martyn668 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Anyone got any thoughts on these? https://safejacks.com/collections/bottle-jack-accessories/products/axle-tube-pad-for-bottle-jack Other than that's a bit expensive for what it is. To make one exceeds my skills as a welder, or at least anything I'd trust to hold up a couple of tons of weight. Surprised I can't find a UK-supplier of this or an equivalent. I'd have to check the diameter of my jack to see if it would even fit (securely). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 404 not found. Link doesn’t work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn668 Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share Posted August 20, 2018 Weird. I think if you copy it it includes a space at the end, and goes 404. It does work without the space, but I'll try again to get a working URL. https://safejacks.com/collections/bottle-jack-accessories/products/axle-tube-pad-for-bottle-jack Aha - that's gone clicky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 So......what’s wrong with the standard Land Rover bottle jack that has a top that looks like that anyway? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 What style jack top is it for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcock Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 It won't fit mine, I already have some thing similar attached. Although that reminds me I must finish the bits for my cross beam adaptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Standard land rover/rrc/disco/p38 bottle jack will be better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I'd also rather have a jack with it attached already - Got a couple of Disco jacks myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 On 8/20/2018 at 11:46 PM, Bowie69 said: Standard land rover/rrc/disco/p38 bottle jack will be better. Except that I find hardly any of them work at all, In the last three years 1 in 4 through my hands!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I've got a jack from a P38.. After freeing off the rusted joint on the pump handle it's worked a treat every time it's been required... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I have had 2 for years, both fine. I did have to free up the release at one point after being outside, but welded a bolt to it so I could release by hand much easier If they have laid on their side for any time, they can take a while to get going again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn668 Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 So the consensus is a standard LR jack. I had thought they were getting rare and expensive, but a quick trawl of Ebay reveals quite a few. Probably go down that route. To be honest I mainly use my trolley jack when home - much more stable, but a bottle jack is useful sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Merc sprinter telescopic bottle jacks are very nice as an alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Why is there so much objection to the adapter in the link? It doesnt look dangerous as long as it sits far enough down the jack shaft. The LR disco jacks are good for the axle, but when you need a normal bottle jack you havent got one. This would allow both functions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 No real objections I think, just a preference for the LR jack. If you add a small piece of wood, there easy to use on flat surfaces as well. Only downside is they're getting hard to find (in good condition). So the Sprinter one might be an alternative, good tip FF! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Honestly, I'm not sure where I have ever used a bottle jack on a flat surface, I always lift from the axle then put stands on either the body or axle as I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I have two Sprinter bottle jacks and they are perfect. The handle is in three parts so packs away nicely into a little pack. Why two? Well the first wasn't flat under the base so I told the eBay seller and they sent another and didn't want the first returning. I need to get it flat somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 On 8/25/2018 at 7:15 AM, Escape said: So the Sprinter one might be an alternative, good tip FF! The tip came via TSD from the Disco3 forums as the D3's need a huge lift to change a wheel and weigh as much as the moon (the Sprinter ones are on their limit with a D3 but the assumption is Ze Jaarmans will over-engineer it a bit ). They have a cast saddle on top that matches a LR axle pretty well, and pressing the roll pin out of it leaves a nice top-hat shape that you can easily make more adapters for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn668 Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Ah, Fridge Freezer, I like the idea of a jack where you can swap the head. Sometimes a flat top is better for certain jobs (not lifting a Land Rover, but separating two heavy objects). I’ve occasionally used mine as a hydraulic ram to “adjust” body panels. I know you’re not supposed to use them horizontally, but there wasn’t much force, and the occasional use horizontal won’t kill them I’m sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 2 hours ago, martyn668 said: Ah, Fridge Freezer, I like the idea of a jack where you can swap the head. Sometimes a flat top is better for certain jobs (not lifting a Land Rover, but separating two heavy objects). I’ve occasionally used mine as a hydraulic ram to “adjust” body panels. I know you’re not supposed to use them horizontally, but there wasn’t much force, and the occasional use horizontal won’t kill them I’m sure. Can’t see how using one sideways would damage it.... if it’s the ‘wrong’ on it’s side it would just mean it’s pumping air rather than oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn668 Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 @landroversforever Maybe "damage it" was the wrong term. I probably meant that if is used on its side I will indeed be pumping air into the system somehow, which I will then need to bleed, or it will neverr reach its full height when I need it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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