Cheap Trolley Jack

[Schweppy]

The £15 argos ones any good?

 

[madmike1]

i have a £10 one from JTF and it lifts the car up and its a lot quicker and easier to use than the one from the boot so unless you need a really big strong one then i dont see whats wrong with a cheap one. if your not going to use it all the time

 

[Schweppy]

JTF?

Its only for doing odd jobs like painting callipers, changing pads, etc.

 

[Spongebob 172]

I have a cheapo halfords one and its fine to use..get yourself the cheap axle stands while your there if you havent got any already

 

[Coby.]

I got one from Aldi for £15... Very Happy with it... Will be going there Tomorrow to Buy some Axle Stands I think

 

[BioHzrd]

Ive got the one from Aldi along with the Axel Stands work the cash, but not so great if your cars on its arse

 

[Gumby]

There's a trolley jack in aldi at the moment?

 

[Mark One]

Make sure
a) you can get it under your car
b) it will actually lift your car to a height that your happy with and you can get stands under it

 

[Bluebeard]

I bought Axle stands and a trolley jack from Halfords for £19.99 and they are superb. Use them nearly everyday and tbh, for the price you cannot go wrong.

 

[Schweppy]

OH I went in today and didnt see that. Was 49.99 for trolley jack and stands.

 

[JR]

Got mine from makro.

1.5 tone trolley jack and 2 axel stands for £15

complete with a 3 year guarantee

 

[Schweppy]

Sound, makro it is. lol

 

[Gumby]

Sound, makro it is. lol

Same lol

 

[sideways danny]

most important thing with a trolley jack IMO is the size of the saddle. A small saddle will cause more damage when lifting as the weight wont be spread enough.

 

[JR]

That was about 6 months ago though, as with all makro stuff it depends what they have in at the time.

 

[JR]

most important thing with a trolley jack IMO is the size of the saddle. A small saddle will cause more damage when lifting as the weight wont be spread enough.

Always use a piece of timber on top of the saddle when ever lifting the car, as the renault sills are made of chocolate. They even bend using the renault supplied jacks.

So i have found the timber great to solve this problem, and all my sills are fine.

 

[sideways danny]

try a nissan sill lol

this was a scrapper btw

 

[JR]

nice , lol.

 

[Marky_]

That's more like cardboard.

I've got a aldi one. Haven't had to use it yet though.

 

[Mark One]

I got a 3 tonne beast online. Wasnt 50 quid tho
Is a beast tho

 

[f0xy]

i have one from machine mart, £15 i think..........even though its pretty much useless until the cars at a height it will go under...........i have to go onto some wood, then use the renault jack, then trolley jack

 

[Gumby]

They don't tend to make trolley jacks the same thickness as iPods mate

 

[Andyman]

I find the Halfords 1.5 tonne Jack dosent go high enough when rasing for use with axle stands. Only goes as far as hole number one on the stands and is a tight squeeze if your under the car for any length of time.

Also dosent go low enough if your running Apex springs (on the front) I have to use the cars OE jack to raise then incert the Halfords one. Pain in da bum