Thread: Chassis adaptor for 2T Omega bottle jack

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

It actually aligns to the manuals 418mm. Manual below. As I said, couldn’t understand the recommendation. I can now knowing that clearly the new model I purchased has been reduced in extension but the model number remained unchanged. Grrrr.

I got curious and I've just checked mine. Disappointingly it is also the 418mm max height version.
I had always just assumed I'd got what I had paid for and never actually read the label! Hasn't been an issue because I've always used a jacking baseplate (steel and ply) or jacked from the suspension arm but as I mentioned before it always seemed very close to max extension, which now makes sense.

Anyway it appears there's two Omega jacks that are both labelled BST2000 but one is actually the BT035S (what I have) and the other is BT040S (442 max height). Details listed on the Blackwoods and Shinn Fu websites are misleading although I don't think it's Blackwoods fault. I reckon Shinn Fu changed from one to the other at some point.

Scott

Originally Posted by LRD414

I got curious and I've just checked mine. Disappointingly it is also the 418mm max height version.
I had always just assumed I'd got what I had paid for and never actually read the label! Hasn't been an issue because I've always used a jacking baseplate (steel and ply) or jacked from the suspension arm but as I mentioned before it always seemed very close to max extension, which now makes sense.

Anyway it appears there's two Omega jacks that are both labelled BST2000 but one is actually the BT035S (what I have) and the other is BT040S (442 max height). Details listed on the Blackwoods and Shinn Fu websites are misleading although I don't think it's Blackwoods fault. I reckon Shinn Fu changed from one to the other at some point.

Scott

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Martin

Does anyone know if you can still get these jacks or is there another option that fits the Tuff Ant adaptor?

I bought the Tuff Ant adaptor in a bundle deal and can't find an Omega 2000 with the extended height nor another compatible bottle jack.

Cheers,

Jason

I bought a similar jack with slightly smaller head and still use my adapter on both. I think the jack came from a VW transporter from memory. It’s almost identical but has slightly smaller head. I have found two bottle jacks easier to use than one with trolley jack due to narrow driveway.

Cheers,
Scott

Blackwoods sell the Omega BST-2000. Whilst actual max is only 418mm (bit higher with adaptor), it is the 210mm stroke that makes it almost as good as the Discovery 2 jack.

I have one of LandyAndy’s custom made adaptors but had to grind out the inside diameter with a Dremel to make it fit the current version of the Omega jack.

Originally Posted by DiscoDB

Blackwoods sell the Omega BST-2000. Whilst actual max is only 418mm (bit higher with adaptor), it is the 210mm stroke that makes it almost as good as the Discovery 2 jack.

I have one of LandyAndy’s custom made adaptors but had to grind out the inside diameter with a Dremel to make it fit the current version of the Omega jack.

Sorry for my ignorance here, but does the extra 24mm for the preferred BST-2000 make a significant difference? I am in the market for a bottle jack and was trolling through the tuffant site which brought me back to this thread.

Originally Posted by Sandy

Sorry for my ignorance here, but does the extra 24mm for the preferred BST-2000 make a significant difference? I am in the market for a bottle jack and was trolling through the tuffant site which brought me back to this thread.

If you mean the difference between the early BST-2000 at 442mm and the later version at 418mm then no this extra 24mm is not critical. The extra height is achieved through the screwed extension which you only use when initially setting the jack up. No different to sitting the jack on some wood to raise the height.

What is important is the actual stroke from min to max and this is where the dual stage bottle jacks come in handy.

Both the early and later versions of the BST-2000 should have the same lifting stroke of 210mm which is just a bit short of the original D2 jack.

You really do use most of the 210mm just the lift the wheel off the ground because they have so much wheel travel (255mm at the front and 330mm at the back).

Blackwoods don't sell the 2000 anymore, it's the 2000B, which I just bought, but they haven't updated the height specifications in their online shop.