Jack Fitted With Big Base
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Commercial "handyman" jacks have a small base that can push down into the ground, making the jack unsafe to use. Clifford Brandenburger, Beecher City, Ill. solved the problem by bolting the 4 by 6-in. base on his jack to a much larger base that measures 20 in. sq.
Also, by removing a steel pin from the base of the jack he can reverse the jack 180 degrees on its original base so he can use the jack up close to a wall.
"I use the jack often to lift my garden tractor so I can work under it. The big base makes the jack a lot safer to use," says Brandenburger. He used 2-in., 1/2-in. thick sq. tubing to build the base.
"I always put a 1/2-in. dia. bolt under the jacking mechanism, so the jack can't come down even if the mechanism fails," notes Brandenburger.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Clifford Brandenburger, Rt. 2, Beecher City, Ill. 62414 (ph 618 487-5247).
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Jack Fitted With Big Base FARM SHOP Miscellaneous 26-4-40 Commercial "handyman" jacks have a small base that can push down into the ground, making the jack unsafe to use. Clifford Brandenburger, Beecher City, Ill. solved the problem by bolting the 4 by 6-in. base on his jack to a much larger base that measures 20 in. sq.
Also, by removing a steel pin from the base of the jack he can reverse the jack 180 degrees on its original base so he can use the jack up close to a wall.
"I use the jack often to lift my garden tractor so I can work under it. The big base makes the jack a lot safer to use," says Brandenburger. He used 2-in., 1/2-in. thick sq. tubing to build the base.
"I always put a 1/2-in. dia. bolt under the jacking mechanism, so the jack can't come down even if the mechanism fails," notes Brandenburger.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Clifford Brandenburger, Rt. 2, Beecher City, Ill. 62414 (ph 618 487-5247).
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