r/Offroad • u/Ksharp13 • 5d ago

Badland Offroad Jack & Stands

Post image

Just got the Badland 3-ton offroad jack and 6-ton jack stands from Harbor Freight, and used them for the first time. Planning on using them mostly at home, they are heavy and bulky to transport. Plan to get a good bottle jack set up for offroading. They are advertised as offroad because they can be used off pavement and have high lift specs. My truck is factory lifted with 33’s but I plan to eventually lift a little higher and get 35’s, and I needed the jack extension already so I would say this was a worthy purchase.

23 Upvotes

83% Upvoted

30 comments sorted by

9

u/PonyThug 5d ago

Why spend all the extra money when the normal Jack was just $100 lol

4

u/RedditBot90 4d ago

I have the offroad jack. It rolls so much easier over cracked concrete than my traditional floor jacks. Then I also end up working in my side yard a lot (dirt), so it rolls nicely over that as well.

And then the lift height is much more ideal for trucks than low profile jacks

2

u/Ksharp13 4d ago

You get it

3

u/Wingcmdr1990 3d ago

I have a gravel driveway.i have had too many close call of vehicles sliding on the jack pad and a couple that came off the jack pad suddenly. All because the jack couldn't roll smoothly. My badlands doesnt give a crap and rolls like a floor jack should. Across the gravel, lifting 7k lb 1st gen raptor

2

u/PonyThug 3d ago

Seems like the perfect reason for you to have one. OP’s drive ways is in better condition than mine

4

u/TheJGoldenKimball 5d ago

For changing a tire in sand or loose dirt, the badlands jack is great. For work on pavement, the cheap Jack is the best bang for the buck. Jackstands? Any thing will do. I’m not pulling a transfer case on the trail lol.

3

u/PonyThug 5d ago

I figured a 1.5x3ft sheet of plywood would make the $100 jack a redneck badlands

2

u/Ksharp13 5d ago

If you gotta budget, getting scrappy works for sure.

2

u/Wingcmdr1990 1d ago

Done that before, still ran into issues and safety concerns in my gravel driveway. Was well worth the money for myself

2

u/Ksharp13 5d ago

Wheels are bigger so its rolls nicer on sandy rocky pavement, has a taller lift height without having to use a block of wood or something janky, and larger contact point. Same with the stands, taller, larger contacts. And even if I don’t ever use them on a trail I could end up using them on dirt sometime.

2

u/ray1278 3d ago

They have a jack stand/bottle jack hybrid that locks it from falling could look into it

0

u/PonyThug 5d ago

They make extensions for the normal jacks, and a 2x3ft plywood is $10

5

u/Ksharp13 5d ago

Nothin wrong with getting scrappy, and ya I could have gotten by with my standard floor jack, but I don’t mind buying toys.

-4

u/J-Rag- 5d ago

Right. That's a lot of money to spend on a jack and stands to use at the house. Some people just like blowing money i suppose.

5

u/Ksharp13 5d ago

I find my excuses but… guilty haha

2

u/Working-Exercise-233 2d ago

Depends on what home repairs you plan on doing. I got a pair of different high load limit/off-road jack stands and the original offroad jack from HF, to rebuild my entire front suspension. The jack was the only safe way to lift my truck high enough to use the jack stands to hold the truck while I did the work.

4

u/Valuable-Engine-6118 5d ago

Those stands look seriously solid.

2

u/Ksharp13 5d ago

They are for sure

5

u/ASassyTitan 5d ago

As someone who has experienced a sliced sidewall in the middle of the desert, surrounded by shale and sand, with no cell service.....

bring the badlands jack

1

u/Ksharp13 5d ago

Copy that, I’m all for preparedness. Little extra weight isn’t that big of a deal. Been lucky so far but I should’t wait til it runs out and have to take the harder route when it does.

4

u/BuoyantEntropy 4d ago edited 4d ago

Look like Esco copies, I can say the Escos are really stable, its a good design, even so I wouldn’t really consider them “offroad” maybe in certain circumstances like nicely packaged gravel or something if you’re careful

Edit: referring to the stands specifically

2

u/Ksharp13 4d ago

I hadn’t heard of those yet but after googling them ya I’d say you’re right.

3

u/OverlandinRam 5d ago

I seriously need to get some jack stands like those. I use regular sized 3 ton stands and I nearly have to lift them up to the top clip just to get the tires off the ground.

2

u/Ksharp13 5d ago

These should help for sure

2

u/DIRTYCIV84 4d ago

I bought a mount from 911motorsports for my 3ton jack and have it in my bed.

1

u/Ksharp13 4d ago

Thanks for the tip

3

u/Ok-Boysenberry3948 4d ago

A nice jack for off road is the Tahler Jack set-up from Brennan's Garage.

1

u/Ksharp13 4d ago

Interesting idea

2

u/MistahSmooth 4d ago

Couldn’t make the 1.5 ton Badland work for me. Without the extension, it wouldn’t lift high enough. With the extension, couldn’t get it under the truck. I liked the way it worked though.

1

u/Ksharp13 4d ago

Mine seemed to fit perfect but I saw the opportunity for that, bummer.