Not sure if it goes here or in GCC so I posted this in both....

My Father said he wants a floor jack... and that Sears has one on sale for $29.99... it's a 2.25 ton jack.

My question is.. how much does the... I think 2001.... F-150 weigh... just want to make sure he doesn't need the 3 ton jack....

Thanks, folks.

 

as far as the weight you can google an answer on that. now for the jack, you can really never overkill on a jack, if you get one too small it will suck ass, as where one a little to big will always do what you want with less effort. plus he may keep it longer if it's big and beefy not wimpy. i always overkill everything though.

 

2001 f-150 lightning is 4674 lbs.....so my guess is other f150s are heavier.....

 

Yeah, it's the kindcab and shtuff. I'm thinking the 2.25 hack will be fine since the truck probably weighs almost 7000 lbs.

 

you might wanna check your math again.....

1 ton = 2204lbs

2.25 tons = 4959lbs

 

Remember you're not jacking the whole truck up at once.

As bigB said too small of a jack will suck. Most of the 2.5 ton are a nice size for someone to use in the garage at home.

I'm wlling to bet the 2.25 ton jack is REAL small and the base that you lift from is only like 2" round.
But to answer the Q, any of those will lift any corner of his truck.

 

Something else to keep in mind with a truck is you need a jack with quite a bit of lift to get it off the ground. Figure at least 14". More would be better.

As far as weight. To be on the safe side, asume that the vehicle is 70% front heavy. (5000lbs x.7 = 3500).


ALSO, SVT1996Cobra is wrong with his numbers. 1 ton is 2000 pounds. (a METRIC ton is 2204lbs, but that's not how jacks are rated)

2.25 ton is 4500lbs.