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Halfords 2.25 tonne 4x4 trolley jack on offer.
23 Jan 2011 11:47 #10167
by facade
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Halfords 2.25 tonne 4x4 trolley jack on offer. was created by facade
At the moment this is still on offer. (I did hear Halfords took a bit of a hammering over Christmas with low sales, certainly there are some good value Carrera 'bikes there now)
I put some "magic fluid" (I think it is called "Snake Oil" or something) in my back axle, and went for a ride to stir the oil up and went to Halfords to pick one up, so here is my mini review.
It has a peculiar action, so you cannot jack it without the handle, it will go all the way up in 3 pumps with no weight on it, then as you load it it goes up a little tiny bit each stroke like you expect.
It is far to narrow and the frame seems too rickety to be safe really, I experimentally jacked up a back wheel quite high, then when I let it down the jack looked like it would fall over. Alright for a straight lift dodgy for one end of the axle.
It might come in handy I suppose, but I can't recommend it, even at £35. Those £15 2 tonne jacks from Aldi are much better, I use one for wheel changing without a problem, much easier to carry about too.
I put some "magic fluid" (I think it is called "Snake Oil" or something) in my back axle, and went for a ride to stir the oil up and went to Halfords to pick one up, so here is my mini review.
It has a peculiar action, so you cannot jack it without the handle, it will go all the way up in 3 pumps with no weight on it, then as you load it it goes up a little tiny bit each stroke like you expect.
It is far to narrow and the frame seems too rickety to be safe really, I experimentally jacked up a back wheel quite high, then when I let it down the jack looked like it would fall over. Alright for a straight lift dodgy for one end of the axle.
It might come in handy I suppose, but I can't recommend it, even at £35. Those £15 2 tonne jacks from Aldi are much better, I use one for wheel changing without a problem, much easier to carry about too.
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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23 Jan 2011 17:14 #10213
by facade
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic Re: Halfords 2.25 tonne 4x4 trolley jack on offer.
Just make sure you use axle stands as well if you use it in anger, I was frightened to lean in to release the handbrake with it jacked up 
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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