Hydraulic Jack Vs. Scissor Jack

**badkuk** · September 27th, 2006 07:54 AM

pansin ko lang, minsan kung maliit sobra ang clearance between body and ground, di mo maisingit. ung scissor type mas mababa ung height pag fully retracted

**mbeige** · September 27th, 2006 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by kiper

Meron ako nyan, mahusay nga yan dahil napapalitan yung socket niya tapos 1/2 inch drive pa siya kaya matibay. Nakuha ko yung ganyan sa Concorde I think 200 inabot ok na yun dahil dito sa US pag bili ka ng ganyan siguro $20 yon.

Plus, the original tools remain unused.

We have standard car jacks on the Corolla pero have the alligator jack din. $15 (750) lang namin nabili nag sale dito eh hehe. Don't forget to put jackstands when leaving the car up in the air longer than necessary!! Safety first. That, or ilagay mo yung gulong sa ilalim ng kotse.

**XTO** · September 27th, 2006 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by normanenoza

will be used on a sedan, a 1995 nissan sentra lec. ano po ba capacity ng scissor jack?nasira po kasi hydraulic jack ko na alligator type, may oil leak, di naman ok i-repair definitely. parang gusto ko na ang scissor jack tuloy. ano po ba marerecomend nyo mga guru. please advise naman mga experiences nyo with both. their advantages and disadvantages with each other. maraming-maraming salamat po.

try mo muna ipa-repair. sayang din yan. tama si boeing,

o-ring lang pinapalitan dyan ng radiator / jack repair shop.

pa-estimate mo then you decide kung palitin na.

scissor type - compact but harder to use comp to

alligator though much bulky.

**rayban7g** · September 27th, 2006 01:19 PM

hydraulic (aligator-type)...
pros: easy lifting, less effort, less time.
cons: slight added weight to the vehicle, occupies more space to the trunk.

scissor-type...
pros: lighter, more space.
cons: more effort, power, time to lift, reduce/prevent lifting too (kung may konting bungi o kung bungi bungi na talaga.)

...but both using on our rides..
van => hydraulic
car => scissor-type

**albert_b** · September 27th, 2006 01:43 PM

since sobrang reliable dapat ang dala natin sa car, bring the scissor. Sa bahay, keep the hydraulic. ;-) Para kapag sa bahay ka palit madali lang... and kung sa road, kampante ka palagi na may magagamit ka :-)

**niky** · September 27th, 2006 01:51 PM

I keep a 2 ton alligator (is that right???) at home. Used to carry both the alligator and the scissors in the car, but then I realized I was only changing flats once a year, at most, so I started leaving the alligator at home.

Comes in handy for swapping mags.

**mbeige** · September 27th, 2006 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by rayban7g

hydraulic...
pros: easy lifting, less effort, less time.
cons: slight added weight to the vehicle, occupies more space to the trunk.

scissor-type...
pros: lighter, more space.
cons: more effort, power, time to lift, reduce/prevent lifting too (kung may konting bungi o kung bungi bungi na talaga.)

...but both using on our rides..
van => hydraulic
car => scissor-type

I always thought the hydraulic jack was the bottle type jack na parang one big piston lang siya with a flat base? The disadvantage of that is obviously pag flat ka walang clearance. And the tip of the piston rod is small, ingat ingat lang kung san sa kotse nilalagay yung jack points baka mabutas dahil concentrated on a 1x1 inch circle.

I guess there are alligator jacks (hydraulic too), bottle hydraulic jacks and scissor jacks standard on most Japanese cars.

**Chip** · September 27th, 2006 01:59 PM

Naalala ko one time sa parking sa may jollibee center malapit sa galleria. Gabi yon, don ako pumarada para makatipid hehe As I was parking biglang may lumapit sa aking group of office girls. Turns out, they had a flat and no jack.

So I took out the scissors jack from my ride and sa sobrang dilim at sobrang tagal kong inikot-ikot at di pa rin maangat ng maayos yung kotse nila, tinawagan ko nalang yung kaibigan kong nakatira sa cityland para tulungan ako hehehe first time kong makagamit ng scissors jack non. Nong tinuruan kasi akong mag drive, yung stock jack ng w114 ang pinag-aralan ko hehehe ang dali non gamitin, sana lahat ng jack ng kotse ganon nalang

**mbeige** · September 27th, 2006 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by Chip

Naalala ko one time sa parking sa may jollibee center malapit sa galleria. Gabi yon, don ako pumarada para makatipid hehe As I was parking biglang may lumapit sa aking group of office girls. Turns out, they had a flat and no jack.

So I took out the scissors jack from my ride and sa sobrang dilim at sobrang tagal kong inikot-ikot at di pa rin maangat ng maayos yung kotse nila, tinawagan ko nalang yung kaibigan kong nakatira sa cityland para tulungan ako hehehe first time kong makagamit ng scissors jack non. Nong tinuruan kasi akong mag drive, yung stock jack ng w114 ang pinag-aralan ko hehehe ang dali non gamitin, sana lahat ng jack ng kotse ganon nalang

Yung sa 123 ko rin sarap gamitin (pareho lang yata) tapos very precise pa yung adjustments! Haba kasi ng lever arm kaya madali gamitin. Ayun, nakakuha ako sa junkyard ng isa pang 123 jack for $10 hehe ayus!

**rayban7g** · September 27th, 2006 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by mbeige

I always thought the hydraulic jack was the bottle type jack na parang one big piston lang siya with a flat base? The disadvantage of that is obviously pag flat ka walang clearance. And the tip of the piston rod is small, ingat ingat lang kung san sa kotse nilalagay yung jack points baka mabutas dahil concentrated on a 1x1 inch circle.

I guess there are alligator jacks (hydraulic too), bottle hydraulic jacks and scissor jacks standard on most Japanese cars.

Oh, I forgot to clarify, I'm pertaining to the 'Aligator' hydraulic jack pala,..hehe!

(Edited first post mentioned above)