Best trolley jacks for max height
Discussion
I’m needing to do some bits to my 80 Series Landcruiser which understandably takes a bit more clearance to get it comfortably off the floor!, a 3 tonne jack is fine, it’s more the max height needed to get wheels off comfortably and axle stands on, most seem to be 43-46 cm, are there any out there that go higher which aren’t very expensive, say a budget of £200 ish.
Walter Sobchak said:
I’m needing to do some bits to my 80 Series Landcruiser which understandably takes a bit more clearance to get it comfortably off the floor!, a 3 tonne jack is fine, it’s more the max height needed to get wheels off comfortably and axle stands on, most seem to be 43-46 cm, are there any out there that go higher which aren’t very expensive, say a budget of £200 ish.
Watching as I have a similar requirement. You can get some with an attachment like this but for 3-tonnes they're usually beyond your budget.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Torin-Hydraulic-Trolley-F...
Additionally, I'd like an aluminium one too (although the weight savings aren't night & day over a steel one to be honest). I bought one recently but it didn't have the height attachment included so I intended to see if I could confirm how they are attached on one that has it as standard, and I was considering making my own. Haven't got around to that yet but the principle is shown above.
I use a normal Weber WKD20 for lifting my 120 Series, 2 ton rated it does all i ask of it, don't think an 80 is any heavier than a 120 won't be by much if it is.
They also make high lift versions of their regular jacks would be the WDK20HLQ for the hi lift version of mine.
Several places sell them so worth having a poke nose while any Black Friday deals might be on.
What you will like, and one of the main reasons i went with Weber is the infinitely finely controllable lowering, you twist the whole handle to operate the lowering lever.
What you won't like is the price, just looked and they seem to be about twice the price i paid probably 6 or 7 years ago, however depending how young you are to put this in perspective i bought an equivalent quality jack roughly 35 years ago and its seen no end of work has never failed me and now works part time with my daughter, that one cost over £100 when i bought it, the Weber will see me out but should last my daughter into her retirement too.
For working underneath, ie rustproofing, i drive it up onto 4 x ramps, two really high ones at the front and two standard ones at the back which clear the sills easily, low range it crawls up all 4 no bother, then raise the rear air suspension (LC5) and its level...this might be food for thought for you.
They also make high lift versions of their regular jacks would be the WDK20HLQ for the hi lift version of mine.
Several places sell them so worth having a poke nose while any Black Friday deals might be on.
What you will like, and one of the main reasons i went with Weber is the infinitely finely controllable lowering, you twist the whole handle to operate the lowering lever.
What you won't like is the price, just looked and they seem to be about twice the price i paid probably 6 or 7 years ago, however depending how young you are to put this in perspective i bought an equivalent quality jack roughly 35 years ago and its seen no end of work has never failed me and now works part time with my daughter, that one cost over £100 when i bought it, the Weber will see me out but should last my daughter into her retirement too.
For working underneath, ie rustproofing, i drive it up onto 4 x ramps, two really high ones at the front and two standard ones at the back which clear the sills easily, low range it crawls up all 4 no bother, then raise the rear air suspension (LC5) and its level...this might be food for thought for you.
Edited by Smint on Saturday 19th November 17:48
Thanks for the recommendations everyone.
I can go over budget, it’s not a strict one, just wasn’t willing to go for anything really expensive for something that isn’t going to get used that much.
Ramps aren’t a bad shout at all.
The underseal/rust proofing side I’m leaving to a company to do professionally on this one, I’ve done it myself on a car I’ve owned before and it’s such a horrible job getting surface rust off I’ve decided to leave that one to the professionals on this one!.
I can go over budget, it’s not a strict one, just wasn’t willing to go for anything really expensive for something that isn’t going to get used that much.
Ramps aren’t a bad shout at all.
The underseal/rust proofing side I’m leaving to a company to do professionally on this one, I’ve done it myself on a car I’ve owned before and it’s such a horrible job getting surface rust off I’ve decided to leave that one to the professionals on this one!.
I have the same problem and needed a replacement after my Halfords 4x4 jack slipped over and bent the other day (went through the board it was on, on a gravel drive. My fault and luckily only a few inches off the ground). It was basically a Halfords brand of this: https://www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637173101/225-to...
I never really liked it as the pumping effort required was stupidily high (read stand on the handle to pump it to get stuff off the ground) and the sides weren't particulaly thick or stiffened (pressed steel for strength rather than bent angles).
After much research I went for Draper Evolution 3 tonne jack which is identical to a US Harbour Freight 3 ton Daytona jack which gets great reviews and supposedly built in the same factory as the virtually identical £1200 Snap-on trolley jack.
Lifts to 580mm which is higher than the so called Halfords high lift 4x4 jack of 530mm.
Draper version: https://www.drapertools.com/product/70811/evolutio...
Available from Amazon currently for £324: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B085KWK1PP/ref...
Daytona: https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-low-profile-su...
Extensive test of $1000 trolley jacks on Youtube by Project Farm: https://youtu.be/g5_64r2PR7A
An alternative high lift is the Sealey 2200HL although it's a lot more expensive (shop around and can be found for just over £400) it does lift to an impressive 805mm from a low 80mm too! I was considering until I found the Draper was identical to the Daytona. The 2200HL just doesn't look that substantially built to me which is why I guess it's only 2 ton rated. https://www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637173254/2-tonn...
SGS also do a similar style to the 2200HL for £220 but only 1.5 ton rated and although it still doesn't look brilliant at least it gains a welded plate across the bottom: https://www.sgs-engineering.com/tjh15-professional...
I never really liked it as the pumping effort required was stupidily high (read stand on the handle to pump it to get stuff off the ground) and the sides weren't particulaly thick or stiffened (pressed steel for strength rather than bent angles).
After much research I went for Draper Evolution 3 tonne jack which is identical to a US Harbour Freight 3 ton Daytona jack which gets great reviews and supposedly built in the same factory as the virtually identical £1200 Snap-on trolley jack.
Lifts to 580mm which is higher than the so called Halfords high lift 4x4 jack of 530mm.
Draper version: https://www.drapertools.com/product/70811/evolutio...
Available from Amazon currently for £324: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B085KWK1PP/ref...
Daytona: https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-low-profile-su...
Extensive test of $1000 trolley jacks on Youtube by Project Farm: https://youtu.be/g5_64r2PR7A
An alternative high lift is the Sealey 2200HL although it's a lot more expensive (shop around and can be found for just over £400) it does lift to an impressive 805mm from a low 80mm too! I was considering until I found the Draper was identical to the Daytona. The 2200HL just doesn't look that substantially built to me which is why I guess it's only 2 ton rated. https://www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637173254/2-tonn...
SGS also do a similar style to the 2200HL for £220 but only 1.5 ton rated and although it still doesn't look brilliant at least it gains a welded plate across the bottom: https://www.sgs-engineering.com/tjh15-professional...
Mroad said:
I have the same problem and needed a replacement after my Halfords 4x4 jack slipped over and bent the other day (went through the board it was on, on a gravel drive. My fault and luckily only a few inches off the ground). It was basically a Halfords brand of this: https://www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637173101/225-to...
I never really liked it as the pumping effort required was stupidily high (read stand on the handle to pump it to get stuff off the ground) and the sides weren't particulaly thick or stiffened (pressed steel for strength rather than bent angles).
After much research I went for Draper Evolution 3 tonne jack which is identical to a US Harbour Freight 3 ton Daytona jack which gets great reviews and supposedly built in the same factory as the virtually identical £1200 Snap-on trolley jack.
Lifts to 580mm which is higher than the so called Halfords high lift 4x4 jack of 530mm.
Draper version: https://www.drapertools.com/product/70811/evolutio...
Available from Amazon currently for £324: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B085KWK1PP/ref...
Daytona: https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-low-profile-su...
Extensive test of $1000 trolley jacks on Youtube by Project Farm: https://youtu.be/g5_64r2PR7A
An alternative high lift is the Sealey 2200HL although it's a lot more expensive (shop around and can be found for just over £400) it does lift to an impressive 805mm from a low 80mm too! I was considering until I found the Draper was identical to the Daytona. The 2200HL just doesn't look that substantially built to me which is why I guess it's only 2 ton rated. https://www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637173254/2-tonn...
SGS also do a similar style to the 2200HL for £220 but only 1.5 ton rated and although it still doesn't look brilliant at least it gains a welded plate across the bottom: https://www.sgs-engineering.com/tjh15-professional...
Extremely useful post. Thank you!I never really liked it as the pumping effort required was stupidily high (read stand on the handle to pump it to get stuff off the ground) and the sides weren't particulaly thick or stiffened (pressed steel for strength rather than bent angles).
After much research I went for Draper Evolution 3 tonne jack which is identical to a US Harbour Freight 3 ton Daytona jack which gets great reviews and supposedly built in the same factory as the virtually identical £1200 Snap-on trolley jack.
Lifts to 580mm which is higher than the so called Halfords high lift 4x4 jack of 530mm.
Draper version: https://www.drapertools.com/product/70811/evolutio...
Available from Amazon currently for £324: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B085KWK1PP/ref...
Daytona: https://www.harborfreight.com/3-ton-low-profile-su...
Extensive test of $1000 trolley jacks on Youtube by Project Farm: https://youtu.be/g5_64r2PR7A
An alternative high lift is the Sealey 2200HL although it's a lot more expensive (shop around and can be found for just over £400) it does lift to an impressive 805mm from a low 80mm too! I was considering until I found the Draper was identical to the Daytona. The 2200HL just doesn't look that substantially built to me which is why I guess it's only 2 ton rated. https://www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637173254/2-tonn...
SGS also do a similar style to the 2200HL for £220 but only 1.5 ton rated and although it still doesn't look brilliant at least it gains a welded plate across the bottom: https://www.sgs-engineering.com/tjh15-professional...
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