What Have You Bought Today?

[Sackmycook]

Be interesting to see how you get on with those, mine have started leaking again.

Yeah, my draper leaked straight from the box. Not good

 

[Texxaco]

Looking at similar to replace the fisher price jack that comes with the van. Do you mind posting up how you find it? Fitting under van and height for wheel removal etc please?

Hey @david173 I have the bottle jack now, it will jack up to 340cm which is more than enough to lift the van. I have a trolley jack rated at 2 tonne, I don't feel confident using it on the van hence the bottle jack purchase.

The bottle jack is rated to 4 tonnes so should be easier to use than the trolley jack.

I am going to test run it this afternoon, will post some pics for you.

 

[david173]

Hey @david173 I have the bottle jack now, it will jack up to 340cm which is more than enough to lift the van. I have a trolley jack rated at 2 tonne, I don't feel confident using it on the van hence the bottle jack purchase.

The bottle jack is rated to 4 tonnes so should be easier to use than the trolley jack.

I am going to test run it this afternoon, will post some pics for you.

that would be great thanks!

 

[Texxaco]

Tested on the rear, way easier to use than my trolley Jack, thankfully no leaking.

Still quite a bit left on the Jack if needed.

 

[Texxaco]

Be interesting to see how you get on with those, mine have started leaking again.

Mine... how many Jacks do you have mate?

 

[JOG]

Hey @david173 I have the bottle jack now, it will jack up to 340cm which is more than enough to lift the van. I have a trolley jack rated at 2 tonne, I don't feel confident using it on the van hence the bottle jack purchase.

The bottle jack is rated to 4 tonnes so should be easier to use than the trolley jack.

I am going to test run it this afternoon, will post some pics for you.

Interested in this! I bought a 2.5 ton trolley from EuroParts! Lost all confidence in it even swapping over my wheels. (So much so, I slipped my local tyre shop a few quid to do them for me!)

As you’re on air, I’m sure you’ll find getting the bottle jack in easier though. Can you post picks of where you jack and where you position your axle stands?

 

[Ali-G]

Be interesting to see how you get on with those, mine have started leaking again.

To clear up any confusion, I was typing the above reply regarding the flush sliding windows posted by @Andysmee
@Texxaco posted his jack while I was typing.

 

[Texxaco]

Interested in this! I bought a 2.5 ton trolley from EuroParts! Lost all confidence in it even swapping over my wheels. (So much so, I slipped my local tyre shop a few quid to do them for me!)

As you’re on air, I’m sure you’ll find getting the bottle jack in easier though. Can you post picks of where you jack and where you position your axle stands?

hey @JOG

I did have to lift Floyd a small amount to get the jack under but then I was on the lowest setting for driving.

The min height for the bottle jack I have is 180mm, if that helps at all?

 

[Texxaco]

To clear up any confusion, I was typing the above reply regarding the flush sliding windows posted by @Andysmee
@Texxaco posted his jack while I was typing.

Easily done mate,

 

[JOG]

hey @JOG

I did have to lift Floyd a small amount to get the jack under but then I was on the lowest setting for driving.

The min height for the bottle jack I have is 180mm, if that helps at all?

Good info - I will check that when I get near my van

 

[JOG]

Easily done mate,

Boys comparing their leaky jacks!

There you go @DaveD in case you thought I’d vanished!!!

 

[DXX]

Hey @david173 I have the bottle jack now, it will jack up to 340cm which is more than enough to lift the van. I have a trolley jack rated at 2 tonne, I don't feel confident using it on the van hence the bottle jack purchase.

The bottle jack is rated to 4 tonnes so should be easier to use than the trolley jack.

I am going to test run it this afternoon, will post some pics for you.

Don’t forget to allow for it going under the van with a flat tyre.
I ended up carrying some aluminum plates to go under the jack and a ply board to drive onto if the tyre is completely flat.

 

[JOG]

Don’t forget to allow for it going under the van with a flat tyre.
I ended up carrying some aluminum plates to go under the jack and a ply board to drive onto if the tyre is completely flat.

Good thinking! Didn’t consider that

 

[Andysmee]

Can you get flush sliding jacks?

 

[Texxaco]

Don’t forget to allow for it going under the van with a flat tyre.
I ended up carrying some aluminum plates to go under the jack and a ply board to drive onto if the tyre is completely flat.

Wise thoughts @DXX,

I am lucky, with Floyd being on Air I can lift the van way higher than the lowest setting on the bottle jack.

 

[DXX]

Good thinking! Didn’t consider that

There’s quite a lot of fine tuning as you also have to allow for suspension sag when the weight comes off the wheel.

 

[Jimbob76]

Call me paranoid, but had this installed today - hopefully it will make any scumbags just move onto a softer target...

 

[BoroBoy]

If the scumbags want the van, they will the post also.

 

[DXX]

Call me paranoid, but had this installed today - hopefully it will make any scumbags just move onto a softer target...

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I hope you remember it’s there.
I think I’d need a reminder on the steering wheel for the first 6 months.
I had a disc lock on a motorcycle years ago, I think between me and it we did more damage than any bike thief.

 

[Ayjay]

@BoroBoy. You're correct but, then again, so is @Jimbob76 - there's almost always a softer target down the road and you can feel sorry for them after their van has ben nicked and as you drive past them crying in their empty parking space.