bottle jack for defender

ok, had a search and still have a couple questions.

landrover defender 90, tyres 235/85

noted that unless its a disco 2tonne bottle jack with curved, regualr bottlejacks wont fit very well?

also need to be sure theres enough lifting height for changing wheels.

so some of you out there must a) have a defender on 235/85 +
b) have a bottle jack that aint from a disco

can anyone point me toward a suitable bottlejack that has enough lift, and how to go about solving the non curved problem?

mines a 56 plate and has the original windup type but never use it have a highlift jack.
but as regards will it reach high enough most bottle types have a screw out center and if you put under the axle (be sure to chock another wheel first) you dont have to lift through the suspension travel to get the wheel off the deck

the disco one shud be fine, they have a double ram so they go up loads, and the top fits under the axle great

i was given a little draper one, the head screw out. It picks the engine up let along an axle.

I got both the disco hydraulic one and the 109 screw type. both are double lift and plenty high enough. could be persuaded to part with the screw one for a few beer tokens

There be disco jacks on ebay, why bother with anything else.

got me 2 tonne bottle jack, great and compact just one or two problems...handle is **** poor, guess abit of piping'l sort that out, however its tiny!!with only ten cm of lift its pretty freakin useless haha!would be fine for a slitty mind....

rafa_surf said:

got me 2 tonne bottle jack, great and compact just one or two problems...handle is **** poor, guess abit of piping'l sort that out, however its tiny!!with only ten cm of lift its pretty freakin useless haha!would be fine for a slitty mind....

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Still got my disco one if ya want it?

how much ratty. and can you deliver to bristol

Them machine mart jobbies are fine but yer still need to weld on a curved saddle to fit the LR axle nicely.

i dont weld right, so am I gonna have trouble with a flat saddle?safety wise

I'd be a bit wary of using a flat topped one on a LR axle case. Get a disco one you know it makes sense.

well if anyone knows where I can get hold of a disco one NOT on ebay please let us know!and cheers ratty, if ya ever go up to kirkby bring it with ya!

Like I said earlier in this thread, I have a defender screw type bottle jack that i dont use. Open to an offer if you want it.

like this one?

rafa_surf said:

like this one?

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yep. Thats the one.

cun i av it now ratty

cheers, now to hunt one down

rafa_surf said:

well if anyone knows where I can get hold of a disco one NOT on ebay please let us know!and cheers ratty, if ya ever go up to kirkby bring it with ya!

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What's wrong with ebay?