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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4703  
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Came across this site. The jacks seem to be of very good quality.
http://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equipment/trolley-jacks 1982 88" 2.25 diesel 1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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20th Oct 2016 9:42pm |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109  
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Don't get to excited I've got a 3 t one of there's and it's very poor struggles with mine
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20th Oct 2016 9:47pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4703
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I was looking for a good trolley jack for the 110. Or a decent bottle jack with a wide enough head to use under the axle. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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20th Oct 2016 9:49pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 
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I bought a 3 tonne SGS for use with my far more lardy D3 and it works perfectly. I can't see it having any problem with a Defender.
 Click image to enlarge I also bought one of their 5 tonne bottle jacks, which is now in my wife's D4 to replace the rubbish standard one, so I plan to get another for my 90. Click image to enlarge 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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21st Oct 2016 5:36am |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039  
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Just make sure they go high enoough, also in the furture.
My Jack is high enouhg for my 235 85 16 BFG mt's but not for my 35"simexes The right side is not a problem I can fit the Jack under the diff housing but the left side I just can't get high enough. Roel 1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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21st Oct 2016 8:08am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443 
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That 3-tonne SGS jack looks to me to be exactly the same as the generic far-eastern 3-tonne jacks from Sealey, Machine Mart, and all the other suppliers.
They seem to be generally reasonable units, but not as good as the British-made trolley jacks of 40 years ago (which of course, aren't made any more because far-east imports drove all the manufactureres out of business  ). |
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21st Oct 2016 9:36am |
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| Leviathan Member Since: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Staffs Posts: 248
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I'm very wary of bottle jacks with tiny surface area points of contact.
The force on that small end is immense and apart from the damage they cause, are easily dislodged as the vehicle pivots. Try and get a jack with a large cup is my advice. |
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21st Oct 2016 11:03am |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3785  
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Yes, I agree,...that small surface area would be a worry to me.
I had the same issue on another car years ago, so I got a steel "pad" made up, about 7" x 7" to place between the jack & the chassis, the pad had a welded metal fabrication underneath to locate the jack head,...easy to make, and it worked. I even put a rubber "pad" on top to protect the chassis! Pickles. |
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21st Oct 2016 9:16pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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I'm thinking of buying a decent trolley jack and axle stands for the SVX. Would the below package from SGS be a good one to buy? 3T HD garage jack weighing 50.6 kilos with 520mm lifting capacity, large 130mm saddle and possibility to add as option a rubber pad to protect chassis, plus 2x 6T ratchet axle stands with max height 605mm...
What say? Also free UK delivery, but I may have a solution for getting it over here some time this year FOC.
Eric Details of what I am looking at below: http://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equi...xle-stands http://www.sgs-engineering.com/rptj3-rubber-jacking-pad You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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26th Feb 2017 8:16am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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The trolley jack is the same one that I've got, shown above. It's a bit of a beast but is great quality and more than capable of lifting a Defender.
I'm not sure about the lifting pad for this application. You'd only need it to jack under the chassis but the jack won't go high enough (535mm) to lift the chassis any sort of useful amount. To lift an axle, you'd be better off with the cup as supplied with the jack. The axle stands are absolutely fine. 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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26th Feb 2017 8:43am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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Darren, thanks for your advise. Now, next thing is how to arrange delivery here.
Working, reverting... 
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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26th Feb 2017 8:51am |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309 
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Costco does an aluminium one for about £80 - 2 tonne I think. I have it and it is fine for occasional use.
Just checked and they are now selling for £100 - see link http://www.costco.co.uk/view/p/arcan-2000k...0eu-900930 Capacity: 2000 kg/ 2 tonnes Material: Aluminium and steel Min height: 10.2 cm Max height: 47.0 cm Lift Range: 36.8 cm Weight: 26 kg |
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26th Feb 2017 8:52am |
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| Froglaise Member Since: 24 Sep 2016 Location: left forum Posts: 212 |
I have the SGS 2 tonne long reach jack. It's an absolute beast and afraid of no job:
http://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equi...olley-jack Very solid build and with heavy gauge materials. It's lived outside for 5 years and while the colour has greyed it's fine, no rust at all. Lifts heavier vehicles than the Defender no issue. I collected mine, it weighs a lot so not sure delivery is much of an affordable option. It inspired me to just recently buy more of their kit from air tools to cabinets and they delivered to France on a couple of pallets for a pretty competitive price. Very happy with all of it. |
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26th Feb 2017 10:04am |
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| g-dog-s Member Since: 27 Aug 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 16 
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I have the same jack from SGS as Darren and use it to change over sets of wheels on a D4 and a Puma 110.
It is very well constructed and heavy and IMHO, better made than the imported equivalents. I have the pad which is very sturdy and use it in the metal cup under the jacking points on the Disco chassis rails. This works fine even though the Disco tries to keep it's wheels on the ground when you jack, there is enough lift. On the Defender, I don't use the chassis as the rails are already 35cm off the ground. The only slight snag is that the cup on is jack is very wide and won't fit in the gap in the front axle where the official jacking point is. So I use the rubber pad in the cup under where the "C" part of the radius arms fit under the axle which is right next to the designated jacking point. On the rear axle there is enough space to jack where the manual says you should. I always put the jack in from the ends not the sides on the Defender. I also have a pair of their axle stands but haven't used them yet |
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26th Feb 2017 3:06pm |
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