Merc Sprinter Jack

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Originally Posted by dukemasterpro

Had a chance to test the jack outside Arkaroola with a completely deflated tyre that was bagged out on the inside. A station workers trolley jack under the left suspension bit and the bottle jack under the chassis rail worked alright. Glad I decided to buy one, the LR scissor jack would have been quite unstable in that situation. Didn't get any pictures as it was dark, had been a long day and getting an image for posterity was not on my mind at the time.

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Have been thinking about this a bit lately as a result of getting a flat up near Black Springs over Easter. Is the sprinter jack stable enough on rough ground?

I have a 12t bottle jack from Gasweld, after someone recommended it on this forum (of course):
535050 - Buy Hydraulic Bottle Jack 12 Tonne 2 Stage | Gasweld
Weighs a ton and takes up a lot of space, but having used it in the rough for the first time in 6 years, I was very grateful I had it. Stable, controllable lift from under the chassis, even on soft, uneven ground.

Also, very jealous of the Arkaroola bit.

Cheers,
Jon

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Originally Posted by jon3950

535050 - Buy Hydraulic Bottle Jack 12 Tonne 2 Stage | Gasweld Weighs a ton and takes up a lot of space, but having used it in the rough for the first time in 6 years, I was very grateful I had it. Stable, controllable lift from under the chassis, even on soft, uneven ground. Also, very jealous of the Arkaroola bit. Cheers, Jon

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Hi Jon
How big is this unit? There are no sizes I could see on the website (except it's lifting heights)
I guess it can't fit in the original space or toe hitch space with some foam adjustments?

Cheers
Mark

Hi Mark,

No chance of it fitting. The base is about 150 square and its about 230 high. Its also very heavy, so even if it did fit I would worry about damaging panels.

I only carry it when I'm travelling and have my drawers in the back, so rely on the standard jack around town. Hence my interest in the Sprinter jack.

Cheers,
Jon

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Originally Posted by jon3950

Have been thinking about this a bit lately as a result of getting a flat up near Black Springs over Easter. Is the sprinter jack stable enough on rough ground?

I have a 12t bottle jack from Gasweld, after someone recommended it on this forum (of course):
535050 - Buy Hydraulic Bottle Jack 12 Tonne 2 Stage | Gasweld
Weighs a ton and takes up a lot of space, but having used it in the rough for the first time in 6 years, I was very grateful I had it. Stable, controllable lift from under the chassis, even on soft, uneven ground.

Also, very jealous of the Arkaroola bit.

Cheers,
Jon

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Don't be Jon, very underwhelming I thought.

We met Richard and his lovely wife(Dukemasterpro) at Arkaroola, we drove with him to Copely to get his new tyre, just in case he got another flat, his rim was dented also when he got the flat, as far as I could tell, it didn't look that bad, but the tyre guy reckoned it wasn't repairable.

I'd get a second opinion if I was Richard.

Baz.

Regardless - The Sprinter jack is 30mm too tall if you are attempting to lift the vehicle with a flat tyre...

It wont fit under the vehicle to start the lift...

Bottle Jack, under the Arm will do the job just fine..

And yes, D2 jacks work great!

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Originally Posted by Tombie

And yes, D2 jacks work great!

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Think this is my next option. I haven't tried jacking under the suspension (my jack doesn't fit) but it just seems a more sensible option than jacking off the chassis when you have that much wheel travel.

Any idea what the D2 jack is currently worth?

Cheers,
Jon

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Originally Posted by Redback

Don't be Jon, very underwhelming I thought.

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We were there for a couple of days last year and really liked it. Seemed weird at first - like a religious camp or something, but it got under our skin. We didn't camp - stayed up in the cabins, which may have made a difference.

Did you do the Echo Camp Back Track?

Cheers,
Jon

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Originally Posted by jon3950

Think this is my next option. I haven't tried jacking under the suspension (my jack doesn't fit) but it just seems a more sensible option than jacking off the chassis when you have that much wheel travel.

Any idea what the D2 jack is currently worth?

Cheers,
Jon

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Jon, try searching for KAJ100571

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Originally Posted by jon3950

We were there for a couple of days last year and really liked it. Seemed weird at first - like a religious camp or something, but it got under our skin. We didn't camp - stayed up in the cabins, which may have made a difference.

Did you do the Echo Camp Back Track?

Cheers,
Jon

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Yes drove out to the springs(couldn't find the head of the springs though) and then back along the Back Track, not a bad track actually, scenery is amazing although could not see Lake Frome from the lookout, the food in the bar wasn't the best, the amenities were average at best, the campsite was good though and also the staff, but the company of the group made it a very good experience.

Would I go again, no don't think so, we would if going with the group though, Sitec and Alien, Rocmic, plilandliz, Gus107, good bunch of people.

Baz.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Regardless - The Sprinter jack is 30mm too tall if you are attempting to lift the vehicle with a flat tyre...

It wont fit under the vehicle to start the lift...

Bottle Jack, under the Arm will do the job just fine..

And yes, D2 jacks work great!

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Even with the LR jack and a very flat rear ended up digging about 30-40mm to fit the spare. Front wheel on the same side as the spare was off the ground by a similar amount!
The bottle jack would still be useful for the camper trailer :-)