My truck has an 1800lb slide in camper in the bed, and weighs in at around 3000lbs on the rear axle empty. 5000lbs or so.
My big 3-ton floor jack (i.e. rated to lift 6000lbs) would not lift one rear wheel (i.e. about 2500lbs).
It took the 3-ton floor jack AND a 4-ton bottle jack to get the tire off the ground!
When I let pressure off the floor jack to lower it, the bottle jack came down too. It could not hold the wheel up all by itself either!
On what planet do jack manufacturers think these jacks would lift their rated capacities?
My big 3-ton floor jack (i.e. rated to lift 6000lbs) would not lift one rear wheel (i.e. about 2500lbs).
It took the 3-ton floor jack AND a 4-ton bottle jack to get the tire off the ground!
When I let pressure off the floor jack to lower it, the bottle jack came down too. It could not hold the wheel up all by itself either!
On what planet do jack manufacturers think these jacks would lift their rated capacities?
