KB159

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• Sep 11, 2024

• #1

Clarke CBJ5B 5 Tonne Bottle Jack - Machine Mart - Machine Mart

www.machinemart.co.uk

Need to buy a jack... this would be sufficient right? I've seen discussions online talking about the advantages of getting a Discovery jack with the curved top rather than the tiny little head on this one, but it's only for changing flats. £30 is cheap as hell. They even do a 2-tonne jack for £18

 

tottot

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• Sep 11, 2024

• #2

I have carried and used the 2 ton one for many years. Fits behind the center seat along with a thick square of plywood to sit it on. Welded a U curved strip of steel on top of the screw out section. Would be rather dodgy without I recon.

 

KB159

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• Sep 11, 2024

• #3

tottot said:

I have carried and used the 2 ton one for many years. Fits behind the center seat along with a thick square of plywood to sit it on. Welded a U curved strip of steel on top of the screw out section. Would be rather dodgy without I recon.

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Perfect, thanks matey.

 

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hughdavies

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• Sep 11, 2024

• #4

Carry a piece of wood to put on top of it to stop it slipping.

 

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lynall

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• Sep 11, 2024

• #5

As it is songle stage it might not have the range of lift to get a flat axle high enough to put an inflated spare on, a block of wood to run the flat wheel onto before removal would give you the extra height.

 

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hughdavies

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• Sep 11, 2024

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lynall said:

As it is songle stage it might not have the range of lift to egt a flat axle high enough to put an inflated spare on, a block of wood to run the flat wheel onto before removal would give you the extra height.

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Yup, old caravan trick use the leveling ramp under the punctured wheel to lift it before putting the jack under.

 

Knappster

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• Sep 12, 2024

• #7

Used discovery jacks used to be peanuts secondhand. Now, they make a lot more as they’re popular. The Clarke option is a much better value alternative.