Comments on: Craftman Jacking System, Lift and Secure. http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:29:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Gary http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-599698 Gary Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:28:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-599698 This things is incomplete and I can find where to locate additional jack stands. Does anyone know the manufacturer who would jack there car on only one side to 17". I like to work under my car like oil changes etc. so where are the other jack stands why only one. This things is incomplete and I can find where to locate additional jack stands.

Does anyone know the manufacturer who would jack there car on only one side to 17″. I like to work under my car like oil changes etc. so where are the other jack stands why only one.

]]> By: police marine http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-468010 police marine Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:16:55 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-468010 i just bought one from sears for 100.00(cause it was w/o an instruction manual)...i already have 6, 3ton jack stands to ...place next to the two that came w/the jack :) do not want to be the test pilot on this one but,when i saw this jack & went online wow what a deal,like everyone else i'm reading as much as i can on the safety of this thing.....but,it seems like a new mouse trap that might be better i just bought one from sears for 100.00(cause it was w/o an instruction manual)…i already have 6, 3ton jack stands to …place next to the two that came w/the jack :) do not want to be the test pilot on this one but,when i saw this jack & went online wow what a deal,like everyone else i’m reading as much as i can on the safety of this thing…..but,it seems like a new mouse trap that might be better

]]> By: Ben Piller http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-141503 Ben Piller Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:53:10 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-141503 Dear Mr. Cedarwood, You whet my appetite! Please tell me all you can about this unit. If it is totally stable as well as safe up & down it appears you've got your jack stands in place and the car jacked up, all in one effort, at each corner. One might have to purchase two(2) additional matching stands to make the unit really complete, eh? That being done, it sure appears efficient. Timewise, one only need find one secure place to lift at each corner with this clever innovation. Thanks for more info!! Dear Mr. Cedarwood, You whet my appetite! Please tell me all you can about this unit. If it is totally stable as well as safe up & down it appears you’ve got your jack stands in place and the car jacked up, all in one effort, at each corner. One might have to purchase two(2) additional matching stands to make the unit really complete, eh? That being done, it sure appears efficient. Timewise, one only need find one secure place to lift at each corner with this clever innovation. Thanks for more info!!

]]> By: Patchouli Cedarwood http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-100591 Patchouli Cedarwood Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:05:57 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-100591 Hey Ray, this is about SAFETY - not time. Wake up! AND EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS IS A TOTALLY NEW LIFTING DEVICE. It is UNlike any other car jack. This is a totally re-engineered, re-invented system. I know the people who invented it. Trust Me. This is a major score. Hey Ray, this is about SAFETY - not time. Wake up!
AND EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS IS A TOTALLY NEW LIFTING DEVICE. It is UNlike any other car jack. This is a totally re-engineered, re-invented system.
I know the people who invented it. Trust Me. This is a major score.

]]> By: Justin http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-100027 Justin Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:13:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-100027 I'm very interested in this once my fears have been allayed concerning the quality of the jack. Most reviews I've seen of craftsman jacks lately make them out to be utter junk. On my car I have to put it up on ramps first to be able to get the floor jack under the center point to be able to use jackstands. This looks like a great timesaver as I normally have to move the ramps a couple times to get them just in the right spot so I'm able to close the garage door behind the car and still have a few spare inches to get around the front of it. I’m very interested in this once my fears have been allayed concerning the quality of the jack. Most reviews I’ve seen of craftsman jacks lately make them out to be utter junk.
On my car I have to put it up on ramps first to be able to get the floor jack under the center point to be able to use jackstands. This looks like a great timesaver as I normally have to move the ramps a couple times to get them just in the right spot so I’m able to close the garage door behind the car and still have a few spare inches to get around the front of it.

]]> By: Nate Bezanson http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-99852 Nate Bezanson Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:50:25 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-99852 Aaron, the "wedge a jackstand into the reinforced area" problem is precisely what these seem to be designed for. You don't need one point for lifting and a separate point for holding -- you "deploy" the jack stand directly into the reinforced spot. This looks like the standard ratcheting jackstand concept, with a "shoulder" that allows the jack to lift the stand into place. The fact that it collapses so low means it needs a telescoping structure, which implies extra points of failure when the mechanism gets old. I'm also curious how difficult it is to release the ratchets while the stand is under load. But if those concerns can be allayed, I'd try one. Aaron, the “wedge a jackstand into the reinforced area” problem is precisely what these seem to be designed for. You don’t need one point for lifting and a separate point for holding — you “deploy” the jack stand directly into the reinforced spot.

This looks like the standard ratcheting jackstand concept, with a “shoulder” that allows the jack to lift the stand into place. The fact that it collapses so low means it needs a telescoping structure, which implies extra points of failure when the mechanism gets old. I’m also curious how difficult it is to release the ratchets while the stand is under load. But if those concerns can be allayed, I’d try one.

]]> By: Aaron Baca http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-99720 Aaron Baca Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:03:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-99720 A lot of cars can't really be lifted from one point like the readers before me suggest. All the cars I've ever had have required me to lift all four corners separately and then try to wedge a jackstand into the area that is reinforced for lifting. I can see lifting a whole side at a time as being feasible in an older full-frame car. A lot of cars can’t really be lifted from one point like the readers before me suggest. All the cars I’ve ever had have required me to lift all four corners separately and then try to wedge a jackstand into the area that is reinforced for lifting.
I can see lifting a whole side at a time as being feasible in an older full-frame car.

]]> By: Old Donn http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-99702 Old Donn Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:19:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-99702 Ray's right. 1 jack, 2, (or more), real jack stands. I'll always err on the side of safety, even if it takes longer. You ain't gonna bench press a car, not even a sub compact. Ray’s right. 1 jack, 2, (or more), real jack stands. I’ll always err on the side of safety, even if it takes longer. You ain’t gonna bench press a car, not even a sub compact.

]]> By: Ray http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-99672 Ray Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:52:01 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/07/31/craftman-jacking-system-lift-and-secure/#comment-99672 I'm not sure this saves time. Suppose you want to elevate your car. Typically you would jack up the front and slide 2 stands under the car at appropriate locations. Then you would move to the back and repeat the process. With this craftsman system you would place the jack at each stand point and raise the jack. So you would raise and reposition the jack 4 times instead of twice. Just my 2 cents. I’m not sure this saves time.
Suppose you want to elevate your car. Typically you would jack up the front and slide 2 stands under the car at appropriate locations. Then you would move to the back and repeat the process. With this craftsman system you would place the jack at each stand point and raise the jack. So you would raise and reposition the jack 4 times instead of twice. Just my 2 cents.

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