Power JACK

Power JACK

n. A large, mechanized JACK with rechargeable batteries which has motors to lift and move heavier PALLETS than can be managed with a HAND JACK. Contrast HIGH-LIFT.

TIP: Don't Pull a Power Jack. Yes, it's true you have to pull a regular JACK—after all, in that case, you're the motor. But tug on a Power Jack the same way and you might dislocate your shoulder! Them puppies are heavy! You simply can't pull them. So, ease off. The whole idea is to use the handy thumb controls, steer, and just let it follow you. It might not be quite as fast as you'd like, but it sure is a whole lot easier than moving a PALLET-full of 32-pack CASES of bottled water with just a HAND JACK.

TIP: Stuck? Pump the Handle. OK, this one falls under “strange but true.” Sometimes you may press the Jack's “follow” button yet nothing happens. You look, and the key is in, the battery charged, the power on, but the hulk just sits there, “dead.” Here's what to do: lower the handle all the way to the bottom of its travel, until it goes “thunk” about parallel to the floor, and then raise it back up again. For some weird reason that seems to “wake it up,” and afterwards it works just fine. I know this sounds superstitious, stupid, whatever. The thing is, it actually works!