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Title: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: omegod on 17 August 2009, 17:36:38
Just got a 3.5 tonne Rolson jack and am not familiar with the name.

Anyone come across them before? I'd like to know whats supporting the 2 tonne omega when i'm underneath it. ;)
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: CaptainZok on 17 August 2009, 17:38:10
Axle stands if you've any sense.
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Elite Pete on 17 August 2009, 17:39:20
Thought you Scousers used bricks :D
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: omegod on 17 August 2009, 17:56:50
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Thought you Scousers used bricks :D

LOL ;D

im getting some stick on here lately!

Might have to try out the new jack on your MX-5 and have the wheels off! ;)


Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Olympia5776 on 17 August 2009, 18:01:24
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Just got a 3.5 tonne Rolson jack and am not familiar with the name.

Anyone come across them before? I'd like to know whats supporting the 2 tonne omega when i'm underneath it. ;)

Post a photo of it if you can as I have a3.5 t  Clarke that has given me nothing but trouble,( on our third one now ) and it's just a branded item from Far East,would be interesting to see if it's the same as yours .
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Richie London on 17 August 2009, 18:01:59
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Thought you Scousers used bricks :D

what like these ones at the local jobcentre  ;D ;D ;D


(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj182/richierich1961/Liverpool05.jpg)
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: STMO999 on 17 August 2009, 18:04:13
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Thought you Scousers used bricks :D

LOL ;D

im getting some stick on here lately!

Might have to try out the new jack on your MX-5 and have the wheels off! ;)





Serves yer right. Scouse git ;D
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Richie London on 17 August 2009, 18:11:11
1 see the 20.42 flight from liverpool to  dublin has been cancelled due to technical problems  ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D

















































































































(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj182/richierich1961/Liverpool02-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 17 August 2009, 18:51:50
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1 see the 20.42 flight from liverpool to  dublin has been cancelled due to technical problems  ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D




























(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj182/richierich1961/Liverpool02-2.jpg)


 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y

Someone didn't pay off the scallywags then! ::) ::) :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: omegod on 17 August 2009, 19:03:58
Well, due to the level of abuse and unhelpful answers that border on regional racism I have been out and tested it myselfand i'm glad to say it works really well ;D


(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u134/jdbefc/bentley-on-bricks-wheel-theives-415.jpg)
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: omegod on 17 August 2009, 19:07:30
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Thought you Scousers used bricks :D

LOL ;D

im getting some stick on here lately!

Might have to try out the new jack on your MX-5 and have the wheels off! ;)





Serves yer right. Scouse git ;D

 ;DTwo funnies in one day you better take it easy!

I swear if you ever set foot back in your home town i'm going to open a family size can of whoop ass just for you! :P
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: omegod on 17 August 2009, 19:16:25
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Just got a 3.5 tonne Rolson jack and am not familiar with the name.

Anyone come across them before? I'd like to know whats supporting the 2 tonne omega when i'm underneath it. ;)

Post a photo of it if you can as I have a3.5 t  Clarke that has given me nothing but trouble,( on our third one now ) and it's just a branded item from Far East,would be interesting to see if it's the same as yours .

This is the one. got it pretty cheap

http://www.rolsontools.com/search.asp?page=1&id=474&tt=13&ct=5&searchCat=3&searchKey=jack
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: STMO999 on 17 August 2009, 19:33:39
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Thought you Scousers used bricks :D

LOL ;D

im getting some stick on here lately!

Might have to try out the new jack on your MX-5 and have the wheels off! ;)





Serves yer right. Scouse git ;D

 ;DTwo funnies in one day you better take it easy!

I swear if you ever set foot back in your home town i'm going to open a family size can of whoop ass just for you! :P
 

I was there last week. Passed your part of the world too. Very quickly ;D
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: KillerWatt on 17 August 2009, 19:41:00
It would be interesting to see if the jack can actually lift (and support) the claimed weight.
Everything I have purchased that has the Rolson brand name has fallen apart in under 3 months from purchase.
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: omegod on 17 August 2009, 19:44:20
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It would be interesting to see if the jack can actually lift (and support) the claimed weight.
Everything I have purchased that has the Rolson brand name has fallen apart in under 3 months from purchase.

Certainly lifts the miggy, no real plans to lift anything heavier.
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Elite Pete on 17 August 2009, 20:19:15
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It would be interesting to see if the jack can actually lift (and support) the claimed weight.
Everything I have purchased that has the Rolson brand name has fallen apart in under 3 months from purchase.
Try your head on it :D
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: omegod on 17 August 2009, 20:38:24
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It would be interesting to see if the jack can actually lift (and support) the claimed weight.
Everything I have purchased that has the Rolson brand name has fallen apart in under 3 months from purchase.
Try your head on it :D


 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: STMO999 on 17 August 2009, 20:39:49
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It would be interesting to see if the jack can actually lift (and support) the claimed weight.
Everything I have purchased that has the Rolson brand name has fallen apart in under 3 months from purchase.
Try your head on it :D


 ;D ;D ;D

Had yer nap ave yer lad? ;D
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Olympia5776 on 17 August 2009, 20:44:49
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Just got a 3.5 tonne Rolson jack and am not familiar with the name.

Anyone come across them before? I'd like to know whats supporting the 2 tonne omega when i'm underneath it. ;)

Post a photo of it if you can as I have a3.5 t  Clarke that has given me nothing but trouble,( on our third one now ) and it's just a branded item from Far East,would be interesting to see if it's the same as yours .

This is the one. got it pretty cheap

http://www.rolsontools.com/search.asp?page=1&id=474&tt=13&ct=5&searchCat=3&searchKey=jack

Nope , different . Here's the turd of a thing I'm talking about. Cant really complain really 'cause I returned the first one to Argos and got my money back but Clarke keep sending me replacements when I tell them it's faulty . There's another brand new unopened one in the box below ::)
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t261/olympia5776/DSCF0020.jpg)
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t261/olympia5776/DSCF0018.jpg)
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: STMO999 on 17 August 2009, 20:47:41
That looks really nasty. ;D
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: waspy on 17 August 2009, 20:51:56
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Just got a 3.5 tonne Rolson jack and am not familiar with the name.

Anyone come across them before? I'd like to know whats supporting the 2 tonne omega when i'm underneath it. ;)

Rolson= Chinese tat >:( With tools as anyone with any experience with them will tell you "you get what what you pay for". I payed £208.00 for a King Dick socket set the other month for my job, but this set will last me a life time. As it happens it will, i haven't used it yet, because just after i bought it i was made redundant ;D I haven't even undone a nut with it >:( :( :'( :-[
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Andy B on 17 August 2009, 21:01:52
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I payed £208.00 for a King Dick socket set the other month for my job, but this set will last me a life time.  .....

I didn't know you could still get them. It's been years since I last saw any. I think I've got the odd spanner. Snail is another I've not seen for years.
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: waspy on 17 August 2009, 21:07:35
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I payed £208.00 for a King Dick socket set the other month for my job, but this set will last me a life time.  .....

I didn't know you could still get them. It's been years since I last saw any. I think I've got the odd spanner. Snail is another I've not seen for years.

Yes they're doing well. They have a supply contract with Rolls Royce through my mates Engineering Supplies & lots of others too. If you need a tailored made/be-spoke set making for a certain application, they'll make it up for you. I wanted hex sockets instead of 12s which was a special order. They had no problem doing it for me :y :y :y
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Elite Pete on 17 August 2009, 21:11:31
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I payed £208.00 for a King Dick socket set the other month for my job, but this set will last me a life time.  .....

I didn't know you could still get them. It's been years since I last saw any. I think I've got the odd spanner. Snail is another I've not seen for years.
Give me a drink or two at Newent, Andy and I will show you mine ;D ;D
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: KillerWatt on 17 August 2009, 21:13:09
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It would be interesting to see if the jack can actually lift (and support) the claimed weight.
Everything I have purchased that has the Rolson brand name has fallen apart in under 3 months from purchase.
Try your head on it :D
Thought about that, but there ain't one big enough to cope with the amount of front I have  ;)
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: KillerWatt on 17 August 2009, 21:14:19
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That looks really nasty. ;D
You ain't wrong there...I wouldn't fancy testing that to capacity with the footprint it has
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Andy B on 17 August 2009, 22:31:32
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I payed £208.00 for a King Dick socket set the other month for my job, but this set will last me a life time.  .....

I didn't know you could still get them. It's been years since I last saw any. I think I've got the odd spanner. Snail is another I've not seen for years.
Give me a drink or two at Newent, Andy and I will show you mine ;D ;D

Phew! I'm glad I'm not going anywhere near Newent!!!!  :o   :y  :y


Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Olympia5776 on 17 August 2009, 22:57:46
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That looks really nasty. ;D

Utter crap as I said . I bought this instead , great jack and very reasonable too .Paid €80 ,about £75 .
I'll sell the new Clarke and buy another . :y
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t261/olympia5776/DSCF0022-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Nickbat on 18 August 2009, 00:11:50
Is it just me or does Rolson Jacks seem like a really good name for a blues singer?

 ;) ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: jereboam on 18 August 2009, 11:58:18
Rolson seems to be a brand name you see everywhere these days - usually at a quarter of the price of the nearest equivalent.  I've bought a couple of bits and pieces and with limited use they do they job.  But the quality isn't up to much and I dont think they'd be up to frequent/heavy use.

Don't think I'd be confident about using a jack from them.  :(
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 18 August 2009, 12:13:04
A lot of these cheap tools (and that includes most of the machine mart / Clarke offerings) come by the container load from China and just get badged up as Rolson, Clarke, or whatever by the retailer.

Some is reasonable stuff, some total rubbish. A guy I know has a few contacts with purchasers in China and has organised a couple of "bulk buys" of a container load of this type of stuff in the past. Without the retail markup on it's amazing how cheap it is.

King Dick tools are very nice. Got let loose with a cabinet load of them a couple of years back building a Westfield at a car show. The whole cabinet got raffled off when we'd finished the build. Sadly my number didn't come up. :'(

Kevin
Title: Re: Rolson Jacks, Any good?
Post by: STMO999 on 18 August 2009, 12:44:21
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A lot of these cheap tools (and that includes most of the machine mart / Clarke offerings) come by the container load from China and just get badged up as Rolson, Clarke, or whatever by the retailer.

Some is reasonable stuff, some total rubbish. A guy I know has a few contacts with purchasers in China and has organised a couple of "bulk buys" of a container load of this type of stuff in the past. Without the retail markup on it's amazing how cheap it is.

King Dick tools are very nice. Got let loose with a cabinet load of them a couple of years back building a Westfield at a car show. The whole cabinet got raffled off when we'd finished the build. Sadly my number didn't come up. :'(

Kevin

It's not just tools from China Kevin. Lots of electrical goods, tv's etc., from Eastern Europe, look exactly the same, have the same manual, but are branded differently.