Drysleeves Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Engagement of the ratchet jack for changing a tire. They had a reversing switch for lowering post tire change but the key to success was perfect perpendicular alignment prior to elevation. There was a foot plate which was helpful but not a guarantor of a happy ending. Lug wrench doubled as the jack handle. 5 Quote
53ihgarand Posted January 2 Posted January 2 I was always told not to use them on my father's old cars, he always said it would wreck the bumper. 1 Quote
yellowrosefarm Posted January 2 Posted January 2 The last time I used one was on a 72 Buick Skylark, that was more than a little rusty. Went out one day to go to work and back tire was flat. Got out the bumper jack and proceeded to jack the bumper right off the car. This was in the 80's 1 Quote
dale560 Posted January 2 Posted January 2 Drove through the small town we farm by in the early 90s. A guy who lived there a short time had his car jacked up front and back with those jacks while he was working under it. I just turned my head the other way to avoid seeing the crash when it fell. 1 Quote
Drysleeves Posted January 2 Posted January 2 12 hours ago, dale560 said: Drove through the small town we farm by in the early 90s. A guy who lived there a short time had his car jacked up front and back with those jacks while he was working under it. I just turned my head the other way to avoid seeing the crash when it fell. 12 hours ago, yellowrosefarm said: The last time I used one was on a 72 Buick Skylark, that was more than a little rusty. Went out one day to go to work and back tire was flat. Got out the bumper jack and proceeded to jack the bumper right off the car. This was in the 80's Cue the slip and fall lawyer. Quote
oleman Posted January 2 Posted January 2 My favorite bumper jack is the railroad punched beam climbing jack, I still have and use one especially when getting out of a situation where over 4' of lift is required and there is no sky-hook available. Today, most of my long pulls is with a CM 1.5T ratchet chain come along, with a 20' Chain. Also have a 6T Coffing but that is sort of awkward with 4 chain drops. In the work world it was used to position plates for welding on a warship. Quote
FarmerFixEmUp Posted January 2 Posted January 2 16 hours ago, 53ihgarand said: I was always told not to use them on my father's old cars, he always said it would wreck the bumper. Used one several times on my parents' 72 Impala. Until one time When the tire cleared the ground and the car slid sideways, bent the #!~% out of the jack. Quote
Takn4aFool Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 17 hours ago, acem said: Bumper jack... yes...the original high lift jack Quote
KWRB Posted January 5 Posted January 5 On 1/1/2026 at 3:34 PM, Takn4aFool said: next to the turn/marker lights Forget the bumper. Show the car!! Quote
cedar farm Posted January 5 Posted January 5 That long jack gets me thinking about high school days. My girl friend at that time and and I drove to a sand pit lake at a local cement plant. People would go back there to fish. We didnt have any fishing gear... It was a Thursday night and she had to be home by 10:00 on school week nights. 9:45 we headed out only to find we had been locked in by a huge gate and paddle lock/chain. Backed up away from the gate, grabbed the jack and tire iron. Slid the iron into the locks loop. Slid the jack over the iron and worked it back and forth until I snapped the lock. We road the same school bus and we had to laugh. The next morning a couple deputies and a trooper were investigating a break in. The local paper even reported the break in the next week. Nothing was found missing. 2 Quote
yellowrosefarm Posted January 6 Posted January 6 4 hours ago, cedar farm said: That long jack gets me thinking about high school days. My girl friend at that time and and I drove to a sand pit lake at a local cement plant. People would go back there to fish. We didnt have any fishing gear... It was a Thursday night and she had to be home by 10:00 on school week nights. 9:45 we headed out only to find we had been locked in by a huge gate and paddle lock/chain. Backed up away from the gate, grabbed the jack and tire iron. Slid the iron into the locks loop. Slid the jack over the iron and worked it back and forth until I snapped the lock. We road the same school bus and we had to laugh. The next morning a couple deputies and a trooper were investigating a break in. The local paper even reported the break in the next week. Nothing was found missing. Not a break in, a break out, and hopefully not a break up😃 Happened to me one day at the New Holland dealer. I was in the back looking at the junk for sale right at closing time. When I came out, there was a chain across the entrance and everyone had gone home. Fortunately, the chain was long and droopy and my Isuzu pickup fairly short. I squeezed under with only a few scratches on the cab top. 1 Quote
nepoweshiekfarmalls Posted January 16 Posted January 16 On 1/5/2026 at 2:18 PM, KWRB said: Forget the bumper. Show the car!! 1972 Ford Torino. One year only front end. Best looking car Ford ever built! 2 Quote
searcyfarms Posted January 16 Posted January 16 those are the danger danger will robinson holes - something bad is about to happen Quote
KWRB Posted January 16 Posted January 16 3 hours ago, nepoweshiekfarmalls said: 1972 Ford Torino. One year only front end. Best looking car Ford ever built! I have a 68, so I'm partial. I always thought that front end looked like a fish, but it sure is a beautiful car. Vinyl roof? Looks like it in the picture. Quote
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