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paulz
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# Posted: 20 May 2025 05:34pm - Edited by: paulz
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Ok, I’ve seen it all. To cut to the chase, they have lithium car jacks! Must get..
Back story: today I gave the wife a ride to her girlfriends. They noticed the passenger front tire was low. I said no problem, out of the bed box came my lithium pump. Her friend remarked how cool and small that thing was. I then showed her the battery impact gun for wheel changes. Got me wondering, a battery jack would be the end all. I do carry a bottle jack, but half the time the lever hangs up on something, not to mention laying on your back banging your arm around. And the factory screw jack takes 10 minutes of handbook reading to figure out how to dig it out and hook it up. Of course I have regular meaty floor jacks at the shop.
Anyway, lols like Harbor Frieght time.
And yes, certainly usable around the cabin.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 20 May 2025 08:42pm
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Ive got a small scissors jack that you use the lug wrench to turn the screw. My cordless impact with the right socket drives it fine.
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paulz
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# Posted: 21 May 2025 07:57am - Edited by: paulz
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Good idea! I think I have one of those scissor jacks around here too. As long as the impact gun has enough battery left after running the jack..
My caution about all this was the blowout I got on a busy freeway last year in my other old pickup. Luckily there was just enough room on the shoulder to change it, but cars whizzing by 6’ away.
I’ll have a look for that jack. Cheaper just to buy a spare battery.
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paulz
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# Posted: 23 May 2025 10:23am - Edited by: paulz
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Found a scissor jack, just had to grind off the little lever and my battery impact socket fits the hex. Good to go.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 23 May 2025 10:32am
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Wha Hoo 
Be sure to have a wideish piece of plywood to put under for a wider base.
And a cheap 'gardening pad' as a kneeler to get under.
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paulz
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# Posted: 23 May 2025 04:00pm - Edited by: paulz
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Sounds good for in the dirt work. Happened to be on the house driveway today so decided to try it out and attack a slow tire leak. Same battery and lug socket handled both, impact lifted it off the ground no sweat. And the Li inflater did its job.
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