Unit Removal Jacks
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TACKS designed for the removal of units J from vehicle chassis have been introduced into this country from America by Applied Power Industries Inc. (U.K.) Ltd., 717 Tudor Estate, Abbey Road, London, /NINA. There are two basic models, one a low-height unit for removal of gearboxes, engines and transmissions when the vehicle is standing on the ground and the other specially designed for removal of units when the vehicle is over a pit. There are three models in each range.
The low-height jacks are models T-1, T-4 and T-11. Maximum lifting capacities are 1,000, 2,000 and 750 lb., and minimum heights 6 in., 8-125 in. and 5-5 in. respectively. In the case of the T-1 the maximum lift is 1 ft. 11 in., whilst the figure for the 1-11 is 18-5 in. These models are similar to normal trolley jacks but have two wheels at each end and in place of a lifting pad, a universal saddle which will cater for almost all sizes of British transmission units is fitted.
The jacks for use in a pit have a telescopic lifting ram mounted on a wheeled base and carry at the end of the ram the lifting saddle. The models in this range are the T-2, T-3 and T-6. The T-2 and T-3 have lifting capacities of 1,000 lb. and minimum and maximum heights of 2 ft. 6 in. and 6 ft. and 3 ft. 5 in.
and '6 ft. 0.5 in. respectively. The model T-6 gives a lifting capacity of 2,000 lb. with a closed height of 3 ft. 9 in. and maximum height of 5 ft. 11-75 in.