Leveling a Loaded Container in the Field with a Bottle Jack
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- My loaded 40' High Cube Container needed to be leveled.
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Thanks for posting the part where it shifted it just shows how dangerous it could be.
I show both my triumphs and mistakes on this channel. In fact, the next video will be showing a funny boo-boo. Thanks for watching!
@@MinnesotaEric There's something about that moment when a heavy object you've been manipulating get's away from you. When you jump back and resign yourself to the spectator role in the unfolding event before you. I've got a couple of 20ft boxes to reposition and will benefit from your experience. Thanks for sharing.
Yes - I agree - showed what cargo unit jacking is really like with limited resources. I had my hands full using a Farm Jack - if I'd had someway to attach my bottle jack, it would have been better. Thanks.
Just wanted to leave a little note for single women farmers. I also got the 20T hydraulic bottle jack from Harbor Freight. $100 with the 20% off coupon. Works with any small compressor with 90-120psi. I see many other uses for this jack around the farm. Thank you Minnesota Eric....I was looking at a big dollar bill to have someone come out and raise/balance my 40' which has sunk in 10 years. Now I can do this myself, snd many years to come.....
I'm dealing with the same issue, thanks for the tip! Love that you show the process, I'll follow the second take not the first lol!
Smile, I show my fails as well as my triumphs. Once you learn what you need to do it is pretty straight-forward to square up your container.
Thank you for making this video. You showed all...good and bad. I really appreciate it.
Thanks for watching!
Well done nice editing and thanks for documenting this process on video.
As clearly demonstrated in this video, it is vitally important to use a sole plate underneath any jack especially when it's not on a solid surface. Heavy duty timber is best and you need to at least double the surface area of the base of the jack. Bricks are just OK but can break under the loading stresses.
Where were you when I started, saying start with the bricks, Eric! LOL
@@MinnesotaEric LOL. Learn by doing 😀
Containers need to be off the ground and supported on 4 corners only. The corners are the only part that are designed to carry the weight of the container and contents. If it is supported in other places, like the floor joists, there is a tendency for them to buckle. And if the joists are constantly on wet ground, there is a tendency for the to rust over the years. The boxes need to have the wind blowing underneath them.
This container booster is exactly what I was looking for. I do agree with your comment that the outside (long side) lift point would have been safer. Also agree with a couple of posters that you really should be using some heavy ground contact rated timber than those bricks. Thanks for posting!
All I had that day was two bricks. These days I have heavy cribbing. Even so, everybody is learning as we go along.
Next time when you have the container dropped have the driver put dunnage (4”x4”x8’) under it.
I just purchased a container and made sure that there was plenty of dunnage then skid where I wanted it later with a truck and chain. Next time you lift the container place at least a 1/2” steel plate under your Jack that is much larger than your jack base., this spreads the load out and is safer to lift. I prepared my ground with road base gravel and dunnage under the container the full width of the container on both end, the containers are designed to stack on the ends. I’ve worked on a few container cranes in my day. Words of wisdom from an Old school rigger/Union Ironworker. Good job glad you didn’t get hurt.
Looks like leveling a shipping container can be quite adventurous ! super glad you did not get injured, watching it slowly move over was a bit terrifying.. thanks for the advice on how to level it.
MinnesotaEric knows drama-especially the self-induced kind! LOL Thanks for watching.
That one time use piece is 185 bucks on ebay. I just dug under the middle of one of the long sides of the container. I put down some solid blocks, set a bottle jack on it and lifted one side, placed blocks under each lifted end. Lowered the bottle jack, placed another block under the jack and raised the side again. I placed blocks under the lifted corners again. I did the same on the other side and now my container sits 8 inches above the dirt. I placed blocks along each side aboujt 10 ft apart along each long side. It took a lot of digging and block moving but I didnt spend 185 bucks or more on a device I only use once and that will slip and fall and throw my container out of alignment. I have these lined up side by side and I needed to raise them out of the dirt. Maybe if you had 2 but still, thats over $300 for a one shot thing.
Slick "locking toe jack adapter"! I have forklift and Simplex jacks but I'll fab a couple of those for my next move. (Self and bros have seven containers between us so far. I have three HIgh Cubes, two joined as a shop.)
I use a railroad tie under each end when the container is delivered but that adapter would be useful when final-positioning containers using pipe rollers etc.
OB, if you have the capability to short-run manufacture these things, we should talk.
Do you know anything about the patent information?
@@theguywhorarelylies5454 It isn't patented because that process costs too much money.
Eric, you are a hero for this
Glad I could help!
Thanks so much for making this video and providing the link for the cam. Now all i have to is find someone who sells the cam in Australia
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Ahh it's all good. I almost did the same today on the highlift jack, the difference is I could use the top to leave position my container :) I use a 3T high lift jack at near capacity. Poor thing.. but it's another option.
Good video!! Well done, and love from Scotland, X.
Thank you very much!
I think I just peed a little in my jeans when it shifted on the jack. I'm glad you did not edit that out. It shows what can happen if not done with something solid underneath.
And then hearing junk falling over inside the container too. On my channel I show the failures and triumphs of my exploits and mechanical drama. Thanks for watching!
Good job.
While that lifting attachment/cam lock device is nice, if your not moving or leveling often or more that just one container, it seems to be an investment not needed. I dug a hole, put the jack and base plate in the hole, jacked my container up, level out fill in hole, done. I am going to be leveling two or possibly three more containers in the near future and I may fabricate something similar to this,,, no digging LOL
I've used it several times.
THANK YOU DETAIL VIDEO
Thank you for your humility and humor when you make fun of your bottle jack being of the chineesium variety. You definitely get 1st place for chin-see-est Chinese bottle jack. But hey.... you got 'er done.Ol Skool👍
I generally include my failures, trails, and tribulations on my channel because it is always better to learn from other peoples' mistakes than your own. Since I'm kind of an idiot, most of mistakes are not only instructive, sometimes they are amusing as well. Anyway, thank you for watching and commenting!
all is great!
Holy frack, that looks dangerous.
work smarter!!
What's the name of the cam lock thing you're using for the jack there...I want to order one, don't know what it's called.
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I know it's way late to comment, but in case you ever do place another can on the ground. They are designed to only be supported on each corner. When it's placed on the ground, it can start warping and sagging if you have more weight in the ends.
Thanks for the tip. If I had it to do over again, I would have put in six footings. At the time, time was of the essence.
@@MinnesotaEric No!, 4 footings!
sir the extension on the jack handle is to give you more leverage, why even bother using it.
To take up slack.
...then ...@...9:59...please LEVEL...your POT-BELLY-STOVE-BUDWEISER-BEER-BELLY...THK/s..my wife couldn''t Bother to WATCH any ...further..!!
@@MinnesotaEric what is the jack plate called and where can I find one?
@@ContainingLuxury If you are new to CZcams, often all the information you might need pertaining to a video is found at the top, right under the video. It is called a container booster, made by chassis king. They don't list the price but if you Google, other places sell it for about $175.
@@ContainingLuxury The Container Booster can be purchased through this link at Amazon: amzn.to/2FEblB3
where do the cam lock brackets come from???
Did anyone ever find the info to this?
@@ContainingLuxury containerbooster-com.3dcartstores.com/assets/images/new%20booster%202.jpg
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Thank you so much im building my home with 2 containers. I want that connectors
@@amparoaraneta4453 My pleasure. Thanks for watching!
Safety is different......
Hide your children when we’re running heavy equipment!
That was dangerous somali Eric.
What's CZcams without some mechanical drama? LOL
I think you are a legend sir
Nice
Where did you get the "cam lock" (corner piece that fit into the container for jacking it up)?
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Id put a decent bit of wood ply or such under that jack so it does not sink into ground.
I literally didn’t have anything else in the area as the container in this video is in the boondocks.
Should use 2 jacks one each side stops the container twisting and spread the weight lift ...i made my lifting tool
What is the adapter you put into the shipping container (black)
MinnesotaEric
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Hello mate where did you get the cam locks from did you make them or did you buy them can you please let me know
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All well and good and I could see there was going to be problems with it from the start, sinking that jack in to the dirt. The most annoying thing was watching this guy go to the trouble of putting in the extension arm for the jack but insisted on pumping it up from the middle. Leverage mate leverage, I bet you got aching arm from that. lol
Yet another guy who must have never worked a bottle jack! Shortest movement for a given load gets the most work done explains why I'm using that jack with the handle in but my hand close to the pivot.
What is the gismo called that fits into the corner of the container and where can I get one.
Thanks for watching! In the description of this video I have an Amazon Associates Link to the container booster. If you purchase through my link it costs you nothing extra and I get a little money-which is greatly appreciated! Good luck with your own container.
Where did u buy that black metal helper?
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Is the leaking jack because because it's a cheap China jack or a severely overloaded jack?
Also the cribbing needs to be a real concrete pier block a bit bulky and in the way or better yet a hardwood such as Oak cribbing. Things that crack and break are very dangerous.
It started to leak because I got sand in the seal and seal couldn't handle it because, yes, China. Still got the job done. Thanks for watching.
Worked like socks on a rooster.
C Davis- okay, that is straight up hilarious. Made my day.
Where did you get that device that connects to the container?
Thanks for watching! In my video description I have a link to now-available-through-Amazon link. Don't forget you'll need a bottle jack as well.
U need 3/4 thick aluminum 16X16 SQ under bottle . I have 4 of them I used to lift .
Where did you get the cam lock piece
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Having witnessed your jack push itself halfway into the ground, it might help to consider building some pads for the four corners and a set in the middle of the long sides. Your soil looks to be very samdy so unless proper preparations are taken the container will be shifting around until it has compressed the soil uniformly to its limits, which looks like might be beyond which you will be able to engage the camlock lifting fixture.
If your bottle jack is 7-8" in diameter, two 8" x 8" x 16" set side by side, with two 1-1/2" x 8" x 16" stepping stones on top would present a 16" x 16" square pad to rest the container on. Some full contact shims from the metal supplier would help to level that beast once the container has compressed the soil uniformly.
The closer to the container your jack rests, the less deflection you will have on the ram which can cause seal failure and jack ram bending and metal fatigue.
Always secure that jack to the container with a heavy rope so it does not launch away from the container and strike anyone.
If you do not have a surveying scope or laser level, you can get the pads all the same height with a hose full of water used as a level from one pad to another.
The delivery truck should have had a ground anchor to screw into the soil to keep the container from moving once it touched the ground on one end. Also, you can oil the truck bed where the container slides to make it easy to slide off.
A tow truck with a wheel lift borrowed for a few hours is also very handy when setting containers in place on piers, pads or a foundation.
Consider yourself lucky to have not been injured so far. Doing the work is very satisfying when no one gets hurt.
Well that shows me whot not to do
I am a man of many talents. Thanks for watching!
What is the cam lock device called and where would a person search for one?
Container booster - Chassis King
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You just need a 1/4 to a 1/2 turn to lower the bottle jack ... you turned it out so far the oil almost ran out. LOL
It's not an American jack, its the cheapest 20-ton Chinese jack available on Amazon. China takes a zillion turns to open or close the bleed screw.
At $195.00 a bracket, we would think that a local welder would make one for less. He could probably make up most of them from the cut offs thrown in the junk corner. The same site we looked at wanted over eighty bucks for the thirty dollar hydraulic jack. Shop wisely. The only money you end up with is what you do not spend.
Rob, I looked into the material cost for making my own and it wasn't worth it. I used a $40 bottle jack.
does this guy grasp that putting the longer handle on the jack only makes it jack easier IF YOU HOLD IT AT THE END OF THE LEVER...
John, do you know the fastest way to tell experienced people that you've never used a bottle jack? Yup, it is by making comments like yours. The shortest movement for a given load gets the most work done and explains why I'm using that jack with the handle in but my hand close to the pivot until the load increases to the point where I need to use additional leverage. Thank for watching.
Those bricks will sink in with the first rain. You really needed a piece of steel plate about 15" square to spread out the load of that ISO mounting point.
Put steel plates under each corner instead of treated lumber?
A good video of what not to do
You really don’t know your container until you’ve bounce tested it. Smile.
Hey Eric, we actually manufacture a product similar to this that can safely level a container on any surface. It comes with a steel ground plate so you won't have your bottle jack burying itself under the dirt!
Here's a link to the video: czcams.com/video/VxWjhBTfPJY/video.html
You sure do make a container leveler and yours look like a better, more thought out and mature product. How much does something like your Bison-Booster go for?
@@MinnesotaEric The Booster pricing is dependent on how many units are being bought, shipping etc. Best to contact us directly if you're after a quote! sales@bison-jacks.com
Bom trabalho
Thanks!
Great video on what NOT to do.
Glad it helped
El container siempre se levanta de un extremo y nunca de un lado.
These things can and do flex. Ask anybody with a sprung door.
Did you make the "contraption" that is used to lift the container or buy it? I have a container that I need to level as well and need the same type of gizmo to hook in the holes on the side.
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How much did the jack plate cost
The plate cost $150 plus $35.00 for shipping.
If you are only doing one container you can rent a forklift jack and use whatever as a sole plate if required. Most forklift jacks will slide into the channels under the ends of containers. If you have a bro who welds the equivalent of that adapter is easy to make from heavy scrap.
how did it go? I was able to level mine before loading, using forklifts with skid loader.....we did need to use that same kind of bottle jack to get my skidloader unstuck when we did the third container and I backed into a pile of gravel!!!
I came here interested in how people were doing this. This vid is a great example of how not to... Thanks!
How boring my CZcams videos would be without also showing the fails. Good thing I know "drama" Smile.
Sorry, you lost me when you placed a 20 ton jack on bare dirt! Good luck. Hope you live to make many more videos
I know drama and you shut me down? Thanks for watching.
The container booster on Amazon is $195, have these people bumped their head, $195 for what a piece of welded metal, that's an insane price I figured maybe 50 to $75 at the very most and that would have been very high, this is stupid.
Merlin, make one yourself.
A solid contender for the 'Darwin awards'.
Where were you when I made this video? Smile.
Should have came from the side. That is how I did mine.
Where were you when I was doing this job? LOL
wow, I'm glad you're not a contractor
Me too. I'm to cripped up and fat so I buy and sell real estate instead.
Y el gato se tiene que colocar sobre una base firme y no sobre la tierra
Agreed. Flat surfaces are best.
God is good
Amen!
Hey MinnesotaEric, Can I rent the Container Booster from you for $50? 😉 It's a win-win! Although shipping might be pricey 🤔
Thanks for watching! I use it to level other containers too.
At some point I plan to start making my own boosters.
@@MinnesotaEric Put me on your mailing list! If it is at a decent selling price I would be interested! Or if you wanted me to test a prototype at a substantial discount, I’ll be interested in that too!
@@rickyd8936 Ricky, I don't have a mailing list. Subscribe and and some point there will be a video about the things we're welding together. We hope (hope, mind you) to have something this fall.
I just looked up “DUFUS” in the dictionary and saw this guy’s picture there beside the definition.
Lifting without any real consideration for what could go wrong... it's like watching American politics :)
I was in the Army and you just made it sound as though I was a Marine. Smile.
1 rain later...
It's held up pretty good. The whole container is sitting on class 3, which is what we use to make driveways in our neck of the woods. Thanks for watching!
Wonders why wrist hurts. Fails to understand levers...
Petty remarks like this only diminish yourself as it is obvious to anybody who has used a bottle jack that you never have. Grow up.
Leveling a Loaded Container in the Field how not to, & how not to use a Bottle Jack,
This should be titled, "how not to level a container "
I know drama. Thanks for watching.
You should have had all the levels done before the container even arrived.....
The perfect world keeps rearing up its perfect head! I agree but things happened instead.
I hope this man does not have children. Watch when puts the exetetion handle on the jack and then where he grabs the handle, yes he is grabbing the handle in the same place.
Ever used one of these style jacks before when they are under no load? The fastest way to pump them up is through the shortest motion. You'd know this if you had any, I mean any experience, Armchair Quarterback.
How not to lift container all in one
Somebody has to demonstrate the meaning of do as I say, not as I do LOL!
How to not do any thing useful.
My result was good, but feel free to make your own container leveling video and make sure to keep it interesting.
Dude does not understand leverage, or he forgot about it completely. He's holding the jack handle halfway down the damn thing. so cringe.
I just learned you've never used a bottle jack before.
Want to cure your tennis elbow?..quit working with that arm...
If only it was that easy.
Sorry sir but this is more an example of how not to
Thanks for watching. My channel is all about mistakes, the real world, and only having two bricks laying around.
Every video i seen they jack it up on the corner. Why not jack it up in the middle on the ends? Think smarter.
Loaded 40' containers are not to be lifted from the center, only the from the ends. Empty containers can be moved by wheel loaders and large fork lifts from the center lift points.
MinnesotaEric if you read what I said, from the ends. Containers are 8 feet wide. In the center of the 8 feet.
Leroy 100 I did misread your remark. At any rate, there are no jack points in the center line at the ends of a container. Just the corners can be jacked. Jacking a loaded container on the centerline at the end would likely misalign the doors or fold the bottom.
MinnesotaEric jacking at the corners having a better chance of twisting and misalignment of doors. Unless you used 2 jacks, one on each corner lifting simultaneously. I did mine with one jack in center on the end and it lifted beautifully. When it is loaded and unloaded on the truck, it is lifted by the end, and doesn’t effect door operation or fold the bottom.
@@Leroy100 How much weight did you have in the container? My Danish-built, double-door HC 40' container has plagues on either end showing not to do what you're suggesting.
and at what point does he actually check that the floor is level in the horizontal plane...........totally useless video
Atta boy, living up to your namesake!