dhutch
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 11:30 AM |
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Trolley Jack
Ive stuck a notice in the wtd area, but assuming nothing comes up (why would you have a spare) then i need a trolley jack.
Just wondering if anyone had a recomendation, looking through machinemart they seam to have litterally hundreds with bearly anything to distiugish
them!
Uncals buying as a birthday present, so i dont think the budget will streach to a bling-bling alumium one or anything silly, but there should be
enough for a good one.
What are we looking for, lift height, number of pumps to the top?
Will be used on the seven and tintop etc. But nothing heavier than a tonne.
Daniel
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 11:32 AM |
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Well that answered my question in your other thread. I brought a £20 2 ton from screwfix (i think) Wouldnt trust in one my jag but use it alot on the
locost 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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JAG
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 11:42 AM |
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If for the Se7en/Locost check the lowest height - many will not fit under a Se7en/Locost chassis.
Justin
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l0rd
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 11:43 AM |
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there is supposed to be one at LIDL for 12.99?
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Myke 2463
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 11:43 AM |
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What about this, i have one - well pleased. £39.99.
Halfords Advanced 2.25 Ton 4x4 Jack
Cat. code: 921452-0
Extra 10% Off Everything*
Halfords Advanced 2.25 Ton Speed Lift 4x4 Jack
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stevec
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 11:48 AM |
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I got a £9.99 2 ton Aldi one last year, good for the 7 nice and low. Probably not good for a big car though.
Steve.
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MK9R
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 11:50 AM |
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i bought a 2 tonne semi pro one, that had a really low saddle height, which just goes under the ST, but i can't find it on the website. I know
it was £34.99, pop in store if you can see it
Cheers Austen
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 11:54 AM |
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Another thing that’s very good is that the pump handle should be able to swivel round to different angles and still pump.
Never lift a jack by the jacking arm btw, draws air in to the cylinder if you do that
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mr henderson
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 12:06 PM |
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I've got a Machine Mart jack, don't know which model it is but it's sturdy and it's OK for jacking up one end of a car, then
pulling the car sideways (using the wheels on the jack) which is a good way of moving a car around a garage if there isn't enough room to run
the car backwards and forwards to steer it into postion
John
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will121
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 12:44 PM |
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saw this job lot in Augos before with axle stands, trolly and jack plus more all for £25, thuing it would be worth checking out the jack a bit more to
see what the lift height ect is.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7402481/c_1/1%7Ccat_10198728%7CClearance+garden+and+DIY%7C10244349/Trail/searchtext>RAC.htm
[Edited on 6/11/08 by will121]
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Stuart_B
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 01:41 PM |
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hi, i got a 3 ton strong arm jack from machine mart it is low and it jacks it high as well, it is weigh 39.5 kgs though but it is great. it was a 1p
dear than the 2ton version, and i got a set of 6ton axel stands while i was there, for a present from my folks.
stuart
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neilj37
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 02:10 PM |
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i bought the low entry one from Machine mart.
[Edited on 6/11/08 by neilj37]
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Bob C
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 06:27 PM |
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I got the £10 Aldi one too - they appear "on offer" every now & then. It doesn't go low enough to get under my locost
though......
Otherwise can't knock it - perfectly servicable jack
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britishtrident
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 07:03 PM |
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Depends what you want to lift --- the Lidl/Aldi jobs are fine but lack stability and really don't stand up to constant use , for serious
especially if you are lifting anything bigger than a Mondeo then get a proffesional jack a 3 ton job.
Even though you should always used axle stands and chocks the wheels on a jack should be wide enough track to be stable.
As my tintops tend to be big & heavy my main working jack is a Halfords 3 ton that I bought about 10 years back.
Here is the current version
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_216064_langId_-1_categoryId_165727
Machine Mart, Partco and other sell very similar ones.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 08:30 PM |
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We have something like this one available from Lidl for £12.99 Similar spec but only cost a tenner back in 2003. Still working fine and it's
been invaluable ever since.
Phil
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dhutch
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| posted on 9/11/08 at 12:10 PM |
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Seam low entry, or atleast the entry height, is proberbly a must. The Seven certainly isnt as high as the tintop and i hadnt really thought about
that.
Never sean one with swiveling handle eather!
I would have just bought one, but i borrowed one from a mate (£12 autojumble jobbie) and it wasnt very good at all. Better than my current scissor
jack, but not the step i wanted.
- It couldnt lift high enough to get the axle stand under the wishbone mounts eather (tintop) so i still used the scissor for the last half inch!
Daniel
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 9/11/08 at 01:08 PM |
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I have an old Bradbury 1.5 ton jack cost me £95 but worth every penny, in its time it was the Rolls Royce of trolley jacks . Has been in near constant
use and apart from a couple of top ups has been perfect. Stable and safe with a fairly low platform . The cheap trolley jacks available today are
disposable when anything goes wrong . PS I've had the Bradbury since 1976.
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