I had a jack given me the other day because it didn't work. It was my mate round at the bike shop and he had another one the same that did work,a real heavy duty 2 ton low level jack made by a firm called Bradbury. I took it home and tried bleeding it and couldn't get anything out of it so I topped it up (nearly 1/2pt of oil) and it works perfect. Brilliant tool lifts about 26", what a result..

I got a wee 2000kg jack for a tenner from LIDLs this week, but I admit I can't beat your price of nowt!!

i bet it would have been hundreds of quid when it was new. have you told him you've fixed it just with some oil?

tom

Who wouldn't?. I haven't offered to sell it back to him though . He said it was surplus to requirements anyway.

Bradbury, the Rolls Royce of trolley jacks, had mine over 25 years and have only topped up the oil a couple of times. If you have any problems it would be worth getting it overhauled by a hydraulic engineer, should then last you a lifetime. Rusty

my bradbury jack pisses out oil, although it does look about 50 years old. does anyone know whether it could be fitted with new seals, are jacks scrap when they start to leak?

Thanks

As I put in my last post, Bradbury jacks are worth getting repaired by a hydraulic engineer as they were made to last a lifetime, may cost moreto repair than a cheap "made in taiwain" jack . Well worth the extra!! Try yellow pages for hydraulic engineers or garage equipment suppliers/ repairers. Hope this helps . Rusty

I think i had exactly the same jack, couldn't be bothered trying to figure out why it didn't work. Gave it to a mate and regretted it ever since, it fitted under the locost no problem and lifted loads.