What kind of jack (pic)

BrianRBM · Dec 9, 2012

I bought this jack at an auction for $5. The auctioneer said it was a bumper jack but some guy told me you could use it to change duals. I"m not sure about that but I can see the bumpers from the 40's and 50's being strong enough to use a jack on it. It works good and I even jacked up the side of my tandem trailer and it sets it down nice and easy. I know you guys are an informative bunch so I trust your opinion more for its intended use. Thanks.

BrianRBM · Dec 9, 2012

This is another picture of the jack.

Ted in NE-OH · Dec 9, 2012

Its an old bumper jack, however can be used for many things

wijim · Dec 9, 2012

Ted is right old bumper jack. We have one at the farm. It came from an old service station. Jim

Tony in Mass. · Dec 9, 2012

Lift truck and tractor tires and roll them to the lug nuts without you busting a human one. The arms swing out on notches for the best grip on the tread of the tire, try it, you'll see what I mean in 2 seconds.... I got one too 'Milwaukee' power tool people I presume, a pain to store, but nice to have around.

Anonymous-0 · Dec 9, 2012

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Ray · Dec 9, 2012

It's an old tire jack.It's made to remove dual wheels from trucks,saves a lot of lifting.

rrlund · Dec 9, 2012

I've gotta go with bumper jack. My Dad was a school bus mechanic. That looks like an early version of a big air powered bumper jack that they used to jack up busses. They had one for taking off duals too,but that one sat lower to the ground and the wheels sat back a lot farther than that so the "sling" or whatever you want to call it,had more clearance to get in under the tires.

Brian G. NY · Dec 9, 2012

Ray, I agree!! Tire jack.

casecollectorsc · Dec 9, 2012

That is correct! Worked in a gas station in the 60s and those jacks were state of the art back then. I bought one on a auction, nobody knew what it was. Sure as heck aint no tire jack.

Matt_In · Dec 9, 2012

I have one just like it in my barn. I use it to lift the wide front tractors. Mine also has a part that sits to the top to remove a transmission from a car. (if the car is on a lift)

rustred · Dec 9, 2012

if it was a bumper jack it be flat and usually rubber mounts where it goes under the bumper.
i have not seen bumper jacks that lightly built, so i will say its for tires.

55deere70 · Dec 9, 2012

I think it's built too light to be a bumper jack, I'm pretty sure it's a tire jack. I don't think the arms are long enough to be a dual jack. I've used dual jacks many times to do wheel seals and brakes on trucks with dayton wheels and the jacks are very low to the ground and have longer arms to support both wheels. I would say it's designed for single tires that are heavy like tractor tires.

showcrop · Dec 9, 2012

I've never seen a bumper jack like that, but I have seen plenty of dual/large tire jacks and I just can't see how that has any provision for the arms to "Swing ahead on notches" so that the arms can reach ahead and grab any tire. But cars in the 40s 50s 60s had heavy enough bumpers for that to work just slick on.

jackinok · Dec 10, 2012

we used one for years in the filling station.kind of out of style now with all the plastic coated bumpers as you say.can use it for duals,but it works sort of differently.if you notice hieght of lifting arms are adjustable up and down on pump body.as you move the center bracket up,arms move closer together.simply jack up truck until you can slide this jack under wheels.when its underneath simply adjust arms to hold duals.lift slightly just enough to slide duals off lug bolts.. doesnt HAVE to be duals,works equaly well for tractor tires etc.good buy for the money!! note: you have to use it pretty much on cement or blacktop. look at it close,if arms are long enough it would be EXCELLENT for lifting both sides of tractor at once.the old one we had had both arms and legs that extenteded.made it nice because you could reach under to frame and lift side of car also.we actually had two,one each side of car sort of made a low lift of sorts for replacing/rotating tires etc.

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