just been to the caravan and tried it on there

Had to wait 20 minutes on hold to speak with Al-ko to see where the best jacking points were, as my twin mover covers the area al-ko designed there points, luckily they got the info to me in 5 minutes as the phone cut off

They have adviced, the double thickness section were the chassis bolts to the axles frames or the 3 inch thick cross beam that goes from one side to the other

any way the jack will mainly be used for the caravan as the 4x4 is covered on LRA so they will change my wheels, and the standard jack will suffice if they cant help

so for the sake of thirty quid and the saving in weight and size, i'll make do with this for the time been  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Most of the guys in a garage workshop I worked in had Snap-on torque wrenches which cost the earth. Every year the man came round to check and re-calibrate torque wrenches. The only mechanic whose wrench was fine and did not need re-calibrating had a Halfords torque wrench. I now own a Halfords torque wrench!

As an aside on trolley jacks, I have two Sealey jacks but old age has now lead me to order one of these -

http://www.twinbusch.fr/product_info.php?products_id=14

It is a French website 'cos that is where I live now! John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

A french jack will:

give up when the going gets tough
not work for most of every afternoon
demand state handouts before operating
try and shag all the other tools in the workshop At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

The French jacks on that website look exactly the same as the Chinese ones that an acquaintance of mine imports from China by the container load.
Come to that so do all the 2 post and 4 post garage hoists.

Bill T Life Honorary Member of Wallasey Motor Club.
Licenced MSA Radio Operator for 35+ years.
Rallying is the only sport.

Actually it is German not French, they just have a French outlet. John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

In that case it will burst through the soft underbelly of the car, turn south and invade France. At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

http://www.twinbusch.fr/product_info.php?products_id=14

Love the woman advertising the website...class!!

chicken george wrote:

In that case it will burst through the soft underbelly of the car, turn south and invade France.

JST wrote:

Actually it is German not French, they just have a French outlet.

Bill, it is hard to find anything nowadays that is not made in China. As long as it is western designed and meets quality and safety specs I don't really care where it is made.
Having said this, I did try to buy an English made lift of the same type but they would not ship it across the channel! John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

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I was referring to them sneaking through the Ardennes then southwards to the land of the cheese eating surrender monkeys At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

 John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)