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I bought a cheap trolley jack in Makro several years ago, it came in a case so may be similar to the ones you've spotted. I tried it once & found it was far too short to jack without serious effort. That was only jacking one side of the caravan, I dread to think of the effort it would have required to make it jack the 2 tonnes it claimed to be fit for. I returned it & got my money back.

My old trolley jack came from Halfords & it's brilliant apart from looking seriously old now. I find it'll jack anything I need it too & I'd buy another the same without a second thought. It's 2 feet long & from the pivot point to the jack end is just over 1 foot.

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"You must not carry a trolley jack in the car because it will kill you"

I heard about this, a trolley jack exudes dangerous waves (only dangerous to grown ups) and we melt and turn into marshmallows.

Or/ you could secure your load, like any sensible driver.

Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 16/3/2010

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You must not carry a trolley jack in the car because it will kill you

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That’s a bit harsh with a statement like that. If like anything it is secured and loaded properly then it will do no harm. In fact, a box of seemingly harmless tissues on the rear parcel shelf will kill you if you were to impact something at 70mph, the box was thrown forward and managed to hit you in the head!

Like wise with a tool box in the boot, if that manages to come through the rear seats that would kill you as well, there are many things you can do to reduce the risk like load the car properly, secure things as well as possible, clip the rear seatbelts in if you have no one in them (helps to prevent the rear seats being penetrated by anything in the boot) etc etc etc.

At the end of the day, were all adults and (most!) should have a degree of common sense! One off statements like that really are unnecessary and scaremongering!

Quote: Originally posted by TKMAXX on 17/3/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 16/3/2010

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You must not carry a trolley jack in the car because it will kill you

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<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">That’s a bit harsh with a statement like that. If like anything it is secured and loaded properly then it will do no harm. In fact, a box of seemingly harmless tissues on the rear parcel shelf will kill you if you were to impact something at 70mph, the box was thrown forward and managed to hit you in the head!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN>

<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Like wise with a tool box in the boot, if that manages to come through the rear seats that would kill you as well, there are many things you can do to reduce the risk like load the car properly, secure things as well as possible, clip the rear seatbelts in if you have no one in them (helps to prevent the rear seats being penetrated by anything in the boot) etc etc etc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN>

<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">At the end of the day, were all adults and (most!) should have a degree of common sense! One off statements like that really are unnecessary and scaremongering!</SPAN>

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If you follow the "jacks will kill you" theme we would never carry anything other than cushions in a car and the boot would be redundant.

To make a serious point on the theme - when I was driver instructoring I taught a young lady to drive. Went back a few weeks after she had passed to start her brother and was somewhat alarmed to find she carried her jack in the back window.

Now that IS dangerous. In an emergency stop it could fly forward and knock the phone out of your hand.