Ranger QuickJack BL 5000 Assembly and Review -EricTheCarGuy
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
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Ranger BL-5000 $1295.00
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When Bendpak sent my 2 post lift, they also sent this BL-5000 to check out. It's a more affordable and practical solution for the home garage or small shop. This thing is AWESOME. Kinda makes me wish I had looked into one of these years ago. It really didn't take all that much to set it up. There was a small issue fastening the motor to the carrier, but that was solved by drilling 2 new holes into the assembly. I've notified Bendpak about this issue and they're looking into it. Honestly that was a very moderate modification and it only took a couple of minutes to rectify. That said, this is a great lift for the DIY or small shop. Or you can bring it to the track to do quick repairs between runs. It's very portable and easy to use. All you need is 110V to plug into and you're ready to go.
Yes, you did hear me correctly. I will be giving this lift away to 1 lucky winner at this years 4th annual 'Meet Up'. The winner will be randomly drawn at the event. You must be present to win. There is no cost to enter other than showing up. If you plan on attending, please sign up here. Details on location and time are also included at this link.
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Where has this thing been for the past 6 years? ruclips.net/video/uMqTFQuPHeY/видео.html
Really jealous. I have been eyeing one of those for a few months. Would be great for working in my garage. Love watching you work Eric. I just cringe on the amount of time it must take you to piece together these videos done from multiple angles. Keep up the good work man!
That thing looks nice! :) Are there anything like that for big SUV's like Ford Expedition or Chevy Tahoe/Suburban?
Skauber not that I've seen. This is the first product I know about that is this portable for the price. Give it time they may make something for taller vehicles.
From the looks of it, the construction is robust enough and with adequate safely devices I don't think there is much chance for suing. Unless your are referring to copyright issues?
Skauber I have one it goes up about 24 inches so depending on how high your vehicle sits off the ground it might work for you. Also it is rated for 5,000 pounds so you might be able to put some little wood blocks or something like that also beside the rubber ones to get more height out of it.
6 years later and still the absolute best QuickJack assembly video on RUclips!
Make sure your Teflon tape is rated for oil. Some tape will degrade if you get oil/trans fluid on it.
Tearing the teflon tape is supposed to pull the tape into the treads, and give a better seal, but I still get about a 25% failure rate. The paste generally seems to work a bit better. Judging by the little puddles of oil near the QD connectors, I guess I'm not alone there.
Wonderful product that's gotten many improvements. The locking mechanism has been improved and the length has increased from 60" to 66". The optional accessories include: larger blocks, pinch weld blocks and adjustable SUV and Truck lifts. Works well in small areas. The T-Bird loves the attention it is now getting. There is no fluid leakage when disconnecting the hoses or when in storage. One note on setup and operation do not overfill the reservoir or forget to loosen the vent cap prior to operation.
Have fun if you own one, it will make home vehicle maintenance less tedious.
Ron Payto Wheres your vid Ron?
EricTheCarGuy that sound when the lift is reaching the top of travel the "sputtering" sound and also the lift slowing down.. it means the pump is starving for fluid.. I'd check the level of atf fluid again might help a bit.. they say 2 quarts but I wonder if there taking into account fluid in the lines and the little bit of fluid in the cylinders..
It wasn't even bled properly to begin with.
Eric, The easy way to apply Teflon tape. Hold the fitting in your left hand and have your right index finger through the tape roll with the tap unrolling from the top. Pinch the end of the tape against the fitting with your left thumb and using your right thumb as a drag brake on the reel orbit the fitting as if you were tightening a nut onto the fitting. Three or four turns and you're finished, cut or tear the tape.
Rob B Yeah, at 7:00 he's got it wound the wrong way. I've never even thought of cutting it--takes too long for zero benefit.
Great video, Eric and Brian. LOVE the shot that was mounted to the Ford as you lifted it - very cool.
Jacob Frey Whos Brian??
Eric thanks for all of your time and effort to produce these videos. It's difficult to make informed decisions on products and their operation or assembly. It makes it easy to show the wife the products. Thanks again
I trust your advice expertise and reviews so much. I was very excited to see you reviewing this product
WOW!!!! From no lifts for about 6 years to 2 lifts in a matter of what, a month??! Nice job Eric!! I also think it's great you're willing to have a raffle in order to give-a-way the small lift to a fan! Wish I could attend! Take care. Thanks for sharing.
This is nice. I like the storage capability.
Another option around the same price would be a scissor lift. I've been using a harbor freight scissor lift for about 3 years now. Built like a tank (1000# or so). Use the 25% off coupon.
its actually safer to lift your vehicle as one unit. Sure Jack stands and a jack are cheaper but your jack stands could tilt and fall over when raising the other side of your vehicle.
Moggie20170000 People dont realize that.Not mention the stress.of having more weight on one side when lifting the other side.
Thats why you lift the front and back not side to side
Hey Eric, I am an automotive mechanic by education/training but have recently started working on forklifts and industrial equipment. If I had to guess at that compressed air you added I would say it is for an accumulator of sorts which acts as a shock absorbers in a way to smoothen the hydraulic movement and keep it from jolting sharply when you engage the hydraulic pump.
TLDR, air is compressible, is a cushion.
Props on having the camera suctioned on the car for the shot underneath it as it was lifting. That was badass
Eric: said this before but you have the absolute best vids on the worldwide tube. I was wondering how good these lifts are and how challenging the assembly is. you solved all my questions. Going to get one at costco this week. Thanks again.
I can't believe it took me until 2019 to find out about this.
Home Depot is carrying them for almost 30% less than most and almost half of what Amazon is selling them for.
Being the car repair guy in the family for in-laws, aunts, uncles, coworkers and family friends this would be awesome, every weekend someone needs their car looked at. I know what I want for Fathers Day...(hope my wife sees this lol).
Just bought one for my shop for quick services and for the space. Works like a charm.
@EricTheCarGuy, now add it to a 4 post lift for the best of both worlds!
I have the 7000lbs Quick Jack, my gosh it makes working on my vehicles easier! Grant it, it's not a 2 post lift but it's worth it if you're a weekend warrior.
Dude.....you forgot to bleed the system! I noticed they were going up uneven, that could be dangerous shaking up a car when it goes up. You gotta bleed per the instructions and make sure you have no more then 50 psi !
He also raised them up to the max height without any weight on them.
He's pretty careless in a lot of videos I find.
One important caution from a fellow QuickJack user. I am writing this in several places on RUclips so fellow users can avoid a potentially dangerous situation wherein the QJ acts like it is locked, but actually is not.
I LOVE my QuickJack BLX-5000, and when properly locked I'm totally happy being underneath it, but beware its "false lock" state.
I unwittingly discovered a "false lock" state can be created which supports a vehicle, but can unpredictably break free. The usual locking mechanism works well and is very solid and stable. However, if you advance the QJ up just a little further before going back down to engage the locking bar, the cam can also pass over the stop point. When you go down with cam also past the locking point, instead of jamming the locking bar's cup into the locking point, the CAM can jam instead. That "false lock" did support my car's weight, but it is through the cam and its pivot pin instead of the secure lock normally created by the locking bar. The false lock looks OK from a distance, and it supported 4,000 lbs. It's just not at all secure. The cam can unpredictably pivot upward out of of the stop and the cam's pivot hinge is taking all the load. Just one nudge of the car and it could break free.
Always go up until ONLY the end of the locking bar gets past a stop. Never let the cam also go over a stop point before going down into lock.
In my opinion the cam should be reshaped so it can NEVER jam against a stop to create a "false lock." This simply should not be possible. When mine broke free, the locking bar luckily caught against the stop as the QJ dropped. Thankfully, I had noticed the lock looked a litle odd. I wasn't under the car and the drop didn't unsettle the lift blocks.
I have reported this unsafe condition to QuickJack and also filed a report with CPSC.gov (20201128-2FEEE-2147367840) to help ensure proper follow up. The safest solution would be to reshape the cam so it simply can never form a "false lock" and retrofit all existing Quickjacks with new "false lock" proof cams.
Interesting product. I'm a bit surprised that the assembly manual didn't call for bleeding of the hoses - how are you going to make sure that no air is in them?
Seems like a lot of that assembly could have been done at the factory. I see no reason to require the end user to install all those fittings.
Agreed. For that price, I'd expect everything except the air lines to be hooked up ready to go.
I was thinking the same. I believe it makes it easier to shift, but at the same time has that "do it yourself" feeling.
@@RockandrollNegro - The higher final price is determined by the final seller/brand. All these are "made in China" and sold for pennies, out of the factory floor! So they cut costs as much as possible.
The final retailer don't even bother and sell it as they come! ;-)
@EricTheCarGuy, this is an awesome setup that I have looking at for a about 6 months. I just went mobile & these would really bring up my professional appearance with my customers; not to mention the efficient manner which to lift. I own a SUV in which these would fit into of perfectly. Thanks for the great videos & keep em coming!
+kwik keys If you want to use something like this professionally IMO get longer hoses so you never have to deal with the quick disconnects and can leave the power unit in your vehicle. I work with and around quick disconnects and they spill a little fluid every time, these look like they spill quite a bit more than usual for some reason, look at the pools under the car. :-/
Mel's Mobile Mechanic I think you would have to be careful on any type of driveway if there is a slope or gravel.
Just an added helpful note, if in the event you damage your hydraulic hoses and "spring a leak" O'Reilly Auto Parts have stores (like the one i work in) that make hoses with fittings using the Gates Megacrimp hoses and fittings.
Very helpful,- covered the pressure points nicely without BS
Eric, it's my understanding that oil, being non-polar, will slowly eat through rubber o-rings. Wouldn't it be better to use silicone paste or silicone spray lubricant, rather than ATF like you are always using?
As usual great job walking us through the QuickJack...very cool product.
After watching many reviews on this, including yours, I see 2 major issues. The first is one that A LOT of people complain about, which is, this thing leaks like a stuck pig. The second is that you have to slide it under your car to position it, then slide it out to remove it. When you slide painted or in this case powder coated metal on concrete or asphalt, the ground surface acts much like sand paper and will completely remove the finish, which as we all know will lead to rust and the eventual failure of the lift. I have also seen a few videos where people replace the noisy casters. Overall I think the idea is a nice one, but it just wasn't very well designed.
I know what I'm saving up for!!! Right now I pay a baptist church to use their parking lot when I do large repairs on my own stuff.. All I have is a gravel driveway at home and let me tell you there's nothing more nerve wrecking than jacking a car up on gravel(you just hope the stands are on solid footing, and hope isn't necessarily a good standard when dealing with 1-2 ton vehicles)..
I would recommend checking the stored psi before every use, and those lock welds scare me a bit lol. It seems very innovative though.
Love this channel. Been watching for years.
ERIC! What a load of fucking about. 2 Wheel ramps. High lift trolley jack. Axle stands. 5mins. The vehicle is 2.5ft in the air. Those hydraulic connector pipes would restrict complete movement on a car creeper. P.S Keep those well informed automotive' vids' flowing, with that natural human decorum. Great stuff
DAMMIT. I would really love to have one of those!!! I wish I was in America to meet Eric the AWESOME guy at the meet up :(
Eric, good job. I bought the BL3500 for my 59' Triumph TR3. I'm going to start to assembly it tomorrow. My first complaint, and hopefully my only one is the instruction manual. It looks like it came off a 60 year old xerox machine that was running out of ink. the photographs/pictures were terrible. I went to their wedsite and download the manual as a PDF and it was much clearer, but that won't help too much in my garage. If that's my only problem I'll just check back on your video. Good job.
Awesome video. Just bought this lift for my shop. Looks like my life will get easier performing routine maintenance now.
I always wanted one of these Ill be getting one soon
Oldskool, keep serving God brother.
Nice more affordable way to get a lift for the home garage/shop. Will be great for on the road repairs also. If locks don't hold up out of the way, can always get a long strip of velcro.
I NEED to buy one of these to work on my Charger. OMG I'd love to have one. I wish I had a garage also.
Just ordered one. Can't wait to get it.
That's actually affordable and perfect for a lot of applications. Might be saving for one of these in the future. Thanks Eric great video
This is the coolest product I've seen lately.
Oh man, I would LOVE to have one of these! Problem being that I have a gravel driveway and a lack of $1300...
Is it stable side to side? I'd like to se you rock the Fairmont to see if she tipps...
Good review Eric.
I have recently brought a house with a garage and im planning on changing the diff and various engine and transmission mounts over the next few months and this looks ideal for me. Even more ideal in that i drive a Honda s2000 where alot of the ramp solutions wont work because of low ground clearance. This looks excellent and will make jobs like servicing my GF's car easy. Its not cheap but when you look at two posters etc this ramp isn't competing with those. Its aimed at either racers or people who want to have an easy jacking solution they can store in there garage.Only issue for me is that im in the UK and these cost $1400 just for the BL3500
You just made me to start a new project, building this thing from scratch, because i don't have the money for buying it...😁🤩
I can't believe I never knew this existed😬...I love this thing!😍
It would be a little messy the first time, but I make all of the line connections except at the cylinders and run the pump to push most of the air out of the lines the first time. Air in the system is why it is jerky at first. You also have to be careful to properly use use adjustable position o-ring boss fittings to not push the o-ring onto the thread which can cause them to leak. I also avoid teflon tape on hydraulic threads, I use Loctite 569 hydraulic thread seal. I am sure they avoid mentioning these items to keep the instructions simple.
Wish you had at least mentioned the leaking hydraulic fluid...
Water in the tread I think.
Andrew Miguelez Yes mine does also leak a little bit from where the hoses connect to the motor.
sinspot some reviews I've read said the quick disconnects aren't the most expensive and do leak a bit. They said if you swap them out for better quality ones it happens less.
All hydraulic systems leak. Quick disconnects always leak, he probably should have mentioned it but most that purchase this type of product should know
Cannot recommend this company or product; After dealing with the leaking hoses since I got the product;
The oil has gotten on to my tires and affected the cars braking ability.
Luckily I was in the alley and coming to a bend with no cars and was able to wipe and use brake-cleen to get rid of the oil.
Since then I have contacted Quick-Jack who insists that I pay for new hoses.
I'm out of warranty by two weeks when I contacted them,
They took two weeks to respond then said I was a month out of warranty.
Very bad business Practice;
I don't recommend for the price nor for the service;
I have the atlas 6000 that is a very nice low budget low ceiling lift and its portable wheel it outside in the summer. You should do a review on that one.
Has a 56" lifting height as well
Great video. I noticed some fluid on the ground around where the connections would be. Any leaks ?
Great product, Idk it was a bend-pack company.
Did you know there is a new version BL-7000SLX - $1595 on ebay !
7000lb Capacity can lift a light truck, Even my car is 4870gross weight.
So was not sure abt the 5000lb version. I like to see a review of the new version, it looks a lot better.
I need this lift in my life this is amazing and would help me so much not just to get under the car but to lift it up so I don't have to bend over as much. I blew out 2 disks in my back last year and had surgery so it makes everything I'm doing more painful.
Sorry to hear about your back. The only down side to these is each Quickjack weighs around 78lbs. They do have small wheels, but are still heavy.
Superb, both the lift itself and the fact that you're giving it away at this year's meet-up. I'll be there, as usual. I didn't win anything last year, but the food was good. :) This lift will certainly be a bonus for any do-it-yourselfer.
I had the same car in the 80's, best car ever!!
God damn it. We will have to see how things look this Xmas. ETCG come back!
Awesome video! I've been learning a lot from Ericthecarguy great videos! Hopefully one day when I start driving in a year maybe I can come to the meet up that'd be a great experience.
Great presentation on the Ranger BL 5000 Lift. by Eric ,the Car Guy. Look forward to buying one in the near future. Muat have garage item.
As always, great video Eric.
not sure if this has been said, but the locking bar I think should be loose. it should auto drop into the groves for either of those locking positions. so it won't accidentally drop. just my guess. ok, know that I saw how it came down, I can see why you tighten it up.
For the safety arms it would have been nice if they'd also put a magnet on the bar that it folds up next to. That way rather than just relying on a tight bolt to keep it from falling back down while you're lowering it the magnet would actually hold it in place making sure it didn't go anywhere.
Nice job on the intro video, I have mine coming in about a week or so. Can't wait to use it.
im happy to see how cheap this and the big lift are. I was guessing they were 10k +. Kinda of a reasonable dream tool now. I saw they were about 2.8k and 900$ thanks for sharing
Only negatives to QJ is the insanely heavy weight of each side. I smash my fingers each time I use it. Also they do not lay down that far. My 64 Corvette always scrapes its bottom (dual stock exhaust pipes) on the QJ. 90 deg fittings on cylinders sometimes rotated to where they leaked. You did not show the bleeding of air out of the cylinders. Rather exciting if a bleeder screw comes all the way out. Shot clean across the garage in my case. Hit me in the finger and that hurt. I have the 7000 EXT. I also use hydraulic oil rather than ATF.
You could drill holes into the locking arms and put pins through them to keep them from falling
M.Night207 or use velcro
Rare earth magnets
Smashing idea eric :-)), essentially two floor jacks in a clever framework :-)).
Im not sure i like the loose rubber blocks, but im just picky.
Those rubber blocks were super sketchy. Maybe if they had a groove in them for the seam to slide in to. But, no way would I use them as is.
This is awesome... Buying it!
your supposed to bleed those cylinders out with the air you put in it it helps the fluid get into the rams thats the reason for the 50 psi in each ramp
Good video mate. Don't you think you should have used silicone spray/lubricant instead of hydraulic fluid on the O-rings of the fittings as it would prevent degradation yet lube the installation? Cheers.
Damn you and your corporate sponsorships! You just got me in trouble. Ordering this now!! Thanks Eric!!!! :D
IMHO I noticed the hoses come out the front I thought it would have been better that they came out the side,
so they wouldn't be in the way when you are rolling around underneath the vehicle.
Awesome video Eric, thanks for showing me these exist!
I want one!!! Another great video from ErictheCarGuy...
Eric, great video, and thank you for taking the time to share your ideas, knowledge and experiences... this product you show is a must have for all of dys, and learners, saves time and effort when lifting the car, and basically... is fun. I am going start saving to buy it !!!!!! again Eric..... Thanks.
When I have a garage I am definitely getting those.
Ah I'm a year too late for the meetup. Oh well. Great review and if I ever get a home with a garage this is one of my necessary pieces so I can efficiently work on my vehicles
on corvette forum one vette owner said he slips them under his vette and drives over them and then just slides them into place when needed.
Teflon tape is for tapered plumbing type fitting and remember to put it on the same direction you screw the female on it (clockwise)
+Edward Blackburn Not necessarily true. Tapered fittings are meant to "seal themselves) do to the wedge it creates, not to mention you're suppose to use paste type sealant. A parallel thread should always have teflon tape, no matter the application.
yes and plumbers have been using thread sealers forever on pipe threads IE tapered.any other type of fitting has a seat as in flared and compression and the tape only interferes with seating
I swear I turn on ETCG as background noise just unwind at the end of the day. I've seen each of these videos atleast 5 times each.
I keep going back and forth between this and the max jack portable 2 post lift.
Where has this been my whole life?
Houston!..we have lift off..thank you!
Of course this early design had to be redesigned to fix the hydraulic fluid leaking out of the quick connect fittings. The crappy safety bar was also redesigned. New part numbers end with SLX. Also spend an extra $150 and get the 7000# model. It's worth it for the piece of mind if your underneath it.
You don't need the 7000 lbs version unless you have a big SUV or truck.
Can't wait till they have a 10k load version! Excursions are heavy!
I MUST HAVE THIS LIFT!
I will probably buy one of these in a year or two.
You do NOT want to raise them to full height without a load on top of them or they will become stuck there. It only says that about 5 times in the manual.
Edit: Jesus man read the manual. You DON'T tighten the support nuts on the side of the locking arms, they are supposed to be a bit loose to ensure proper travel as you raise and lower the jacks.
FYI - Eric, I think your link to this lift is dead. Checking further, it appears that BendPak bought Ranger and now makes those lifts using the same product IDs (BL-5000, etc). Just an FYI.
That thing is awesome. I'm going to the meet up so I hope I get the lucky ticket!
Awesome review! I WANT! (would fit on the roof of my already severely over-loaded portable 'Hyundai Elantra Wagon workshop', for easy transport from job to job!)
great review Eric! but what about the fluid spilling when you disconnect the hoses? is that something to take into account? also a small video production tip - use the gradual volume increase in the beginning of the intro, otherwise it just blasts out of the speakers as soon as the video starts.
The connections is similar to those you would find on a tractor and agricultural equipment... Those fittings is valves that closes when you disconnet them...
WiseWik I did that on purpose. Wakes the viewer up.
EricTheCarGuy nah man, in my case makes me jump
EricTheCarGuy God bless you, Eric, you have the patience of a saint.
I always like your clips. I also trust your advice Eric. Thanks
Eric -
in the video it appears that the fittings leaked (see 13:52 & 15:14). Can you tell me if that was the threaded part of the connector or the quick-connect?
Thanks. - Thumbs up!
For the safety locks, magnets would seem better to keep them in the up position without having to keep them tightened stiffly (is that a word?, but that is something anyone could add to the unit to add the extra convenience.
Damn it eric. I really wanted to push the button. I was getting anxious thinking about pushing the button.
Great job Eric! Question. Do you have to refill to 50psi every time that you use it?
Cool stuff! would have been great to have some kind of retainer for the two safety/locker bars when lowering the car.
Great video thanks!
Why does everyone use ATF fluid instead of hydraulic fluids and I noticed the hoses come to close for comfort to being pinched when dropping
That is an awesome giveaway Eric! Initially I thought you were going to answer the inevitable comment, "Eric, why don't you have two lifts..." Now I know...
I really do want to push the button! Excellent video.