Factory bottle jack replacement

[Ken B]

I have one of those around somewhere. I have never used it and would have to get out a book to figure how.

A better choice would be a 2 stage bottle jack and a jack hook. They are available several places but I would suggest that you talk to Jim K. at
Applied GMC about the different types available. He also has several of them on his web site.

https://www.gmcrvparts.com/category-s/154.htm
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Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

 

[david h. jarvis]

I have a spare over here on Vancouver Island.
mailto:jarvis210

 

[david h. jarvis]

The Princess Auto looks the same. One has the clevis thing on the bottom. Just cut that off.
Hold off on getting the hook. I may have something here.

 

[powwerjon]

Guys,
The bottle jack that came with the coach IMHO is totally unsafe to use if
you do not have all the necessary blocking and really understand how it
works. Use a bottle jack and jack hook to lift the back of the coach and
the front. The factory jacks are big and heavy and difficult to store.
Most of those jacks were removed and used for other purposes or junked.
IMHO you can do what you want and take your chances.

J.R. Wright
GMC Great Laker
GMCGL Tech Editor
GMC Eastern States
GMCMHI
TZE Zone Restorations
78 Buskirk Custom 29.5' Stretch
75 Avion (Under going Frame up Restoration)
On Location in Tucson AZ

On Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 12:51 PM David H. Jarvis via Gmclist <

> The Princess Auto looks the same. One has the clevis thing on the bottom.
> Just cut that off.
> Hold off on getting the hook. I may have something here.
>
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[LQQKatJon]

Simply the best choice for a bottle jack is a ford bottle jack. Having 2 is handy. Then get a jack hook as well.

Buy off ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-Ford-4-Ton-Yellow-Bottle-Jack-10-Stroke-F250-F350-Super-Duty-Truck-Van/174067546899?hash=item28873bfb13:g:qu0AAOSwq~Bdp5lK

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Jon Roche
75 palm beach
EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
St. Cloud, MN
http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/

 

[powwerjon]

I bought my three yellow Ford jacks from Johnson RV in White Pigeon, MI.
They have gone up by a factor of 4 since then. IMHO the best all around
jack for the GMC.

J.R. Wright
GMC Great Laker
GMCGL Tech Editor
GMC Eastern States
GMCMHI
TZE Zone Restorations
78 Buskirk Custom 29.5' Stretch
75 Avion (Under going Frame up Restoration)
On Location in Tucson AZ

On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 7:17 AM Jon Roche via Gmclist <

> Simply the best choice for a bottle jack is a ford bottle jack. Having
> 2 is handy. Then get a jack hook as well.
>
> Buy off ebay:
>
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-Ford-4-Ton-Yellow-Bottle-Jack-10-Stroke-F250-F350-Super-Duty-Truck-Van/174067546899?hash=item28873bfb13:g:qu0AAOSwq~Bdp5lK
>
>
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> Jon Roche
> 75 palm beach
> EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
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[Rdenney]

The link you provided goes to a seller called CTD Sales LLC of Kansas City.
I just bought two jacks from them based on the link below. They sent *one*
in a medium flat rate box which isn’t even large enough to hold two. I got
no response to a message, and filed a case with eBay. They filed a counter
case even after I provided photos, and eBay “ruled” in their favor, because
a box was indeed delivered. I’m now trying to figure out their appeal
process, which dead-ends on both the eBay app and web site.

There are other sellers of these jacks. Do not buy from these worthless
SOBs. Don’t follow the link—do a search and choose a different seller.

Now, I have one jack that cost me 80 bucks instead of the 40 advertised,
and have to buy another one to get my pair.

Rick “moving on to PayPal, but losing hope” Denney

On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 6:17 AM Jon Roche via Gmclist <

> Simply the best choice for a bottle jack is a ford bottle jack. Having
> 2 is handy. Then get a jack hook as well.
>
> Buy off ebay:
>
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-Ford-4-Ton-Yellow-Bottle-Jack-10-Stroke-F250-F350-Super-Duty-Truck-Van/174067546899?hash=item28873bfb13:g:qu0AAOSwq~Bdp5lK
>
>
>
> --
> Jon Roche
> 75 palm beach
> EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
> St. Cloud, MN
> http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
>
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Northern Virginia
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