I need a JACK

[65SoYoLO]

For my Cybertank, I mean Cybertruck. I say Tank since it is so heavy the scissor jack I have does NOT even lift one wheel!
What is everyone using?

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[jf64k]

FWIW, Tesla includes a 4-ton bottle jack with their spare tire kit.

They go for ~$30 at HF or Amazon

 

[65SoYoLO]

FWIW, Tesla includes a 4-ton bottle jack with their spare tire kit.

They go for ~$30 at HF or Amazon

Who makes the 4 ton bottle jack?

 

[jf64k]

Who makes the 4 ton bottle jack?

I don't know, it's Tesla branded

Cybertruck Spare Tire + Tool Kit (tesla.com)

 

[65SoYoLO]

For 65 bucks, I thought it is better to have two jacks, and I can rotate the tires, one side at a time, plus jack up the truck to fix a tire.
And they come in a cool carrying case.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CCHZ4NLR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[Carlos Thomas]

My Jack is called America’s Tire. Tire rotations are fast and free.

 

[MyOtherTruck]

Do the tires have a direction on them? Or could I swap Left Rear with Right front? Gosh I need some coffee.

 

[hridge2020]

 

[65SoYoLO]

Do the tires have a direction on them? Or could I swap Left Rear with Right front? Gosh I need some coffee.

I'm going to go look and see if I see an arrow on the tire.

 

[XCeilidhX]

His question was legit.

Perhaps you have never had a directional tire before?

With directional tires unless you take the tire off the wheel you can’t do an X swap style rotation because you can only move the front to the back and the back to the front on the same side of the vehicle unless you go to a tire shop and have them take the tires off the wheels and then put them back on to do the rotation which most people cannot do themselves (if you don’t do this, then when you swap sides the rotation will be the wrong way and the tire will perform horribly after the rotation, because it will be rotating backwards).

Not all that many tires are directional though. The ones that are have an arrow symbol on them and say something as well, I forget exactly what.

Just FYI.

Cheers

 

[Cybergirl]

For 65 bucks, I thought it is better to have two jacks, and I can rotate the tires, one side at a time, plus jack up the truck to fix a tire.
And they come in a cool carrying case.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CCHZ4NLR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

I have this Yellow Jacket. It is very small and light despite being a 4-ton jack. I first raise the truck to the highest (Extract) level, put the truck in Jack Mode, block the wheels, unscrew the jack's extender piece all the way, place the jack on a block of wood (4" thick), place under the truck at a specified lift point, and jack until the wheel just clears the ground (makes it easier for me to get the spare on).

 

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[Jim Waller]

I have this Yellow Jacket. It is very small and light despite being a 4-ton jack. I first raise the truck to the highest (Extract) level, put the truck in Jack Mode, block the wheels, unscrew the jack's extender piece all the way, place the jack on a block of wood (4" thick), place under the truck at a specified lift point, and jack until the wheel just clears the ground (makes it easier for me to get the spare on).

I had a family friend crushed to death using a wooden contraption as a jack stand. Strongly suggest people use legit metal jack stands like these.
Powerbuilt 4 Ton Ratchet Jack Stand - 647529, Red https://a.co/d/iktPd9h

 

[Cybergirl]

I had a family friend crushed to death using a wooden contraption as a jack stand. Strongly suggest people use legit metal jack stands like these.
Powerbuilt 4 Ton Ratchet Jack Stand - 647529, Red https://a.co/d/iktPd9h

I agree, and I have two heavy duty jack stands that I would normally use. In this photo I'm testing the use of a wooden jack stand that is compact enough to take with me off road in the sub-vault in case I need to change a damaged wheel. Just because it's made of wood doesn't make it unsafe if well-made and used properly. Also, I would never crawl under a car that is not 100% securely supported. That's sad that your friend was killed

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