What trolley jack?

[acme]

After reading up on Arcan XL30R's I've been looking for one for ages (as per below), but clearly they're not making them anymore, so any other suggestions;

- I liked the built in pad on the XL30R
- not bothered about aluminium ones, seems they suffer from blown sills
- ideally 2-3 tons
- well built, kind of thing you can keep for decades
- plus axle stands too


https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=arcan+xl30r&...

Cheers

[jon-]

That's costcos go-to jack, have you checked there?

The only downside of them is they weigh 30+kgs, which isn't a lot of weight, but in that package it makes it awkward to carry about.

[RDB]

I've got a 3 tonne Clarke one that I bought about 5 years ago and it's been faultless. It gets regular use on cars from 800kg up to nearly 2 tonnes. It's quite heavy at 37kg but it's very sturdy and lifts to a good height. It's not as slim as the low profile jacks, so on low cars you need to drive onto a couple of blocks of wood to improve access but it's not a great problem.

I bought mine during one of the many Machine Mart offers and paid closer to £70, but prices have crept up since then.

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/...

[Gixer]

Costco.

I was getting some oil there a couple of weeks ago and noticed they have them back in too.

[GC8]

Id be looking for a steel Arcan, despite the aluminium ones being very pretty.

[acme]

jon- said:

That's costcos go-to jack, have you checked there?

The only downside of them is they weigh 30+kgs, which isn't a lot of weight, but in that package it makes it awkward to carry about.

They certainly didn't have any in, and there are none on their website, but....

[acme]

Gixer said:

Costco.

I was getting some oil there a couple of weeks ago and noticed they have them back in too.

Cheers, interesting, they're rarer than rocking horse sh*t!

[acme]

GC8 said:

Id be looking for a steel Arcan, despite the aluminium ones being very pretty.

Yep, exactly what I want, build quality & longevity are the most important to me.

[GC8]

I havent been for a few months. When I was last in my local branch they had the aluminium ones back in and no steel models in stock. They seem to have one or the other.

[Gixer]

It was Lakeside branch I was at. I hadn't seen either in for ages. They didn't have many though and they usually go pretty quick.

[SO27]

I've recently bought one of these from SGS Engineering (via their Ebay shop).

Seems to be pretty well made and does the job.

[acme]

SO27 said:

I've recently bought one of these from SGS Engineering (via their Ebay shop).

Seems to be pretty well made and does the job.

Looks interesting, cheers.

[sjj84]

I've got a 2.5tonne low entry sealey one. Seems pretty good so far.

[acme]

Rung Costco Thurrock & a mates checked, they haven't got any, PITA as the Arcan looks bloody good!

[DrDeAtH]

Try ringing the Edmonton branch...

[acme]

Nice one, thanks will do, cheers.

[bitwrx]

http://compac.dk/index.php?option=com_products&amp...

Bought one of those second hand from my local garage equipment supplier. Awesome bit of kit! For the amount of use it gets it'll last forever. Can't say the same for anything made by sealey or the like.

Long body means it reaches past the engine to the subframe, so I can lift either end of the car up at once.

[Megaflow]

RDB said:

I've got a 3 tonne Clarke one that I bought about 5 years ago and it's been faultless. It gets regular use on cars from 800kg up to nearly 2 tonnes. It's quite heavy at 37kg but it's very sturdy and lifts to a good height. It's not as slim as the low profile jacks, so on low cars you need to drive onto a couple of blocks of wood to improve access but it's not a great problem.

I bought mine during one of the many Machine Mart offers and paid closer to £70, but prices have crept up since then.

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/...

I've got one of those, bloody good jack. I used to have a fear of jacking cars too high, I used to loft them the bare minimum required to do the job. I now know that was because I was using DIY type jacks, the semi pro / pro jobs, go a lot higher and a lot more stable.

[carl_w]

I've got one that doesn't fit under the sills of either of my cars. Might be worthwhile checking, particularly as one of them is pretty mundane (3 series diesel coupe).

[JimmyConwayNW]

Local euro car parts franchise (crewe) have an offer on a 3ton jack and axle stands at the moment its either 80 or 100 all in IIRC