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John C
Member Since: 28 Aug 2007
Location: East Yorkshire
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Can anyone recommend a trolley jack for occasional use please (like a couple of times a year, not regular maintenance).
Thanks,
John 2020 SDV6 D5 HSE, Carpathian Grey +
2022 Tesla Model Y LR... almost Carpathian Grey
Previously : 2005 TDV6 SE Auto, Cairns Blue (288K) - ours for 16 years
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 22nd Nov 2007 9:37 am |
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ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15211
 
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John C
my recommendation is per my earlier post elsewhere:
Good find DND3
Well Machine Mart seem to hide this one.
When doing a range comparison with the other two jacks - it doesn't feature.
Also not featured in their ad in LROI
But yes, seems as good and same spec as the £82 one but without the QL system
As I'm not planning to change Lewis Hamiltons tyres, I don't really need to pay the extra £20 just to save a few seconds.
And there's something not quite right about paying double the price of the £41 jack to the £82 jack.
Therefore the CT3000G 3T is where my £65 is going!
Thanks DND3
from the Trolley Jack post>
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic14585.h...p;start=30 🏴
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| 22nd Nov 2007 10:22 am |
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John C
Member Since: 28 Aug 2007
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 3292
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Thanks for that - missed that.
John 2020 SDV6 D5 HSE, Carpathian Grey +
2022 Tesla Model Y LR... almost Carpathian Grey
Previously : 2005 TDV6 SE Auto, Cairns Blue (288K) - ours for 16 years
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| 22nd Nov 2007 10:27 am |
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retired
Member Since: 18 Feb 2006
Location: Surrey
Posts: 158
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Join the club and it (spanner/locking nut tool) isn't covered under warranty
Mine broke and was replaced under warrantly. Have now got a breaker bar plus socket in the car.
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| 22nd Nov 2007 12:05 pm |
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simoniz
Member Since: 28 Oct 2007
Location: The green green grass of home!!!!!
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Hey been told by my dealer that I will get the spanner winding thindg replaced under warranty 
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| 22nd Nov 2007 10:19 pm |
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Sam131fr
Member Since: 22 Aug 2005
Location: Chaintreaux 77
Posts: 51
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Hello,
just a thought about trolley Jack...
When my LR Jack broke up, i bought a trolley, and yes, that's really cool. Though, the D3 is very good at Offroading, and...Flat tire happenned in the Forest...What a shame the trolley was at home (otherwise it takes a lot of place in the back of the car)...now, i have a 4T bottle Jack in the back of the car.
The result of all this is that choosing to buy a trolley jack is not a good replacement for the standard one except at home...
Sam 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto - 7 seat - Bonati Grey - Alpaca leather
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| 29th Nov 2007 9:19 am |
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Ajolious
Member Since: 01 Aug 2006
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 118
 
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Just a quick note to announce my entry to the wheel changing fraternity! I must admit that I would rather not have joined at 2100 on a saoking wet sunday night on the M5, but we can't choose these things! We hit a piece of metallic debris that sliced the tyre and took a chunk out of the plastic wheel arch trim.
A few points came out of the whole experience:
1. There is no excuse for not having warm clothes, waterproofs and reflective bits and pieces. My wife and children almost had 'fun' making themselves a makeshift bivouac behind the crash barrier.
2. Coppers can be awesome - we had one stop and take my family to Exeter services to the warm and dry, letting my elder son sit in the front and work the lights and siren! Not only that but he came all the way back between J28 and J29 to let me know that they were ok and to add his lights behind me to afford some protection to the AA van and myself.
3. The AA may not know EVERYTHING but they are bloody helpful. The patrolman who turned up admitted straight away that he had never jacked a D3 and asked MY advice on jacking points etc. I had already dropped the spare and put it in offroad height before he arrived. His trolley jack did not have enough lift so we used the scissor jack to lift her up with his jack there just in case. Given the buffeting from the traffic and the wet road surface it all went incredibly smoothly. 20 mins later and I was on my way - soaked through but safe and mobile again.
What I am really trying to say is a big thank you to anyone who helps anyone in situations like that; the smallest gesture can make a hell of a difference. I also appreciate SMEs who are big enough to admit that they don't know everything.
My only issue now is how much a new tyre is going to set me back!
Cheers AJ
Work to live don't live to work
07MY TDV6 SE Auto plus a few toys
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert
17' of red Coleman plastic.. paddles not essential
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| 3rd Dec 2007 12:07 pm |
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retired
Member Since: 18 Feb 2006
Location: Surrey
Posts: 158
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Decided to swap wheels over the weekend (summer off, winter on). Jacked the car up using the scissor jack exactly as described in the handbook (suspension raised, wheel chocks in place, in park, handbrake on) and changed one wheel. I used a breaker bar to undo wheel bolts having broken the LR supplied piece of bent metal last time I did this. Jacked the car up a second time to change the next wheel and all went well until I tried to lower the car after swapping the wheel over when it became very difficult to lower the car. Looked at the thread of the jack bolt and I could see it being destroyed as I lowerd the car. Managed to get the car down but broke the bit of bent metal they give you to operate the jack.
I then had two winter tyres on the back and two summer tyres on the front. Called LRA who arrived in about 30 mins and completed the job in about 5 mins. Excellent service.
For obvious reasons I'm going to buy a trolley jack. Asked the LRA chap where to jack the car. He indicated that he uses the chassis rails with a block of wood on the saddle to make the lift more stable. Said to be careful of the compressor as he's had a few call outs after people have jacked the car and damaged the compressor.
Jack and other associated bits of junkare being replaced under warranty.
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| 3rd Dec 2007 1:43 pm |
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Stephen
Member Since: 26 Mar 2007
Location: London SW
Posts: 117
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My Disco's lower suspension arms, front and rear, each have on the underside a dimple about 4cm diameter and 2 cm deep. They look made to take the ram of an ordinary hydraulic bottle jack. When I tried it with a 2-ton bottle jack I only needed to raise the jack about 8-10cm to get the wheel off the ground.
Is there any reason not to do it this way when changing a wheel?
Stephen
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| 16th Dec 2007 3:36 pm |
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