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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: hodgei on July 31, 2007, 11:54:49

Title: Which trolley jack.
Post by: hodgei on July 31, 2007, 11:54:49

Having got my Disco and got some toys for it, I wandered out to my garage and pulled out my trolley jack only to discover it is only rated at 1.5 tonnes and seems to be knackered.


I now need to go and get one more suited to the weight and height of the Disco.

Any recommendations ?

I've looked at Clarke ones etc and can't work out what is best... :?

Title: Which trolley jack.
Post by: floyd fan on July 31, 2007, 12:24:37

There is a trolley jack review in LRO int this month. Try thier web site, or buy the mag.

Title: Which trolley jack.
Post by: Yoshi on July 31, 2007, 12:36:08

We just bought one from halfrauds for £24.00, its a 2ton and it does the trick perfectly :D even lifting up high enough to fit 235/85/16's on the vehicle :D

Title: Which trolley jack.
Post by: Frankie-Boy on July 31, 2007, 12:39:53

Hodgei, PM for you.

Title: Which trolley jack.
Post by: clbarclay on July 31, 2007, 12:44:06

1.5 ton should be enough to lift a whole disco axle clear of the ground, or one by one sill to get both tyres on that side clear. The jacks rating should already include a safety factor. 2 to 3 tons should be more than enough, any more and the jack will just be too bulky/heavy for what you want.

Not such a problem with smaller torlley jacks, but most new trolly jacks have no way of locking the handle, which makes manovering them a swine. Likewise I don't like the trolley jacks which you have to twist the handle to work the loering valve. Neither of these problems will prevent a jack from working, but they do make the jack less user friendly.