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01-09-2020, 12:46 PM | #1 | ||
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Hi All.
Obviously may not be suitable for lowered cars. But the lift height and weight rating isn't too bad. Repco have this on special. For $79 https://www.repco.com.au/en/tools-eq...000/p/A5465928 Cheers. Forgot to mention, lifting range is 130 - 465mm Last edited by gutza; 01-09-2020 at 01:12 PM. Reason: meh |
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01-09-2020, 01:54 PM | #2 | ||
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Make sure you buy stands too - then make sure you actually use them
Had an incident a couple of months ago where it was raining and windy and jacked up a trailer in the driveway to change wheels, I got the jack out and the stands, but forgot to put the stands under the trailer - of course the trailer slipped off the jack and crushed my wrist between the wheel guard and the half off wheel |
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01-09-2020, 02:09 PM | #3 | ||
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Hi Franco.
Sorry to hear about your accident. I have 4 3000kg ratchet stands, which my car is up ATM. My old trolley jack has seen better days. I use the trolley at the front or back, as well as the ratchet stands, if I'm grovelling around under the car, just as a safety measure. I've had a close call with just a trolley jack and an enthusiastic dog bashing the jack handle, trying to get under the car with me. |
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01-09-2020, 02:39 PM | #4 | |||
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AND DON'T ME GET STARTED on MechPro products!! What are you, a trolley snob?? EVERYONE knows that Daytona jacks are far superior and if you DON'T agree with me then you're obviously a moron, and you know it!! Enjoy you're overpriced brand-snobbery POS jack sucker! Ooops. Soz, thought this was a thread about car chargers. As you were |
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01-09-2020, 02:41 PM | #5 | |||
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Seems like a good value trolley jack. Tempting!
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01-09-2020, 02:42 PM | #6 | ||
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Hi Fairmont.
Love it |
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01-09-2020, 02:54 PM | #7 | ||
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Yeah stands for sure if its more then changing a wheel on the side of the road with the factory scissor jack. I have a cheap sca 2000g trolley jack, at its low is 130mm, and i still need to use the scissor jack to be able to get the trolley jack under the car. Its factory ride height. I got the cheap sca one as a package deal with 2 jackstands (ratchet style that i do not like, i already had pin style ones) for about $200. If it was for frequent use, i would deffinately invest in a better jack. But if it only has to hold the car up for long enough to slide stands under, yeah, not terrible.
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01-09-2020, 02:57 PM | #8 | ||
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Hi fiestaz.
For the price, I don't think you will find anything with the weight capacity, and they will be under 400mm lifting range. I'm going to see if I can grab one this week. I think they will sell pretty quick for that price. Cheers. |
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01-09-2020, 05:11 PM | #9 | |||
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I'd love to make comment on your imminent jack purchase but unfortunately I've been expertly diagnosed on the Ctek thread with a rare condition that apparently means I 'like to show off and brag by buying something by brand name.' So mate I'd probably only tell you to buy a Snap-on or nuthin'! P.S. At $79 I reckon that's a bargain! |
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01-09-2020, 07:03 PM | #10 | |||
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déjŕ vu |
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01-09-2020, 08:31 PM | #11 | ||
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I've got one of them and can say it is a top jack, you'll be surprised when you see it, it's much larger than you think looking at it in the pics, and is great to use.
Side by side with my 1800kg Jack, it's like putting an F150 next to a Proton Jumbuck. I got mine on sale for $79, and at that price again I wouldn't hesitate to grab another. |
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01-09-2020, 10:42 PM | #12 | ||
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Brought Trolley jack fews years back from Super**** is same as Repco selling but in diff colour is bloody rubbish, is a poor quality design should not selling to public
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02-09-2020, 06:55 AM | #13 | ||
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Can you explain why it’s poor quality?
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02-09-2020, 09:26 AM | #14 | ||
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Cant release valve by turning the handle to drop the vehicle as between jack and handle there is teeth problem of gearwheel engaged with another gearwheel fail left vehicle high off the ground force me to climb under the car try to fix bloody loose valve nut plus jamming and can suddenly drop soon turn the release handle drop like hammer as feel like to throwing the jack at super****'s door
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02-09-2020, 09:51 AM | #15 | ||
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What if the one now on sale at Repco - not Supercrap where you bought yours - has been subtly improved to overcome this fault? By your admission, yours was bought several years ago.
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02-09-2020, 09:58 AM | #16 | |||
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As Citroen said, yours is a few years old, was this a problem straight away? How do you know this has not been improved since?
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02-09-2020, 10:44 AM | #17 | |||
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02-09-2020, 11:32 AM | #18 | ||
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Bolly, I think your problem is more likely to be due to the jack handle connection splaying out over time, if so it wil not grip the valve sufficiently and you will have less control, if any, when opening the valve.
Take a look at the end of the jack handle where it connects onto the jack valve. Using vice grips or the like, hopefully you should be able to squeeze the end of the jack handle and close it back to its original state. Tack welding to build it back up is another option. I find its much easier to control the lowering of the jack by using two hands on the handle and slowly turning, and feeling for when the valve is opening. Never ever go under a car held up by a jack alone Jack stands are an absolute must I reckon, I use wheel chocks too
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02-09-2020, 11:51 AM | #19 | ||
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I know exactly what Bolly is on about...
These 2 “supposed” gears, which are that poorly manufactured, that they fail to mesh correctly... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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02-09-2020, 02:21 PM | #21 | ||
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Totally agree. I only darken their doorstep if they have 50% off or so, on something I need.
The Jack is 55% off apparently. Last edited by gutza; 02-09-2020 at 02:29 PM. |
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02-09-2020, 02:22 PM | #22 | |||
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02-09-2020, 02:58 PM | #23 | ||
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I bought my trolley jack a quite few years back from Repco, think it was just over $100 maybe $130 they were pretty hard to find cheap. but have to say looking at that one i think mine is better quality.
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02-09-2020, 04:05 PM | #24 | ||
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I'm guilty of doing them up too tight which makes them very hard to open slowly.
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02-09-2020, 10:39 PM | #25 | ||
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What happen to australian made car jack including bottle jack as i haven't seen any Aussie made car jack back since in the year of 1970-80 as i remember well were high quality made but was very heavy to carry around ..
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03-09-2020, 05:08 PM | #26 | |||
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lost for words with that comment Franco hopefully it's all betterer etc etc now |
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04-09-2020, 01:04 AM | #27 | |||
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APAC was the last fully Australian made jack that I can remember? Speaking of which... I had a mechanical APAC trolley jack many moons ago (as in pic) would lift 4 ton. Great jack when in good condition, but once mechanism got a little worn, they were a death trap!.. Would drop quicker than Marie Antoinette’s guillotine! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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04-09-2020, 08:46 AM | #28 | |||
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i have a picture of it lifting up my 65hp (heavy, not a garden) tractor. |
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04-09-2020, 09:44 AM | #29 | |||
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But like most Aussie manufacturing no longer exists.. |
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