Where to buy bottle jack ?

Yeah, as somone said a min ago, they had the Screw type jacks.

I have one myself. I hate it! Takes ages to raise it. If it had a crank handle instead of that stupid bit of wood to turn on, it wouldn't be so bad.

I will be getting a bottle jack soon myself, and maybe weld a bit of bent steel rod onto the ram for the axle to sit on, like the standard jacks that come in the later Land Rovers.

Original rangie jacks arent hydraulic but wind up, a bit of lube and they will never fail.

These original LR jacks, i have never seen one. Are they a two stage type?
I have a supercrap one and it just fits when the tire is flat and just gets it high enough when the ground is hard. So am looking for something better.
I have the county high lift one but it doesn't fit under the tray at the back.:(
Are two stage hydraulic jacks available anywhere?

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Originally Posted by loanrangie

Original rangie jacks arent hydraulic but wind up, a bit of lube and they will never fail.

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I disagree.
Stupid wind up pieces of poo poo.
Mine let me down - wouldn't wind up - just slipped.
That's why I carry a trolley jack.

But i have learnt a couple of things from this thread.

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Vacuum is needed to engage the diff lock, but once it is engaged it stays that way until the knob is pushed in and there is vacuum available.

John

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So are you saying that if I engage the diff lock (with engine running) and then switch off the engine, the diff lock is still engaged?
If so, that's great!

Does it bleed down at all, or is vacuum needed to disengage it?

(Sorry for hijacking the thread)

Just found this

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LAND-ROVER-DI...QQcmdZViewItem


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...006/08/261.jpg Sorry, bad photo from ad.

Stevo