[AT] Neat jack idea

[Ronald L. Cook]

I have a Hi-lift jack that was purchased sometime within the last 10 
years to replace a broken knock-off version.  It is the cast version. 
The metal handle is kept in with a cotter key.  Works.  Offsetting the 
handle would negatively affect the storage of the jack.  They lean quite 
nice just inside the door of everyone's machine shed/shop.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

charlie hill wrote:
> I've not had much experience with those jacks.  I don't own one but have 
> used one a time or two.  It seems to me that it needs two things. 1st  an 
> offset bend of about 15 degs or so just in the handle above where it goes in 
> the jack. That would help with the finger and smashing problem.  2nd a 
> locking detent of some sort to make sure the handle is all the way in the 
> jack and that it stays there until you want it out.
> 
> Charlie
>