Air Bag Jacks

[Handgun]

Anyone have any info or experience of Air bag Jacks (exhaust fed)

regards

Dave:)

[bvudzichena]

I do.

What would you like to know?

[streaky]

If you want one of the air bag jacks then do your self a favour and buy a proper one made from heavy duty material.
A number of our club members bought cheap air bags from an Australian source here in Dubai and 100% of them have either exploded or failed in some way.
My mate Mark on the other hand has a very well made South African made air jack that has seen heavy duty use for the past 7 years.

In our regeon the air bags are used as a means to jack up the car when it gets stuck in the sand. I prefer to use waffles or traction aides which have proven to be more reliable and aren't subject to being punctured or bursting.

Come to think of it...I can't think of a single instance where the air jack has benefits over anything else....other than pure gimmick value.

[Handgun]

Hi we have a 92 RR classic which we are planning a trip to Tunisia in late September,as it's our 1st trip to the edge of the sahara (we plan to follow the pipe line road to Ksar Ghilane) I wondered if an Air Jack is the easy way to lift it up to change a wheel?
I can't see where I could lift it with a High Lift Jack. at the moment we just have the standard bottle jack.
I have used Ultraseal in tyres of our motorcycle which has worked well in Europe & Morocco in the past.So I suppose I am looking for an easy way to change a wheel if badly punchered.
Any sugestions

Dave

[Petrovich81]

TITAN (http://www.airjackusa.com/) 98% Satisfied.
Only 2% minus
1 - its almost impossible to use it being alone . One should hold pipe on exhaust .
2 - If engine not running You can do nothing

I think to by Titan adapter for aircompressor

[winchman]

I have had a big heavy duty one but sold it as I never used it, it was just to big to store.
I now have a small one in a holdall, never used it, just another bit opf clutter I have collected.
They are good in the right situation but just how much stuff can you carry?
I would say sand ladders are more use?
You can have my Air bag for a tenner if you want it

[streaky]

Changing a wheel is best done with the proper bottle or trolly jack & never with an air jack. Even a Hi-Lift can slip unless you have the right attachments.
The standard Rover bottle jack has other uses apart from wheel changing. I once used it to help give me those few more inches needed when changing a set of springs.
You can use it to assist with replacing engine and gear box mounts too.

[AnalogKid]

Used one on a lifted RRC with 35" tyres that had well and truly bent his track rod on a steep downhill covered with roots.

It was too steep to use a regular jack and he couldn't steer at all, the front wheels were splayed out and acting like a plough.

The air jack was enough to get him up out of the loose surface and disconnect the track rod, get it roughly straight and then bolt it back on. It did the job, didn't take too long to pump up (took a while to put away though) but I would only consider one as well as a mechanical jack, not instead of.

[paulie100]

I used one in Dubai also, they did work up to a limit...

we found the exhaust gasses filled the bag easily enough, but lacked sufficient pressure to lift a laden vehicle, so we had to resort to a compressor for the final part of the lift.... also, depending upon the vehicle, my wifes shogun had a curved tail pipe, and getting a seat with the cone from the airbag hose was near impossible... to hold the cone in place, it becomes hot very very quickly.....

in the end we resorted to a hi lift jack and base plate.... however the air lift jack bag has its uses, tie a tow strap around the handle and it makes a very comftable sledge on the dune :-)