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Electric car jack
« on: 20 June 2013, 09:14:17 »

Does anyone have any experience of these? Looks quite useful for old farts like me. :y

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELECTRIC-CAR-JACK-1-5-TON-1500kg-12VOLT-REMOTE-CONTROL-CIGARETTE-LIGHTER-POWERED-/390600947431
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #1 on: 20 June 2013, 09:24:58 »

i presume it has some manual stop and reverse button?  :y
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #2 on: 20 June 2013, 10:17:21 »

A friend of mine has one - it works alright although it's tediously slow to get anywhere (obviously it has to be massively geared down to get the torque required to lift a car).. I can't imagine replacing a good quality trolley jack with one, though.
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #3 on: 20 June 2013, 10:48:29 »

Surely a miggy weighs more than that can lift?
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #4 on: 20 June 2013, 10:50:14 »

They go up to 2 Ton, but a 1.5 should be OK for a wheel change. It just looks handy for touring. :y
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #5 on: 20 June 2013, 10:51:28 »

 :y :y :y
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #6 on: 20 June 2013, 11:31:50 »

They go up to 2 Ton, but a 1.5 should be OK for a wheel change. It just looks handy for touring. :y

I wonder if it'll lift high enough,fair bit of suspension travel on a mig before the wheel clears the ground ???
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #7 on: 20 June 2013, 15:31:41 »

how about a normal sissor jack and a cordless drill?
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #8 on: 20 June 2013, 16:55:19 »

how about a normal sissor jack and a cordless drill?

Could work I suppose, but this is purpose built, and I suspect that a cordless drill would struggle to lift with a scissor jack. :-\
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #9 on: 20 June 2013, 19:00:57 »

They go up to 2 Ton, but a 1.5 should be OK for a wheel change. It just looks handy for touring. :y

I wonder if it'll lift high enough,fair bit of suspension travel on a mig before the wheel clears the ground ???

Good point, they go from 110 up to 350mm. Anyone know what we need on the fronts? :-\ I think the jacking beam is about 150 so a block of wood would help.
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #10 on: 20 June 2013, 19:32:59 »

Does anyone have any experience of these? Looks quite useful for old farts like me. :y

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELECTRIC-CAR-JACK-1-5-TON-1500kg-12VOLT-REMOTE-CONTROL-CIGARETTE-LIGHTER-POWERED-/390600947431

I read the advert that it is suitable for cars that weigh less than 1.5 tonnes. I would have thought you would want the 2 tonne model with an Omega.
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #11 on: 20 June 2013, 19:54:31 »

Does anyone have any experience of these? Looks quite useful for old farts like me. :y

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELECTRIC-CAR-JACK-1-5-TON-1500kg-12VOLT-REMOTE-CONTROL-CIGARETTE-LIGHTER-POWERED-/390600947431

I read the advert that it is suitable for cars that weigh less than 1.5 tonnes. I would have thought you would want the 2 tonne model with an Omega.

If it's just for wheel changes it would be fine, only lifting 1/4 of 1.7 tonnes. 
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #12 on: 20 June 2013, 20:32:56 »

Does anyone have any experience of these? Looks quite useful for old farts like me. :y

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELECTRIC-CAR-JACK-1-5-TON-1500kg-12VOLT-REMOTE-CONTROL-CIGARETTE-LIGHTER-POWERED-/390600947431

I read the advert that it is suitable for cars that weigh less than 1.5 tonnes. I would have thought you would want the 2 tonne model with an Omega.

If it's just for wheel changes it would be fine, only lifting 1/4 of 1.7 tonnes.

From the advert:

"PLEASE BE SURE THAT THE CAR YOU INTEND TO LIFT IS LESS THAN 1500 kilograms TO AVOID OVERLOADING AND DAMAGING THE JACK."

This suggests to me that the advert is a little misleading and it cannot lift much more than 375kg or 25% of 1,500kg.

Personally, I would want to be in on a motorway or the backend of beyond, pouring with rain, with a puncture to find that this jack was not man enough to lift the car to change the wheel. If I was spending £59.99 I would spend the extra £10 for the 2 tonne.
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #13 on: 20 June 2013, 20:40:41 »

Does anyone have any experience of these? Looks quite useful for old farts like me. :y

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ELECTRIC-CAR-JACK-1-5-TON-1500kg-12VOLT-REMOTE-CONTROL-CIGARETTE-LIGHTER-POWERED-/390600947431

I read the advert that it is suitable for cars that weigh less than 1.5 tonnes. I would have thought you would want the 2 tonne model with an Omega.

If it's just for wheel changes it would be fine, only lifting 1/4 of 1.7 tonnes.

From the advert:

"PLEASE BE SURE THAT THE CAR YOU INTEND TO LIFT IS LESS THAN 1500 kilograms TO AVOID OVERLOADING AND DAMAGING THE JACK."

This suggests to me that the advert is a little misleading and it cannot lift much more than 375kg or 25% of 1,500kg.

Personally, I would want to be in on a motorway or the backend of beyond, pouring with rain, with a puncture to find that this jack was not man enough to lift the car to change the wheel. If I was spending £59.99 I would spend the extra £10 for the 2 tonne.

Agreed, I had already decided, if I get one, to get the bigger one. :y :y :y
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Re: Electric car jack
« Reply #14 on: 20 June 2013, 21:30:01 »

why not look for a scissor jack that has a 17mm hexdrive(same as the wheel nuts for convienience) and a cheap, long-handled ratchet. which would also be useful for loosening the wheelnuts.
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