Author Topic: Car Jacks? (Read 1833 times)

Cunning Plan · « **on:** March 25, 2008, 02:05:08 pm »

Where is good to look for a car Jack?

I was going to get a 3 ton one from Machine Mart for 80 odd quid but they have them out of stock for a while and Im wondering if there is anyone else worth looking at?

EDGE · « **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2008, 02:53:46 pm »

te've normally got the low entry ali one in costco for the same kind of money

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2008, 03:53:16 pm »

Quoting: EDGE

te've normally got the low entry ali one in costco for the same kind of money

orly?

I will have to get the lad at work with a costco card to go there for lunch 1 day this week...

55starchief · « **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2008, 03:53:21 pm »

Well i think you cold get car jacked in london or manchester but not sure why you would want that

Roadkill · « **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2008, 04:15:49 pm »

CostCo in MK have stopped selling that jack - they do an ally one instead - but it can only lift 1600kg or something . . .

F Body · « **Reply #5 on:** March 25, 2008, 06:13:46 pm »

Quoting: EDGE

te've normally got the low entry ali one in costco for the same kind of money

That's on my shopping list, Titsy say's it's a good un

F Body · « **Reply #6 on:** March 25, 2008, 06:14:41 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

CostCo in MK have stopped selling that jack - they do an ally one instead - but it can only lift 1600kg or something . . .

Didn't read the post below

art b · « **Reply #7 on:** March 26, 2008, 12:06:39 pm »

aldi had some trolly jacks in the other week.....dunno what they cost though...

Titsy · « **Reply #8 on:** March 26, 2008, 12:46:33 pm »

Quoting: F Body

Didn't read the post below

Were you after the 3ton low lift then?

I have one that I've only used a couple of times so far, but it's bloody heavy to move... the Ali one I could lift by myself with ease in costco, and to be fair, 1600kg is a whole Camaro just about...

F Body · « **Reply #9 on:** March 26, 2008, 12:50:54 pm »

Quoting: Titsy

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My actually weighs 1680kg, I weighed it on our DOT weighbridge

:H&S Hat on: I would not try lifting it using anyhting less that a 2 ton rating

Titsy · « **Reply #10 on:** March 26, 2008, 12:54:34 pm »

Quoting: F Body

:H&S Hat on: I would not try lifting it using anyhting less that a 2 ton rating

OK, but if you are lifting say the front of the car, and say the weight distribution is 60:40 to the front, that's just a good crap over a ton, so you'd be well within the rating...

Titsy · « **Reply #11 on:** March 26, 2008, 12:56:16 pm »

Tell you what, i'll sell you my heavy arsed steel one that I break my back over when I have to carry it down from the upstairs cupboard to use it, and then I can buy the ali one...

Roadkill · « **Reply #12 on:** March 26, 2008, 12:57:11 pm »

Quoting: F Body

:H&S Hat on: I would not try lifting it using anyhting less that a 2 ton rating

Being Certified in Lifting and Slinging I'd like to point out to Mr H&S that all approved lifting equipment has at least a 75% (normally 100%) saftey factor.

So that 1600kg actually equals a max load more like 2800kg.

Plus, when jacking, you never pick up the whole weight of the car at once.

F Body · « **Reply #13 on:** March 26, 2008, 12:57:32 pm »

Quoting: Titsy

OK, but if you are lifting say the front of the car, and say the weight distribution is 60:40 to the front, that's just a good crap over a ton, so you'd be well within the rating...

True but my existing heavy duty 2 ton jack really struggles to lift both front wheels off the ground, I want to be just able to pump it up without any problem, whilsy also knowing I've got a good factor of safety

Titsy · « **Reply #14 on:** March 26, 2008, 12:58:20 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Plus, when jacking, you never pick up the whole weight of the car at once.

that's what I said...

Roadkill · « **Reply #15 on:** March 26, 2008, 03:02:47 pm »

Quoting: F Body

True but my existing heavy duty 2 ton jack really struggles to lift both front wheels off the ground

There's probably an issue with the jack, then.

Quoting: F Body

also knowing I've got a good factor of safety

The built-in saftey factor not enough, eh ?

Quoting: Titsy

that's what I said...

Yeah, I know - for some reason at work the forum only re-freshes once every few minutes so I won't see what someone else has recently put until I visit later . . .

ianjpage · « **Reply #16 on:** March 26, 2008, 04:38:28 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Yeah, I know - for some reason at work the forum only re-freshes once every few minutes so I won't see what someone else has recently put until I visit later . . .

erm hit refresh - whats it do then?

Roadkill · « **Reply #17 on:** March 26, 2008, 05:22:51 pm »

Quoting: ianjpage

erm hit refresh - whats it do then?

Durr.

I ain't that stupid !

When I visit the site I view a topic . . . when I click "MKB Forums" to go back to the main page it updates ONCE.
If I view another topic and do the same I get the same result as the first.

If I close the browser then immediately come back - same result.

If I close it and come back, say 10-15minutes later then it's new again.

Gator · « **Reply #18 on:** March 26, 2008, 05:49:53 pm »

i got the machine mart 2 ton jack and have no complaints

i might get a couple of bottle jacks coz they can be dead handy

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #19 on:** March 26, 2008, 06:18:59 pm »

Ctrl + R it to refresh the cache to, your work is using a proxy server and your computer is grabbing old information from the proxy instead of getting fresh information from the internet..

Ctrl R it or turn proxy off.

art b · « **Reply #20 on:** March 26, 2008, 06:25:46 pm »

Quoting: Gator

i might get a couple of bottles of jack coz they can be dead handy

too true...

F Body · « **Reply #21 on:** March 26, 2008, 06:29:58 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

There's probably an issue with the jack, then.

Mainly the fact that I bought it on 28th Sept 1992 for £29.99 and it's been very well used since then

Gator · « **Reply #22 on:** March 26, 2008, 06:51:41 pm »

Quoting: art b

Quoting: Gator
i might get a couple of bottles of jack coz they can be dead handy

too true...

now yer talkin

Incursus · « **Reply #23 on:** March 26, 2008, 06:59:17 pm »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Where is good to look for a car Jack?

Try Autotrader.

And stop calling me Jack!

ianjpage · « **Reply #24 on:** March 27, 2008, 08:21:15 am »

Quoting: Roadkill

Durr.

I ain't that stupid !

When I visit the site I view a topic . . . when I click "MKB Forums" to go back to the main page it updates ONCE.
If I view another topic and do the same I get the same result as the first.

If I close the browser then immediately come back - same result.

If I close it and come back, say 10-15minutes later then it's new again.

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Ctrl + R it to refresh the cache to, your work is using a proxy server and your computer is grabbing old information from the proxy instead of getting fresh information from the internet..

Ctrl R it or turn proxy off.

wot he said!!