Recommended Jack to carry in the van

I had one of those and liked it, it had a lot of lift and a "proper" bit on the top.

OP, whatever you get, make sure it will fit under with a flat tyre and have enough lift to fit an inflated one. Bottle jacks often don't cut the mustard.

 

Agreed , they're good for hiding under a seat until you need it ..
Can't find an eBay ad but they're a mechanical (screw) bottle jack not hydraulic - excellent and plenty high enough lift for a T2

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Exactly, a screw jack. I should have been more specific - hydraulic bottle jacks don't have enough lift. Mine was like this, I think it's a standard landrover one.


3 friends in France, one got a puncture, middle of the road, no wood lying around, bottle jack went under but didn't lift it far enough, we spent a couple of hours finding something to lift a second bottle jack and used a piece of flint in the end. Rather precarious for the rear end full of camping gear. Never again, we nearly missed the ferry.

 

That’s my PTSD kicked off again, just after the mention of bottle jacks!!

My bottle jack wasn’t really right for the job, especially after it was lowered. A Brazilian scissor job seems a much more appealing idea in retrospect

 

What you don't have room for a 5T trolley jack?

 

I always carry a four-post hydraulic lift in the van, just in case

 

https://www.halfords.com/tools/gara...ds-3-tonne-hydraulic-trolley-jack-657107.html
I have and will always have one of these under the rear seat of my vans and a piece of board for it to go on in case I am in a field, etc. Never needed it though…so far.

 

Standard jack fits nicely out of the way under the passenger seat void .

Although these are pretty compact..


And can do this for some bizarre reason... @Zed high enough?


For the Crafter and Sprinter made in Germany by Weber Hydraulic, the small ones which are ideal for a bay can be had for under 50 quid and come up quite often but sell out quickly.
The larger one, 618, like that above is unnecessary unless you're planning serious off road but will be around 60 to 70.

 

I carry an 8 tonne bottle jack and two pieces of scaffolding board, one short piece for a pad and a longer piece to use as a stand. It was only a cheap one from screwfix, but they don't sell them anymore. And it was easy to use to change a front wheel flat at the side of the road.

 

That is exactly the one that I have. Bought brand new off Facebook market thingy for twenty quid. The chap had three of them given to him by an uncle to sort a small debt I think he said. I also carry a three eighth piece of ply as big as my little cooker to stop it burning anything and to double up as a base for the jack. This has a lovely little arch that’ll fit the front beam or the rear tube if required.

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,I did wonder what they were from

 

I have a scissor jack that I bought in Holland that fits in the void underneath the front seat ( I still have the original vw one but opted to use this new scissor)
I used it for the first time yesterday to take back wheel off to try and figure out if something amis in my brake drum and yep not enough lift. Campsite owner gave me an off cut of a railway sleeper and that gave it the lift and sturdy chunk to sit on. Now lives in my roof bag. Scissor jack yep agree no way getting under the van or anywhere close to it as a bit shaky but did the job - I also put my wheel removed under the engine for some kind of buffer if it fell off jack. Also used my levelling chocks for extra precaution

 

He never fails to put me me in hysterics Old jack Douglas .

 

I can see why the standard jack can seem a bit scary but used sensibly it's pretty good. Just got to think about where you stop if possible.

This was the Italian end of Plöcken Pass. It's a stunner of a road and well worth the seized caliper

 

The original single post Bilsteins are a bit scary...

 

What about this, goes up to 44cm?:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HEYNER-Pre...a2-8b1a-4f9f164eae4b&pd_rd_i=B01F96D6AK&psc=1

 

Thats why I use the scissor jack.. gets underneath the lowered bus lifts until bottle jack , then bottle jack up, hold on scissor jack, wind out bottle jack screw adjuster and push up some more .

 

@Cheesy Wotsit Did you go for that one.
Any good?

 

Bought one from Heritage in the end.

 

Nearly crushed my legs when I 1st got Cyril with one of them.
Hadn’t chocked the van properly, handbrake was cack on one side n rolled forward off the jack
Luckily I had a wheel underneath but not good, a very silly and almost deadly mistake.
Always carry a proper trolley jack under the seat now.


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They are scary. Only got to tilt a bit to one side ...