Which Jack for a Defender?

"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Austin Shackles wrote:
>
> || It's like the one about motorcyclists and helmets. You run the risk
> || of causing (more) spinal injury by removing a modern bike helmet and
> || as such it's better if the paramedics do it. However if the chap's
> || unconscious and not breathing, he's got about 4 minutes... under
> || which circumstances the only thing you can realistically do is
> || remove the helmet as carefully as possible so as to be able to
> || resuscitate.
>
> Advice is that if the casualty isn't breathing, you remove the helmet in
> any case. If he ain't breathing, he's gonna die or suffer serious brain
> damage whatever. There are ways of removing the helmet (involving another
> person) that will mkinimise the possibility of spinal damage, however.
>
> --
> Rich
> ==============================
>
> I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one.
support the head to prevent movement while taking off the helmet and
fashion a neck brace to immobolise it by folding a newspaper over and
wrapping it round the victims neck-- however thats one after the first aid
course and please god I don't want to find out if I was paying proper
attention.
Derek
Disco 200TDi
(ADR trained )

Derek wrote:

|| support the head to prevent movement while taking off the helmet
|| and fashion a neck brace to immobolise it by folding a newspaper
|| over and wrapping it round the victims neck-- however thats one
|| after the first aid course and please god I don't want to find out
|| if I was paying proper attention.
|| Derek
|| Disco 200TDi
|| (ADR trained )

That's what I was told too - hence the assistance of another person! It's a
lot to do with one hand if you are stemming a large bleed with the other.
As you say, hope we never need it.

--
Rich
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I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one.

Ian Hi,

I am sure you will be able to find a secondhand Disco or RaRo Classic
hydraulic jack in VGC from any LR specialised scrapper/dismantler.

New one are available at any dealer but I believe they are far more
expensive.

I am sure you have already tried turning the screw on the existing one more
to the right be make sure it is fully locked so that the hydraulic pressure
does not reduce (with the jack sinking down). The symptoms reveal a leaking
seal though.

Take care
Pantelis




"Ian Rawlings" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On 2006-05-27, Pantelis Giamarellos <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Ian Hi,
> >
> > You can always find a secondhand one off a Discovery or RaRo Classic.
>
> Indeed, although I'm always hesitant to use a second-hand one, I have
> one at the moment but it sinks slowly rather than holding the weight
> so always has to be used with axle stands. That's OK for use in the
> garage, but a PITA when just quickly changing a tyre.
>
> --
> Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!