Thread: Need a new (replacement) jack suit a Defender 130

Originally Posted by Dave110

I bought a 7 ton Masada jack made in Japan from supercrap for $120 which was cheaper than the bidding war on $bay for a 2 ton disco jack

Dave with the large square base those jacks look pretty stable.with a steel or hardwood plate to spread the load and give a larger foot print would they be good on sand ???

I'm really happy with the jack used it a couple of times now mainly as a workshop jack in the field as it raises the axle rather than the body first as the genuine or hi lift. I also carry a hi lift jack with a defender adaptor and a plastic hi lift off road base and this bottle jack fits in the same recess as the hi lift to raise the axle

pictures photo shows a disco jack in base rather than lay in the dirt I use a lift mate to raise the wheel to pack stuff under

Originally Posted by Michael2

I carry a Land Rover jacking point adaptor for the high lift. The problem with that and the original Defender jack is that you jack the body up so much before you get a wheel off the ground, that the jack becomes unstable.

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Useless on a 130 as a 130 doesn't have 110 jacking points (they are welded up)

Vlad, I have an 8 tonne Armstrong bottle jack that juuust fits under the Sals axle tubes with a flat but outlifts the crappy Land Rover hydraulic jack any day.

I still have the crappy maroon Italian made Land Rover jack somewhere but it needs at least a seal kit through it, whereas the Armstrong jack is still lifting well after twenty years of use, firstly under my F100 and now the 'fender.
It straps into the standard spot beside the box on the passenger side rear door too, even though it's a bit bigger than the OE jack.

Originally Posted by rick130

Useless on a 130 as a 130 doesn't have 110 jacking points (they are welded up)

Vlad, I have an 8 tonne Armstrong bottle jack that juuust fits under the Sals axle tubes with a flat but outlifts the crappy Land Rover hydraulic jack any day.

I still have the crappy maroon Italian made Land Rover jack somewhere but it needs at least a seal kit through it, whereas the Armstrong jack is still lifting well after twenty years of use, firstly under my F100 and now the 'fender.
It straps into the standard spot beside the box on the passenger side rear door too, even though it's a bit bigger than the OE jack.

Hi Rick me again,
Do they still produce Armstrong jacks and have you a pic?
Will it work in the field as opposed to on the road where you would expect it to with no bother.
Hi-lifts are not much chop for a 130 are they ?