dumb q, jack rating?
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dumb q, jack rating?
...thinking about buying a shop jack which will work with my '78 F-150, auto, 4x4. I can use one rated for 2.5 tons, right? Just going one corner at a time w/ 6-ton jack stands? It doesn't need to be rated for the entire GVWR for any reason?
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Your not lifting the whole weight of the truck so you would not need that kind of rating. I will say though that my 8400GVWR truck becomes hard to pump the corner even with a 3 ton. It does it, but certainly would not trust it for anything. It was a cheap HarborFreight aluminum full size one though. Even though it is rated for 3 ton it is so light weight that the pump itself is probably not of the highest quality. I have a feeling I could lift it with little effort on a 2 ton all steel quality jack.
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