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What is the groups opinion of the best heavy duty lawn mower jack to change blades on a heavy mower like the Scag 52" Tiger Cat II?
I have a 300 lb. capacity MoJack but was thinking about the Mojack Pro which has a 750 Lb. capacity. What is everyone's thoughts on the MoJack Pro? Is their something better out there that does a better job??

I am thinking the 300 lb. capacity may be a little light duty for the Scag.

I use a bumper jack from a 1968 chevy for my Ferris IS2100Z, works great!

I use my 4-ton floor jack with an 8"x8"x16" block of wood. No need to reinvent the wheel. I almost bought an electric forklift. They only wanted $100 for it because all the batteries were dead. Worked if plugged in. I waited too long to make up my mind.

This is what I went with and have not looked back, now I have to deal with all of the fiends in the hood who have issues.
http://www.tscstores.com/500LB-HEAVY-DUTY-TRACTOR-LIFT-P30135.aspx#.WXEVisYZNE4

It was on sale for 150 CDN Look for heaver then you need, YOUR head is under it!

good luck

Been using a floor jack for over 20 years, with no accidents or problems. If I feel uncomfortable, I add a couple of jack stands.

I have an engine hoist which works a lot better than a jack, just so long as you remember to duck under the boom
Occasionally I even use it for removing engines.
Outside I have a yard crane from an explosives plant where electric anything was a no no.
For quick things like blade changes I use some tall ramps with flat surfaces they are about 14" which is more than enough space to get under a deck and of course very quick.
Got another set for the service van, easier, faster and a lot more secure than any jack

I picked up a 550 lb capacity heavy duty jack from Tractor Supply: Cub Cadet HD lift
I've used it on everything from a 48" Gravely ZTHD to a couple of very large commercial zero turns, and it works great. Since it cradles both front tires (and secures them in the cradle with straps) it's very safe, and it raises the front of the mowers higher than anything else I've used (except the bucket on a front end loader). Very easy to use, and truly a well made piece of equipment.

Shelby County Kid said:

What is the groups opinion of the best heavy duty lawn mower jack to change blades on a heavy mower like the Scag 52" Tiger Cat II?
I have a 300 lb. capacity MoJack but was thinking about the Mojack Pro which has a 750 Lb. capacity. What is everyone's thoughts on the MoJack Pro? Is their something better out there that does a better job??

I am thinking the 300 lb. capacity may be a little light duty for the Scag.

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I recently upgraded from a small mower lift to a Fischer 750 Lbs. Heavy Duty ATV/Mower High Lift Jack from Harbor Freight for $189.99. It's heavy duty and well built and does a great job of lifting my zero turns.

Mower Frank said:

I recently upgraded from a small mower lift to a Fischer 750 Lbs. Heavy Duty ATV/Mower High Lift Jack from Harbor Freight for $189.99. It's heavy duty and well built and does a great job of lifting my zero turns.

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You find removing the H frame will help some. But there still will be ZTRs that 2x10's are needed so the decks will clear the jack foot.

Works great

In my mind, lifting is not the issue. Having a setup that insures the jack will not pop-out while you're working under the equipment is the most important thing.

Last week I saw weld-on equipment jacks at Tractor Supply. I stopped because they looked exactly like the jack that came with my Exmark. These even had the short piece of tubing that you would weld on to the equipment, thus allowing you to jack more safely because the jack was firmly secured to the weld-on tube.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/reese-towpower-7079500-weld-on-jack-5-000-lb?cm_vc=-10005

Looks really tempting for $32 !! And they had a larger size in stock too.

Hammermechanicman said:

Pro-Lift T-5501 Air-Actuated Lawn Mower Lift

Pro-Lift T-5501 Air-Actuated Lawn Mower Lift 750 lbs. Saddle Capacity 500 lbs. Wheel Bracket Capacity with Manual Foot Pump Safely perform the required maintenance of your garden tractor or zero turn mower. Tasks such as changing oil, deck repair, cleaning debris, and blade work are now made...

www.asedeals.com

Works great

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Pshhhhh. 80 bucks! worth every penny until it crushes you.

My 800mm lift floor jack does the job for what I need but at $80 it would sure make things easy for some folks.

I just use a floor jack, and i have some extra big jackstands, jack in the middle and a stand under each front axle/steering arm.

Scrubcadet10 said:

Pshhhhh. 80 bucks! worth every penny until it crushes you.
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I have that HF lift and retired it. It won't lift big mowers plus it is not very sturdy. I spent good money for the lift i use now and it is worth every cent to me. It will lift 750 lbs. and is very sturdy and stable. I bet my life on it every time i get under a mower on it many times a week.

During mow season, I just use my floorjack & jackstands.. But during winter storage, I made 4 wheel dollys for it, that I put my z on. I can pull it out to do whatever on & later just push it back in it's place.

Hammermechanicman said:

I have that HF lift and retired it. It won't lift big mowers plus it is not very sturdy. I spent good money for the lift i use now and it is worth every cent to me. It will lift 750 lbs. and is very sturdy and stable. I bet my life on it every time i get under a mower on it many times a week.

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That's why I went with the bigger jack myself. The problem with the larger HF jack was the H saddle they welded on so I removed it. No problems raising the front ends of the 72" Hustler Super Z or the JD Z950M that work on. When comes more serious work I do use jack stands on the asphalt driveway. Currently having to get new 6 ton stands as HF recalled all of mine. Now I only got a couple pair of 3 ton stands.

I think my next lift style like the HF unit would need spring loaded wheels so the jack can be slide under things.

StarTech said:

That's why I went with the bigger jack myself. The problem with the larger HF jack was the H saddle they welded on so I removed it. No problems raising the front ends of the 72" Hustler Super Z or the JD Z950M that work on. When comes more serious work I do use jack stands on the asphalt driveway. Currently having to get new 6 ton stands as HF recalled all of mine. Now I only got a couple pair of 3 ton stands.

I think my next lift style like the HF unit would need spring loaded wheels so the jack can be slide under things.

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Years ago i was working on a small tractor and almost knocked it off jack stands while under it. I have a couple pair of stands but would rather use the lift if i am under something. I didn't have the rear brakes locked on the tractor so stupid on me. The lift helps with stupid.

Some thoughts on mower stands
I now use a 2 ton straddle yard crane to work on mowers.
Prior to that I used an engine crane
Why buy a single use product when you can make a multi use product do the job .
If you look around you can still get engine cranes with U shaped legs rather than the cheaper V shape, or if you can weld the V type can be converted to a U type so the legs go outside the mower & not under it.
Add a spreadder bar & you can lift the whole mower 4 wheels off the ground in a single lift.
If you jack up the front to service the blades it is prudent to remove spark plugs and give the engine a spin when it is back on the ground as fuel or oil can hydrolock the engine when lifted head down.

As for jack stands the best ones you can use are builders props.
We call them Accro Props down here as Accro was the original makers
Steel ones are good for 10 tons & alloy ones about 4 tons, a lot more robust than any car / truck stand I have ever seen

I back up on car ramps and use a 6000lb. strap. And the cats like it.

fieldhand1 said:

I back up on car ramps and use a 6000lb. strap. And the cats like it.

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So I gather you have some very heavy cats and no mice

fieldhand1 said:

I back up on car ramps and use a 6000lb. strap. And the cats like it.

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That's cool..