The Tombstone Jack™
Up to 12,000 pounds of monument capacity
The Tombstone Jack™ (TJ 4200) is engineered capacity, for your safety and total productive confidence.
TJ4200 Usage Instructions
There are two different parts:
1- Clamps (3,000 pounds)
2 - Lift Feet (12,000 pounds)
The Tombstone Jack™ is a purpose-built solution that empowers communities to restore and maintain cemetery monuments safely and effectively. Our system uses four highly-engineered clamps with 4-inch square rubber pads. By applying 100 foot-pounds of torque, the system generates an impressive 10,000 pounds of clamping force, allowing safe lifting of monuments weighing up to 3,000 pounds. For heavier monuments, our lift feet increase capacity to safely handle up to 12,000 pounds. Jacks and lift feet rated for 3,000 pounds each x 4 = 12,000 pound total monument weight capacity.
Not all lifts will require a wood pad to be under the Jacks, but the ground can be soft, which may cause the Jacks to be pushed into the ground while lifting a monument. We suggest that you have some good ¾” plywood pads - 8” x 12” up to 12” x 12” (spread the load) For your many projects, an assortment of 1”x 4” and 2”x 4” lumber in various lengths will help you customize a safe and productive work environment.
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The Clamp N Lift rubber pads are super grippy and also replaceable, but if you take care of them you should never need to replace them. If you need to lift a rough-cut monument we suggest that you remove the rubber pads and replace them with 4”x 4” x 1- 1 ½” thick wood such as you might cut from a 2”x 6” board – install these in the special clamp brackets with the same screws that hold the rubber pads, and you are good to go.​
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This system is designed for both practicality and durability. Once a monument is lifted, fresh washed ¾-inch minus gravel is placed underneath to ensure proper leveling and drainage. Unlike cement, gravel provides a long-term, adaptable solution, allowing for future adjustments without creating additional challenges. This method ensures stability while accommodating the natural settling of the ground over time.
Clamp N Lift - up to 3,000 pounds. Granite weighs up to 175 pounds per cubic foot. It is important to grease the screw after every 100 lifts.
See the label on each Jack for instructions!
Inspect and maintain clean equipment always - ensuring that no debris like dirt, sand, and gravel ever gets into the Jack’s screw assembly or the clamp screw and nut bracket assembly - take apart and clean as needed.
Note: A good and clean screw and nut clamp bracket will produce up to 10,000 pounds of clamp pressure with 100-foot pounds of torque - Call us if you do not understand this, we want you to perfectly understand so that your work can be accomplished with total confidence.
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Each Tombstone Jack™ ships securely palletized and wrapped for protection.
Your order will arrive as shown — boxed, shrink-wrapped, and ready for easy unloading.
Lift feet with the safety strap, correctly set
The unit comes standard with a 2” safety strap. Securely wrap around the monument and the 4-lift feet, now ratchet
tight to ensure a safe and solid lift. If there are cracks in the foundation where you desire to lift or clamp and lift, inspect and consider lifting in a different place so you will not damage the monument and further cause potential safety issues in the process.
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Safe set up with the lift feet and ratchet strap!
Note: Sometimes the monument is sitting on a cement pad. If this is the case you should use the lift feet and dig
under the pad, insert the feet, and wrap the monument and legs of the lift feet assembly tight with the safety ratchet strap to insure that the lift feet cannot slide out from underneath the monument (leave the jacks out of this wrap - they need to be independent). Your craftsmanship and safe planning are of great importance in this regard. The Lift feet are bent upward to grip the bottom of the monument on the far edge for this reason - to provide bite “always install the safety strap at the lowest possible position for the greatest holding capacity. A safe lift and work environment is always up to you, the technician. Give us a call if you ever have a concern: 660-605-0259
Clamp N Lift is a no-digging proposition - you’ll love it!
16-year-old Emily safely lifts this 7,900 lb. monument off
the ground, using the lift feet for a new gravel foundation.
We have designed some dynamic tools to assist you in this important work of leveling monuments, tombstones, and tablets:
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The hoe: Its tapered heavy-duty blade on the end of a 1”x 1”x 36” handle is designed to push and pull the gravel under the monument to a level grade. No need to put your hands and/or arms under the monument.
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The digging, tamp, and pry bar: This tremendous tool is meant to be strong and supportive in all aspects of your cemetery work, serious digging, and prying. When the dirt and grass are shoveled back in, you can tamp and force the grass into place.
These items are a powder-coated almond color so they will not absorb a lot of heat from hot summer workdays.
We designed and engineered this equipment for you, and it is manufactured by real craftsmen in the USA at our Southern California factory.
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Note: People are injured and even have died in cemeteries due to unsafe monuments and work practices. Craftsmanship and design are a part of every project, no matter how simple.
If you ever have a question, call or FaceTime us directly at 660-605-0259!
