Peteff
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| posted on 7/11/04 at 12:17 AM |
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New (old) jack.
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..
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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alister667
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| posted on 7/11/04 at 12:27 AM |
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I got a wee 2000kg jack for a tenner from LIDLs this week, but I admit I can't beat your price of nowt!!
http://members.lycos.co.uk/alister667/
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indykid
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| posted on 7/11/04 at 01:16 AM |
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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
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Peteff
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| posted on 7/11/04 at 11:48 AM |
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Of course I have....
Who wouldn't?. I haven't offered to sell it back to him though  . He said it was surplus to requirements anyway.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 7/11/04 at 08:07 PM |
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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
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Cousin Cleotis
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| posted on 12/11/04 at 08:33 PM |
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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
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 12/11/04 at 09:54 PM |
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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
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MikeR
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| posted on 12/11/04 at 10:39 PM |
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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.
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