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Why Hydraulic Pit Jacks are Essential for Heavy-Duty Truck Maintenance

Essential Hydraulic Pit Jacks for Truck Servicing
Essential Hydraulic Pit Jacks for Truck Servicing

Hydraulic pit jacks or heavy-duty pit jacks are tools for lifting vehicles off the ground. Along with floor jacks, and other types of truck jacks like bridge jacks, rolling jacks, etc., heavy-duty pit jacks are useful for the full course of lifting, suspending and lowering vehicles for the purpose of servicing and maintenance. 

These heavy-duty truck jacks come in a variety of operating mechanisms, like hydraulics, mechanical, electrical, digitized, air motorized, hybrid, among others. These innovative power options will allow you to choose the best fit for your tailored requirements. Cutting-edge technology along with usable and functional design is shaping the automotive landscape today. 

There are several reasons why this is so. For starters, customers are demanding more efficiency and effectiveness over any other features that traditional jack manufacturers had been offering for long. Affordable entry price points and safety measures along with enhanced durability are only head starts today. 

For the full heavy-duty truck maintenance experience, pit jacks are needed that can save the time and energy of the people using them, and for industry, the companies employing the personnel wielding them. Commercial garages are no longer ready to lose hours over cumbersome lifting, and the risks attached to it. 

Hydraulic Pit Jacks and Their Importance for Heavy-Duty Truck Maintenance 

Fluid mechanics, or Pascal’s principle, is the foundation for hydraulic pit jack operation. According to the law, any part of a fluid that is pushed or squeezed will also affect the other parts of the fluid. 

In essence, it indicates that any pressure change that occurs at any point in a confined, incompressible fluid is transmitted throughout the entire fluid without experiencing any loss. Consequently, the motion that is transferred through a fluid medium inside the machine’s cogs is what makes hydraulic pit jacks’ function. 

The following general components of a hydraulic system of operation—hydraulic oil, reservoir, buffer, or oil tank; main cylinder or ram; release valve, control valve, check valve; lifting arm or pad; hydraulic pump with piston or plunger; and pump lever or handle—will help us comprehend the basic operation of a hydraulic pit jack. 

The actual part of the hydraulic pit jack that stores the hydraulic liquid or pump oil when not in use is called the reservoir, buffer, or oil tank. To stop an unintentional oil flow, the control valve remains closed when the hydraulic pit jack is not in use. 

The heavy weight or load must be raised by the piston. Usually, the handle or pump lever attached to it can be moved to mechanically activate it. The fluid inside the hydraulic pit jacks’ buffer tank or reservoir experiences pressure buildup from this movement. 

The hydraulic pit jacks’ adjacent compartment, which is the reservoir or buffer tank holding the fluid or pump oil, experiences a build-up of pressure when the handle or lever of the pump with piston or plunger is mechanically lowered or raised. 

The hydraulic pit jack’s main cylinder, or ram, emerges from the main body with the force needed to lift the load thanks to the pressure that was created and allowed to pass through a check valve. 

The oil is transferred from the pump through the check valve and into the main cylinder, or the ram, which emerges from the hydraulic pit jack body, by means of this applied pressure. Ultimately, the release valve generates the necessary lifting force and raises the load by releasing the built-up pressure, allowing the ram to be easily retracted and lowered while carrying a load. 

What is Stan Design Inc.? 

There are truck jacks on the market that don’t require jack stands. No, they won’t break the bank. In fact, long-term, they really end up being more economical. For longer-lasting, better-performing, and aesthetically stunning products, their manufacturers employ the best materials and cutting-edge technologies.

Stan Design Inc. Is one such, which has been in the business for more than 25 years. They produce the highest-quality lifting solutions by fusing the science of manufacturing with the art of creative design. Using a hydraulic system, their truck jacks provide a secure way to raise, lower, and suspend your heavy vehicles for upkeep and repairs.

Heavy-duty truck jacks help customers in a variety of industries, including aircraft, automotive, bridges, cable tensioning, house moving, construction, general industrial, laboratory, locomotive, marine, mobile home, railroad, shipbuilding, shoring and stabilizing such as for tunnels and mines, tractors, and trailers.

Experts that use heavy-duty truck jacks find great value in them. Truck jacks do this by lifting and transporting all kinds of heavy weights, industrial loads, vehicles, and machinery equipment for clamping.

Stan Design Inc. Scorpion Pit Jacks

Scorpion PJ15 :

  • Capacity – 15,000 lb./7.5 Ton 
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms  
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”  
  • Size – 34” Wide  
  • Expandable Size – 42” Wide 

Scorpion PJ25 :

 

  • Capacity – 25,000 lb./12.5 Ton  
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms  
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”  
  • Size – 34” Wide  
  • Expandable Size – 42” Wide 

Scorpion P12S :

 

  • Capacity – 12,000 lb./6 Ton  
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms  
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”  
  • Size – 31” Wide  
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide 

Scorpion PJ15S :

  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs.  
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms  
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”  
  • Size – 31” Wide  
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide 

Scorpion PJ25S :

  • Capacity – 25,000 lb./12.5 Ton  
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms  
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”  
  • Size – 32” Wide  
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide 

Scorpion Installed Tire Service Lift  

 

  • Installed Version of TJ14
  • Designed to lift vehicle across axle  
  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs.  
  • Dual Hydraulic Arms  
  • Built-in safety lock  
  • Extended Lifting Height – over 20”  
  • Incredible value for money 

Available Models :

  • TJ14AG – Above Ground  
  • TJ14SG – Semi-in-Ground  
  • TJ14IG – In-Ground  
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20” 

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Inspection Pit Jacks: Enhancing Safety and Efficiency in Vehicle Maintenance

Safety tips for inspection Pit Jack use
Safety tips for inspection Pit Jack use

Jacks are portable devices used to service vehicles, from small cars to heavy duty military grade trucks. They come in many shapes and sizes, are of many variants, and may be used for fulfilling different purposes. 

Inspection pit jacks, heavy-duty truck jacks, tire rotation jacks, auto jacks, etc. fall under the many different variants of jacks. Floor jacks, rolling bridge jacks, bottle jacks, scissor jacks, etc. are jacks classified by their shapes and sizes. 

Inspection pit jacks are a special kind of jack that is the topic of discussion of this blog. The main differentiating factor of inspection pit jacks is that they are not placed on the surface of the ground directly underneath the undercarriage or chassis of the vehicle. 

Rather, it is inserted inside a service pit, commonly found in commercial garages, or automotive workshops, over which the vehicle to be inspected is rolled so that it stays positioned directly above the inspection pit jack.

How Valuable are Inspection Pits for Service? 

In commercial automotive garages and workshops, an inspection pit is a common sight. These are designated spaces, often below ground levels, specifically cut out or designed to accommodate personnel to enter and inspect the underside of automobiles, which remain on top of the inspection pit. 

Confused? Let us paint a clearer picture for you. Imagine this. A trench is built on the floor so people can go beneath it to service an object that lies on top of the trench, above the floor surface. These essentially eliminate the stress of lying down under vehicles for long hours to access the undercarriage.  

Safety and Efficiency of Scorpion Pit Jacks

Stan Design Inc.’s range of pit jacks are known as Scorpion PJ. Each Scorpion jack is made with sturdy fine grade steel that adds to its vigor and longevity. These jacks along with their high-quality steel components resist corrosion, rust, oxidation, and deterioration.

With load capacities ranging from 15000 lbs. to 35000 lbs., the Scorpion jacks can be used as regular auto jacks to heavy duty truck jacks. The telescoping arms of Scorpion pit jacks and their stackable adapters can lift across the axle or on the frame, depending on the vehicle size and shape.

Armed with both hydraulic as well as air motor operating mechanisms, Scorpion jacks come with a choice of variants. If you choose the hydraulic pit jack variant, you get a greater lifting force hydraulic pit jacks are capable of generating, allowing them to lift greater loads for greater heights.

If you choose the air motor pit jack variant, you get to benefit from the ease and convenience of use it offers, along with its prolonged durability and reliability because of the fewer moving parts involved. The inflatable nature of the method of operation of the air bag variant of pit jacks enable relatively lesser mechanical exhaustion.

Besides, Scorpion jacks also offer excellent safety features Features of Scorpion Pit Jacks– starting with built-in three stage safety locking mechanisms in the pit jacks which engage automatically at different heights, eliminating the need for additional stands or chocks. This multi-level safety makes the Scorpion jacks not only safe for the vehicles they lift but also for the personnel involved in the lifting and lowering process.

Apart from these features, Scorpion jacks come fitted with special roller bearing wheels that allow for effortless rolling and maneuvering. These low-profile pit jacks also boast of convenient pull handles that make it easy to position the pit jack under the chassis of the vehicle.

The real flexibility and versatility of the Scorpion jacks lie in their ability to fit virtually any pit or ramp application due to their compact design only (31”-34” wide) and expandable up to 42”-46” wide. The pit jacks also have a high gloss powder coat paint and zinc plated components and accessories that enhance their appearance and functionality.

Scorpion Pit Jack Products :

Scorpion PJ15  

  • Capacity – 15,000 lb/ 7.5 Ton 
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms  
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”  
  • Size – 34” Wide  
  • Expandable Size – 42” Wide 

Scorpion PJ25 

  • Capacity – 25,000 lb/12.5 Ton  
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms  
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”  
  • Size – 34” Wide  
  • Expandable Size – 42” Wide 
  • Ideal for all heavy-duty truck and bus repair shops

Scorpion P12S 

  • Capacity – 12,000 lbs/6 Ton  
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms  
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”  
  • Size – 31” Wide  
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide

Scorpion PJ15S 

  • Capacity – 15,000 lb/ 7.5 Ton 
  • Single Hydraulics Arms  
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”  
  • Size – 31” Wide  
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide 
  • Low and High Stacking Adapters

Scorpion PJ25S 

  • Capacity – 25,000 lb/12.5 Ton  
  • Single Hydraulics Arms  
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”  
  • Size – 32” Wide  
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide 
  • Low and High Saddle

Scorpion Installed Tire Service Lift  

  • Installed Version of TJ14
  • Designed to lift vehicle across axle  
  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs.  
  • Dual Hydraulic Arms  
  • Built-in safety lock  
  • Extended Lifting Height – over 20”  
  • Incredible value for money 

Available Models  

  • TJ14AG – Above Ground  
  • TJ14SG – Semi-in-Ground  
  • TJ14IG – In-Ground 

Extended Lifting Height Over 20”

About Stan Design Inc.:

Stan Design Inc. is a leading jack design and manufacturing company in North America, especially in Canada. With over 25+ years of industry experience, our expert team has brought cutting-edge technology to our jacks and bridges. 

Our top priority is to meet customer needs, understand specific pain points and deliver customizable solutions to address additional requirements, all at affordable price points. We do not promise cheap entry points for our jacks. Why? 

We believe that the affordability of any product must be based on its long-term returns. Our jacks are not a pocket pinch, yet they pack innovative features and bring them to market. For the quality and longevity we assure, we can take on ordinary jacks at lower prices.  

Our jacks and bridges are tested and certified CSA Group, UL, CE, ISO, etc. We also offer warranties and after-sales support to all our customers so that they can utilize our products to their full extent. 

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Maximizing Efficiency in Fast Lube Shops with Rolling Pit Jacks

Fast Lube Jacks offer tire rotation and tire service to your customers
Fast Lube Jacks from Stan Design offer tire rotation and tire service to your customers

Vehicle jacks like heavy-duty tucks and buses, military-grade jacks or hydraulic pit jacks like fast lube rolling pit jacks, all serve one purpose. Lifting, suspending, and lowering heavy weight vehicles and cars securely, while maintaining the safety of the personnel involved. 

These tools are applicable to various usages and boast functional features that we will now discover. 

Fast Lube Pit Jacks- Uses and Advantages 

  1. Tire Rotation– Rolling pit jacks or fast lube rolling pit jacks are used to offer tire rotations and tire services commercial garages, automotive shops, and in the convenience of homes. Tire rotation allows tires to be rotated so that wear and tear occurs evenly and does not affect the long-term performance of the car, while enhancing its longevity. 
  2. Lube Service– Fast lube jacks are, as the name suggests, primarily involved in the lubrication process of vehicles. It is a vehicle maintenance service that involves checking and replacing lubricants used on the chassis, oils within the lubrication system, and inspections and tests to ensure the correct functioning of automatic lubrication systems. 
  3. Fluid Changes– Following from the point above, rolling pit jacks are excellent companions for personnel and individuals looking for changing or cleaning car lubrication system fluids. These include streamlining oil change operations and filter change, tire pressure & condition check, check of under bonnet fluids (cooling system, brakes, clutch where applicable), hoses, lights and a general good look under the vehicle (CV joints, brake hoses, exhaust and suspension, etc.).
  4. Lift System Operations– These rolling pit jacks are often required to work in conjunction with one or more jacks of its kind, on a lift system. Also called post lifts, these systems are mechanical lifting systems that rely on 4 posts to lift a piece of equipment or vehicle to a specified height for work. They are a common sight in commercial garages and automotive shops where heavy-duty or military-grade vehicle owners are the typical clientele.. 

How Rolling Pit Jacks Enhance Lube Shop Efficiency? 

If you start offering tire rotations and tire services, you’ll not only keep your customers rolling but also drive up your revenue and profits. Industry statistics, you can make at least $24,000 per year by offering tire and maintenance services. That’s a small investment but higher return!

These fast lube jacks make tire rotation, lube and tire service possible. How? They are made of high-quality materials and components, and often boast innovative features that make them easy to use and safe to operate by fitting your pit and choices. 

Because of the ease and convenience pit jacks offer, the personnel can use them in a time-efficient manner, optimizing the overall time cost of the garage and increasing maximizing its efficiency. These jacks are also very safe to use, decreasing the possibility of harm inflicted on the personnel handling them. 

The cost-effective component of using fast lube rolling pit jacks also adds to its allure, especially for commercial usage and clients. However, it has long-term dividends for its individual users too. If maintained correctly and stored carefully, these jacks can be used for a long time with little or no improvement costs. 

Product Recommendations 

Pit Jacks J6000HFL

  • Capacity- 6,000 lbs.
  • Narrow 34.5” Top Beam
  • Heavy Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height
  • Lowest Collapsed Height 

Pit Jacks J7500HFL 

  • Capacity- 75,000 lbs.
  • Narrow 34.5” Top Beam
  • Heavy Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height
  • Lowest Collapsed Height 

Pit Jack J7000HFL 

  • Capacity- 7,000 lbs.
  • Narrow 34.5” Top Beam
  • Heavy Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height
  • Lowest Collapsed Height

Pit Jacks J9000HFL 

  • Capacity- 9,000 lbs.
  • Narrow 34.5” Top Beam
  • Heavy Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height
  • Lowest Collapsed Height 

Fast Lube Rolling Pit Jack Features 

  1. Safety– Safety features in Stan Design Inc. fast lube pit jacks include an in-built 3-stage locking mechanism system that engages automatically at different heights, excluding the requirement of any extra stands or chocks to secure the vehicle.
  2. Operability– Fast lube pit jack comes in 2 variants- powered by dual hydraulic cylinders or powerful inflatable air bags- to lift your heavy vehicle in seconds without the need for rigorous mechanical hand pumping.
  3. Convenience– These fast lube pit jack lifts your vehicle with the touch of a button, well two- one to lift and one to lower- attached to a detachable remote-control pendant, and an extendable pull handle that makes it simple to position the jack under the vehicle.
  4. Maneuverability– All the fast lube pit jacks have four full floating casters or wheels, made of special roller bearings that reduce friction and wear, allowing for easy rolling and maneuvering.
  5. Durability– Fast lube pit jack is made of high-grade fine steel material and coated with a high gloss powder paint, along with zinc plated components and accessories that resist oxidation, deterioration, corrosion and rust, while enhancing their durability.
  6. Cost-effective– Our fast lube pit jacks start from as low as $4000 and allow you to offer lube and tire service to your customers, generating at least $24,000 per year. 

About Stan Design

We are in field of automotive jacks for over 25 years, which empowered them to research, design, develop and manufacture the Scorpion fast lube equipment with unparalleled safety features in Scorpion products used for proper oil change procedures and specialized oil handling solutions. 

Using the most advanced technology, by adhering to the strictest safety and quality standards in the industry, their fast lube jacks not only look aesthetically stunning, last longer, or perform better, but are also tested and certified by reputable organizations such as CSA Group, UL, CE, ISO, etc. 

Along with these features, their state-of-the-art machines and a crew of highly skilled and experienced engineers and mechanics and policies like warranties and after-sales support make them the most trusted jack manufacturers in Canada and North America.

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Best Jack Brand in 2024- 5 Points to Compare and Choose

5 Points to Compare & Choose the Best Jack Brand
5 Points to Compare & Choose the Best Jack Brand

The best vehicle jack brands are those that do not only provide you with high quality truck or vehicle jacks, but also exceptional customer service. 

They do not make promises of cheap prices as they acknowledge that cheap price tags come along with cheap products, yet they make cost-effective solutions. 

Nowadays, and this does not just apply to jack brands alone but to all modern-day brands, the verity of a brand can be identified through its testimonials. 

Along with these, there are many other criteria to judge and conclude any jack brand’s comparison effectiveness. Let us learn about the top 5 of those. 

5 Jack Brand Comparison Criteria 

  1. Experience– Perhaps the most important factor in determining the best jack brand among numerous others is the amount of time they have spent learning from and contributing to the industry. It is no secret that advancements in technology have changed the business landscape rapidly. Hence, whether a jack brand is the best in the market can be easily tested by looking at how they too have advanced in their product offerings- whether they have moved past traditional mechanical vehicle jacks to adopt newer offerings like effortless hydraulic systems, etc. 
  2. Product Features– Continuing from the above point, checking out the jack features of the brand you select to choose from is essential before making a purchase. Modern features in jacks like one-touch button-operated lift systems, low-profile height adjustability and portability, floating casters and rolling bearings, etc. are an indelible mark of technological adoption and advancement. Whether a jack brand offers these product features along with others that are tailored to fit your specific needs and address your concerns must be deliberated upon.  
  3. Product Range– Next, after checking the variety of experience along with a jack brand’s amount of experience in the industry, as well as the variety of product features it offers, examining the variety or range of its products itself is imperative. The best jack brands should be offering more than one type of jack- being quite literally the jack of all trades (if not master of none). So, for instance, if you are on a brand’s page because you are looking for floor jacks, you must be able to check out their range of screw jacks, pit jacks, rolling bridge jacks, etc. This will allow you to gauge their overall capability based on what people are saying about all their products. 
  4. Client Testimonials– Following from the preceding point, client testimonials go a long way in speaking for a brand’s goodwill. Review the testimonials carefully to see exactly what people are talking about. This will give you an exact idea of the brand’s offerings, be it their product features or their overall efforts to serve their customers. It will also tell you if they might not meet your expectations and if you are better off checking out other sellers. 
  5. Price Point– Finally, the price point of a brand determines its target audience, and therefore, a lot of its quality checking and analysis processes in the design, manufacturing, and service offerings. These end-to-end operations, in turn, determine their price point, giving the relationship between the two objective entities a causal character. Ultimately, the price of the jacks in today’s digital brand and business era ends up symbolizing a lot more than just cost price for the buyer. They represent tailored experiences that the buyer, aka you, would be purchasing. 

How to Research Best Jack Brands in the Market? 

When you Google (or Bing, if you may) “Top jack brands” or “Best jack brands” or “Best vehicle jack brand” or “Best truck jack brands”, chances are the top results would appear based on their efforts rather than the actual quality of the brands. 

And let us be real- Modern research method is hardly offline, like most other things. With this major online shortcoming as well as its impersonal manner, it becomes difficult to know the efficacy of the product you are looking for unless you try it yourself (which ends up costing you dearly). 

But do not worry. All is not lost. You can run a quick comparative analysis of all the top search results and conclude in no time! To get you started, we cover our top pick- Stan Design Inc. 

The Best Jack Brand in Canada 

Stan Design is the best truck jack brand in Canada and North America, comes with over 25 years of experience in the vehicle jack industry. They work in both designing and manufacturing high-quality engineered jack products for the target markets. 

At extremely cost effective and efficient price points, they offer a range of vehicle jacks including Scorpion line of floor jacks and pit jacks, and StanJack line of rolling bridge jacks and fast lube jacks, that have lifting capacities to lift even military vehicles. 

This auto jack manufacturer delivers premium jacks designed with cutting–edge technology that are safe, reliable and stand the test of time. Their variety and range enable them to offer portable as well as fixed pit solutions. 

How do you know that Stan Design Inc. is the best vehicle jack brand in the market? If the proof of work and customer testimonials are not enough, here is how they add even more value to you by offering mastermind business solutions. 

Their fast lube jacks allow you to offer tire rotation services, along with makes oil and lubricant changes. Industry statistics shows you could earn about $24,000 a year just from offering tire services to your customers. 

Conclusion: 

To sum it all up, there are a few factors that you should bear in mind while deciding on a jack brand. 

Among them the top 5 are the brand’s experience in the industry in terms of both quantity and variety, product features and range, client testimonials and price point. 

When you compare jack brands in the market, along with these objective factors, which can be an effective starting point, you should consider your own specific requirements. 

Finally, remember, a jack is only as good as its condition. A jack’s longevity ultimately depends on how you use to store and maintain.

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Preventing workplace accidents how scorpion pit covers help

Prevent Workplace Accidents with Scorpion Pit Covers
Prevent Workplace Accidents with the help of Scorpion Pit Covers

The story is not new. In fact, it has been run time and again while promoting pit cover accident prevention strategies and highlighting the risks uncovered pits pose to personnel and property in automotive workshops. 

During routine maintenance at a truck service center, a worker tripped and fell into an uncovered service pit, leading to severe bodily injuries and not to mention a temporary halt in operations. 

At commercial garages, pit safety solutions are a less-than-common sight. And the ones that exist are less than effective. Below we will cover some of the main risks of uncovered pits. 

Top 5 Uncovered Pit Risks

  1. Falling Risk – The numerous risk posed by uncovered pits is the obvious danger of falling into it. Especially, if their exterior outlines are not marked with a colored line as a warning sign, even though the efficacy of just a colored line alone for preventing such mishaps is debatable. The grave health hazard this sets for the personnel handling it daily is massive.
  2. Explosion Risk – Another risk of uncovered pits is the risk of explosion or fire and fumes. This usually happens when unusual chemicals are introduced in any manner (just forgotten and mixed up, even!) and arranged within the physical proximity of electrical wires or damp environments, which are often found in service pits. Even faulty machinery or equipment in automotive workshops and service pits can set off fire.
  3. Ventilation Risk – The point made above is both a cause as well as effect of the risk of ventilation. Poor ventilation or even the lack of one in service pits can lead to major risks to the overall health of the environment of the commercial garage within which it is located, even if it is uncovered. 
  4. Drainage Risk – This brings us to the point of drainage risks. Draining any kind of fuel near service pits unauthorized for such work is highly risky. Besides, uncovered and poorly ventilated pits release the hazardous atmosphere developed by fuel vapors within them into the open, harming both personnel and customers, not to mention the reputation of the establishment.

Top 5 Safety Features in Pit Covers to Look For:

  1. Panels – When looking for inspection service pit covers for your commercial garage or automotive workshop, you should pay special attention to their panels, that would not only that enhance safety but also the efficiency in an automotive service environment. Typically, depending on whether the cover is made of concrete, wood, plastic or some other material, you should check the pit liner to ensure durability and protection.
  2. Design – An important yet often overlooked safety feature in pit covers is their design. Do they accommodate space for safety rails to extend along the length of the pit, painted safety yellow, to guide vehicles, if the service pit does not already have it outline on its exterior? Is the texture of the pit cover composed of non-skid material for safety? These are yardsticks to judge a pit cover design by. 
  3. Capacity – The tolerance of the pit cover as well as the track surface, if at all it provides a track system feature at all, should be commensurate with its weight lifting capacity for top notch security. 
  4. Convenience – Most modern service pits come with the convenience of modern technology. Small storage units like a cup holder for the technician using the pit momentarily, or perhaps an installed intercom system for seamless communication between upper and lower units, or quick access toolbox holders – your modern pit cover should come with these facilities if you so wish for. However, it is on you to check whether they are inherently safe to use.
  5. Compatibility – Finally, the biggest safety feature in pit covers to look out for is their compatibility with your existing service pit systems like those provided by Devon and Uni-lube. Stan Design Inc. is one such company that has emerged as an industry leader in North America because of its design and manufacturing of pits that are universally compatible with the leading pit system brands.

Pit Safety Solutions – Scorpion Pit Covers 

The incident discussed in the beginning of the blog underscores the critical need for secure pit cover installation and pit safety solutions to prevent workplace accidents and ensure worker safety. 

Properly secured and durable pit covers are essential to minimize uncovered pit risks in service pit areas. The safety systems can be as simple as a fishing net strung across the opening. 

At Stan Design Inc., we examined all these systems and decided there was room for improvement. So, we bring to you Stan Design Inc.’s Scorpion Pit Cover PLC1000, important to avoid harm to vehicles as well workers. 

Apart from dropping right in to fit in like a glove and providing your existing pit facility with the safety and security it needs, the Scorpion Pit Cover PLC1000 offers extreme strength and resistance to all types of chemicals. 

Made from a proprietary plastic composite material, the fruit of labour of innovation, design and development genius of over two decades, Stan Design Inc.’s revolutionary new system has segments 2ft long and as wide as your pit. 

These segments are very light- only 12 lb./ panel- and slide onto one another with just a push, with each panel holding over 1,000 lb., hiding all the meanness of the oily mess below, giving your workshop a tidy and hygienic look. 

Give your customers the professionality they expect, while upgrading from unreliable pit safety systems and increasing your productivity. 

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Innovations in Truck Jack Technology: What’s New in 2024

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North American Truck Jack Market: Trends

Business owners throughout Canada are losing valuable time each day using slow and heavy duty pit jacks. These jacks require multiple stands and additional chocks to support the vehicles, resulting in significant inefficiencies.

Not to mention the risk of injury to body and damage to the vehicles they must brave every day with these conventional truck lifting solutions, which are devoid of any automobile industry innovations concerning safety locks or checks.

The truck jack industry has made some considerable advancements in jack technology in recent years but unfortunately has not been able to make it accessible to the masses. Meaning, for the individual buyer or small scale business consumers, it is still out of reach.

This leaves a major population of automobile consumers and the servicing industry with outdated and risky tools at their disposal for regular vehicle maintenance and repair purposes. At the height of its receiving end is the trucking industry.

It is no secret that the jack technology used for servicing heavy duty or military grade trucks needs to be commensurate with specialized truck lifting solutions like heavy duty pit jacks or Military Vehicle Lifting Solutions, and the likes.

That is why industry stalwarts (like Stan Design Inc., to name one) have come up with genius innovations that have revolutionized how professionals wield the truck jacks and the time and energy resources they expend on it. Read on to check the latest innovations.

Latest Jack Technology for Truck Lifting Solutions

  1. Safety Enhancements – Perhaps the biggest technological breakthrough in the truck lifting solution industry has been the installation of safety locks at regular intervals of different heights during the lifting and lowering process. Stan Design Inc., for instance, has introduced the in-built automatic three stage locking mechanism that ensures safety while eliminating the need for vehicle stands. Not only does this erase the risk of injuring oneself while operating a heavy duty pit jack, but also the probability of injuring the vehicle.
  2. Enhanced Lifting Capacity – With advancements in jack technology, the additional, and not to mention expensive, need for purchasing chocks and stands for support while lifting, suspending and lowering heavy duty or regular vehicles has finally been overcome. With more robust military grade jacks available (like Stan Design’s 20 ton lifting models) at affordable price points, the lifting capacity is intensified without additional expenses.
  3. Energy Saving – The points discussed above lead to reduced energy wastage for the personnel involved in operating these jacks. Besides, exclusive Stan Design Inc. jack features like lifting within seconds with just one push of an external button as opposed to mechanical hand pumping, enable by swift hydraulic systems and powerful air bags design offer extra support to any commercial garage operator.
  4. High Grade Durable Materials – Consumers have bought essential automotive tools like vehicle jacks earlier only considering low entry prices and have suffered for it over time. Now they have realized that durable materials come from the use of high grade fine steel jack bodies, quality coat paints that protect them from corrosion and rust and zinc plated components and accessories that resist oxidation and deterioration. Good for you, Stan Design Inc. has got them all!

Automobile Industry Innovations by Stan Design Inc.

Floor Jacks:

Scorpion TJ12S –

  • Capacity- 24,000 lbs/12 Tons
  • Only 8’’ Collapsed Height
  • Lifts Over 15.75”

Scorpion TJ12SL –

  • Capacity- 24,000 lbs/12 Tons
  • Only 7.5’’ Collapsed Height
  • Lifts Over 15”

Scorpion TJ14 –

  • Capacity- 28,000 lbs./ 14 Tons
  • Only 8.25” Collapsed Height
  • Lifts Over 20”

Scorpion TJ12E –

  • Capacity- 24,000 lbs/12 Tons
  • Only 8’’ Collapsed Height
  • Lifts Over 15.75”
  • 2 Extendable Arms

Scorpion MJ25 –

  • Capacity- 25,000 lbs./ 12.5 Tons
  • Lifts Over 36”
  • Extendable Beam with Stackable Adapters Designed for All Military Vehicle Applications

Heavy Duty Pit Jacks :

Scorpion PJ15 –

  • Capacity – 15,000 lbs/7.5Tons
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 34” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 42” Wide

Scorpion PJ25 –

  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs/12.5Tons.
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 34” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 42” Wide

Scorpion P12S –

  • Capacity – 12,000 lbs/6 Tons
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 31” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide

Scorpion PJ15S –

  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs/12.5Tons
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 31” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide

Scorpion PJ25S –

  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs/12.5Tons
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 32” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide

Scorpion Installed Tire Service

  • Installed Version of TJ14
  • Designed to lift vehicle across axle
  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs/12.5Tons.
  • Dual Hydraulic Arms
  • Built-in safety lock
  • Extended Lifting Height – over 20”
  • Incredible value for money

Available Models

  • TJ14AG – Above Ground
  • TJ14SG – Semi-in-Ground
  • TJ14IG – In-Ground
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”

Rolling Bridge Jacks

StanJack J6000H –

  • Capacity – 6,000 lbs/3 Tons
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 11”

StanJack J7000L –

  • Capacity – 7,000 lbs/3.5 Tons
  • Heavy-Duty Air Bag
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 10.25”
  • Lowest Collapsed Height – Only 7”

StanJack J7500H –

  • Capacity – 7,500 lbs/3.75 Tons
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 10.25”
  • Lowest Collapsed Height – Only 7”

StanJack J9000H –

  • Capacity – 9,000 lbs/4.5 Tons
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 11”

StanJack J12000H –

  • Capacity – 12,000 lbs/6 Tons
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics

StanJack J15000H –

  • Capacity – 15,000 lbs/7.5 Tons
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 11”

StanJack J18000H –

  • Capacity – 18,000 lbs/9 Tons
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics

StanJack J25000H –

  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs/12.5Tons.
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics

StanJack J35000H –

  • Capacity – 35,000 lbs/17.5 Tons
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics

StanJack J50000H

  • Capacity – 50,000 lbs/25 Tons
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics

Fast Lube Jacks :

Pit Jacks J7500HFL –

  • Capacity – 75,000 lbs/37.5 Tons
  • Narrow 34.5” Top Beam
  • Heavy Duty Hydraulics

Pit Jacks J7000HFL:

  • Capacity – 7,000 lbs/3.5 Tons.
  • Narrow 34.5” Top Beam
  • Heavy Duty Hydraulics

Pit Jacks J9000HFL –

  • Capacity – 9,000 lbs/4.5 Tons
  • Narrow 34.5” Top Beam
  • Heavy Duty Hydraulics

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How Do Fast Lube Jacks Help in Streamlining Oil Change Operations?

Fast Lube Jacks for Oil Change Operation
Fast Lube Jacks for Oil Change Operation

Oil change operations are part and parcel of proper vehicle maintenance routines. Whether you are a DIY-guru, someone who’s an expert at fixing his own vehicle, or a professional automotive specialist, this essential task should take as little time as possible. And this is where fast lube jacks enter the picture.

A fast jack is designed to streamline oil change operations. This blog explains how that is done, but before that, we’ll take a brief look at these jacks and how they have shaken up the global auto maintenance sector.

What Exactly Are Fast Lube Jacks?

You already know what traditional jacks look like and how they function. Unlike these ancient machines which require considerable physical effort and are designed for manual operation, fast lube jacks are crafted to provide superior user experience. Perfect for quick and efficient lifting, the fast jacks use advanced hydraulic systems for elevating small passenger cars, coupes, and similar vehicles.

For heavier vehicles, a traditional jack is often a better option. But given the portability aspect of fast jacks, they are handy alternatives to bridge jacks. If you own and operate an automotive service station, fast lube jacks can save you a good deal of time besides helping you make anything around $24,000 or more every year only on tire rotation services.

How Do These Jacks Work?

No, we won’t go very deep inside the mechanics of these lifting systems since that would be totally unrelated to what we are discussing here. Rather, we’ll quickly go over what’s inside a jack & try to answer a question many clients ask: why use hydraulic jacks?

Inside fast lube jacks, you’ll find the following parts:

> Hydraulic Fluid: This is a dense & highly pressurized mineral fluid.

> Piston and Cylinder: A piston is fitted inside a cylinder, and it moves within it. Once the hydraulic fluid rushes inside the cylinder upon pumping, it pushes up the piston. The result? The vehicle is lifted.

> Pump Mechanism: This mechanism keeps the hydraulic fluid pressurized. A pump mechanism can either be manual, like a hand or a foot pump, or powered, which can be either electrically or pneumatically done.

The main reason most experts use hydraulic jacks is because of the superior lifting power provided without the extra physical effort that traditional jacks are known for.

Now you know why they are so popular! High-end and heavy-duty models like Stan Design Inc.’s Scorpion pit jacks are widely used across Canada and North America by professionally trained service personnel and people who love to tinker around with their vehicles.

Top 2 Advantages of Fast Lube Jacks

  1. Faster and more efficient: The first major plus point fast jacks possesses is the lightning-fast speed in their operations, besides making the entire process more efficient. Traditional jacks must be positioned in a certain manner before operating them. In a fast-moving workshop where oil changes and other (sometimes more complicated) jobs must flow smoothly and without interruptions, hydraulically powered fast lube jacks are necessary.
  2. Safer to use: One great advantage fast jacks have over other types is that they are very safe to work with. Keep in mind that an auto station has several pieces of heavy machinery working simultaneously. Fast lube jacks are designed with in-built safety features like overload valves and sturdy locking mechanisms to prevent accidents like sudden detachment of a vehicle while they are suspended at a height.

We have already touched upon how the hydraulic mechanism ensures complete peace of mind while the jack is in operation. Ease of use also comes with time savings and reduces physical fatigue substantially. Productivity levels in workshops often dip when traditional jacks are being used; that does not happen in these circumstances.

Streamlining Oil Change Operations

Now, we reach the meat of the matter. Fast lube jacks make the process faster and more efficient on several levels.

A. Faster (and Safer) Vehicle Lifting:

With the speed of a fast jack, lifting vehicles is easy and takes very little time. This is a major game-changer. When traditional jacks were the only options available, the first step – that of lifting the vehicle – was more cumbersome and needed precise placement paired with a high degree of physical effort.

Not anymore! Fast lube jacks allow you to begin oil change processes almost instantly, slashing time spent per vehicle.

B. Much-improved Workflow

Streamlined workflow is vital in a busy automotive shop. Fast jacks help achieve that since it makes faster vehicle lifting possible, leaving auto technicians to hop over from one task to another without wasting too much time per car. This lack of delay means your station can handle more vehicle volumes and almost zero deviation from a pre-defined timeframe.

To further refine the process, consider purchasing the Optimus a Pit Cover for vehicle lifting, recently launched by Stan Design, one of the leading jack manufacturers in North America. With a lifting capacity of 12,000 lbs., a powered platform, dual controls with built-in safety railing, besides being custom designed for your pit, the all-new product is on a par with the very best pit covers money can buy.

C. Technician Productivity Levels Peak

Not working with traditional jacks and using more modern kits like Scorpion pit jacks (another bestselling product from rom Stan Design Inc.) means that technicians are not physically fatigued. Naturally, productivity levels peak and your station witnesses a surge in revenue. Using better equipment also helps your technicians work on other tasks which would not have been possible otherwise.

The hidden benefit here is improved workplace safety. Reduced physical strain means technicians are more attentive and less fatigued, pacing their work throughout the day without any risk of injury.

D. Superior Resource Management Across the Board

Efficient use of resources is key to a successful business; there’s no reason automotive shops should be any different. With fast lube jacks and other pieces of modern equipment, savings can be made under various business aspects. Better utilization of the workforce means enhanced revenue potential. More vehicles being handled simultaneously means optimal utilization of available space, plus available time as well.

Fatigue-free and healthy technicians add up to huge savings on healthcare expenses; the latter are escalating every year.

Ultimately, downtime is largely minimized.

E. Enhanced Professional Appeal with Better Client Retention

How a service station looks and how professionally it operates are little details customers remember. If they’ve had a positive experience in the past, they will revisit your outlet. Fast lube jacks look more modern and a lot snappier than traditional jacks. Using them improves the overall aesthetics of your workspace.

It is widely known that a well-kept shop with efficient tools can impress customers and build a reputation for quality and speed.

And naturally, happy customers will keep coming back and might even recommend the business to others, driving business growth. Nothing can beat word-of-mouth publicity!

Conclusion

Before we conclude, let’s take a practical example to showcase how fast lube jacks streamline oil change operations and other services. Assume your automotive service center can handle 50 vehicles a day.

Using traditional jacks, each oil change will take up to 30 minutes, a big chunk of which is spent lifting and lowering the vehicle. Time is of the essence here, and you might not meet that 50 vehicle mark each day.

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Unveiling the Power: Exploring the Features of Scorpion Pit Jacks

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Maximize Garage Productivity with Scorpion Pit Jacks

Scorpion Pit Jack Jacks are powerful devices used for lifting heavy loads. These potent tools mainly found in workshops and commercial garages are now finding their way into home garages as well as the storage compartments of smaller vehicles. This marked shift comes because of the availability of jack variants with moderations in size and portability.

Be it jacks like the Scorpion pit jack (a specialty line of pit jacks by Stan Design), hydraulic floor jack, or heavy-duty floor jack, all automotive jacks have a single purpose– lifting heavy vehicles for repair and maintenance. Working with great force, good automotive jacks ensure the steady suspension and safe lowering of the hoisted vehicle.

What are Pit Jacks?

Pit jacks are service jacks that roll down the underground pits below the undercarriage of your vehicle. In essence, they differ from floor jacks by this very feature- that they are designed to work in the service bays or inspection pits that are under the ground level- instead of the above-ground surface right below the clearance of your automobile.

Because of this feature pit jacks are more capable of lifting weights of all sizes and exposing the underside of vehicles for inspection, service, maintenance and repairs. Depending on the size of your service pit, technicians may even climb into them to service the lifted and exposed vehicle undercarriage more efficiently than other jacks could offer.

They are mostly used to service heavy-duty vehicles because of the range of services they can provide. Often considered as the best pit jack for trucks, the Scorpion pit jack from Stan Design is specially designed to fit any pit or ramp application, thanks to their compact and expandable design. It comes with other useful features which we will explore in the later sections.

Stan Design Scorpion Pit Jacks

Stan Design’s patented Scorpion Pit Jacks are the result of decades of innovation, engineering, quality and performance making them the most robust workshop pit jack in North America. They are reliable enough to lift the heaviest of vehicles in seconds for service or alignment without risking your safety or wasting your time and money.

They are specially designed to fit any pit or ramp application, thanks to their compact and expandable design. Made with high-grade steel and the finest quality components, they are the most durable jacks on the market. The heavy-duty hydraulics and air motors allow Scorpion pit jacks to surpass all its competitors in performance.

  • Versatile: The Scorpion Pit Jack can fit virtually any pit or ramp application due to their compact design only (31”-34” wide) and expandable up to 42”-46” wide.
  • Durable: Made with high-grade steel and the finest quality components that resist corrosion, rust, oxidation, and deterioration.
  • Powerful: The Scorpion Pit Jack has heavy-duty hydraulics or air motors that offer powerful and smooth lifting without any hand pumping required.
  • Safe: The built-in safety locks in the jacks engage automatically at different heights, eliminating the need for additional stands or chocks.
  • Flexible: The Scorpion Pit Jack has telescoping arms and stackable adapters that can lift across the axle or on the frame, depending on the vehicle size and shape.
  • Easy: Their fitted special roller bearing wheels and pull handles allow for effortless maneuvering and convenient positioning under the vehicle.
  • Attractive: The Scorpion Pit Jack has a high gloss powder coat paint and zinc plated components and accessories that enhance their appearance and functionality.

Mechanism of Stan Design Scorpion Pit Jacks

The Scorpion Pit Jack has heavy-duty hydraulics or air motors that offer powerful and smooth lifting without any hand pumping required. Let us learn more about how this hydraulic lifting system works to understand how you may employ the jack for use.

Hydraulic jacks consist of the following broad components- hydraulic oil, reservoir or buffer or oil tank, main cylinder or ram, release valve, control valve, check valve, lifting arm or pad, hydraulic pump with piston or plunger, and a pump lever or handle.

The reservoir or buffer or oil tank is the physical compartment of the heavy-duty jack that holds the hydraulic liquid or pump oil together when it is not in use. The control valve stays in a closed position when the jack is not in use to prevent the accidental flow of oil.

When the handle or lever of the hydraulic pump with piston or plunger is mechanically lowered or raised, it activates force and builds up pressure in the adjoining compartment, i.e., the reservoir or buffer tank containing the hydraulic fluid or pump’s oil.

This applied pressure transfers the oil from the pump through a check valve and into the main cylinder or the ram, which extends out of the hydraulic jack body creating the required lifting force and lifting the load.

How to Choose the Right Stan Design Scorpion Pit Jack?

There is a list of factors to consider while choosing any jack model:

  1. Weight capacity: While shopping for pit jacks it is imperative to look for the weight capacity (expressed in tonnage) it is designed to lift. The Scorpion jacks are available in variants of 12000- 25000 lb.
  2. Material: The construction or build of your pit jack, whether it is a steel jack or aluminum jack, is pivotal to assess its performance and sustainability.
  3. Lift height: It must match the ground clearance of your vehicle. The Scorpion jacks offer an extended range of 20”+.
  4. Size: The size of your jack impacts its portability. The Scorpion jacks are 31”-34” wide which can be extended up to 42”-46”.
  5. Safety: Perhaps the most important factor to consider while purchasing a pit jack is its safety features to prevent accidents and mishaps and ensure safe lifting of heavy loads.
  6. Price: You may be tempted to go after jacks that seem cheap but remember affordability does not always determine quality. Seemingly cost-effective jacks may turn out to be more expensive in the long run.
  7. Brand reputation: Buying pit jacks from reputable sources, like Stan Design ensures good quality, warranty and customer service.
  8. User feedback: Products like the Stan Design floor jack or Scorpion pit jack come with authority as they are user tested and rated.
  9. Compatibility with your vehicle: Not all jacks are suitable for all vehicles. Whether you own a truck or a SUV or other types of cars, it would influence the choice of your pit jack.
Stan Design Scorpion Pit Jack Models:

Scorpion PJ15

  • Capacity – 15,000 lb
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 34” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 42” Wide

Scorpion PJ25

  • Capacity – 25,000 lb
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 34” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 42” Wide

Scorpion P12S

  • Capacity – 12,000 lb
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 31” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide

Scorpion PJ15S

  • Capacity – 25,000 lb
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 31” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide

Scorpion PJ20FE

  • 20 Ton
  • 220v 1 Phase powe
  • Dual Locking System, hydraulic & mechanical
  • Double acting Telescoping Hydraulic cylinder
  • Is a floor running pit jack suitable for inspection Pits & Lube Pits

Scorpion PJ25S

  • Capacity – 25,000 lb
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 32” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide

Installed Tire Service – Pit Jack

  • TJ14AG – Above Ground
  • TJ14SG – Semi-in-Ground
  • TJ14IG – In-Ground
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”

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A Comprehensive Guide to Fast Lube Jacks in 2024

Fast Lube Rolling Bridge Jack Setup Guide 2024
Fast Lube Rolling Bridge Jack Setup Guide 2024

Pits, like service bays, in commercial garages and automotive workshops are used for a variety of tasks. From tire rotations (which by the way, can make you at least $24,000 per year according to industry statistics for a practically inexpensive investment!) to brake inspections, fast lube pit jacks are your go to tools for accomplishing them all! 

What are Fast Lube Jacks? 

Fast lube jacks are specially and specifically designed for lube pits, inspection pits, and alignment ramp systems. Not only that, for lifting systems with dual points of contact, installing not one but instead two, fast lube and pit jacks can really bring out the full potential of your underused service pits and transform them into full-service bays, helping you perform: 

  • Tire and Wheel Service 
  • Alignment Checks and Service 
  • Lubrication Service 
  • Suspension Service 
  • Front-end Service 
  • Brake System Service, among many others. 

What are Lube Services? 

Lube services needed by your vehicle are offered by commercial garages and vehicle workshops in every corner of the world. Automotive lube technicians are highly skilled mechanics who use their expertise to provide checks and lubricate all moving parts of your vehicle. This is done to reduce friction between the vehicle’s parts and diminish wear and tear while increasing its efficiency.

It normally consists of an oil and filter change, tire pressure and condition check, check of under bonnet fluids, hoses, lights, and a general good look under the vehicle. These checks improve the efficacy of the engine of your vehicle and keep it safe for future use under all circumstances. Along with the skill of expert technicians, lube services also require the aid of specialized jack and lifting systems. 

Why Do You Need Fast Lube Jacks? 

As mentioned above, having the right fast lube jacks is a necessary condition before climbing down into lube service pits. These jacks help lift heavy loads quickly, safely, and efficiently, often from two points of contact- one in the front and one in the rear- when used on lifting systems. 

In fact, powerful fast lube jacks enable you to lift the entire front or rear end at one go, instead of only lifting one corner in either direction. On top of that, lifting systems compatible with dual points of contact of fast lube jacks – one in the front and one in the rear – allow the effective lifting of the entire vehicle, saving both time and energy. 

What are Service Pits?

In commercial automotive garages and workshops, a service pit is a common sight. These are designated spaces, often below ground levels, specifically cut out or designed to accommodate personnel to enter and inspect the underside of automobiles, which remain on top of the service pit. 

Confused? Let us paint a clearer picture for you. Imagine this. A trench is built on the floor so people can go beneath it to service an object that lies on top of the trench, above the floor surface. These essentially eliminate the stress of lying down under vehicles for long hours to access the undercarriage. 

Our Top Picks – Stan Design Inc. Fast Lube Jacks 

Pit Jacks J7500HFL 

  • Capacity- 75,000 lbs. 
  • Narrow 34.5” Top Beam 
  • Heavy Duty Hydraulics 

Pit Jacks J7000HFL 

  • Capacity- 7,000 lbs. 
  • Narrow 34.5” Top Beam 
  • Heavy Duty Hydraulics 

Pit Jacks J9000HFL 

  • Capacity- 9,000 lbs. 
  • Narrow 34.5” Top Beam
  • Heavy Duty Hydraulics 

Why Stan Design Inc. Fast Lube Jacks? 

  • Affordable Entry Point – Fast lube pit jacks are often an expensive investment, especially with relation to the features they offer. On the other hand, Stan’s jacks start from as low as $4000, making it a small but profitable investment for your business. 
  • Powerful Hydraulics or Air Bag – With Stan Design, you can choose between hydraulic or air bag models depending on your needs and preferences, as both options provide smooth and fast lifting without any hand pumping required. 
  • Automatic Safety Lock – Unlike any other jack in the market, Stan’s fast lube jacks have a built-in safety lock mechanism that engages automatically at different heights, which eliminates your need for (and investment in) any extra stands or chocks to secure the vehicle. 
  • Low Profile – Stan’s fast lube jacks come with unimaginable specs allowing them to fit into any narrow or broad widths of lifting systems, without encroaching on the top space of the lube pits, making it inconvenient to the professionals beneath. 
  • Remote Control Pendant – Stan’s innovative designs enable all its fast lube jacks with detachable remote-control pendants with two buttons – one to lift and one to lower- giving you full control over the jack. 
  • Stackable Adapters – All fast lube jacks from Stan Design Inc. come with low and high adapters, stored on the jack for convenience, that can be stacked together to fit different vehicle sizes and shapes. 
  • Special Roller Bearing Wheels – Stan Design Inc. fast lube jacks have four full floating casters, made of special roller bearings that reduce friction and wear, that allow for easy rolling and maneuvering. 
  • Convenient Pull Handle – Stan Design Inc.’s fast lube pit jacks offer some unique features like pull handles, which can also be extended for rear axles, that make it simple to position the jack under the vehicle 
  • High Gloss Powder Coat Paint – Perhaps a specialty of Stan’s fast lube jacks, they have a high gloss powder coat paint that protects them from corrosion and rust, while also giving them a sleek and professional look. 
  • Zinc Plated Components and Accessories – Finally, most robust pit jacks in North America from Stan Design have zinc plated components and accessories that resist oxidation and deterioration, enhancing their appearance as well as their durability. 
  • Compatible Lifting Systems – Stan Design Inc. offers lifting systems to be installed in your service pits that are compatible with their fast lube jacks, enhancing their features to lift, load and lower heavy equipment safely and conveniently. 
  • Well Matched Pit Covers – Stan’s pit covers are safety systems designed to fit into existing service pits like those provided by Devon and Uni-lube, by dropping right in and providing your facility with the security it needs. 

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Where to find Rolling Pit Jacks for your Auto Repair Shop?

Rolling Pit Jacks: Boost Your Service Bay Productivity
Rolling Pit Jacks: Boost Your Service Bay Productivity

The typical morning of a commercial garage or workshop worker or automotive mechanic is anything but routine. You would know what I am referring to if you have even the remotest experience working with or for one in any faintest capacity.

From an early head start to the day- as we all know auto repair shops are mostly up and running by early mornings- to a never predictable 8-hour work shift, auto repair shop workers have a lot to deal with.

For customers, it might be easy to think that they just perform regular and routine checks and maintenance of cars, but the reality involves a whole lot more!

A standard workday checklist for any workshop mechanic includes the following:

  • Diagnose a Cheque Engine light
  • Oil change
  • Replacing fluids
  • Lubricating parts
  • Rotate tires
  • Perform miles service
  • Conduct a state inspection
  • Replace headlight/taillight bulbs
  • Plug a flat tire
  • Replace transmission
  • Overhaul an engine
  • Inspect vehicle engine
  • Inspect mechanical/electrical components
  • Inspect vehicle computer systems
  • Fix suspension
  • Update logs on work completed and noted issues
  • Cleanup
  • Close the shop

With such compelling tasks at hand and often a tight deadline to finish and deliver them, understandably as they deal with most people’s primary mode of transportation, it is imperative that they have access to the necessary tools and devices to get the tasks done with ease and safety.

One such tool is the auto jack- be it floor jacks, pit jacks, scissor jacks or any other jack. Today, we will be discussing pit jacks and where to find them for your auto repair shop in detail. Our primary focus would be on rolling pit jacks, and we would touch upon some variants of it like the fast lube rolling pit jacks and hydraulic pit jacks.

So, let us get started.

What are Rolling Pit Jacks?

Rolling pit jacks are the cornerstone of any mechanic’s arsenal of tools for servicing cars. They are primarily used to lift heavy duty vehicles like sports utility vehicles (SUVs) or trucks and even regular sized cars for preventative service and regular maintenance as well as repairs, etc.

Apart from fulfilling lifting needs, good quality rolling pit jacks ensure the stable and safe suspension of these heavy loads for the repair work to be carried out. After all is done,

They come in a variety of mechanisms of operation- namely, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, air bags or air motors, hybrid, etc.- and have applications in a large range of industries, apart from the automotive market, some of which are-

  • Aircraft
  • Bridges
  • Cable tensioning
  • House moving
  • Construction
  • General industrial
  • Laboratory
  • Locomotive
  • Marine
  • Mobile home
  • Railroad
  • Shipbuilding
  • Shoring & stabilizing
  • Tractors & trailers

The fast lube rolling pit jacks allow you to offer easy tire rotation and tire service to your customers, enabling you to make at least $24,000 per year, according to industry statistics.

Hydraulic pit jacks, on the other hand, lift and suspend the load by force and pressure activated in the jack’s body, using Pascal’s principle of hydraulic fluid energy generation.

Where to Find Rolling Pit Jacks: Stan Design Inc. Scorpion Pit Jacks

First, a brief introduction. We are a new-age company rooted in the old ways of dutiful service towards our customers, combined with 20 new years of innovation, quality, and performance. We offer a range of jacks to our customers, depending on their span of needs.

Be it single order, bulk order, or custom orders, if you reach out to us, we note down your specific demands in detail and discuss any custom design details you would like us to include in the product to make sure you are happy with the plan.

Based on that plan, we give you a free quote for the transaction, after which you receive your high-quality products and start using them for your auto repair shops right away.

Here is the list of reasons why our rolling pit jacks stand out from the competition.

Versatility: Our rolling pit jacks fit virtually any pit or ramp application due to their compact design (only 31”-34” wide) and expandability (up to 42”-46” wide).

Durability: Made with high-grade steel and the finest quality components, our rolling pit jacks resist corrosion, rust, oxidation, and deterioration.

Power: Our Scorpion Pit Jacks have heavy-duty hydraulics or air motors that offer powerful and smooth lifting without any hand pumping required.

Safety: The built-in safety locks in the rolling pit jacks engage automatically at different heights, eliminating the need for additional stands or chocks.

Flexibility: Our rolling pit jacks have telescoping arms and stackable adapters that can lift across the axle or on the frame, depending on the vehicle size and shape.

Ease: Each jack comes fitted with special roller bearing wheels and convenient pull handles that allow for effortless rolling and maneuvering, and easy positioning under the vehicle.

Attractiveness: The jacks have a high gloss powder coat paint and zinc plated components and accessories that enhance their appearance and functionality.

Our Rolling Pit Jack Models You May Choose From

Scorpion PJ15

  • Capacity – 15,000 lbs.
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 34” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 42” Wide

Scorpion PJ25

  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs.
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 34” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 42” Wide

Scorpion P12S

  • Capacity – 12,000 lbs.
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 31” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide

Scorpion PJ15S

  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs.
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 31” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide

Scorpion PJ25S

  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs.
  • Dual Hydraulics Arms
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • Size – 32” Wide
  • Expandable Size – 46” Wide

Scorpion Installed Tire Service Lift

  • Installed Version of TJ12
  • Designed to lift vehicle across axle
  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs.
  • Dual Hydraulic Arms
  • Built-in safety lock
  • Extended Lifting Height – over 20”
  • Incredible value for money
  • Available Models
  • TJ12AG – Above Ground
  • TJ12SG – Semi-in-Ground
  • TJ12IG – In-Ground
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 20”
  • New Products to the Scorpion Pit Jacks
  • PJ20A
  • PJ20FE

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