Alloy Trolley Jacks
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Need a new jack, someone posted about these a year or two back I think, but cant find the thread

Are these any good or not?

Ive seen the same ones ranging from £60 to £150 just with different brand names on with one big front roller

Then some other ones under brand names like arkan(£110)/facom(£299) which look similar to above but with 2 side rollers at the front

Are these all from the same chinese factory or does the quality vary amongst them?

Saw one of the cheaper ones at a rally a few months back and it looks completely fucked, wasnt that old either...

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Here is mine, "BIG RED" god thing it´s only 75mm high at the front
works great!

internationally known as "big" swede

we have a clarke one in the workshop - around £75 and money well spent in my opinion (not that I paid for it!)

i have been looking at the clark one

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/...ck/brand/clarke

about £92 compaired to the sealey one at £140


aparently the oil seals in the sealey ones are prone to leaking but this is only something i have heard from a friend who's company had a few

"Tuning should be a compromise between what is possible and what is necessary"

10)Thou shalt always quest for more power

think argos might be cheaper for the clarke one.

i love mine

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/part...t%3ETROLLEY.htm

see cheaper (but not much!) just at the time i was near a argos and not a MM

Damn I miss the convenience of Argos!

found it cheaper still

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLARKE-PRO-RACING-1-...A1%7C240%3A1318

Edited by turbominij on 1st Dec, 2008.

"Tuning should be a compromise between what is possible and what is necessary"

10)Thou shalt always quest for more power

hmmm, for the same price as that clarke one, i can get a 3 tonne sip one delivered:

http://www.machines4wood.com/mall/productp...uctid=ITSP07276

so just not sure what to go for?

im sure the sip will be durable (I own a volvo t5 estate aswell as the mini), and no doubt still be going strong in years to come...can the same be said for the clarke though?

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

that a good price only thing in the swaying me to the Clark on is the 79mm minimum height whats the one on the sip one? all the ones i can find by sip are 133mm

"Tuning should be a compromise between what is possible and what is necessary"

10)Thou shalt always quest for more power

that one is 113mm

might give one of these a try:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOW-ENTRY-FAST-RAPID...A1%7C240%3A1318

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

ive got a clarke one, had no probs as yet.

got a clarke from Costco 70 something inc VAT...

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had to get the clarke and that barely goes under, i have to nudge the side of the car up by hand.

it looks good and seems well made.

Euro car parts do a 1.75 ton one for the same price as a clark iirc

Clark one just right height for a lowered Mini

Paid proper price last year then Costco got theirs in week before Christmas for £63 ouch!

On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know

i agree nick, they are designed for the job!

ordered one of these on monday

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...:MEWN:IT&ih=015

and it arrived today, looks exactly the same as the facom one in town for £299 just with different packaging, well chuffed

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

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i must be used to huge jacks then as its a midget next to my old mans s&p 3 tonner lol

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

me parents got me one for christmas looks the nuts not used it yet lo. sods law when i dont need it i have a jack that works.

"Tuning should be a compromise between what is possible and what is necessary"

10)Thou shalt always quest for more power

I know it's a old post but I am looking for a new jack, the one mentioned above had court my eye a few times, just wondering if anyone has had one for 5 years or so and would still recommend it?