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Old 10th June 2019, 14:12   #1
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Question Good idea? (car support)

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Old 10th June 2019, 16:06   #2
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its not a bad idea as such there is always the risk of those scissor jacks collapsing when fully extended i just use a 2 ton trolley jack with axle stands . cant see any electric drill lifting a 1600 kg car no mater what make it is ( but i may be wrong) rgds mark
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I like that, so much so that I think I'm gonna knock some up.
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What a load of faffing about. I found it quite painful to watch to be honest. Would not be so bad if he had a handle for the jack. I have a block that fits over the trolley jack to close the gap. Five minutes and both sides are up on stands.
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Reminds me of a typical 'JML' gadget. (Remember to charge the battery next time.)
A spindly screwdriver jacking handle doesn't inspire confidence

But there are some jacking gizmos on UTube I wouldn't mind having.
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....But there are some jacking gizmos on UTube I wouldn't mind having.
This one's interesting (5m 11s 'Rennstand') https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZIDhaqxgVA.
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This one's interesting (5m 11s 'Rennstand') https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZIDhaqxgVA.
I like that one. It is probably outrageously expensive just because I do like it.

Yup, I was right. $125 each. $500 for 4. US dollars. That's like a million dollars Canadian!
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I like that one. It is probably outrageously expensive just because I do like it.

Yup, I was right. $125 each. $500 for 4. US dollars. That's like a million dollars Canadian!
Plus shipping I suppose (not cheap to the UK).
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Reminds me of a typical 'JML' gadget. (Remember to charge the battery next time.)
A spindly screwdriver jacking handle doesn't inspire confidence

But there are some jacking gizmos on UTube I wouldn't mind having.
There was a suggested video whilst the one in the OP played, where a guy made one using a window motor. Not surprisingly the video did not show a demo of it working . But perhaps a seat motor or starter motor may do it? In saying that though, you can buy 12v motorised scissor Jack's for around 40-50 quid.

Best ones I've seen , if a little scary, were axle stands that had a foot on them, which was flat running to a curve (like a shoe) . Wedge them against the chassis, and reverse back. They'd lift the car as it rolled onto their level foot. They'd only work effectively on non driven end of a 2wd though I would imagine.

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.... In saying that though, you can buy 12v motorised scissor Jack's for around 40-50 quid.
Here's one - looks quite neat if it works https://www.amazon.co.uk/Electric-St...P1VAP9X8XPY092


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.... Best ones I've seen , if a little scary, were axle stands that had a foot on them, which was flat running to a curve (like a shoe) . Wedge them against the chassis, and reverse back. They'd lift the car as it rolled onto their level foot.
Sounds a bit too risky to me.

The neatest one I ever saw was the air jack used by Event Tyres vans. It was about 15" diameter, yellow, 3 vertical sections I think. An extremely tough piece of kit. One of them lifted the whole side of my 75 in 3 or 4 seconds.
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