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01/2/2009 at 2:55pm
Location: Torbay Devon
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I have rarely had to use a jack on my caravan. Touch wood. I have used a scissor jack on my drive, and also tried an inflatable jack. Also a hydraulic jack.Each in ideal conditions during routine maintainance. But the scissor is long winded, and the blow up makes me wonder how safe. As a mech, we always used trolley jacks, but maybe a bit heavy to carry on trips out. So in reality what have you used for a breakdown on the road?
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01/2/2009 at 3:28pm
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The last time I had to replace the wheel on the camper* at the roadside I wound up using both the scissor jack and a small hydraulic bottle jack! The problem with the latter is it doesn't fit under the axle easily.
I used to carry a trolley jack when I had a Landrover but don't now I've got a car.
*My own fault - hadn't tightened the wheel nuts properly. Fortunately everythign survived.
Glen
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01/2/2009 at 4:04pm
Location: East Yorkshire
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Hi
I got a Kojack HERE after a hairy moment with a scissor jack.
Heavy and fairly expensive, but does the job well.
Cheers
Paul
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01/2/2009 at 4:06pm
Location: Torbay Devon
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Thanks for that. The ko jack looks the gear to me. Piggy bank raid before we start our adventures. Cheers
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01/2/2009 at 4:19pm
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Had a blowout on the motorway last year and could not get the scissor jack to start as the van was too low so we ran the van up the ramp that we use for levelling the van on site which made it much easier.Take a small trolley jack now.
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01/2/2009 at 6:22pm
Location: nr Derby
Outfit: Phoenix 440+
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Quote: Originally posted by geeljay on 01/2/2009
Thanks for that. The ko jack looks the gear to me. Piggy bank raid before we start our adventures. Cheers
I thought of buying one but compared the weight to a smallish aluminium trolleyjack and decided to buy the trolleyjack - more useful generally perhaps - also trolleyjack was cheaper.
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01/2/2009 at 6:22pm
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Quote: Originally posted by geeljay on 01/2/2009
Thanks for that. The ko jack looks the gear to me. Piggy bank raid before we start our adventures. Cheers
I thought of buying one but compared the weight to a smallish aluminium trolleyjack and decided to buy the trolleyjack - more useful generally perhaps - also trolleyjack was cheaper.
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01/2/2009 at 8:35pm
Location: Alford Lincolnshire
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I have the AA cos theres no way id want to be changing a tyre on the motorway hard shoulder :-)
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01/2/2009 at 10:09pm
Location: North East
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I've previously used a trolley jack no problems but having switched to Ko jack ,which is quite a heavy bit of kit i'll concede, imho the Jo Jack wins hands down on two points,firstly it doesnt need any movement on the ground or try to move the van other than upwards to make up for not being able to move, as a trolley jack tends to , because it lifts straight up and secondly it fits very snugly onto the fitted plates.
All personal choice though at the end of the day
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01/2/2009 at 10:59pm
Location: Teesside
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The car scissor jack works no problems. Its good enough for the car, and it fits under the van with a flat tyre.
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02/2/2009 at 9:59am
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If an when I change my camper* I may well go over to the Jo Jack. I accept they're pricey and heavy, but I would like the peace of mind of the secure fixings (plus the ability to use it easily for levelling - some boat rally fields I camp on are very uneven!
*Mine's a 1978 chassis so doesn't have the fixing points for the brackets. As I'm hoping to change it this year I decided to wait.
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02/2/2009 at 12:21pm
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Glen, we went to Ko Jack on very similar logic to yourself and have not been dissapointed, far from it in fact.
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