Guys

What's the best way for my mate to carry some form of jacking for his Cateringvan? He is into doing a bit of touring this year. I've given him an old tool roll with a few 'essentials' in there but he does carry a spare wheel but no jack should he need it. He now wants some kind of jack!

So;

What's best, a scissor type or a small bottle?

Supplier of either?

Thanks!

small cheeeeeeep sizzer jack is all you need..... better is to dunp the spare and get something like slime and use a small compressor dispensing with the bulk of the wheel. Use the wheel holder to carry a bag of luggage instead



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[Edited on 8-1-10 by mangogrooveworkshop]

[Edited on 8-1-10 by mangogrooveworkshop]

Weetabix, a can of red bull, and a 3' lump of 4x2?

I carry a small scissor jack which did get used last year on my tour, I don'r carry a spare just the magic can (puncture repair)

Regards

Bob

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Originally posted by bbwales
I carry a small scissor jack which did get used last year on my tour, I don'r carry a spare just the magic can (puncture repair)

Regards

Bob

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Defo a scissor jack.
Easily fits under a "7".
Light and cheap

David

On the Sevens tour I went on we had a support truck but I think that might be considered cheating by some....

but then again my mobile wasn't working in Ireland anyway so it really didn't matter what back-up we had luckily some nice ROI person stopped to help and drove all the way home and got me some nuts + bolts to bolt my alternator back on again!!

Ive got stuff that we used on the quadbikes that can close 4mm nail holes....... you need the compressor and a valve key....
The tyres take major abuse and have never got a flat after that.
My smartie had pourous tyres and it ran on the crappy holts stuff for years after that.
The picture we put up of the saab being jacked up was taken in the south of france and it made it to rome and back....on a can of holts...

Halfords does little sizzer jacks

The sissor jack came from the scrappy and the tyre repair is good for 50mph, good enough to find a tyre repair place.

Bob

I bought the smallest scissor jack I could find at an auto jumble, cut off the unwanted stuff on the top and welded on a square of flat plate with a rubber pad stuck to it.

Takes up very little room and can be used pretty much anywhere under the vehicle.

I guess it depends on the engine, but a jack is a bit overkill (to my mind).

If you do decide to get a jack then I would recommend the one for an old model Audi A4 (95-03 sort of era). These are aluminium and incredibly lightweight and well made.

Matt

A bottle wouldn't fit under a 7esque.