Electric Car jack, good idea?

[handbraketurn]

Anyone ever used one of these (or similar):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ROGTZ-Electric-Scissor-Au...

Don't trust amazon reviews/

[bobmedley]

I bought that self same jack a while ago. It's used to change wheels on two cars twice a year, and it's absolutely fine (if a tad noisy).

Not sure I can add much beyond 'fine'

[blueacid]

It looks like a widowmaker scissor jack with a motor strapped to the side of it.
I'd imagine it's fine for an emergency tyre change at the side of the road, but not for anything much more than that

[Drumroll]

Manual jack and an a battery impact driver or drill would be more better

[Watchman]

Drumroll said:

Manual jack and an a battery impact driver or drill would be more better

Absolutely DON'T do this with an impact driver. It will strip the threads off a scissor jack. I have just thrown my scissor jack away after wrecking it this way.

I tried it with the drill first but even my 18V DeWalt didn't have enough torque to lift my car.

If the one from Amazon is geared appropriately, it could work fine. I'm tempted myself.

[MC Bodge]

handbraketurn said:

Anyone ever used one of these (or similar):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ROGTZ-Electric-Scissor-Au...

Er, why?

[geeks]

A trolley jack would be far more useful, safer and cheaper. Really struggle to understand why anyone would want one of these!

[MC Bodge]

geeks said:

A trolley jack would be far more useful, safer and cheaper. Really struggle to understand why anyone would want one of these!

Exactly. I have my trolley jack close to the garage entrance. If I need it, I wheel it out (it's quite large and old style) and quickly lift up the corner of whichever car I'm working in, using the long lever handle. It is not much effort. I have made wooden inserts to spread the loads at the jacking points/support the sills.

[bobmedley]

It raises my 2.2 ton car easily - I do have a trolley jack but it's an ungainly heavy old thing, and a PITA to move around esp. now I'm old and knackered.

Wouldn't recommend you work under the car just using the scissor jack though....

[Drumroll]

Watchman said:

Drumroll said:

Manual jack and an a battery impact driver or drill would be more better

Absolutely DON'T do this with an impact driver. It will strip the threads off a scissor jack. I have just thrown my scissor jack away after wrecking it this way.

I tried it with the drill first but even my 18V DeWalt didn't have enough torque to lift my car.

If the one from Amazon is geared appropriately, it could work fine. I'm tempted myself.

Quite common to do it with Rally cars etc.


Plenty of vids. of people doing it on you tube.

[Watchman]

Maybe they have jacks designed for this. Mine went from "new" to wrecked the very first time I tried it.

[MC Bodge]

bobmedley said:

It raises my 2.2 ton car easily - I do have a trolley jack but it's an ungainly heavy old thing, and a PITA to move around esp. now I'm old and knackered.

Wouldn't recommend you work under the car just using the scissor jack though....

Fair enough, I tend to forget that the PH collective is generally fairly old these days. My Dad is pushing 70, though, and he isn't using an electric jack.

[gazza285]

Drumroll said:

Watchman said:

Drumroll said:

Manual jack and an a battery impact driver or drill would be more better

Absolutely DON'T do this with an impact driver. It will strip the threads off a scissor jack. I have just thrown my scissor jack away after wrecking it this way.

I tried it with the drill first but even my 18V DeWalt didn't have enough torque to lift my car.

If the one from Amazon is geared appropriately, it could work fine. I'm tempted myself.

Quite common to do it with Rally cars etc.


Plenty of vids. of people doing it on you tube.

I would get a scissor jack with steel female threads, the type with plastic inserts will not last long with an impact driver turning the screw, and I would make sure that the screw was lubricated. Should be alright then.

[handbraketurn]

MC Bodge said:

handbraketurn said:

Anyone ever used one of these (or similar):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ROGTZ-Electric-Scissor-Au...

Er, why?

I want to take spare wheels with semi-slicks to track and currently have a dodgy lower back, so would rather do it electrically if possible rather than elbow grease.