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Re: What lift on a trolley jack?

Posted: 10 Feb 2018, 18:45
by itchyfeet
silverbullet wrote:
Jacks: Weber Hydraulik hi-lift 2 ton

£756 :shock:

https://autoquip.co.uk/product/weber-wdk20hlq/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I was thinking more like this price

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage- ... olley-jack" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: What lift on a trolley jack?

Posted: 26 Feb 2018, 21:06
by rowlesy
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke- ... lley-jack/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

had this for around 7/8 years now - bought for our fleet of land-rovers (way back when) and now still in use for the fleet of busses and cars! teamed up with some extra large axle stands i can get the wheels at face height while im knelt down! apart from snapping both return springs (fixed with something off a vw im sure!) never let me down!

Re: What lift on a trolley jack?

Posted: 26 Feb 2018, 21:15
by itchyfeet
I could not justify the 200 quid in the end so I bought this one


RogerT wrote:I’m with dubworth, SGS and made in the UK. I use this one,
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage- ... olley-jack" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Weighs a lot but why it hold you want to carry it. Lifts up to 52cm, and just slips under my Mini (not MINI) too.

Re: What lift on a trolley jack?

Posted: 02 Mar 2018, 10:00
by RogerT
Good choice :ok

Mines a bit redundant at present with the van in my garage currently - I can only lift it about 4 inches before it hits the roof struts inside the garage :rofl

Re: What lift on a trolley jack?

Posted: 11 Mar 2018, 13:10
by bootie3367
I was very lucky, I saw an ad for a second hand Halfords long chassis 3 tonne quick lift trolley jack, £50!

I called the guy straight away, he was surprised as he had only posted it 10 mins before.

Tripped on down to Edinburgh and picked it up, it was like new, apparently only used about 6 times! Bargain.
Used it straight away to change a drive shaft gaitor. One long pump on the handle and it was straight up to the jack point, another couple of small pumps and it was in perfect position.

This was last summer, had a look on Halford website but that model is no longer stocked, been replaced with a different model which to my mind looks a lot smaller (shorter).

As for the ramps always driven on with no probs, getting off............... that's a different matter :oops: guess who forgot the chocks at the front, spat the ramps out the back, lucky nothing nearby as they ejected at great speed and the van came down with a thump! No damage but a lesson learnt! :shock:

Re: What lift on a trolley jack?

Posted: 15 Mar 2018, 16:27
by crazyhorse
Right Gang,

Need some advice here.

My handbrake cable is binding on nearside and need to get back wheels off.

Have a bottle jack but it doesnt lift the wheels enough off the ground so I can put my axle stands under.

I could ( and should) buy a trolley jack but any ideas?? Would this do ??

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/ ... wheel-base" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

or do I need another

Re: What lift on a trolley jack?

Posted: 18 Mar 2018, 22:59
by RogerT
[quote="crazyhorse"]Right Gang,

Need some advice here.

My handbrake cable is binding on nearside and need to get back wheels off.

Have a bottle jack but it doesnt lift the wheels enough off the ground so I can put my axle stands under.

I could ( and should) buy a trolley jack but any ideas?? Would this do ??

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/ ... wheel-base

or do I need another[/quote]

I used to have something similar from Woolworths and managed for a while with added blocks of wood to get the required lift, but it gave up the ghost in time, inconveniently if I recall... Lasted a couple of years tho!