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Defender of the Realm

New Member

• Apr 18, 2011

• #1

I'm looking for a suitable bottle jack to lift my Defender for wheel changing etc. There are lots around varying from £15'ish up to over £100 for the genuine Land Rover job. Is it really worth shelling out so much for the LR one, or does anyone have any recommendations? Looking for something robust and preferably not made in a far eastern sweat shop!

 

thought it was mine!

New Member

• Apr 18, 2011

• #2

try boot sales usually see one or at them

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Apr 18, 2011

• #3

Clark cbj2 at Machine Mart.

 

Station House

Well-Known Member

• Apr 18, 2011

• #4

Discovery bottle jacks are often on fleabay - does the job and is compact

 

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Defender of the Realm

New Member

• Apr 18, 2011

• #5

Good idea, I'll do a search on fleabay and see what's around

 

norfolkmick

Active Member

• Apr 18, 2011

• #6

I got a 10Ton Draper one from my local car parts place for £20 that does the job ok

 

MrJC

Well-Known Member

• Apr 18, 2011

• #7

This is one I bought... think it has gone up since.. http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/bargain-bottle-jack-117271.html
If your search 'bottle jack' you will find more suggestions

 

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lynall

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Full Member

• Apr 19, 2011

• #8

I boiught a disco one the other day for 10 pounds and 8 pounds delivery,upon delivery it was mint with no scratchs on the bottom so had never been used, better than cheapo jack as they are two stage so lift nice and hign and unlike the cheap ones have a decent sized base and a nice little u shaped top bit to sit under the axle.


Lynall

 

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Litch

Well-Known Member

• Apr 19, 2011

• #9

The only trouble about a bottle jack is that if they remain tucked away unused year in year out the seals can go hard so when you try to lift the vehicle you find you are pumping but not getting anywhere! If you only have the one jack then chances are you will use it regularly but if (like many of us I expect) you have a trolly jack (or two) in the garage the vehicle jack never gets a look in (when I last looked at mine I hadn't used it for 8-years).
The good old LR screw-jack that came with the earlier 90/110's is my preferred bit of kit as they are 100% reliable with no seals to fail or fluid to leak. I recall JC was selling some new/old stock a while back and they weren't expensive at all.