New Trolley Jack

teaston · 11-12-2018, 11:12 AM

With my X3 incoming I thought I'd better upgrade my trolley jack, mainly as I'm not sure if the old one will go high enough but also because it took about 100 pumps even to lift my 3 series!

Decided on this Clarke one, it's quite a serious upgrade from my old one, makes it look a bit pathetic really!

If anyone is considering buying a jack, don't bother with the <£60 ones, they're a waste of time really.

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clar...iABEgIRzvD_BwE

mikeoz · 11-12-2018, 11:23 AM

That's some upgrade ...looks good

Can you report what it's like when used? I'm in the market for one my self?

teaston · 11-12-2018, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr August Schmidhuber

You have some ladies weights in the garage. Why

If you can squat 120kg i'll eat my hat

Watsey · 11-12-2018, 12:17 PM

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

teaston · 11-12-2018, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

Looks like that is basically the exact same jack, but with aluminium side plates instead of steel, which saves almost 4kg

teaston · 11-12-2018, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr August Schmidhuber

Quote:

Originally Posted by teaston

If you can squat 120kg i'll eat my hat

I can't squat because of my ruined bikers knees so have to use the lateral leg press to protect them. I usually press 220kg on the lateral press

Yeah the leg press machine is much easier. I haven't got room for one unfortunately, I need a double garage!

KCH1984 · 11-12-2018, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr August Schmidhuber

Quote:

Originally Posted by teaston

If you can squat 120kg i'll eat my hat

I can't squat because of my ruined bikers knees so have to use the lateral leg press to protect them. I usually press 220kg on the lateral press

While fine if you're coming back from injury, long term use of the leg press alone isn't great IMO. They do nothing for your supporting muscles, which you might benefit from if you have weak joints. Still, at least you're not using the smith machine...

TodmordenLad · 11-12-2018, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

Yep, SGS Engineering are excellent. Made in the UK too
Have a low profile 2t one for my 4 series. Recommended by my local indie tyre fitter

Rbrown · 11-12-2018, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

Yep, SGS Engineering are excellent. Made in the UK too
Have a low profile 2t one for my 4 series. Recommended by my local indie tyre fitter

+1 for SGS. Excellent pieces of kit!

teaston · 11-12-2018, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rbrown

Quote:

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

Yep, SGS Engineering are excellent. Made in the UK too
Have a low profile 2t one for my 4 series. Recommended by my local indie tyre fitter

+1 for SGS. Excellent pieces of kit!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

Yep, SGS Engineering are excellent. Made in the UK too
Have a low profile 2t one for my 4 series. Recommended by my local indie tyre fitter

Damn it, SGS do the exact same one as mine but £30 cheaper including free delivery currently!!

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...n-trolley-jack

Craig-SM · 11-12-2018, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Yep, SGS Engineering are excellent. Made in the UK too
Have a low profile 2t one for my 4 series. Recommended by my local indie tyre fitter

I think you’ll find it’s same as the Clarke and SIP lightweight jacks and many others that are made in China, assembled in UK.

Watsey · 11-12-2018, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rbrown

Quote:

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

Yep, SGS Engineering are excellent. Made in the UK too
Have a low profile 2t one for my 4 series. Recommended by my local indie tyre fitter

+1 for SGS. Excellent pieces of kit!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

Yep, SGS Engineering are excellent. Made in the UK too
Have a low profile 2t one for my 4 series. Recommended by my local indie tyre fitter

Damn it, SGS do the exact same one as mine but £30 cheaper including free delivery currently!!

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...n-trolley-jack

Should've gone to...

teaston · 11-12-2018, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Watsey

Quote:

Originally Posted by teaston

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rbrown

Quote:

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

Yep, SGS Engineering are excellent. Made in the UK too
Have a low profile 2t one for my 4 series. Recommended by my local indie tyre fitter

+1 for SGS. Excellent pieces of kit!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

Yep, SGS Engineering are excellent. Made in the UK too
Have a low profile 2t one for my 4 series. Recommended by my local indie tyre fitter

Damn it, SGS do the exact same one as mine but £30 cheaper including free delivery currently!!

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...n-trolley-jack

Should've gone to...

Oh well, I like the red, less chance of tripping over it when changing my wheels!

Rbrown · 11-12-2018, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teaston

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

Quote:

Originally Posted by teaston

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rbrown

Quote:

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

Yep, SGS Engineering are excellent. Made in the UK too
Have a low profile 2t one for my 4 series. Recommended by my local indie tyre fitter

+1 for SGS. Excellent pieces of kit!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TodmordenLad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Watsey

I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours.

I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend :

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack

Yep, SGS Engineering are excellent. Made in the UK too
Have a low profile 2t one for my 4 series. Recommended by my local indie tyre fitter

Damn it, SGS do the exact same one as mine but £30 cheaper including free delivery currently!!

https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...n-trolley-jack

Should've gone to...

Oh well, I like the red, less chance of tripping over it when changing my wheels!

Have you got new wheels for the X3?

teaston · 11-12-2018, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rbrown

Have you got new wheels for the X3?

Not yet, bit premature getting them already, pretty sure I’m going with the CM Wheels 706M reps and Quatrac 5’s.

Rbrown · 11-12-2018, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

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Originally Posted by Rbrown

Have you got new wheels for the X3?

Not yet, bit premature getting them already, pretty sure I’m going with the CM Wheels 706M reps and Quatrac 5’s.

Look forward to hearing what the tyres are like.

teaston · 11-12-2018, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Rbrown

Look forward to hearing what the tyres are like.

Part of me is wondering if I need the wheels, the Quatracs might be good enough to use all year! But the wheels are only £540 with a friends discount, and I can use the TPMS valves from my current winter wheels so guess it’s not much extra outlay.

chris-c · 11-12-2018, 03:13 PM

Well thats annoying seeing them at £70.

I recently bought myself one of the for £95 from Costco.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Arcan-275...-/113212917347

I know another member on here also got one as I grabbed one for them too.

Only downside is they are fecking heavy.

I'll keep telling myself that the extra money and the weight are okay due to the extra versatility when in fact I will never need it

Yours 29kg, Mine 36kg... makes a difference

Some of the 3ton ones are more like 20kg.

Yours 130mm - 465mm ... mine 78mm --500mm. Might be useful. Doubt it.

A decent jack really make a difference. I've just realised this after using a shitty halfords one. Took about 728 pumps to lift a 4 series. This one lifted my hearse with maybe 5 full pumps.

teaston · 11-12-2018, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris-c

Well thats annoying seeing them at £70.

I recently bought myself one of the for £95 from Costco.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Arcan-275...-/113212917347

I know another member on here also got one as I grabbed one for them too.

Only downside is they are fecking heavy.

I'll keep telling myself that the extra money and the weight are okay due to the extra versatility when in fact I will never need it

Yours 29kg, Mine 36kg... makes a difference

Some of the 3ton ones are more like 20kg.

Yours 130mm - 465mm ... mine 78mm --500mm. Might be useful. Doubt it.

A decent jack really make a difference. I've just realised this after using a shitty halfords one. Took about 728 pumps to lift a 4 series. This one lifted my hearse with maybe 5 full pumps.

Oh well, we both got stung a bit!

I actually measured mine and it goes up to 485mm! And 6 pumps to full height is incredible!

chris-c · 11-12-2018, 03:23 PM

I've got a costco guarantee so I dont really care.
Its just one of those things wondering why you skimped out in the past and just made do with what you had.

teaston · 11-12-2018, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris-c

I've got a costco guarantee so I dont really care.
Its just one of those things wondering why you skimped out in the past and just made do with what you had.

Absolutely, it was the Auto Express test that made me buy the little jack, don’t understand why they recommend it, bloody knackering changing 4 wheels with that thing!!

Craig-SM · 11-12-2018, 03:34 PM

Chris, I use an older version of that jack, over 10 years old, and it’s been faultless. It is heavy but I trust it.

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teaston Banned 10995 Rep 32,881 Posts Drives: X3 M40d Join Date: May 2012 Location: The High Seas iTrader: (1)	With my X3 incoming I thought I'd better upgrade my trolley jack, mainly as I'm not sure if the old one will go high enough but also because it took about 100 pumps even to lift my 3 series! Decided on this Clarke one, it's quite a serious upgrade from my old one, makes it look a bit pathetic really! If anyone is considering buying a jack, don't bother with the <£60 ones, they're a waste of time really. https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clar...iABEgIRzvD_BwE Attached Images
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mikeoz Major General 2856 Rep 5,608 Posts Drives: BMW X3 M40d LCI Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: cambs iTrader: (1)	That's some upgrade ...looks good Can you report what it's like when used? I'm in the market for one my self?
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Watsey Major General 6416 Rep 8,499 Posts Drives: F31 330D sDrive M Sport Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: On sabbatical. iTrader: (1)	I've still got my 'little' Clarke - same model as yours. I went for this as the bigger brother - can recommend : https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gara...m-trolley-jack __________________ Current : F31 330sD, remapped, Ohlins Road & Track, Millway camber plates, Quaife LSD, Stoptech brakes + Pagid RSL1 pads all round, Weichers front strut brace, Eibach front & rear anti-roll bars, Michelin MP4S.
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chris-c Lieutenant Colonel 901 Rep 1,801 Posts Drives: F31 340i RWD Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Kent iTrader: (0)	Well thats annoying seeing them at £70. I recently bought myself one of the for £95 from Costco. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Arcan-275...-/113212917347 I know another member on here also got one as I grabbed one for them too. Only downside is they are fecking heavy. I'll keep telling myself that the extra money and the weight are okay due to the extra versatility when in fact I will never need it Yours 29kg, Mine 36kg... makes a difference Some of the 3ton ones are more like 20kg. Yours 130mm - 465mm ... mine 78mm --500mm. Might be useful. Doubt it. A decent jack really make a difference. I've just realised this after using a shitty halfords one. Took about 728 pumps to lift a 4 series. This one lifted my hearse with maybe 5 full pumps.
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chris-c Lieutenant Colonel 901 Rep 1,801 Posts Drives: F31 340i RWD Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Kent iTrader: (0)	I've got a costco guarantee so I dont really care. Its just one of those things wondering why you skimped out in the past and just made do with what you had.
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Craig-SM Captain 325 Rep 709 Posts Drives: BMW 320d M Sport - F30 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Leeds iTrader: (0)	Chris, I use an older version of that jack, over 10 years old, and it’s been faultless. It is heavy but I trust it.
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