ok, bottlejacks.......

[Fast68Chevy]

ok, i went to go inspect the bottle jack i saved from my 68 C-10 thT I had never even glanced at for about three years now, and instead of it being like a normal bottle jack from the 70s and whatever that has the spot that spins in the bottom with the tire iron it instead has a spot for the iron in the middle body part of it that is on a threaded shaft and the whole center body turns/rotates and ratches and it lifts alot quicker than the crappy normal bottle jacks do. i am thinking that in 69 or 70 there was a change in the design of these to the crappy 70;s style ones that take forever to jack up with,
this jack i have that ratchets came out of a 68 that was unmodified in any way except for unoriginal mirrors and hubcaps, stil had originaL wheels and engine and all brackets and air cleaner and everything intact, so,..... i highly doubt someone would have swapped jack with an older one or something, it was even still held down by the spring and hardware in the floor,.

i doint have a digicam, but i can tell that this one i have is defintely an older one, i like it.

anyone ?

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[This message has been edited by Fast68Chevy (edited May 11, 2002).]

[truckster]

It sounds like the kind F*rd uses for its trucks (I have a 15 pass van). They're actually mechanical rather than hydraulic like a true bottle jack, but they look really similar. They come with a spinner handle and raise really fast. I think the mid-70's trucks might have had them.

[71GMC_3/4T]

Fast,
I had one of those in a '75 Chevy pickup. It worked great, unless the tire was flat, which is usually when you want to use the freakin' thing! It had a hook that dropped down on the side to lift the A-arm and a saddle on the top to set under the rear axle.
I may have had bad luck on where my pickup came to a stop with the flat tire, but I never did like that jack! I bought a handyman and it never failed me. A little rough on the bumpers, but it got the job done.
At least you've got an original jack...