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  2. Jack (device) - Wikipedia

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    Jack which can lift a mobile home. A jack is a mechanical lifting device used to apply great forces or lift heavy loads. A mechanical jack employs a screw thread for lifting heavy equipment. A hydraulic jack uses hydraulic power. [1] The most common form is a car jack, floor jack or garage jack, which lifts vehicles so that maintenance can be ...

  3. Jackscrew - Wikipedia

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    The maximum mechanical advantage possible for a hydraulic jack is not limited by the limitations on screw jacks and can be far greater. After World War II, improvements to the grinding of hydraulic rams and the use of O ring seals reduced the price of low-cost hydraulic jacks and they became widespread for use with domestic cars. Screw jacks ...

  4. File:Working principle of a hydraulic jack.svg - Wikipedia

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  5. Lift slab construction - Wikipedia

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    Lift slab construction (also called the Youtz-Slick Method) is a method of constructing concrete buildings by casting the floor or roof slab on top of the previous slab and then raising (jacking) the slab up with hydraulic jacks. This method of construction allows for a large portion of the work to be completed at ground level, negating the ...

  6. Pallet jack - Wikipedia

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    Typical manual pallet jack (lowered) A pallet jack, also known as a pallet truck or pallet pump, is a tool used to lift and move pallets.Pallet jacks are the most basic form of a forklift [1] and are intended to move palletized loads within warehouses, distribution centers, retail stores, and construction sites.

  7. Stewart platform - Wikipedia

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    This specialised six-jack layout was first used by V E (Eric) Gough of the UK and was operational in 1954, [4] the design later being publicised in a 1965 paper by D Stewart to the UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers. [5] In 1962, prior to the publication of Stewart's paper, American engineer Klaus Cappel independently developed the same ...

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  9. House raising - Wikipedia

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    House raising (also called house lifting, house jacking, barn jacking, building jacking) is the process of separating a building from its foundation and temporarily raising it with hydraulic screw jacks. The process is the first step in structure relocation in which the building is moved to a different location. [1]