I just bought my 99 2500, 4x4, CTD, quadcab, longbed. Love-it. Recently, I was doing maintenance and realized that my shop floor jack (2 1/2 ton) didn't quite cut it for this truck -DUH!!! (8800# GVW, I wonder why???). So now I'm going shopping for heavy duty floor jack and jack stands. Any recommendations as to what is adequate? I don't want to overbuy since these HD items are high dollar, but I do want something that's safe. Obviously, the truck weighs 4.5 tons, but I'll only be lifting/supporting either the front or rear when I lift. What do you all use? ???

 

Welcome Jay Naz, and Happy New Year,
I think Sears has their 3 1/2 ton floor jack with jack stands on sale right now for less than $100 for the set.
That's what I use on my Dually.

4 1/2 tons? That's 9,000 lbs

 

Thanks for the info shovelhead. I was hoping that a 3 1/2 ton would work. Because those 5 ton jacks are about $400. Yes the GVW on my truck is 8800 pounds (according to my door jamb tech. label). Thanks for the welcome. Jim

 

GVW is the maximum loaded weight. <br><br>Does your registration or door jamb show an EW empty weight?

 

Yep, you're right. I should have known that wasn't the actual weight. I'll check the weight tommorrow.

 

I use my 'Made in the USA' 2-ton floor jack to lift my 2500, but only one side of the front at a time. I just throw a 2.5 ton jack stand under it and then lift the other side. I tried it once in the middle. It lifted it, but I thought *I* was gonna give out rather than the jack. <br>The rear is light in comparison.<br><br>Chris

 

OOPS!!!.....<br> I thought this was a thread where we were gonna tell Jack how to run the site! : <br>I'm using a 2 1/2 ton floor jack also. I did use it to lift the entire frontend when I put brake pads on my 2WD, which is probably a little lighter than the 4WD,,,, but as Chris said, you ain't gonna pump the jack up with one hand.

 

Thought I was gonna see a top ten list!

 

Sam's has a very nice 3-1/2 ton Michelin jack with a 21-1/2 inch lift, padded saddle, speed lift to resistance for $57. I bought one and it is a really solid jack. Oh, yeah, it has a handle that is about 5-6 feet long. They had a set of 3-1/2 ton jack stands for $24.

 

I use the 2 1/2 ton jack, and a piece of a metal pipe for a jack handle extension ;D I do always use a good jack stand or two in addition to the jack when I'm under there.

 

I use a 3 1/2 ton from Sears (came with two 3 1/2 ton stands as well). I just picked up another 3 1/2 ton from Sears while they were on sale for $74.99, it also came with two stands! ;D<br><br>Tony

 

Thanks for all of the recommendations. I'll look around for a 3 1/2 ton jack and stands. I'll start with Sears and Sams. Thanks again everyone.

 

I thought this was gonna be the top ten recommendations for Jack too.<br><br>I think I might go get myself one of them 3-1/2 ton Sears jacks as I am getting tired of lifting the truck myself, then slipping the stands in place. Kinda makes a guys face turn red. <br><br>NUMBER 10<br>Set the date for the first annual DTR rally...soon.

 

yeah yeah I know, and number 11, cut the hole<br><br>and while we're at it, number 12, pierce the wire. <br><br><br>I know I know.

 

[quote author=Jack Thorpe link=board=10;threadid=9039;start=0#87485 date=1041549978]<br>yeah yeah I know, and number 11, cut the hole<br><br>and while we're at it, number 12, pierce the wire. <br><br><br>I know I know. <br>[/quote]<br><br>