http://www.gearfuse.com/exhaust-air-jack-is-an-accident-waiting-to-happen/ Gearfuse is a tech blog featuring news, views and opinions on the best of gadgets, gizmos, consumer electronics, hardware and more... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:47:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.gearfuse.com/exhaust-air-jack-is-an-accident-waiting-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-157334 Carl Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:20:05 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/exhaust-air-jack-is-an-accident-waiting-to-happen/#comment-157334 This looks ok if you were off road, but I would use jack stands if I were using this to change a tire or work under a car. If the check valve fails or the bag develops a leak the car could fall down. You should use jack stands with any jack but it is especially true for this device. This looks ok if you were off road, but I would use jack stands if I were using this to change a tire or work under a car. If the check valve fails or the bag develops a leak the car could fall down. You should use jack stands with any jack but it is especially true for this device.

]]> http://www.gearfuse.com/exhaust-air-jack-is-an-accident-waiting-to-happen/comment-page-1/#comment-99492 Lacruiser Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:38:07 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/exhaust-air-jack-is-an-accident-waiting-to-happen/#comment-99492 I've never used one of these before, the idea is intriguing. Your comment that it is "an accident waiting to happen", caught my eye. I'm an avid offroader, and I've been in several situations where it's necessary to change a tire on a very steep incline, and also with the truck in an "off-camber" (sideways-tilted) orientation; absolutely the worst possible conditions. Using the factory jack was not an option, and the "Hi-Lift" jack is so inherently dangerous and unstable, that one of these airjacks would have been the ticket. So compared to the existing options out there, I'd say this idea is much safer. It looks like someone come up with a better and safer alternative to the HiLift, which are truly dangerous. Ask any offroader who's used one. I’ve never used one of these before, the idea is intriguing. Your comment that it is “an accident waiting to happen”, caught my eye. I’m an avid offroader, and I’ve been in several situations where it’s necessary to change a tire on a very steep incline, and also with the truck in an “off-camber” (sideways-tilted) orientation; absolutely the worst possible conditions. Using the factory jack was not an option, and the “Hi-Lift” jack is so inherently dangerous and unstable, that one of these airjacks would have been the ticket. So compared to the existing options out there, I’d say this idea is much safer. It looks like someone come up with a better and safer alternative to the HiLift, which are truly dangerous. Ask any offroader who’s used one.

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