JEGS 79025 Hydraulic Car Lifts [3000 lb. Capacity]

These ramps are HEAVY DUTY. The only drawback to that is their weight. They are listed at 98 pounds each, and that is no joke. You should check out the dimensions and figure out where you will store them, cause I seriously doubt you will be hanging them on a wall. In addition to being heavy duty, the ramp and platform are much larger that the tin can drive-on thing I was using. Lots of room for big tires.So, what do I like about them ? Pretty much everything. I looked at the full length lifts that go under each side of the car and lift the whole car at once. But those cost twice what these do, would be even harder to find a place to store, and most importantly, limit your access under the vehicle. With these ramps, you lift the front wheels, remove the actual ramp part if desired, jack up the rear end and put it on jack stands. Now you have access from the front and rear, and both sides. A little more work, but way more access than with the whole car side lifting ramps.Due to their scissor lifting mechanism, the ramps lift the wheels straight up. I was a bit concerned that they might lift similar to a floor jack which pulls the load toward the handle as you are pumping and lifting. Not so, the wheels go straight up, and they go much higher than my old non-lifting drive on ramp. An added bonus is that because they are only 6 inches collapsed, they are easier and less nerve racking to drive up on, and almost any car will be able to drive onto them. With my old non-lifting ramps, I had to build a pre-ramp to the actual ramp, because most vehicles would scrape the bumper and push the ramp. They do have safety bars to prevent the platform from falling should the hydraulics leak. I tested those and was very pleased. They are very robust and heavy duty like everything else, and when I released hydraulic pressure, the platforms were rock solid sitting on the safety bars. An added bonus is that there are 4 positions the safety bars can be used in, giving you a range of heights to work with.So, what about the hydraulics ? Yes, they come with a foot pump, but it did not take that much effort to lift the platforms. A considerable number of pumps to reach max height, but if you can walk without falling down, you should have no problem operating the pump. And here is one of the best parts about the hydraulic system. The pump and the hoses both have check valves at the connection to the pump. This means that you can lift the platforms to the desired height, insert the safety rods, release the pressure to let the platforms sit on the safety bars, then remove the hoses from the pump while it is depressurized. I lost only a few drops of fluid when I tried this, and it allowed me to move the pump and hoses out of the way giving easy access with a creeper. Plus, there are plastic end covers that can be screwed onto each hose and both pump connections to keep dirt and debris out of the fittings. Also of note, the hose to pump connections have inner o-rings to seal when attached together, so the fitting collar that holds the connections together only has to be finger tight. I had no problem with leakage at any of the connections. Yes, these are expensive, but everything about them is so much better than the standard drive on non-lifting ramps. Ordinary ramps are not even in the same class as these, they just don't compare.So, what don't I like about them. First, they ship with hydraulic fluid already filled. I suspect each system is filled and tested. Points for that. However, for shipping the hoses are completely removed, and only one end of each hose has the check valve. They did not seal the open end of the hose, and consequently some fluid leaked out during transport. Even more leaked out when I picked up the hoses out of the shipping box with the open end facing down. There goes more fluid. For the price, seems to me that they could have put some kind of seal on the open end of each hose to prevent that. Points lost for that. Also, nowhere in the literature or instructions does it say that the system is pre-filled. So, I spent time on the phone to their tech department to ask these questions. How much fluid does the system take, is there a specific recommended fluid, and how does one bleed air out of the system. The person who answered the phone did not know and could not find the info in their data base. Took my name, number and email, and said they would get back to me. NEVER DID. Points lost for that. So, eventually I decided to hook everything up and try it. When it started lifting, I had to come to the conclusion that it was pre-filled and everything was working. Great, but I did lose some fluid, and I would still like to know how to top it off and bleed air. For anything hydraulic, that should be included in the instructions, but it is not. In fact, the only "instructions" was an exploded diagram showing how everything went together. Seriously ? Points lost for that. Also not included in the "instructions" that didn't exist is how to position the safety bars. As the platform is lifted, the wheels that roll inside the frame pass the holes that the safety bar goes through. Does the bar go in front of the wheels or behind them ? Nothing in the non-existant instructions. Points lost for that. I finally decided that after it is raised, as you lower the platform the wheels move toward the ramp - and the safety bar should go in the holes between the wheels and the ramp. The wheels are "locked" in a track that they can't come out of, and the bar is positioned to prevent them from moving past the hole you choose - which prevents the ramp from going any lower. Hope that makes sense.Finally, my last gripe is with drive on ramps in general. Especially with rear wheel drive vehicles, as you try to drive up on the ramp, it tries to slide out from under the front wheels - and they do so very easily on a smooth concrete garage floor. These were no different, despite their considerable weight and low height - which I had hoped might prevent the sliding on the floor. It does not. I considered drilling into the garage floor to drop bolts into and having the platforms rest against those. But depending on what I am doing to the multiple cars I work on, I don't always have the platforms in the same place, and I don't want holes all over my garage floor. My solution was to use some thick plywood placed in front of the rear tires, and attach it to the ramps. See the picture. If done properly, the rear wheels are on the plywood as the front wheels start up the ramp. The now stationary pieces of plywood prevent the ramps from being pushed out from under the front wheels. It actually worked pretty good. There was a tiny bit of slide as my straps stretched, but those could easily be switched to chains if so desired. That is my current solution, and it is adjustable for any size wheel base.Despite the points lost, I would definitely buy these again, but I suspect they will outlast me and the vehicles I work on. My only lingering concern is being able to repair the hydraulics if they ever start to leak. Hopefully that won't happen for many years, but if it does I hope parts will be available and it won't be too difficult.Update: Also works as a motorcycle lift. My cruiser style motorcycle has very low ground clearance to the frame. I wanted to do some bike work that required a lift. Already had these, so got to wondering if I could use just one. Turns out you can. Put one platform under the bike from the side. It is plenty long to support both sides of the frame and plenty wide to give great support front to back. Hooked up the pump and hose. The pump has individual valves for each hose / platform. Since I was only using one hose / platform, I closed the valve for that platform and left the other valve open. This worked to lift the platform under the bike without putting any pressure on the side of the pump that did not have a platform connected. Platform and bike are solid and stable. Pretty darn happy.

I used them three times and then they started leaking hydraulic fluid out of the hose out of the foot pump.

There are other Hydraulic Lifts out there , Do your research. This is a Below average lift. Does the job. But after using it for 2 months , already experiencing problems. The product arrived with No Instructions, so I called Customer Service . I was the 98th caller in line. 2.5 hours later … I got too 28th . I don’t have the luxury of holding for 4 hours. I had to look up the instructions on “ Black Widow’s” version , theirs had a detailed instruction. Product is average or below average .. it’ll work for what I’m doing than I’m selling an upgrading . Jegs - learn from Holley or Eastwood whose customer service is Phenomenal . Just sayin

The foot pump sucks but it works. 5 stars if the pump felt more solid. I ended up changing the line connectors so they are now compatible with the pump for my Quick Jack. It's works and it's great. The only issue is that there's no flow restrictor and the ramps descend quicker than you'd like, so, I descend a little at a time. Also, put some grip tape on the ramps. I do not regret this purchase, even if I had to use the foot pump exclusively.

These are a bit spendy for what they are but well built and sturdy. I have a low ceiling in my garage so a regular lift is out of the queastion. The foot pump is ok. Does the job . I switched mine out with air driven pump by vevor for a extra 100$ so now the go up and down all day with a foot pedal. I like these so much i end up ordering a second set to lift entire vehicles quickly. The can be stacked up on a furniture dolly and stored out of way easily. It also advertised as 15 inch max hieght but mine reach closer to 18-19 witch is alot higher then my average floor jack since your lifting from the bottom of tire. My wife just shakes her head at how excited i get about these. Lol

Junk and dangerous. I wasted a lot of money on these ramps and they never worked right from the beginning. Jeg's customer service is worse than the cable company! I will never buy anything again from/through Jegs.

At first I thought, if the pump and hoses are in the front, how will I get a creeper under there? It goes so high that it's easy to enter from the side. If you really want to go under the front, the hoses at the pump are on quick couplings. You can release one of them and push them to the side. It lifted a 4WD Dodge Ram 4 door with a V8. The ramp stops fold flat when not in use, so you can push the ramps together and store them under your vehicle. They are 5 1/2" when collapsed. Other reviews had trouble with the pump shaft breaking. Unless you got pretty violent with the foot pedal, it should go a long while. These ramps are about as safe as you can be. It comes with stop pins that keep it from coming down with four height choices. Well built with wide ramps. I would buy them again.

No instructions couldn’t get any from jegs spent over an hour waiting to get through poor service