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Best 2 Ton Trolley Jack

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There’s only 1 reason why you are reading this page, and that is because you need to get under your car to get some work done. Changing your wheels, carrying out a service, need to get the gearbox out. All of these tasks will require you to lift your car so you can get under it.

Sure! You can use a lift, but do you have one handy at home? Well, aren’t you a lucky son of a gun! For the majority, we have to rely upon old reliable which is the trolley jack.

Nowadays, trolley jacks come in all shapes, sizes, ratings and last but not least, color! For that extra POWAHHH! Picking a great trolley jack isn’t very difficult, you need to have a general idea of the weight you plan on lifting.

Drive a tiny Italian car? 2 ton trolley jack is more than enough. Family SUV or sedan? No harm to grab one that is rated for 3 tons.

**NOTE** Trolley jacks are NOT for lifting and keeping your vehicle in the air. They are designed to lift your car and that’s it. Get yourself a set of jack stands to replace the trolley jack once you have lifted the car.

Otherwise you gonna be a pancake under your car if the jack lets go!

Let’s check out what are the best options to choose from Amazon!

Pro-Lift F-767 Grey Low Profile Floor Jack

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Pros

  • 3.5″ to 14″ lifting range
  • Low profile
  • Rust resistant paint
  • Safety valve to stop over pumping
  • Comes with a 90 day warranty

Cons

  • Apparently known to arrive with the oil spilled out (can be refilled and screwed back in)
  • Paint seems cheap but you ain’t gonna be impressing chicks with a trolley jack!

Blackhawk B6350 Black/Red Trolley Jack

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Pros

  • 5.5″ to 22″ lifting travel
  • Swivel saddle allowing easier jack positioning
  • Universal joint allows for safer and better control of descent
  • Rated 3.5 ton capacity
  • Built in safety valve to stop them muscles pumping too much!

Cons

  • The handle is known to snap at the weld but still usable
  • Not quite low enough for you riced out Miata lot unfortunately!

Big Red Torin Trolley Jack & Jack Stands Combo

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Pros

  • Comes with 2 jack stands
  • Small and simple
  • Safety valve to stop you from over pumping

Cons

  • Very basic
  • Lifting range only about 5″ to 13″

Pro-Lift F-767 Grey Low Profile Floor Jack

For all of you low riding, ground slamming, under-carriage scraping lot, there’s no hope of lifting your car with anything. Fear not, jam some pieces of wood under your cars to give you that little lift so you can jam one of these puppies under your car!

Low Profile

What’s good about the Pro-Lift F-767 trolley jack? It is suited for cars that are lower than usual. It also allows you to slide the jack further in under the car to reach other lifting points.

Maybe you don’t wanna use the sills to lift the car and to be honest, that’s smart. With the Pro-Lift F-767 you can jam that sucker under the K frame or rear axle to reduce damage to the sills.

Lifting Range

You wanna lift your car high enough so you can place the jack stands under the car and have them set to a reasonably comfortable height. The lifting range of the Pro-Lift F-767 is 3.5″ to 14″. Not really ideal for the likes of SUVs but it is definitely for you low ballers!

Safety Features

Everybody’s gotta be safe! Surely enough, the Pro-Lift F-767 is just that! With a built in “over-pump” valve, this bad boy will stop you from “PUMPING IRON” before you make it pop cause you’re damn strong!

The Pro-Lift F-767 is also coated in rust resistant paint so should keep it going longer than an Energizer bunny!

Pros

  • 3.5″ to 14″ lifting range
  • Low profile
  • Rust resistant paint
  • Safety valve to stop over pumping
  • Comes with a 90 day warranty

Cons

  • Apparently known to arrive with the oil spilled out (can be refilled and screwed back in)
  • Paint seems cheap but you ain’t gonna be impressing chicks with a trolley jack!

Blackhawk B6350 Black/Red Trolley Jack

Now this, Blackhawk B6350 trolley jack is a beast! 3.5 ton capacity, universal joint release, swivel saddle and a shweet red n’ black paint! To top it off, a lifting range of 5.5″ to 22″!

Mind you, I am not overly impressed about the 5.5″ minimum height, but am impressed about the 22″ (dayum). So if you lot have a tall-ish sedan like a Volvo, you are sorted!

Lifting Range

Besides the 3.5 ton lifting capacity, I am pretty impressed about the max height (22″) this Blackhawk B6350 jack can reach.

However not too excited about the 5″ minimum as I like my cars loooooow… Nothing a few planks of wood can’t fix.

Safety Features

I love that this Blackhawk B6350 jack has a few useful and safe features. It comes with the usual safety valve to stop over pumping which may annoy you gym nuts that dead lift (kidding), but it also has a universal joint valve which allows you to control the descent of the car a lot better.

It also comes with a swivel saddle on the bottom of the handle so you can shove that jack as deep as required (you may add your own jokes here).

Pros

  • 5.5″ to 22″ lifting travel
  • Swivel saddle allowing easier jack positioning
  • Universal joint allows for safer and better control of descent
  • Rated 3.5 ton capacity
  • Built in safety valve to stop them muscles pumping too much!

Cons

  • The handle is known to snap at the weld but still usable
  • Not quite low enough for you riced out Miata lot unfortunately!

Big Red Torin Trolley Jack & Jack Stands Combo

The “Big Red” Torin is not exactly sophisticated or impressive compared to the rest of the choices here. But given its simplicity and the fact it comes with a set of jack stands it wins me over!

If you are a first time mechanic and want to do some simple oil changes or suspension work, this will happily do the job.

Lifting Range

As far as lifting range, the Big Red Torin is not going to be winning any medals. Given its range is between 5″ and 13″, you won’t be lifting any SUVs high enough.

Safety Features

I think I can safely say that the jack stands are already a massive plus for the Big Red Torin.

Along with the jacks the Big Red Torin comes with the safety valve to stop you from pumping too much so that’s pretty awesome!

Pros

  • Comes with 2 jack stands
  • Small and simple
  • Safety valve to stop you from over pumping

Cons

  • Very basic
  • Lifting range only about 5″ to 13″

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