Light weight trail jack- East bound

[Toymaster]

 

Looks like Noel has done it again!

 

 

Ultralight Compact Enduro Trail Jack -

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Ultralight Compact Enduro Trail Jack is a 'must have' tool that in absence of a center stand allows you to lift the front or rear wheel off the ground

 

[sunndog]

Any idea if the trail jack tubes fit their ratchet heads and stuff?

[Toymaster]

2 hours ago, sunndog said:

Any idea if the trail jack tubes fit their ratchet heads and stuff?

 

I ordered one, should get it in a week or so.  I'll report back.

 

From just the pics the largest portion may fit over their other handles, should give extra leverage but not a tight O-ring fit like the other sections. 

[Toymaster]

On 5/31/2023 at 12:04 PM, sunndog said:

Any idea if the trail jack tubes fit their ratchet heads and stuff?

 

The trail jack arrived, 4 days of shipping from Netherlands, the extra couple of dollars for a shipping upgrade is worth it.  Economy shipping can get stuck in customs 7-10 days most times.  Anywho...

 

Right off the bat the jack is a sweet bit of kit, light as possible and finely machined.  Below are some pics.   The jack collapses into a tight package, the inner piece slides into the rubber foot and secures all three pieces together.  There are two clip required to keep the jack extended, they are secured with a velcro strap for storage.  The difference in measurements of the telescoping pieces are 7 and 10 thousandths of an inch, .010" making for a tight fit.  IMO enough so grit/dirt would not bind up the slides yet tight enough so there is very little play. 

 

 

 

As to the question asked above you could use part of the jack for extra leverage or replacement of the modular handles supplied by Eastbound with their tool kits.  One would do this to save even more weight,  if you are trying to save every ounce possible then yes this can be done. 

 

 

The outer piece of the jack does fit over the o-ring end of an extension however the jack piece is significantly thinner/weaker than the supplied tool extensions.    Remember the jack is designed to be used in compression of the load, the tool handles are designed as a lever.  If you do use the jack outer piece as a lever I'd use it closest to your hand, therefore it would see less torque than closer to the socket end. 

 

 

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Below is the better way of doing it.   Use the two inner pieces of the jack to form a solid bar and inset into another handle.   This would be much stronger than just using the outer tube as shown above. 

 

 

 

[sunndog]

Nice write up dude

 

One of these might just come in handy. This one is certainly more compact than most

[smd3]

This is a sweet bit of kit, but heads up for anyone looking for a budget option. Tusk has a decent little trail stand like this. It’s doesn’t have this level of refinement, though.