What vehicle jack should I carry?

[Samblers]

What kind of vehicle jacks are people carrying for their Defenders?

I was off-road yesterday, which reminded myself of my need to get a suitable replacement for the factory bottle jack, which may be OK on the tarmac and at home, but might not be very suitable on rough/ loose/ slightly un-even ground… which lets face it is usually when you’re going to have to change a wheel.

Read some of the +/- regarding Hi-Lift jacks - is this what most people have???

Cheers, Sam

[ozrob]

I carry a 1/2 inch thick piece of marine ply wood in the battery box to place the jack onto too stop the jack from sinking into mud.

[n plus one]

What kind of vehicle jacks are people carrying for their Defenders?

I was off-road yesterday, which reminded myself of my need to get a suitable replacement for the factory bottle jack, which may be OK on the tarmac and at home, but might not be very suitable on rough/ loose/ slightly un-even ground… which lets face it is usually when you’re going to have to change a wheel.

Read some of the +/- regarding Hi-Lift jacks - is this what most people have???

Cheers, Sam

Base plate and bottle jack for changing tyres, hi lift for recovery jacking (filling in holes, etc).

[Jeff]

Do Defenders come with a bottle jack? Mine came with a mechanical jack that was ok until I fitted 2" lifted springs, then it would lift it high enough, as it anchors on the chassis and you have to lift the springs until they stop extending. I now have a D2 bottle jack so I am not wasting time and energy lifting from the chassis but from the axle. I also carry a hi-lift jack but use it so little, that I forget how they work.

Jeff

:rocket:

[Samblers]

Hmm... maybe the LR supplied bottle jack is OK then...

I suspect Hi-Lift jack would get seldom used :unsure:

[MLD]

My tip, high-lift jacks don't fair too well when you use it to bend out a bent bull bar, do they Jeff?

Bottle jack 99.9% of the time. base plate 20cm x 20cm of 12mm ply board.

When using the high lift jack I have to put a steel rod through my rear coils to capture the coil to the relocation cone otherwise the travel exceeds the hi lift jack travel. it gets all very iffy using a high lift jack on the rear. The centre of weight bearing it too high my liking. I try to avoid the high lift jack unless absolutely necessary. that said i still carry one permanently in the truck.

MLD

[Samblers]

Is that the LR-supplied bottle jack (thats what my 2010 110 came with) or a longer-travel equivalent?

I might pass on the Hi-Lift and work on making my bottle jack more accessible (its buried under the passenger seat behind my aux battery :blush: )

[FeatherWeightDriver]

There is a good thread re high lift jacks in the recovery subforum (sorry on my phone so can't post a link)

The bottle jack is certainly a safer option for changing tyres, but may struggle on rougher surfaces / roads.

[TheTree]

Hi

Watching a LR Training video a couple of weeks ago reminded me how useful an air jack can be as well, especially on sand

+1 for the high lift jack thread as well, some excellent info there

Steve

[Samblers]

Thanks for the tips, that's a useful thread ...

[BilboBoggles]

Those jacks that fit in the hole in the rear crossmember ... I've seen a few photos where the hole has stretched and bent the rear crossmember. I don't think they make those holes like they used to... ;-) that might be why LR switched to a bottle jack..

[mark2]

I use a landcruiser mechanical bottle jack in conjunction with a ply board - it has the right height range and there are no hydraulics to leak.

[Blknight.aus]

the red rover jack.

[Tomo]

the red rover jack.

What do you mean by the red rover jack?

[Blknight.aus]

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tutorials/31260-rebuilding-red-rover-jack-contains-1-2mb-offsite-images.html

as per that thread

[gusthedog]

http://www.liftingequipmentstore.com/ekmps/shops/cranehandling/images/raptor-10-000kg-heavy-duty-long-frame-trolley-jack-614-p.jpg

What about one of these? It is a Landy after all.... :wasntme: