Best car jack for £100
Discussion
i'd be wanting to get something like this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hawk-Tools-Aluminium-Hydr...
no idea what shops might have it if amazon prime isn't quick enough for you though.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hawk-Tools-Aluminium-Hydr...
no idea what shops might have it if amazon prime isn't quick enough for you though.
The quality of that Hawk one is a bit questionable, based on the pictures (shoddy welding, etc.). Funnily enough, was one I was considering while recently looking for a new decent jack but the lack of attention to detail put me off.
I ended up buying a Sealey three-tonne quick-lift jack from Machine Mart; has a nice rubber puck for the cup, too, which is useful for spreading the load a little and avoiding any damage. Really nicely built bit of kit.
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-ctj3000qlb-...
£94 at the moment. Not got that long a reach, mind, but depends on what you want to do with it.
They did have a longer one in, which was two tonnes, and that was similarly priced.
I ended up buying a Sealey three-tonne quick-lift jack from Machine Mart; has a nice rubber puck for the cup, too, which is useful for spreading the load a little and avoiding any damage. Really nicely built bit of kit.
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-ctj3000qlb-...
£94 at the moment. Not got that long a reach, mind, but depends on what you want to do with it.
They did have a longer one in, which was two tonnes, and that was similarly priced.
Edited by Lewis Kingston on Wednesday 20th June 09:57
Lewis Kingston said:
The quality of that Hawk one is a bit questionable (shoddy welding, etc.), to say the least. Funnily enough, was one I was considering while recently looking for a new decent jack.
I ended up buying a Sealey three-tonne quick-lift jack from Machine Mart; has a nice rubber puck for the cup, too, which is useful for spreading the load a little and avoiding any damage. Really nicely built bit of kit.
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-ctj3000qlb-...
£94 at the moment. Not got that long a reach, mind, but depends on what you want to do with it.
They did have a longer one in, which was two tonnes, and that was similarly priced.
I think that's the same as the one I have. The amazon one was just the first I could find, was more to demonstrate low profile double cylinder ones.I ended up buying a Sealey three-tonne quick-lift jack from Machine Mart; has a nice rubber puck for the cup, too, which is useful for spreading the load a little and avoiding any damage. Really nicely built bit of kit.
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-ctj3000qlb-...
£94 at the moment. Not got that long a reach, mind, but depends on what you want to do with it.
They did have a longer one in, which was two tonnes, and that was similarly priced.
my only issue with these low profile ones is that they don't lift all that high, but low profile really helps with other stuff, like dropping a transmission out of the bottom of a car etc
Not used it on those specific cars, but the reach on my alu SGS Engineering one is very good. Good build quality too, the only criticism I'd have is the handle doesn't start jacking until it's quite low in its stroke, but it's a minor irritation.
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equipment/t...
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equipment/t...
Krikkit said:
Not used it on those specific cars, but the reach on my alu SGS Engineering one is very good. Good build quality too, the only criticism I'd have is the handle doesn't start jacking until it's quite low in its stroke, but it's a minor irritation.
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equipment/t...
+1https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equipment/t...
Got this one too. Good jack.
Krikkit said:
Not used it on those specific cars, but the reach on my alu SGS Engineering one is very good. Good build quality too, the only criticism I'd have is the handle doesn't start jacking until it's quite low in its stroke, but it's a minor irritation.
https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equipment/t...
Unfortunately, like most jacks, only the tip is low profile, which is fine for low sills, but front / rear centre jacking points are a good metre under the car, at which point the wedge shape of the jack causes it to foul as I only have 120mm clearance, not to mention it would be impossible to operate the handle.https://www.sgs-engineering.com/garage-equipment/t...
A - Closed Height 90mm
D - Fully Extended 375mm
E - Base Width 250mm
F - Base Length 500mm
G - Reach 340mm
H - Height 125mm
I’ve had the Clarke 1.25 ton aluminium jack for a few years now… excellent bit of kit which is light enough to keep in the boot of your car (not a fan of bottle jacks. And I don’t like using factory jacks on a 48 year old car).
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-ctj1250ab-1...
You can’t buy replacement rubber pads separately which is a bit annoying, but a hockey puck or piece of wood does the job just as well.
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-ctj1250ab-1...
You can’t buy replacement rubber pads separately which is a bit annoying, but a hockey puck or piece of wood does the job just as well.
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