Air cushion jack - WPCGW

[SiC]

I really don't know what to make of this...

 

http://www.conrad-electronic.co.uk/ce/en/product/828852/Air-cushion-jack-60-cm-3-t-30178/

 

It pumps up using the air from the exhaust.

 

WPCGW?

[nebuchenezer]

We used to use compressed air cushions for jacking up derailed locos - after a couple went pop we abandoned that idea......

 

That looks like a disaster waiting to happen tbh.

[Guest Biggus Dickus]

A jaggy bit of rusty- sill could rip it causing the car to drop and blow a massive cloud of toxic exhaust fumes into your face?

[dean36014]

I can remember those things form at least 20 years ago. Not sure I'd want to trust them though. I have a feeling it was on tomorrows world many many years ago.

[Angrydicky]

An RAC man jacked up my A35 with one in 2008.

[dean36014]

Just checked and it was Airjack2000 and won best invention on tomorrow's world in the 1970's!

[SiC]

Also not very useful for the Nissan Leaf or Tesla Model-S owner either.

[Rocket88]

Used a lot by those Norwegian recovery blokes on Sky.............I used to have  one, surprisingly useful........as long as you don't have twin exhausts [don't ask....]

[Formula Autos]

The Fire Service here in Cumbria use this sort of thing if they need to lift crashed cars/ horses trapped in boggy ground etc. They're bigger and heavier duty than those mind, and seem to run off the pump in the fire engine/ a pump in the back of a 4x4 pick-up.

 

If it's good enough for them the basic technology's obviously sound. I'd be worried with the one shown that finding out it's not up to the job might be the last thing you do.

[SiC]

Yes, I imagine an airbag being squashed with 3/4 tonne steel will make a very loud and strong bang if it went.

[SiC]

Would make for an excellent prank on someone who likes to leave their car idling on the drive to warm up in the morning.

[strangeangel]

DO NOT WANT.

[colnerov]

 Hi, They are used for aircraft recovery where an aircraft has wandered off the taxiway onto the grass. They are bigger than those though and are multi layered/compartment in case of a rupture. Provided they are protected from sharp edges they can lift with little air pressure, certainly from those battery powered compressors given time.

 

 Colin

[oldcars]

Use this on the Kia and stand back and watch the car stay on the ground and the seats rise up inside.

[castros_bro]

Autobaaashite

[mouseflakes]

An RAC man jacked up my A35 with one in 2008.

 

In fairness, he could probably have lifted an A35 using a mouthful of bubblegum and his lungs.

[andrew e]

I used to use one to lift towable generators and lighting towers out of the mud on 'sites' when they had sunk up to the axles.

 

Hitch on to Transit, shove under beam of axle, thrash 2.5 DI powerhouse, lift towable machine precariously, shove wood/card/plasterboard under tyres, deflate.

 

It weighed a ton, was made of very heavy gauge curtainsider type material. Cheaper than a clutch....

[cort1977]

They sell them in Australia for 4x4 use, not sure they are that dangerous really, max pressure is 10 PSI.

 

http://www.bushranger.com.au/exhaust_jack.php#.Vw5VtGf2aUk

[billyboy406v6]

I have a blow up doll, would that be any safer ?

[forddeliveryboy]

In principle, I like 'em. Lightweight, source of power a waste by-product of burning fossil fuel, gentle on the car. No jacked up car should be trusted unless it's on a stand, I can't see how these would be any less safe than a titchy hydraulic jack or worse, the car jack. At half the price I'd have one straight away.

 

I can see the drawbacks if the exhaust has gone in the middle and you need the car raised to wire it up, though. How long would a tyre compressor take I wonder?

[Bren]

I suspect if you used that to support a Ka it would end up occupying the passenger compartment.

[Tamworthbay]

who would have a cars weight purely supported on a bit of rubber filled with air? crazy talk.

 

 

 

Oh hang on a minute...........

[djimbob]

My tyre guy uses a smaller version of this off his air compressor, never seems to have any bother, and seems to have reinforced plasticcy-rubbery plates top and bottom I think, so no popping on rusty bits, but he doesn't go under the vehicles ever, so that would be safe enough for a rapid tyre change I should think

[Pillock]

I'm sure* there'll be no* problems with EGR valves, DPFs or any of that other shit that sits in the exhaust system on a modern car when you start increasing the back pressure. In fact won't any car just get to a point where it just chokes the engine, like an engine brake on a truck, if you restrict the exhaust?

[robinmasters]

I'm sure* there'll be no* problems with EGR valves, DPFs or any of that other shit that sits in the exhaust system on a modern car when you start increasing the back pressure. In fact won't any car just get to a point where it just chokes the engine, like an engine brake on a truck, if you restrict the exhaust?

People with modern cars rarely change tyres, even on those few cars that actually have a spare.

[rml2345]

They use industrial sized versions of those to right overturned HGVs and buses sometimes as it's safer and less damaging than chains etc.

Wouldn't like to be near one when it bursts mind...

[Des]

I used to have one of those.

 

 

Could be a useful tool for popping out dents.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Also not very useful for the Nissan Leaf or Tesla Model-S owner either.

 

Just carry a little Honda 2-stroke generator at all times

[Dick Cheeseburger]

I always look out for the Aldi deals when they appear, as some are actually decent value. To be fair, if they started stocking these, I'd be shitting a brick and running a mile.

[dollywobbler]

Just carry a little Honda 2-stroke generator at all times

 

Not a bad tip.