Jack to have in car

A small bottle jack and several short blocks of wood to place under it, or under the wheels if needed. Never put any necessary part of your body underneath a car supported only by a jack.
 
I like the old cast iron jacks, such as used with the AA. No fluid leaks to worry about. Also a piece of plywood about 3/4" thick and 10" x 10" or so is handy to put under the jack if you are on a bumpy or soft surface.
 
I carry a scissor jack and some wooden blocks as they are much safer than a bottle jack when used with the Model A. I have seen small 2-Ton bottle jacks slip and drop Model A's several times while on tours.
 
I use model T jacks. They are plentiful and cheap. I also carry a small 2x4 to drive the flat tire on to, as the model T jack is too tall for a flat tire on an A.
 
bulkier, but I prefer a scissor jack - pretty foolproof and no worries of fluids ever leaking out while stored...
 
I use the original tool kit jack----why carry another one, I prefer the reliability of a mechanical screw type of jack over a cheap imported hydraulic jack ---anyway I have only had 2 flats in 40 years, only 1 on the road
I have used all of the original tool kit ---thats what they were made for
 
A friend gave me a scissor jack, very large base so you wouldn't need a large board under it, & a quite large square top with turn up ears. I'll get the make & model & post it here tomorrow. Neat thing is that it is either direct drive, or gear reduction. From the size of the gearbox, it's at least 4 or 5 to 1 reduction. Bill W.

The jack is a Drednaut Model # 6 44105 made in the USA! It does not have ears on top, instead it has 2 raised bars to keep it from slipping.
 
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sissor jack (no fluid, lighter and Christoph-proof)

No issues for years and than 2 flats on one day .
(different wheels)

45 minutes each (including the coke after...)

would be lost with 2 flats on one day with any modern car...
 

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Christoph said:
would be lost with 2 flats on one day with any modern car...
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Perhaps it's just American ingenuity (or braggadocio) but - as demonstrated from my trip last week to Washington DC, Gordonsville VA, Russellville KY, Indianapolis IN and Chicago IL - I can get lost without any flats...

Back on thread: depending on where and why, I prefer a screw jack (which I carry, together with a 4x4 wheel chock, in the seat pan). In the garage, I use a scissor jack (and at least 2 wheel chocks) and/or one or more bottle jacks.

In the event, striving to finish up my 7th decade here on planet Earth with all appendages still attached (albeit in various stages of dysfunction) I try not to insert myself between the garage floor and my trusty coupe without the aid of at least 2 of the 4 jack stands I keep next to the Model A.
 
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Jeff/Illinois said:
I also use a scissors jack. It came out of a '63 Cadillac Sedan DeVille.

If that sucker was built to lift a 5,000 lb. Cadillac, you can imagine how easily it jacks up a Model A Ford. You can get 'em at junk yards for a song.
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But, I can't sing, so they usually cost me $5.:D:p
 
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