Ryannn
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Oct 29, 2016 14:14:03 GMT
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Afternoon guys,
I'm getting sick of messing about with Halfords trolley jacks which won't hold their pressure, already had two this year.
Can anyone recommend a decent jack? It doesn't need to be stupidly low but needs to be able to lift a mini and a Pajero as that's what breaks the most lol. Generally I'll put a block on top to clear the extra height.
Cheers
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Oct 29, 2016 14:29:49 GMT
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As it needs to do the Pajero I'd get something like a 3 ton Clarke on a machine mart discount day, they're a bit heavy but I've had mine for some 8 years now I think without any problems at all.
It'll go under most cars as long as they're not especially low, some small shallow wooden ramps if you do have something low, usually only need to gain an inch or two for really low stuff, trouble with particularly low entry jacks is they either don't lift high enough for a 4x4, or they're quite long and expensive.
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bortaf
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Oct 29, 2016 14:36:53 GMT
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I'll say the same i allways say, get an old bradbury jack, i've just re sealed mine for the second time since it was new in 1959! I have a seally and a halfords 3 ton (same jack made at the same factory just stickerd up differant) in the workshop and they have been resealed twice each in the last 6 years and both have started to drop again. Otherwise allways oversize the jack, if you have a 1.5 ton vehical use a 3 ton jack, it will last longer no matter the make   |
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A salutary tale from when I was grease buying. In the same shop as above and was looking at trolley jacks. They'd got a really big butch 4 tonne one with 500mm lift that the nice chappie recommended, "Can I have a look at it then?" and out it was brought. Quick as a flash I asked if they had one with four wheels on. "No stock" was the deadpan reply. So yeah, one with four wheels |
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Oct 31, 2016 18:38:04 GMT
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Screwfix are advertising one in their latest sale hilka pro craft racing jack £79.00 it looks fairly good.
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Ryannn
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I'll say the same i allways say, get an old bradbury jack, i've just re sealed mine for the second time since it was new in 1959! I have a seally and a halfords 3 ton (same jack made at the same factory just stickerd up differant) in the workshop and they have been resealed twice each in the last 6 years and both have started to drop again Where do you get the deals from? I'd try that as an avenue if they're fairly cheap. |
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andy-v
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andy-v
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heathrobinson
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SGS, I got one from them and they're really cheap for what they are. I've got the 3t low entry high lift one and it's superb. Much better value than any of the clarke/sealy ones, and very high quality.
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Where do you get the seal kits from? I found a Bradbury in a pile of scrap on our farm and would like to rebuild it
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bortaf
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Had a few epcos over the years, dam fine jacks IMHO, the rebuild kit for my bradbury was £15, same cost as the kit for my seally got them here, rang them up, sent a cheque and the seals were with me 2 days later, you may need to send a pic by email for them to ID the jack though www.commercialsupplies.co.uk/hydraulic_seal_kits.htmObv if you want new there are loads but you did say a decent jack and TBH nowdays there's not really any such thing as decent, even the larger manufacturers get their products made in china and other places where the quality is (shall i say) doubious at best, for instance my seally, clarke, national and halfords 3 tonners are identical and all made in the same factory just differant by lable and colour, same with the 3 engine hoists we have in the yards, all differant colour and name but identical, light blue national, red clarke, yellow seally (and black for halfords), even bradbury jacks were made in china after the early 70s, strangly enough thats when quality started to suffer and little bits like the wheels started to shatter and welds break  Obv i come at this from a differant angle, i do it for a living and my stuff gets used and abused daily 7 days a week, for the DIYer a cheaper jack will last a lot longer, then again use it once a year and it will last less (rust sets in)  |
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