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Denny B - 09 Apr 2004 19:34 GMT

What size trolley jack would be required to
jack up a medium size American car.

Lets say a Ford Taurus.

1 ton or 11/2 ton
2 ton or 21/2 ton

I'm sure that the average person does not know
what a car weighs so how do you really determine?

Is there a formula you use or just good old common
logic?

Thanks in advance
Denny B

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jim - 09 Apr 2004 23:55 GMT

> What size trolley jack would be required to
> jack up a medium size American car.
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> Thanks in advance
> Denny B

look in the owners manual for the weight of the car and then you will
know what size you need.. i would still go a little over what they
suggest as it will not hurt to use a bigger jack.... might hurt to use a
smaller jack(only if it falls)....

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Pete - 10 Apr 2004 00:54 GMT

I personally just go with a 2 ton hydraulic jack because they will have
plenty of lift for just about any car and you can also use them for lifting
other things like porches or whatever.

P.

> What size trolley jack would be required to
> jack up a medium size American car.
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> Thanks in advance
> Denny B

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Bill 2 - 10 Apr 2004 15:10 GMT

> What size trolley jack would be required to
> jack up a medium size American car.
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> Thanks in advance
> Denny B

Wait a minute, didn't I just see this exact same question in a Chrysler
group except you were looking to Jack up an Acclaim?

Here you ask the same thing without specifying a car:
http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=L_Bdc.816%24wE2.
3042%40newscontent-01.sprint.ca

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John Alt - 10 Apr 2004 15:58 GMT

> > What size trolley jack would be required to
> > jack up a medium size American car.
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> Here you ask the same thing without specifying a car:
> http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=L_Bdc.816%24wE2.
3042%40newscontent-01.sprint.ca

So, he's got a Jack fetish.
Different strokes...

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clemslay@iname.com - 13 Apr 2004 08:31 GMT

>What size trolley jack would be required to
>jack up a medium size American car.
>
>Lets say a Ford Taurus.

>From: "Denny B" <dmrbaptie@sprint.ca>
>Newsgroups: rec.autos.makers.chrysler
>Subject: What size Jack would you need.
>Message-ID: <v5Cdc.818$wE2.3142@newscontent-01.sprint.ca>
>Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 12:38:58 -0600

>What size trolley jack would be required to
>jack up a medium size American car.
>
>Say a Sprint or Acclaim size.

TROLL!

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Denny B - 14 Apr 2004 03:20 GMT

Nothing to do with TROLL you idiot. The jack I inquire
about will be used for a Ford Taurus and an Acclaim.

I guess a newsgroup fool, who considers himself to be
a self appointed internet policeman, lacks the ability to
figure out that the jack can be used for both vehicles.

He also resents that posters from more then one newsgroup
who choose to have an input will answer and assist in helping
to make a proper jack choice.

An internet self appointed policeman lacks the ability to
understand many people own more then one make of
car.

You idiot do you use different brands of wrenches
to work on different makes of vehicles?

Who elected you to be the Internet policeman?.
Is you life so empty?

Denny B

> >What size trolley jack would be required to
> >jack up a medium size American car.
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>
> TROLL!

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