I could stand to get a new floor jack; I don't think it will lift my truck (too little lift, that or I need to put it on a large block of wood or something). For a long time I've kept a small bottle jack in the Jetta for the utility trailer, just in case.
Anyhow, while at Walmart this morning I saw a scissors jack with a large base to it. Now I'm wondering if I'd rather have that than a floor jack? Whenever I lift up a corner on my cars the floor jack rolls; and since it's on a chunk of plywood it doesn't roll nicely. [Dirt driveway.] Floor jacks are faster, but scissors would go up straight...?
I have to admit, I haven't dug out the truck's jack just yet, to see what it looks like, but I tend to do tire rotations at home, so having two jacks would be rather handy. [To use the free rotation requires me to wait about an hour in the shop--free but costly in time.]
Anyhow, while at Walmart this morning I saw a scissors jack with a large base to it. Now I'm wondering if I'd rather have that than a floor jack? Whenever I lift up a corner on my cars the floor jack rolls; and since it's on a chunk of plywood it doesn't roll nicely. [Dirt driveway.] Floor jacks are faster, but scissors would go up straight...?
I have to admit, I haven't dug out the truck's jack just yet, to see what it looks like, but I tend to do tire rotations at home, so having two jacks would be rather handy. [To use the free rotation requires me to wait about an hour in the shop--free but costly in time.]