Heavy-Duty Industrial Hydraulic Jacks

In most situations, we recommend our standard hydraulic toe jacks to lift heavy loads. Our other types of toe jacks might work as well, but are designed for certain situations.

If you’re lifting in a tight space, or will only use the jacks with external pumps, then our toe jacks with external hydraulics are a good fit.

If you are lifting a forklift or need a longer toe to lift a load, then our forklift jacks are recommended. The universal jack we have operates both vertically and horizontally and serves as a 2 in 1 jack.

An external pump should be utilized with our jacks if you want to have less people involved in the lift, since it enables one person to operate multiple jacks. External pumps also allow for users to maintain a further distance from the load, increasing the safety of the lift.

We offer both a hydraulic hand pump and hydraulic electric pumps.  We recommend the hand pump on our lower tonnage jacks if there is not an electric source nearby.  We recommend the electric pump in most cases since it requires no manual effort and it can easily operate all of our toe jacks.

Other types of hydraulic pumps can operate our jacks if the PSI is set to 7,541 and the hoses and couplings fit properly. If you are uncertain how to match the couplers to the hydraulic fittings, we recommend taking the equipment to a hydraulics shop and they can complete the job.

• Grease the slides and lifting piston periodically
• Clean the air-vent screw with compressed air
• Change the oil in the jack at least yearly

See our toe jack operating manual for more advice on maintaining your hydraulic toe jack.

• Do not overload the hydraulic toe jack. Using the toe jack beyond its stated capacity will either reduce the usable life of the jack or cause a failure.
• Do not lay the hydraulic toe jack on its side. This will cause oil to get into the air vent screw, causing an issue when you try to operate the jack.
• Keep the hydraulic toe jack in a relatively clean, dry place. This will prevent clogging and rusting of the toe jack.

If you have a local hydraulics shop that you currently work with, we are happy to assist them with repairs. We also offer our own hydraulic repair services, with technicians that have worked on hundreds of GKS jacks. Contact us to ask about our hydraulic repair services. 

It’s beneficial to do some basic troubleshooting on your toe jack, as the issue may be very simple and easily fixed by yourself, saving you both time and money. Review the product manual to diagnose the problem.  If the troubleshooting guide is unable to diagnose the problem, then we recommend sending the jack back to us to repair, or taking the jack to a hydraulic repair shop.

All of our hydraulic toe jacks are made in Germany.

The type of hydraulic oil that you need depends on the brand of oil that you use.

See page 9 of our hydraulic toe jack operating manual for a full listing of compatible hydraulic oil.

The V20 hydraulic toe jack has 2 actuators. The actuator on the left is called the ‘fast pump’ and it allows the user to quickly lift the toe of the jack to place under the load before lifting. This pump is not to be used when actually lifting the load. The actuator on the right is called the working pump and that is what should be used when actually lifting the load with the toe jack.

The feet on our toe jack swivels to enable lifting of loads that do not have any clearance from the ground—you can swivel the feet parallel to the load and get the toe of the jack extremely low to the ground. Once the machine is lifted enough to put blocks or cribbing underneath, block the load and then point the feet of the jack towards the load again. Do not keep the feet of the jack pointed parallel to the load for the entire lifting operation, as this might bend the toes or cause a lifting operation failure.

In short, forged steel is stronger and will bend instead of break when overloaded.  Most other toe jacks are made of cast steel, a cheaper but weaker manufacturing method.  Click here to get more information on the difference between forged and cast steel.

You can find toe jacks on the market that are less expensive than a GKS hydraulic toe jack. Why pay more for ours? In one word, quality.

• Our toe jacks are made in Germany
• Every jack comes with a test certificate and are ASME/ANSI complaint.
• The toes on our jacks are made of forged steel, stronger than the industry standard of cast steel.
• The toe on our jack is adjustable, meaning less blocking of the load.
• There are wheels on our jack so that transport is a breeze.
• You can operate the toe jack both manually and with an external pump.
• The same capacity is present on the toe and the head of the jack.
• The feet on the toe jack swivel, enabling lifting from a lower loading height.

We keep spare parts here in Springfield, OH—you can order them from us directly, or you can contact your local distributor.