busakaz
Active Member
ok cheers Keith will do
gfromleeds
Well-Known Member
Its good practice to try spread the weight on any surface
I once had a car "fall over" cos the jack sank into the tarmac!
I once had a car "fall over" cos the jack sank into the tarmac!
busakaz
Active Member
ok thanks Av you got blocks ?Spread the weight very well on block paving - as its loose layed over a layer of sand; you could easily displaced a few blocks at a time with the weight of a Range Rover
marccleave
Active Member
I have a Range Rover (albeit the better version, Classic ) and a slabbed driveway that was done ~13 years ago. 450mm^2 ~30mm (looking back, should have gotten thicker slabs, and bigger ones at that, the larger 600mm^2 and 50mm at least. Big heavy and don't move very much) slabs layed on several tonnes of sand that was leveled and flattened etc etc. Ideally it would have been mixed with cement and then a cement and sand mix brushed into the gaps, but only sand was brushed into the gaps and its turned out okay...
Now its fine jacking up the RRC, but I always put down either 1/4" or 1/2" sheet ply that I have cut into squares. I have four, one for each axle stand if needed. Their area is bigger than that of the axle stand so the weight is spread further again.
After 13 years or so all the sand has compacted, the slabs have settled etc so its fine now and I haven't had any stability issues. But on a freshly layed blocks I'd take it extra careful.
) and a slabbed driveway that was done ~13 years ago. 450mm^2 ~30mm (looking back, should have gotten thicker slabs, and bigger ones at that, the larger 600mm^2 and 50mm at least. Big heavy and don't move very much) slabs layed on several tonnes of sand that was leveled and flattened etc etc. Ideally it would have been mixed with cement and then a cement and sand mix brushed into the gaps, but only sand was brushed into the gaps and its turned out okay...Now its fine jacking up the RRC, but I always put down either 1/4" or 1/2" sheet ply that I have cut into squares. I have four, one for each axle stand if needed. Their area is bigger than that of the axle stand so the weight is spread further again.
After 13 years or so all the sand has compacted, the slabs have settled etc so its fine now and I haven't had any stability issues. But on a freshly layed blocks I'd take it extra careful.
kevwill
Active Member
I meant displace a few blocks on yer new driveway (which you don't want to do). Use a couple of scaffold boards under the jack.
I have a Range Rover (albeit the better version, Classic
Now its fine jacking up the RRC, but I always put down either 1/4" or 1/2" sheet ply that I have cut into squares. I have four, one for each axle stand if needed. Their area is bigger than that of the axle stand so the weight is spread further again.
After 13 years or so all the sand has compacted, the slabs have settled etc so its fine now and I haven't had any stability issues. But on a freshly layed blocks I'd take it extra careful.
"The better one". You have an hell of a sense of humour.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
I laid 6,000 blocks at my house in the UK, still good after 13 years when I had to sell up. A single block heavily loaded will either sink evenly or tip if the joints are not tight.
kevwill
Active Member
dogsbody
Very senior member
Being a lazy old bugger I've fallen in love with two 3' lengths of railway sleeper that I happened upon. Without even chamfering the ends I can drive (almost) any two wheels up onto them lifting one end or side about six inches. If I want a wheel free I just jack that one up another inch but for most servicing, checking and repair expeditions underneath I don't need a jack or axle stands.
wattfield
AKA Dirk Diggler
Being a skinny old bugger, I can get under my Defender without assistance!
I have a monoblock driveway, I use a 2' x 3' driveway slab under a trolley jack.
jamesmartin
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tomcat59alan
Well-Known Member
a slab
+1, the jack will dig into the wood so it won't slip.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
You don't want a trolley jack to dig in, it needs to roll as the arm moves through it's arc.+1, the jack will dig into the wood so it won't slip.
tomcat59alan
Well-Known Member
Out of gear and handbrake off, then chock the wheels.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
How will that help if you are jacking from the side under the chassis?
tomcat59alan
Well-Known Member
Good point but I have never had cause to jack under the chassis. If you did have to, you could always jack for and aft and the car will still roll.
