Viking Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Scaffold boards would be the thing for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 It's the bridges at the bottom of Whippendell Rod  P & S Marine, postcode WD18 8SN  Ah, you mean the two bridges, I know. I didn't know there was a boat builder there, just moorings.  Scaffold boards would be the thing for me.  For the axle stands they should be fine but even with my low profile jack the space between the pad and underneath the car is less than the thickness of the scaffold board. It might be ok with the Civic as it's not lowered but then the board probably isn't wide enough for my jack. I think I will just end up buying a sheet TBH, got a few jobs to do on the cars before the weather gets nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Very tempted to get this, in fact I probably will. It lifts 10cm higher than my current jack but between 3-5cm shorter than 2 others I'm looking at. I would still need to use a sheet of wood to stand it on or carry on using my scaffold boards but it'll be alot safer jacking the Accord with this. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I was justabout to post that the Costco jack is seriously down in price. I was in there last week and forgot to mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 I think this is a slightly different one though, I'm sure the other was all alloy and the design looks different. Still a bargain at this price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_r Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Dont buy the one with the single wide roller 'foot' as i have heard these can be unstable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Dont buy the one with the single wide roller 'foot' as i have heard these can be unstableThat's what I have now, the liftmaster one and over time I've not been impressed with it. Bolts coming loose, the front wheel doesn't even turn but it's fine for jacking from the sill or loading suspension. If I use it on the centre jacking points it's dodgy!! I was waiting for my Uncle to get me a price from the Draper rep for their heavy duty one and it's around £90, same price as Costco when they did it.  The other option was from SGS but I think getting the Arcan from Costco will have the better warranty.  This was the other Arcan one Costco used to do. It was all alloy and had the gap in the middle, I knew it looked different. This new one seems better.  http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/151541756021?nav=SEARCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Got one  Not used it on the car yet but the build quality between this and the liftmaster is night and day. I can carry the liftmaster with one hand from the bottom of the garden to the shed, the arcan I struggled with 2 hands.  Photos speak for themselves!      Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Wow that's impressive and two hydraulic cylinders as well. Not sure I'd trust it at max height without additional support like axle stands but you's get one of the fat people on benefits under there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_r Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 How much was the arcan thats an impressive jack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Wow that's impressive and two hydraulic cylinders as well. Not sure I'd trust it at max height without additional support like axle stands but you's get one of the fat people on benefits under there  I would never work on the car without axle stands anyway, not at maximum height. For just changing wheels over then I'd jack from the sill so it would only need a couple of pumps.  The rear centre jacking point on the Accord is so high I don't think this new jack will get the wheels that far off the ground anyway. I'd still need a thick sheet of wood to sit it on or a block of wood on the saddle. With the Liftmaster I had it sat on a sheet of 18mm plywood, 2 planks of scaffold boards and a thick (2 or 3") piece of wood on top. At full height it just got the wheels off the ground but the jack starting to lean, hence why I got this one.  I have seen these plywood doors on ebay, which are 35mm so just putting the jack on this will get the rear off the ground no problem now. My only concern is they have a smooth surface, could that cause the jack to roll forward or would the weight of the car stop it? Another option is an old kitchen worksurface, which is also solid wood but again the surface is really smooth.  How much was the arcan thats an impressive jack!  If you scroll up or go to the previous page (depending on your settings) the photo is there with the price, £78 The Liftmaster cost £100 and then I paid another £25 for a new power pack when it packed up and started leaking after only 2 years! Both are made in China but obviously one is done on the cheap, the other isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Would have thought putting it on wood would not be too safe as you suggest it may move. Would be better perhaps to put a block of wood on the jack or maybe construct something with a hole in it to go over the lift point of the jack so it doesn't move. There is a hell of a lift on that jack, try it first and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I've been using a sheet of plywood since I moved here so I'm not putting the jack straight on the gravel, especially as the driveway isn't very even and some of the concrete is actually breaking up underneath it. Also doesn't a trolley jack move forward as you lift the car so it needs to roll slightly as well, which it wouldn't do on gravel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Good looking jack for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_r Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Rich... Â The rear jack point on the accord is just past the bumper.. Looks like a tow point which it most certainly isnt. My jack easily lifts the whole rear of the car off the floor. Infact i can almost put my axle stands at3/4 height when the jack is at full reach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yep that's right, it's very high on the tourer, it must be lower on the saloon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Just had a look and it's just reminded me the jacking point wasn't the issue but the amount of travel in the suspension before the wheels start lifting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Sounds like a Citroen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Sounds like a Citroen. Â Weren't Citroens the opposite (or some of them anyway) in that you could raise a wheel without jacking the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Only the ones with hydro-elastic suspension. Models like the 2CV needed jacking five feet before the wheel left the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Sounds right, I'll take some photos when I use it to show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Please do, i'm interested in these jacks for BlackBoots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I didn't take any photos the first time I used it cos it was chucking it down but took one today. Â The plywood is 18mm thick, the jack is almost at maximum height and as you can see the wheels are only just off the ground. There is alot of travel in the suspension before they lift off the ground. This should be fine if I ever need to get underneath, it's pretty high but I'm going to try and find some railway sleepers I can sit it on instead (the thinner ones) so I don't have to jack it at maximum height. It was very sturdy though unlike my liftmaster, which couldn't take the weight of the car. Â This is much better than using the plywood, 2 scaffold boards, the jack and then a block of wood to raise it up!! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Doesn't the jack try to move on the polywood? What have you jacked it on - looks like the petrol tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 It rolls forward when you're jacking the car, which is what's supposed to happen but once it's high enough it's on axle stands. I keep the jack there for extra support, plus the wheels under the sills. Â It's on the centre jacking point. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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