Thread: Lifting a 130 HCPU with a Hi-lift jack?

Originally Posted by ugu80

....Alternately, if you have slotted wheels, there is another extension called a jack mate. Its two strong hooks and thick webbing that slots into the wheels and lifts the wheel directly.

I'd say this would be the best idea, or get a bottle jack for changing tyres. I don't know why the Defender, the vehicle with the longest standard wheel articulation gets a jack that lifts the body instead of one that lifts the axle.

By the time you get the wheel off the ground the jack is almost at full height and at risk of toppling over.

Originally Posted by rick130

Fella's, the stock jack on a 130 is a hydraulic bottle jack.
Mine died early on and i use an 8 tonne Armstrong bottle jack that has a really good lift for changing tyres, but Hi Lifts can be really useful too, particularly off road.

Yes that's correct. Mine has the original jack in prestine condition mounted to the side of the rear left seat. It's a 1996 and would you believe it also has the original tools in the tool roll, each tool still individually wrapped in the original plastic bags!!

I compeltely agree that having a hi-lift is a very useful item when you not on firm ground. There have been a couple of good suggestions that I'm still following up but I'm really surprised someone hasn't got a commerical solution sorted.

Cheers, LandieMan