Thread: Trolley Jack - recommendations wanted !

that looks very handy.......but it can also increase the risk of it all falling over if the weight is not in the centre......


and jacking land rovers under their diffs is bad enough as is.......though i am impressed with it.......

i would have like it to be at least the width of the base plate it sits in.....





you have give me a great idea.......and i think i may know someone with a lathe........

Trust me Tony, I wouldn't use it if it was in anyway unstable, or I thought it wasn't strong enough.

However, I take your point and stress that it is purely for lifting and I wouldn't try to drag the load with it in place, even though it probably wouldn't fail. The other point to consider is that when it is used, the jack really doesn't have to be extended much, before whatever I am lifting, is off the ground,

Cheers Charlie

I have a Lifttech and a Supatool jack, left overs from my wrecing yard days, the Lifttech is a real good jack and not real dear at the time, you would want a decent one for anything to do with 4wds and you also want a jack with a good high lift, some truck jacks can be had for right dollar, cheap jacks are ok but how much value do you put on your life if the ram fails

I've currently got a borrowed Armstrong 5000kg floor jack in the garage, 190mm collapsed height ~760mm full height - Its just a bit physically big to be practical. (and its a definite 2 person lift)


Martyn

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Hey Vlad
Do you have a workshop compressor???
If so look into some of the air trolley jacks.
Chinese stuff has bought the prices down,try fleabay to get an idea of prices.
They are pretty shmick items,a mate has a couple of cheapies,work a treat!!!!
Andrew

Nah I don't have a compressor but maybe next time Santa comes I can post a question on those....

Originally Posted by Grizzly_Adams

Hey Vlad recently (well, a couple of months ago now) I asked the same question.

After advice from this forum I waited until Repco had a sale on (which they do quite often apparently) and got one of their Trolley Jacks. Specs are as follows:

Name: Heavy Duty Garage Service Jack
Safe Working Load: 2000 kg
Height Lowered: 140mm
Height Raised: 495mm
Cost (on special): $99.00

I looked at Autobarn and Supercheap as well, but value for money compared to safe working load this one looked the best.

Works fine on my 'fender

Does it reach the chassis and allow that to be lifted ? Say for changing out coil springs etc ?


Certainly the Liftech one mentioned earlier by RonMcGr sounds a good option. Might go shopping on Monday.... if Santa's cheque clears.

hey vlad.....to change out springs......lift the car as high as you can under the diff......
and just place the stands under the chassis rails on a flat section......


then you can lower the diff and have the tyres clear off the ground......
just keep an eye on your brake lines.......

keep the diff supported on the jack when you undo the shocks........and lower it slowly just enough for the springs to come out......

Ta !

I found a document here: http://karmot.com/pdf/GarageJacks.pdf

Have a look at the Liftech Garage Jacks and tell me which one ya reckon you have RonMcGr. (and if on reflection you'd have gone for one of the other Liftech garage jack models)

Thanks muchly.