On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:06 PM, HotelWestfalia <zolo@foxinternet.net>wrote:

> My one of best ever investment was to get that Pneumatic-Hydraulic Jack.
> It's the exact size for the Vanagon and with having compressed air, it is a
> walk in the park' to lift the car to put it on jacks.  Then taking out the
> jacks would be even easier and faster because I don't have to let the
> pneumatic jack down all the way for letting the other side down too.
> If I remember it right, it cost about $120.  Now, I can't imagine life
> without it.  I use it every day.
> But I would understand if one does not have a compressor and need to use
> something else.
> Zoltan
>
>    I was always quite envious when I raced my Porsche 928 against the very
cool Porsche customer factory race cars (called Cup Cars) that many of the
well-funded guys bought and had shipped over at about $300k per copy.

  These Cup Cars (so-named for the Porsche Cup racing series in Europe)
cars were equipped with air jacks, so the mechanics just plugged a hose
into the side of the car and it "popped" right up on all four corners on
little pneumatic pistons built right in.  I had to use my Harbor Freight
jack and some stands on MY 'cheap' racer...Still, the HF jack at ~30lbs was
a huge improvement on the big heavy steel jack that I began my racing
with.  Actually I recall changing a flat on my 26' car hauler trailer
(~6000#) with the 2800# car and a weekend's racing gear aboard...*That* was
pushing it, capacity wise,  for that HF jack, for sure..