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Rolling Bridge Jack Installation & Operation Manual Guide

Scorpion Floor Jacks: Engineered for Heavy-Duty Tasks
Scorpion Floor Jacks: Engineered for Heavy-Duty Tasks

What are Rolling Bridge Jacks?

Bridge jacks, or rolling bridge jacks as they are alternatively known, are rolling jacks that essentially help you only if you operate or own a lift, more commonly known as a four post (or 4-post) lift. They are generally built with high grade steel and the finest quality components to be durable in the lifting process, by going into the open space between the two runways.

Their grease fittings for maintenance, specialized materials for durability, and durable finishes for sustainability allow them to work with almost any aboveground lifts. This not only makes them universal, but ideally suited to any of the following lifts: Rotary, Bend-Pak, Challenger, Forward, WheeltTonics, Snap On, Hoffman, John Bean Company, Western, Benwill, Globe, Stertil-Koni, ARI-HETRA, Giro-Lift, Stenhoj and Hunter.

In-depth Installation Guide & Operation Manual for Rolling Bridge Jacks

⚠WARNING: StanJacks are simple to install but always remember that your safety depends on proper installation training so do not attempt to install this equipment unless you have it. Pay attention at all times. Use appropriate tools and lifting equipment. Stay clear of moving parts. Wear appropriate protective equipment during setup.

  1. Set up the rolling bridge jacks in accurate positions of the lifts – If you use a single jack, then do not use it in the middle of the lift, which may cause it damage. If using two jacks, then stack them on the ends, never closer to each other than 30% of the length of the runway of the lift.
  2. Set up the runway of the lift in accurate positions – Make sure the lift runways were installed parallel to each other with the distance between them equal along the entire length of the lift. If the lift runways are not parallel, moving the jack becomes difficult, forcing it off the utility rail, increasing its chances of falling and being damaged or causing injury.
  3. Set up the Air – Operated Hydraulic Pump accurately- You need to orient each rolling bridge jack such that the air-operated hydraulic pump is facing the lift’s cross tube, the outside of the lift. This makes it easier to route the integrated air lines and access the pump.

Why Choose Stan Design Inc. StanJack Bridge Jack Range?

Heavy-Duty Hydraulics or Air Bag – You can choose between hydraulic or air bag models depending on your preference and needs. Both options offer powerful and smooth lifting without any hand pumping required.

Multi-Level Safety – All Stan Jack rolling bridge jacks have a built-in safety lock mechanism that engages automatically at different heights. No need for additional stands or chocks to secure the vehicle.

Dual Hand Controls – All  rolling bridge jacks have a detachable remote-control pendant with two buttons: one to lift and one to lower. This ensures that you always have full control over the jack.

Stackable Adapters – All bridge jacks come with low and high adapters that can be stacked together to fit different vehicle sizes and shapes. The adapters are stored on the jack for convenience.

Special Roller Bearing Wheels – All Stan Jack bridge jacks have four full floating casters that allow for effortless rolling and maneuvering. The wheels are made of special roller bearings that reduce friction and wear.

Convenient Pull Handle – All Stan Jack bridge jacks have a pull handle that makes it easy to position the jack under the vehicle. The handle can also be extended for rear axles.

High Gloss Powder Coat Paint – All Stan Jack bridge jacks have a high gloss powder coat paint that protects them from corrosion and rust. The paint also gives them a sleek and professional look.

Zinc Plated Components and Accessories – All Stan Jack bridge jacks have zinc plated components and accessories that resist oxidation and deterioration. The zinc plating also enhances their appearance as well as the durability.

What is the Hydraulic Mechanism of Jack Operation Used by StanJacks?

Hydraulic rolling bridge jacks are mechanical devices used to lift heavy loads and forces like trucks, sports utility vehicles, or other types of cars, among other heavyweight items, while fitted into a lift. The reason why the Stan Design Inc. hydraulic system StanJack rolling bridge jacks make a great tool for truck owners is the agility it offers.

Its components work in accordance with Pascal’s law or the principle of fluid mechanics to produce applications in a range of fields including but not limited to the automotive industry.

Like any hydraulic jack, the anatomy of the Stan Design Inc. StanJack can be broken down into these main parts, namely:

  • Reservoir or buffer tank
  • Pump with piston or plunger
  • Pump lever or handle
  • Check valve
  • Main cylinder or ram
  • Release valve
  • Handle

The reservoir or buffer tank is the physical compartment of the hydraulic rolling bridge jack which holds the hydraulic fluid or pump oil. When the handle or lever of the pump with piston or plunger is mechanically lowered or raised, it 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 is transferred from the pump through a check valve and into the main cylinder or the ram, which extends out of the hydraulic rolling bridge jack body creating the required lifting force and lifting the load.

Stan Jack Bridge Jack Models to Choose From

StanJack J6000H

  • Capacity – 6,000 lbs.
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 11”
  • Lowest Collapsed Height

StanJack J7000L

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

StanJack J7500H

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

StanJack J9000H

  • Capacity – 9,000 lbs.
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 11”
  • Lowest Collapsed Height

StanJack J12000H

  • Capacity – 12,000 lbs.
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height
  • Lowest Collapsed Height

StanJack J15000H

  • Capacity – 15,000 lbs.
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height – Over 11”
  • Lowest Collapsed Height

StanJack J18000H

  • Capacity – 18,000 lbs.
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height
  • Lowest Collapsed Height

StanJack J25000H

  • Capacity – 25,000 lbs.
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height
  • Lowest Collapsed Height

StanJack J35000H

  • Capacity – 35,000 lbs.
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height
  • Lowest Collapsed Height

StanJack J50000H

  • Capacity – 50,000 lbs.
  • Heavy-Duty Hydraulics
  • Extended Lifting Height
  • Lowest Collapsed Height

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How to Choose the Right Truck Jack for Efficient Lifting?

Choosing the Right Truck Jack
Explore various truck jacks and their features to find the perfect match for your lifting requirements.

Working in commercial garages or automotive workshops can become a nightmare without the right collection of equipment at your disposal. One such tool in your arsenal is truck jacks. These heavy-duty jacks for trucks are capable enough to make the lifting process of big vehicles smooth and effortless while ensuring safety and stability.

By saving time in lifting heavy loads, suspending them securely to service them efficiently, and lowering them without technical hiccups, truck jacks enable workers to maintain and repair bigger vehicles like heavy-duty military or commercial trucks, buses, sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and all sorts of big automobiles.

Having many different operational mechanisms- mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, hybrid, etc., these jacks deliver high value to professionals wielding them. By lifting and transporting all types of heavy weights, industrial loads, vehicles, and machinery equipment for clamping, jacks aid customers in varying industries, like:

  • 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 & trailers

To understand simply the workings of a truck jack like the Stan Design pit jack, let us consider the example of a hydraulic system of operation, consisting 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
  • Pump lever or handle.

The reservoir or buffer or oil tank is the physical compartment of the heavy-duty jack for trucks 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.


What are Factors to Consider for Choosing the Right Truck Jack for Efficient Lifting?


1. Compatibility with Your Vehicle: Before choosing the right jack for lifting heavy vehicles, it is essential to check its specifications to verify its compatibility with your vehicle. This step is important and must not be avoided under any circumstances or considerations because doing so can impose great harm on not only the vehicle being lifted and serviced using the jack, but to the safety and even life of the personnel engaged in the process of lifting and maintaining the vehicle. To ensure compatibility, checking the jack’s weight capacity, size, portability, clearance or lift range, quality, build materials, brand reputation and user testimonials can be a starting point.

2. Weight Capacity: Usually expressed in tonnage, the weight capacity of a jack shows its capability of clamping, lifting, suspending, lowering, transporting, etc. loads of particular weights. The load or weight capacity of a jack is distinctly different from its lift range or size and is not indicative of either. Neither do the jack’s lift range nor its size in any way denote its load capacity. So, if you have a bigger or heavier vehicle to be repaired, going for heavy-duty pit jacks would be a wise choice, while for smaller cars investing in small and more portable repair and maintenance jacks would be sufficient.

3. Size and Portability: The size of a jack directly affects its portability. Heavier jacks, usually made of steel, are more suited for use in commercial garages and automotive workshops where they may be fixed in places for more convenient use. Unlike that, smaller jacks using hydraulic systems to operate either made of lightweight steel or aluminum, can be stored in small storage compartments of cars to be unloaded and used for emergency purposes like fixing a flat tire, etc. However, it is wise to not rely on portability alone while determining the size of the jack being purchased and weigh its compatibility with your owned vehicle or the types of vehicles you commercially service.

4. Clearance: The clearance of a vehicle refers to the distance between the lowest part of its undercarriage (not including the tires) and the ground. Also referred to as ride height or ground clearance, this area is the best suited for car jacks to be implemented for repairs and maintenance. Usually, the higher the clearance, the higher the center of mass of the vehicle. Therefore, this can be translated to suit low lift ranges of car jacks to make it compatible with the clearance of the car being serviced.

5. Brand Reputation and User Testimonials: While making an automotive jack purchase, you should bear in mind its producer and manufacturer. Checking out the brand reputation diligently and doing a fair bit of research on its product description and features, while also reviewing user feedback and testimonials for both the product and producer can go a long way in ensuring that you make a wise investment. For example, our Stan Design pit jacks are highly trusted across the industry as we serve our customers not only before they make a purchase with us, but also long after they sale is closed.

6. Quality and Build Materials: Perhaps, the biggest component in selecting a jack is its safety features. Since it is such a basic consideration, we have not discussed it as a separate point and wish to highlight it through this concluding point about quality and build materials. The quality of a jack should never be compromised based on price points as it can severely constrain the safety of your vehicle and yourself. Checking its build materials, whether steel, aluminum, hybrid, etc. is imperative to determine not only its size and portability but also its quality and sustainability, that is directly proportional to the safety it offers.

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How to Choose The Right Bridge Jack for Lifting Your Vehicle

Cars and trucks require routine undercarriage maintenance to run smoothly. This area of a vehicle houses key components like wheels, brakes, and the exhaust system. But to access the undercarriage and subframe of a car or truck requires it to be lifted. Enter heavy-duty jacks for cars and trucks! These wonder tools make short work of lifting the heaviest vehicles, reducing downtime in the process.

Car and truck jacks come in different types and load-bearing capacities. There’s the hydraulic floor jack used in garages worldwide. Scissor jacks come as part of the standard toolkit of most vehicles. Pit jacks are employed in workshop service pits to lift everything from cars, trucks, and military vehicles to EVs. And there’s the rolling bridge jack used with 2-post and 4-post lifts to elevate vehicles effortlessly.

Bridge jacks are truly a revelation. They eliminate the need for inspection pits and facilitate everything from wheel rotation, and tire replacement to oil change. Think of a bridge jack as a scissor jack on steroids. They employ hydraulic apparatuses or compressed airbags to achieve the necessary elevation for vehicles. If you are a workshop owner looking to serve customers more efficiently, you absolutely need a bridge jack in your inventory.

So, how do you choose the right rolling bridge jack for your workshop? Here are some useful tips:

  • Lift capacity: The lift capacity of a jack tells you how much weight it can lift without compromising its structural integrity. Our Stan Jacks range of products employ compressed airbags to lift cars and trucks. These devices operate using shop air, eliminating the need for compressed air canisters. A word of caution: never buy a bridge jack with a lower lift capacity than the heaviest vehicle you normally lift in your workshop. This can lead to catastrophic failure of the jack and the lift, causing major damage to the vehicle and jeopardizing the technician.
  • Lift height: Since rolling bridge jacks work in tandem with lifts, it’s important to have a jack with enough lift height to facilitate easy access to the undercarriage of vehicles. This way you are not restricted by the lift’s range.
  • Build quality: Never compromise on build quality when buying vehicle lifting equipment. Heavy-duty truck jacks, bridge jacks, and pit jacks undergo rigorous use and are subjected to a lot of stress on a daily basis. Flimsy components are an absolute ‘No’ for workshop tools. A hardened steel frame, zinc-plated components, and anti-rust coats are some of the most important attributes to look for in a high-quality truck jack. Stan Design guarantees quality with best-in-class components engineered from high-quality tool steel and other durable materials. Quality and safety are paramount for us.
  • Buy cost-effective products, not cheap: We often buy cheap products thinking they are cost-effective. But spending a few extra dollars on quality products proves to be more cost-effective in the long run. We are in the business of promoting quality products and want you to have durable products that return great value on investment.

Some winning products from our stable

1. Stan Jack J50000H Bridge Jack

We at Stan Design believe in manufacturing the best vehicle lifting solutions money can buy. Our generous service network and assurance of top-notch quality make Stan Jacks some of the most sought-after products among customers. The J50000H Bridge Jack represents the very best of Stan Design’s engineering prowess.

Features:

  • Lift capacity of 50,000 lbs.
  • Lifts vehicles well over 11”.
  • Heavy-duty hydraulics coupled with a pneumatic system make short work of lifting cars, trucks, EVs, and whatnot.
  • A unique multi-stage locking mechanism ensures the safety of the vehicle and the user.
  • Intuitive controls let you operate the bridge jack without expert knowledge.
  • A hardened steel frame and zinc-plated components make the J50000H last really long!
  • A set of stackable adapters ensures that the J50000H suits any vehicle type.

2. Stan Jack J9000H Bridge Jack by Stand Design

It’s impossible to ignore us when it comes to discussing floor jacks and bridge jacks for cars and trucks! We believe in engaging our customers with class-leading products that prove to be game-changers for their workshop business. While the J9000H has been around for some time, it never stops amazing garage owners with its robustness, low maintenance, and user-friendly nature.

Features:

Explore our product pages for more winning car and truck lifting solutions for your garage or workshop business.

Summing it up

The online market is packed with options when it comes to heavy duty truck jacks. No matter what you buy, never compromise on quality. It can make all the difference between safe lifting and catastrophic failure.

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