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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. House raising - Wikipedia

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   A house raised and held on box cribs during foundation work. 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.

4. 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 ...

5. Pump It Up! The Best Car Jacks for 2024, Tested - AOL

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   B6530 Fast Lift. If you're looking for a simple, everyday garage jack, the Blackhawk B6530 may be the one for you.After a simple setup, we were amazed by this 87-pound beast's lift-per-pump, with ...

6. Blackhawk (tools) - Wikipedia

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   Blackhawk also produced Blackhawk Jack brand floor jacks under the Blackhawk Mfg. Co. name including a handy 1-1/2 Ton heavy steel wheeled model. [10] In the early 1950s, the Blackhawk hand tool line was acquired by the New Britain Machine Company. In the 1970s, Litton Industries purchased New Britain. In the 1980s, National Hand Tool acquired ...

7. Jackscrew - Wikipedia

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   A jackscrew, or screw jack, is a type of jack that is operated by turning a leadscrew. 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.