Design Build Go - new Agile scissor jack review

[David Czarnecki]

Quick video on the new Agile heavy duty scissor jack. 7000 pound capacity and over 20" of height. Take a look.

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/puQ-eNxSVwc?si=VjuCtqB_MB_o67CA

 

[Zimm]

I did. My initial reaction was, 400 bucks for a scissor jack is stupid. Oddly when that was put on FB, I looked into other scissor jacks and ran into this for less than half.

Multi-stage Scissor Jack - Bag & Ratchet Wrench - Gortech USA

An extraordinary breakthrough in vehicle jacks – a new innovation designed for all vehicle owners. Say goodbye to traditional jacks and welcome the future of lifting power with our cutting-edge jack featuring internal arms that deliver unparalleled leverage. Our revolutionary jack operates in...

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Out of curiosity for the innovative 2 stage mechanism, I bought it. In my opine, it, like the agile is a tad large and heavy and a space waster for a mid sized SUV compared to a large bottle jack, (nice for a campervan) but it works well and even the extension mounts in such a manner that I would have no qualms using it anywhere in the field that I'd be willing to use the jack, and I didn't think that would be the case. It' is defiantly versatile with it's wide range of operation.

 

[C-Mack]

Just about anywhere you’re likely to get stuck off-road and need a Jack it’s going to be dirty, sandy, gravelly or muddy and would be concerned about getting debris into the ACME threads jamming things up. Sure, one would try and be careful but grit is eventually going to find its way into the mechanism I would think. It’s still a nice stout jack though.

 

[Zimm]

Just about anywhere you’re likely to get stuck off-road and need a Jack it’s going to be dirty, sandy, gravelly or muddy and would be concerned about getting debris into the ACME threads jamming things up. Sure, one would try and be careful but grit is eventually going to find its way into the mechanism I would think. It’s still a nice stout jack though.

I doubt thats a real concern. I've used some rather dirty old jacks and never had that happen.

 

[Tazzieman]

I always thought bottle jacks were better than scissor jacks for HD use. What's changed?