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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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The four tonne one should be more than adequate. The others, particularly the hi-lift, are complete over kill for this application. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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2nd May 2014 12:20pm |
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| dnorrishill Member Since: 15 Jul 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 613  
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Only issue you will have with standard bottle jack is the shape of the top.
Look on ebay for a Discovery bottle jack - seen them go for £20 - they have a U shaped top which stops the axle slipping off. 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/land-rover-bottl...3a8f69db77 Also you can find the same shape jack from a Mercedes Sprinter.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-SPRINTE...4d1bf72d4a |
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2nd May 2014 12:21pm |
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| mikeyp Member Since: 14 Sep 2010 Location: Londinium Posts: 104 |
Cool. I see that Britpart do a Discovery type jack for ~£80+VAT
http://www.paddockspares.com/kaj100571-jack-assy-lifting.html However I guess you could just use a standard bottle jack under a chassis rail, with a wooden block to spread the load between jack and rail?? That way, can use any old cheap bottle jack. (Not keen on buying used from ebay - been stung before with tat that's not worth following up; plus am VAT registered business with takes sting out of buying new.) |
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2nd May 2014 12:45pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 
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I've got a LR bottle jack in my 110 and I've also got a 10t bottle jack from a 7.5t lorry. The lorry jack also fits underneath and I'll often use that one as it is slightly quicker than the LR one as you can spin the "extension" bit out instead of pumping the LR one out from the base.
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2nd May 2014 12:56pm |
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| landys1 Member Since: 04 Dec 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 134 
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As above, I got a disco bottle jack off ebay for my old 90 (for the U Shaped top) - just the job, fits in the under seat battery compartment perfectly  1959 Series 2 Ragtop
1989 SWB Stationwagon 1998 300Tdi Hard Top and 2012 2.2 Puma Hardtop (at work) 2011 Puma 90 2.4 XS |
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2nd May 2014 2:49pm |
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| Happyoldgit Member Since: 14 Sep 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3471 
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£80 is quite enough for a ****part bottle jack. I wouldn't buy anything safety critical with their label on it, even if there was a chance it would turn up in a box with a green oval on it.
Just my humble opinion. Steve. Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades. Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW. [Insert something impressive here such as extensive list of previous Land Rovers or examples of your prestigeous and expensive items, trinkets, houses, bikes, vehicles etc] http://forums.lr4x4.com I used to be Miserable ...but now I'm ecstatic. |
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2nd May 2014 5:52pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20294
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Bear in mind bottle jacks are useless on soft ground, and any kind of off road as you just won't get near there.
Also if the tyre is flat don't bet that you can get it under the axle as it will be so close to the ground. Downside of the hi lifts though is their weight and bulk. |
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2nd May 2014 6:02pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Not the best place to jack from given that you will need to raise the suspension to the limits before starting to raise the wheel and the final height can mean it all becomes a little unstable. |
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3rd May 2014 1:18pm |
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| Interlet Member Since: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Norwich Posts: 461 
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I have a Halfords 3 ton bottle jack, that is getting on a bit now that I keep in the landy, and just today, I bought a heavy duty, Halfords Professional 2.5 ton 4x4 trolley jack. All my work gets done on a gravel driveway, and bottle jacks are okish, but you need to shift the stones around a bit to get it flat. However, the reason I have just bought a trolley jack, is a few weeks ago, whilst trying to place the rear axle on two axle stands, the bottle jack slipped, (probably not 100% flat) and an axle stand buckled as the axle fell onto it.
I also bought today two more pro axle stands from Halfords. Got to do wheel bearings tomorrow, I've placed 4 stands under the axle just to be safe. I have also had a bad experience with hi-lifts - I did an experiment with one, and the hi-lift jacked it up to about the same height as the limit of the bottle jack, and then the vehicle fell off the hi-lift. 1998 110 300Tdi White Hard Top |
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3rd May 2014 5:49pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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It's not just bottle jacks but any jack that relies on a small footprint will struggle off road - even HiLift jacks recognise this with pads to extend the footprint. |
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4th May 2014 10:17am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Might seem harsh but I read that as you didn't set it up right and then blame it for falling over!  |
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4th May 2014 10:20am |
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| Interlet Member Since: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Norwich Posts: 461
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I may have entered the fold with a certain amount of bias based on what people had told me of the safety of hi-lift jack... when I used it myself and it fell off, whether it was set up properly or not, it was almost inevitable that my opinion on it would be in agreement, after it fell... I did put a flat board underneath it, perhaps, yes I could have done more!
 1998 110 300Tdi White Hard Top |
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4th May 2014 6:56pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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To be safe you need to get these guys in to help you with tyre changes:
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12th Jul 2014 10:30am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Perfect jack for the off-roader:
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