Jack envy

[Sundayjumper]

I am impressed with the new jack.

Bloody heavy.
Has polyurethane wheels - much quieter to move around.
Although not shown in the website pics, it came with a large 2-hand handle that makes moving & jacking quite a lot easier.
Fits easily under the Porsche, which is on lowered springs.
Lifted the whole front of the Disco no worries.

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[Jobbo]

Definitely heavy. Fortunately my local Halfords let me borrow their sack truck to take it to the car.

[Beany]

Foot pedal is to get it up quickly with a couple of pumps; you achieve release by twisting repeatedly.

That's what Beany told me, but now I think about it I'm not sure we were both talking about the same thing.

Yeah sorry, the Discord call went a bit weird, I didn't realise when you said Jack, that that's all you meant.

[Sundayjumper]

All I said was, I have a big shiny tool and I enjoy jacking it. How is that ambiguous ???

[Beany]

All I said was, I have a big shiny tool and I enjoy jacking it. How is that ambiguous ???

It's like you don't even know me

[mik]

Only realised today that - as long as the Jack isn't too low - I can slip my 2T axle stands nicely inside my 3T jack : no requirement to locate a second strong point on the body (that is usually such a PITA) in order to achieve axle-standy-safety.

[tim]

I was looking at their low profile 2 tonner, because my 25 year old
Machine Mart one is just about had it. Very tempted but the Halfords version is half the price.

So I’m in analysis paralysis and have bought neither.

[mik]

I was looking at their low profile 2 tonner - Very tempted but the Halfords version is half the price.

I have the Halfords one - see page1 of this thread. Had it for years. As far as I can tell the SGS one is identical.

It's been a decent jack, but whilst it does goes low - it's "reach" is pretty crap - so you need you jacking point to be close to the edge of the car. And as it's a pretty compact footprint, it's nothing like as stable as the bigger jacks.

Edit - the 2.5T SGS model that Duncs bought is decently discounted at the moment. Slightly smaller and lighter than the 3T version. clik.

[Rich B]

I don't own a jack, not even a spindley OEM type one... I haven't lifted a car or taken off a wheel in maybe 10 years?!

How the other half live
I bet you don’t have a dozen or more alloys stacked up in your garage either.

i remember being a bit shocked that neither of our cars had a jack. I was a bit pissed off because I wanted to take off a tyre to repair it. I had to do it in situ which was a ballache.

How times changed - I have one of the low height halfords ones now, and i use it about once a week! What i really need is a 1/2 inch impact wrench to go with it - i seem to take wheels on and off about 3 times each session!

[scotta]

I was looking at their low profile 2 tonner - Very tempted but the Halfords version is half the price.

I have the Halfords one - see page1 of this thread. Had it for years. As far as I can tell the SGS one is identical.

It's been a decent jack, but whilst it does goes low - it's "reach" is pretty crap - so you need you jacking point to be close to the edge of the car. And as it's a pretty compact footprint, it's nothing like as stable as the bigger jacks.

Edit - the 2.5T SGS model that Duncs bought is decently discounted at the moment. Slightly smaller and lighter than the 3T version. clik.

I bought their 2 ton one recently and it’s been great. That 2.5 looks like great value though.

IRRC their delivery was very fast as well.

[Sundayjumper]

I have the Halfords 3 tonne one, I’m happy with it. They often have discounts & promos so keep an eye out.

https://www.halfords.com/tools/garage-w ... 60531.html

ETA - tiny caveat - the front wheels started sticking after a while, I had to remove & grease them. Now fine. That’s my only criticism so far.

[Jobbo]

How the other half live
I bet you don’t have a dozen or more alloys stacked up in your garage either.

i remember being a bit shocked that neither of our cars had a jack. I was a bit pissed off because I wanted to take off a tyre to repair it. I had to do it in situ which was a ballache.

How times changed - I have one of the low height halfords ones now, and i use it about once a week! What i really need is a 1/2 inch impact wrench to go with it - i seem to take wheels on and off about 3 times each session!

Maybe we need a thread for impact wrenches as well. I have two; a Makita CXT (12v) which doesn’t have the torque to crack off tight nuts but equally won’t bugger them doing them up, so is what I use in practice. I also have an 18v De Walt which is much beefier but is heavier and I never use. I might one day find a purpose for it. But something to spin the nuts on/off and a torque wrench and long handled wrench to undo tight nuts is my preferred tool selection.

[mik]

Maybe we need a thread for impact wrenches as well.

There was an earlier discussion here.

I've got a smaller DeWalt than the StrongBroo monster mentioned on there (mine is the DCF894) - less power obvs but it's also somewhat easier to weild. For wheels I still prefer to break bolts with a good old spider wheel brace when the wheel is on the ground, and use the gun to zip them off and back on again. Torque wrench for final tighten.

[Rich B]

i have a big breaker bar and a torque wrench, it just gets annoying winding them on and off - particularly as i have very dished wheels so using a smaller ratchet handle doesn’t really work as it hits the outer wheel rim.

[Sundayjumper]

Fairly ancient 18V DeWalt. As long as the battery is fully charged it gets wheel bolts out no problem. Putting them in, a brief blip so they’re seated, then torque wrench when it’s back on the ground.

[Marv]

How the other half live
I bet you don’t have a dozen or more alloys stacked up in your garage either.

i remember being a bit shocked that neither of our cars had a jack. I was a bit pissed off because I wanted to take off a tyre to repair it. I had to do it in situ which was a ballache.

How times changed - I have one of the low height halfords ones now, and i use it about once a week! What i really need is a 1/2 inch impact wrench to go with it - i seem to take wheels on and off about 3 times each session!

And on the flip side, I think I've used my trolley jack maybe once in the last 6 years...and I used to use it quite often for working on the cars before then.