What jack do you carry 24/7?

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Little red bottle jack out of an old disco. If it won't go high enough because your wheels are taller a piece of wood under it is quite a cheap accessory.
 
West Slope Rover said:
An AK-47 with chest rig holding 8 loaded 30 round magazines, plus binos, gloves and gun oil.

Oh wait, you said 'jack'. Never mind.
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I found 7 mags to be optimum for space and weight saving plus 2 bandoliers of 150 rounds and a speed loader, 2 he grenades 1 smoke, water , cleaning kit and 24 hour rations plus a knife for making sure people are dead by stabbing them.in the eye socket.
 
Coffeelandy said:
I found 7 mags to be optimum for space and weight saving plus 2 bandoliers of 150 rounds and a speed loader, 2 he grenades 1 smoke, water , cleaning kit and 24 hour rations plus a knife for making sure people are dead by stabbing them.in the eye socket.
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See. You know very well what I've found out. If you're armed to the teeth, you can take other peoples jack, if the need arises. Or you can force a group of people to lift your motor by hand. A hearty threat to stab out eyes always motivates the unmotivated car lifter.
 
West Slope Rover said:
See. You know very well what I've found out. If you're armed to the teeth, you can take other peoples jack, if the need arises. Or you can force a group of people to lift your motor by hand. A hearty threat to stab out eyes always motivates the unmotivated car lifter.
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I've got a high lift by t Max just got it yesterday fro 40 quid. Are they supposed to have wobbly bases?
 
As said above the sprinter ones are quite good, there are 2 sizes I think 2 ton and 2.7 tone, both can take masses of abuse, BUT they are quite tall, so you need to makes sure you can get it under the axle with a flat tyre.
Farm/hi-lift jacks are very good but can be very dangerous.
 
Coffeelandy said:
Good to see you and Martin yesterday Mate. I got ripped off I think. I bought a T Max 3 tonne high lift from Tamar County for 40 quid. Then discovered I need the Defender adaptor too.!
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Yes, nice day, and good to see you. :)

I have a Defender adaptor in the shed you can have.
I have a genuine hilift for use in off road situations, as you say, steel plate to spread the load, plus rubber block on top of the Jack is useful, I carry chocks for the wheels too! ;)
I have a bottle jack for tarmac wheel changes but it is no use if the thing has sunk, or for winching, or jacking to pack stones under the wheels.
 
Coffeelandy said:
I've got a bottle jack too for same reasons as you. How.much do You want for the adaptor and will it fit my T Max?
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You can have it if I can find it, it is only a bit of bar with a bracket welded to it, had it for years, but never used it.
If Tmax is similar to Hilift, I dont see why not, it is a simple piece of kit.
 
Coffeelandy said:
I've got a high lift by t Max just got it yesterday fro 40 quid. Are they supposed to have wobbly bases?
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Make sure you have a bit of practice with it before you ever need to use it in anger - I think it's well worth watching a video or two as well. These things are quite capable of maiming you, and have a deserved reputation for catching out the careless user. The force with which the handle will fly back up is quite something. Having said all that, they are very useful.
 
zeaphod said:
Make sure you have a bit of practice with it before you ever need to use it in anger - I think it's well worth watching a video or two as well. These things are quite capable of maiming you, and have a deserved reputation for catching out the careless user. The force with which the handle will fly back up is quite something. Having said all that, they are very useful.
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+1 Using them is a skill, and worth learning to avoid injury or embarrasment! :D
 
A useful tool but only if you know how to use it. I've used them all over Africa not only as a jack but also as a winch and a spreader. I've also seen more than a few peeps lose their teeth or break fingers or arms using hi lifts. For changing a wheel they are not the ideal jack as you need to lift the body until the axle is hanging. Much better and safer to jack the axle a few inches than the body a few feet to change a wheel. JMHO
 
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