Quote Originally Posted by jiott View Post
For jacking, I just use a common bottle jack, placed up about 12" above the ground on some large wooden blocks. The top of the jack is cushioned with a smaller block of wood placed right under the mounting blocks for the Grove gear-right over the bolt heads. Do one side at a time, and block the other main wheel so it doesn't roll. There are many other ways to do it, and many guys have built neat little gizmos to make it easy. My method just uses common stuff you probably already have laying around.
I see. 12" is enough to extent the jack all the way up to the gear? Seems like quite a distance for the jack to travel.

Thanks