Cooper when the scissor jack he was using to hold it up slipped, causing the vehicle to come crashing down ...

A 19-year-old Columbus man was crushed Wednesday when the supports he placed under a car he was working under failed, and the vehicle fell atop him, the coroner said. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy ...

If you own Pittsburgh brand 3-ton, 6-ton or 12-ton jack stands, you can return them to Harbor Freight for a refund, even if they're not specifically recalled.

The scissor jack then slipped and the car fell to the ground. Mr Pay screamed, which alerted his wife who tried to lift the car off him. She was unable to do so and phoned the ambulance and a friend.