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Has any tried to use a farm jack to jack a 3600
Would the bumper be strong enough?

Thanks John

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The bumper will not be strong enough
It will work
But your bumper mounts will be deformed afterwards
Anyone who says otherwise did not do the following

On a concrete floor
Measure your bumper ends from ground
Now jack up one side of the truck on the end of the bumper as if to replace a front tire
Keep it jacked up for 15-30 minutes
Lower the truck
Measure both side again and compare to previous measurements
Enjoy your new custom bent crooked bumper mounts

Also bad
Do not pull or push the vehicle with the bumper
They look much tougher than they actually are
My grandpas 51 has 1/2 a bumper when it snapped through a mounting bolt hole when being pulled out of a ditch
-s

Thanks 2 many
I just thought I would ask before I spend money on a high lift jack

Untold thousands of wheels have been changed with bumper jacks- - - - - -and a lot of bumpers got bent in the process. A scissors jack or a hydraulic bottle jack under an axle housing or a spring is a lot safer and less likely to do damage.

Here's some inexpensive insurance to avoid damaging anything:

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Jerry

If you place the jack under the frame horn it should be fine. I lifted my ‘59 Viking 40 several times with that same jack. Just be careful and use jack stands for safety.

As mentioned above, there are better jacks to use.

John

About the only thing my high lift jack really does well is stretching barbed wire when we're building fences, or maybe changing tractor tires. We use big wood blocks to crib up the tractor as soon as the tire is lifted just high enough to unbolt the lugs.
Jerry

Don't know if that's an original Jackall.

I have a Jackall that I carried in my 1980 C20.

One day, I had the truck stuck in a creek bed. The rear end slid sideways and the diff was stuck with the wheels in the ruts. Used the Jackall to lift the rear end by the step bumper. Pushed the rear end over so the wheels were out of the ruts. We were miles from nowhere and no cell phones back then.

I also used it to change tires. No issues with the bumpers being bent, but it seems they were stronger back then. I would not use it on my 2010 truck.

Well, these jacks are a subject I’ve long had an opinion on.
You can lift a lot of weight quickly. Very useful, in the right hands.
And yes, you can lift, tip over the jack to move one end of a vehicle over sideways.
I had one with a big 10 inch plate welded on the bottom and it was a bit more stable, etc.
BUT. I always insist on anybody I work with: never jack without BOTH hands on the jack.One on the top.
Gives you some control and feel for when it gets tippy.
But mainly it keeps you safe from getting bonked in the head, and some warning to get out of the way if it’s going down.
Which all illustrates that they are plain dangerous in the wrong hands.
The High Lift version with the removable handle is the worst. Do ask me how I know!😆
And it goes without saying, so to speak, don’t do the trick where you let go while jacking down and it
Jig-A-Jigs itself down!
I use mine a lot😁