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A Jiffy Jack doesn't work when BOTH tires blow out on one side, but my 
Jiffy Jack was sure wonderful for rolling the RIMS onto, so that the 
horses could wait in a level trailer for rescue.  3.5 hrs in 109 degree 
heat, in the middle of nowhere, a place where they couldn't even be 
safely unloaded (on the interstate) until a highway robber, who didn't 
care whether the horses were inside, arrived and took me to the 
cleaners.  Good thing the horses were acclimated to the heat--I wasn't!

It was the first time I'd used my Jiffy Jack in 6 yrs of ownership, and 
it did make it easier for the robber to slide the floor jack under the 
trailer.

Lynne

On Monday, July 21, 2003, at 10:13 AM, Steph Teeter wrote:

> I'll second the praise for the Jiffy Jack! Several years ago the 
> completion
> awards at the Fort Armstrong 3-day ride (Virginia) were home-made 
> 'jiffy
> jacks' - made from blocks of wood. This plus my aluminum j-jack have 
> been
> indespensible. I had a blow-out a couple weeks ago on the way to a 
> ride -
> record heat, the tires became over-inflated from the hot freeway 
> pavement
> and kaboom, one of them blew. Fortunately I was close enough to an 
> exit to
> limp in, called the local Les Schwab tire guys and they brought their 
> mobile
> unit to replace the tire. I pulled out the jiffy jack for the tire 
> guy, he
> was very impressed. It sure makes it easy. They make good blocks for 
> parking
> the rigs too - just drive the low side up onto the jack to level it 
> out.
>
> Steph


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