no jack in truck: recommendations?

Uncle Douglas

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javelinadave

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We used to have 6-8 rover bottle jacks and they have slowly all failed. Early ones in RRC and D1's were steel but the D2 ones had plastic shells and were crap.
The jackstand jacks are better imho. Friends had them and when Voller's broke a diff many miles from anywhere @ Moab they were impressive as hell. We came back and bought a pair and love them.
Hell yes! I have one in the hanger and if I need to leave the plane up on a stand for a long period of time I don't have to worry about the jack failing and dropping the load.
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I've been wanting to buy a set of the jacks w/ integral stands for years but keep waffling between which size to get. Also, in general, the reviews are rather horrible for reliability, although alot of them appear to suffer from infant mortality. I wish someone would make a high quality version. And maybe a height booster that would work like the safe jack accessory.
 

pmatusov

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Thanks everyone. In other googling, bottle jack seems to be consensus as well. I’ll look around for one in the 12-20 ton range w / cradle, just to be safe.
What do you need that much load range? It will be heavy and unwieldy.
The small bottle jack can do a lot of useful things, besides changing a tire.
 

ctflyfish

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What do you need that much load range? It will be heavy and unwieldy.
The small bottle jack can do a lot of useful things, besides changing a tire.
I was not thinking when I wrote that in trying to add a little more tonnage to be conservative. Clearly 3-6 ton is more than enough?
 

uc4me

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If you're going with the LR bottle jack this is a good youz tube vid to understand the two step air purging method that bleeds both the pump chamber first, then the ram chamber.

Ive bought a couple red LR bottle jacks off eBay for short money betting they just needed successful purging and maybe a new relief valve seal or fill plug. I figured if they look like they haven't got much use, they probably haven't and just need a little TLC.

 

hillstrubl

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Just got the 4000lb version, it looks great, but has some issues lowering without all of my weight pushing the plunger down after releasing the pressure screw... perhaps it just needs some oil.
 

ctflyfish

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If you're going with the LR bottle jack this is a good youz tube vid to understand the two step air purging method that bleeds both the pump chamber first, then the ram chamber.

Ive bought a couple red LR bottle jacks off eBay for short money betting they just needed successful purging and maybe a new relief valve seal or fill plug. I figured if they look like they haven't got much use, they probably haven't and just need a little TLC.

Thanks for the video share, very helpful. I actually found what looks to be a genuine one from an RRC off Ebay (fingers crossed). Will be sure to two-step bleed and test before putting it in use. Thanks again.
 

BarryO

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Just get a Land Rover Jack out of any NAS truck through the end of disco II. Get a couple of them in case one breaks. They are the best bottle Jack ever made IMHO.
PS anyone ever rebuild one? I have one that I can’t revive (I have like 10 so not a huge loss).
I have 3; one doesn't work. I found a web page a few years ago that had a rebuild procedure; but when I later went to look for it, it had disappeared.
 

erover82

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NPT90

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I carry one of these around, the adjustment makes it a bit more versatile than a traditional bottle jack, having the larger base takes up a bit more room but saves you from carrying blocks of wood around

*Edit* Missed the second page of this thread, see others have chimed in here, and yes it's a really handy product to have
 

erover82

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I carry one of these around, the adjustment makes it a bit more versatile than a traditional bottle jack, having the larger base takes up a bit more room but saves you from carrying blocks of wood around

*Edit* Missed the second page of this thread, see others have chimed in here, and yes it's a really handy product to have

Tempted every time I see this product (for the shop). It's a great idea. Reading reviews though, it's the execution that worries me.
 

hillstrubl

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I carry one of these around, the adjustment makes it a bit more versatile than a traditional bottle jack, having the larger base takes up a bit more room but saves you from carrying blocks of wood around

*Edit* Missed the second page of this thread, see others have chimed in here, and yes it's a really handy product to have
Where in your truck do you keep it?
 

John Z

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What is this area supposed to look like? Right now I have the jack rods rattling around on the floor area.
 
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