Trolley jack: Recommendations - 2T+ / alloy?

[Davie]

Will_S said:

Just came across this! Koveg is my company (perhaps I need to rethink my branding if you're getting Eastern European vibes!)

They are actually rated to 4 tonnes, and are absolutely bomb proof. I've had one this design that I've used for the last 3 years.

I've sold a fair few to garages, who really rate them.

Also if anything goes wrong with it I'll replace it no questions, but I very much doubt you'll have any issues. You'd be helping out a fellow PHer buying from me

If you use the discount code "PH" then you'll get 15% off. Postage actually costs me £30, but happy for you to have the discount and maybe free postage if you let me know whereabout's in Scotland you are, and I'll drop it off to you.

Apologies, probably poor wording / laid out paragraph on my part but it wasn't alluding that the Koveg one was akin to Eastern European stuff - it was more a statement that the Koveg unit was a now on my list followed by picking up on what a previous poster said regarding the SGS items being rebranded stuff and not that great - but to my eye, a lot of different branded jacks look pretty much identical so are you paying for a big brand name on a pretty crap jack or a pretty good jack with a non brand name as it were. It's a bit of a minefield really! So again, apologies as it was two very separate topics but I ran them together in a poorly constructed post. However, a very kind gesture from you sir - as for location, not a million miles from the Forth bridges.

In the interests of trying to narrow the search, I've just checked my current (dead) jack and it's a Clarke Strong Arm 2T that weighs in at a whopping 35kgs according to the wifes bathroom scales and her utter disgust. It's a bit hefty for hauling around the drive / lifting in to the car to go and do emergency repairs for all and sundry but equally, I'm really not a fan of the entry level, pretty narrow and flimsy jacks for the sort of sub £50 market. They do the job occasionally but I want something with a good lift height (have a project on axle stands and an XC70 then needs a fair lift to get airbourne) plus it needs to be a solid thing as I've had a few experiences with the entry level stuff where the car just felt a bit unstable, even when jacked correctly. However I am starting to question if something that weighs 35kg and lifts 2T+ is a bit overkill but equally, I want to be able to jack the cars up front axle / rear axle... not something I'd do with an entry level sub £50 jack.

[Will_S]

Super_GP said:

McKoveg. Fixed it for you.
Damn that black jack looks good. Thank you for the discount code.

Haha, I like it! McKoveg

[Will_S]

Davie said:

However, a very kind gesture from you sir - as for location, not a million miles from the Forth bridges.

I've just moved from Glasgow down south, but my father in-law stays in Cumbernauld, and I'm seeing him next week. I'm sure he'd be happy to deliver it to you and save us both the cost. Happy to give you the 15% off too, so £126. I'll give him one incase you decide you want it, just let me know.