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2. Jack (device) - Wikipedia

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   A 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. Car lift - Wikipedia

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   Car lift may refer to: Car elevator, a device which transports cars between different floors of a building. Car lift, car hydraulic lift, 2 post lift or 2 column lift, a device which mechanically lifts a car up, so that the mechanic can work underneath. Car ramp, a device which raises a car from the ground for access to its undercarriage.

4. Car hydraulics - Wikipedia

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   The motion of car is defined by the number of cylinder pumps installed in the vehicle. The number and placement of the pumps determines the range of motion the automobile has. A hydraulic dump valve called a "dump" is used to control the downward movement of the car.

5. Scissors mechanism - Wikipedia

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   It consists of a series of interconnected, folding supports that resemble the shape of a pair of scissors, hence its name. The scissor mechanism is widely employed in various applications, including scissor lifts, folding tables, adjustable height platforms, and automotive jacks. [2]

6. Jackscrew - Wikipedia

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   It is commonly used to lift moderate and heavy weights, such as vehicles; to raise and lower the horizontal stabilizers of aircraft; and as adjustable supports for heavy loads, such as the foundations of houses. [citation needed] A leadscrew operates this automotive scissor jack.

7. Toyota Material Handling - Wikipedia

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   TMH also manufactures pallet jacks, tow tractors, order pickers, container handlers, automated guided vehicles, and reach trucks. [15] It is the sole North American distributor of Aichi aerial work platforms, including scissor lifts and wheeled- and crawler-boom lifts. [13]

8. Lift table - Wikipedia

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   The most common lift table design incorporates hydraulic cylinders and an electrically powered pump to actuate the scissor lifting mechanism. Lift tables can also be driven by pneumatic sources, trapezoidal-threaded screw drives, push chains or by hydraulic foot pump when the load is not heavy. The choice of drive mechanism depends on factors ...

9. Equipment rental - Wikipedia

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   Equipment rental was first developed in Anglo-Saxon countries. It emerged in the UK after the First World War and has now become a multi-billion euro business providing a wide range of construction and industrial equipment for customers globally.The American Rental Association was founded as early as 1955, [1] and the first waves of consolidation took place in the 1970s in North America ...