Lightweight Trolly Jack

[Rob Gaskin]

Hi guys, any recommendations for low-entry lightweight trolley jacks. I have 3 jacks: a small one, a middle size and a big 2 tonne one with a good lift.

The small one is handy but can't lift a car.

The middle one is now leaking and old. I can't use an unsafe jack.

The large one is just too heavy for me because I have to carry it out of a side door of my garage to the drive. If I could use it in the garage it would be ok.

I'm thinking of spending about £100 but that's flexible because good tools are worth the money.

 

[tyroguru]

I don't have experience of other trolley jacks but I'm very pleased with the SGS low profile jack I have - https://www.sgs-engineering.com/tj2-5lp-low-profile-garage-trolley-jack . Not sure if you'd consider this lightweight though as it weighs 33.5kg.

 

[MaximG]

I don't have experience of other trolley jacks but I'm very pleased with the SGS low profile jack I have - https://www.sgs-engineering.com/tj2-5lp-low-profile-garage-trolley-jack . Not sure if you'd consider this lightweight though as it weighs 33.5kg.

I have the exact same jack and it weighs a ton deff in no weigh lightweight.

 

[tyroguru]

I have the exact same jack and it weighs a ton deff in no weigh lightweight.

Definitely agree! I'm super weak so I always wonder if it's just me and everyone else just lifts this kind of stuff around like feathers .

 

[Alphabettispaghetti]

I’ve got a Halfords trade card so I can see what their ones cost if that helps?

 

[Albrecht]

Hi guys, any recommendations for low-entry lightweight trolley jacks.

I'm thinking of spending about £100 but that's flexible because good tools are worth the money.

Machine Mart's 'Aluminium Racing Jack' range are pretty good for the money. I've been using the cheapest, lightest one (Model CTJ1250AB at 11.65kg and currently £114 inc VAT) for a good few years now without complaint. It's a handy stand-by when the 'proper' jacks in the garages are too heavy, too far away or already in use. It has a 1.25 tonne capacity but is quite small.

They do two others in the range, both of which have higher capacities (1.8 and 2.5 tonne), but are correspondingly bigger. They have better wheels than mine though.

 

[Seikoking]

I’ve just taken delivery of one of these and can’t fault it. Aluminium and with a carry handle. As long as 1.5t is enough?

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/tja15r-light-aluminium-trolley-jack

 

[atomman]

I'd second Alan's recommendation , I've had the machine mart one to for a couple of years and it's pretty light & handy for the garage, great for jacking up a corner to do some work, and even stick it in the car for hill climbs etc,

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-ctj1250ab-1-25-tonne-aluminium-racing-j/

 

[Rob Gaskin]

Thanks guys. I'll look at these and do some investigation tomorrow. I weighed my jack today and it's 35kg so ideally I'm looking for something about 20kg to feel the difference.

 

[jonbills]

I use this one Rob.

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/tjl2-2-tonne-low-profile-trolley-jack

only 14kg. It does sink slowly, but I think of it as a feature to remind me to always use axle stands.

 

[uk66fastback]

I've got a long reach one I bought 10 years or so to use on the Mustang - and it's ideal as it goes a looooong way under the car - BUT, it weighs a ton (or feels like it). I like that one Mr Bills has linked to and for the price you can't beat it - in fact I might but one myself as a lighter alternative!

 

[Chappers]

This has prompted me to order one of the sgs ones Seikoking put a link to. Also ordered one of the engine load levellers.

 

[MaximG]

So I wonder why the Clark 1.8 tonne cost more than the 2.5.

 

[Rob Gaskin]

So I wonder why the Clark 1.8 tonne cost more than the 2.5.

Guys, I wouldn't trust the 'tonnage' rating because I have two jacks with the same rating that are completely different in performance.

These are my jacks, the middle one is now leaking so I should not use it. The big one is heaving to carry and the little one is handy for 'tasks' (like lifting a gearbox) rather than lifting a car (i.e. a corner). The small one will certainly not lift what the big one will. I like the height the big one will lift to (I used in when working on my X Trail).

 

[moggy240]

I had one very similar to the SGS aluminium for years and converted it to take a metal bracket for holding a diff or gearbox which has been handy.

 

[Rob Gaskin]

Guys any preference on a roller or castors?

 

[jonbills]

I think I'd prefer a roller. Less likely to sink in soft ground.

 

[toopy]

Do any of you guys change the hydraulic fluid/oil on your jacks?

I have one that i bought just after getting the Z, so 22 years old, still works just fine, every time i use it i think i really should change that oil, then put it away and forget until next time!

 

[Woody928]

I got bought one of these as a Christmas present a while back and it is the absolute bees knees, even if a tad pricey!

https://www.motamec.com/motamec-all...-entry-rocket-lift-aluminium-racing-jack.html

If you've got a lowered car then its a godsend as it slides straight under with no faffing and it only weighs in at 19kg

 

[Rob Gaskin]

I got bought one of these as a Christmas present a while back and it is the absolute bees knees, even if a tad pricey!

https://www.motamec.com/motamec-all...-entry-rocket-lift-aluminium-racing-jack.html

If you've got lowered a lowered car then its a godsend as it slides straight under with no faffing and it only weighs in at 19kg

Oooh yeh!