Aldi - Car Jack

litirspam

Can anyone tell me if the car jack in Aldi is worth getting please?

Shrimp

how much is it?

the evil belly

about 17 quid iirc. think they have axle stands too. might wander up in the morning and have me a look see

unkel

Yeah good value. As far as I saw from just a picture, it's the standard 2 tonne hydraulic jack that's been around for decades

stratos

The only thing I can say about trolley jacks is whilst weight is the most important thing, how far it will lift is important too. No good a 4 ton jack that lifts your car 5 inches.

trotter_inc

Was going to get me one of those - my mate got one and said it was grand - did the job anyway.

Seth Brundle

If you are getting a trolley jack then get the axle stands also. It can be too tempting to crawl under a car that is raised by 8-10 inches without it being securely held up!

sirlinux

argos are doing them for a similar price

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=3151&productId=117932&clickfrom=name

shagman

I bought one myself along with a creeper board wd40 and a toolbox all of which came to less than €50...not bas at all. Would've bought the axle stands too but bought 3 tonne ones before xmas for €36 I think it was :mad:
wish I'd waited.
BTW the weight recomendations on these are per axle right? I mean lifting the back end of a 3.5 ton van with a 2 ton jack is OK yeah ? Hope so.........

Ratchet

nothing wrong with the Aldi car jack, worth the money

sirlinux

shagman wrote:

I bought one myself along with a creeper board wd40 and a toolbox all of which came to less than €50...not bas at all. Would've bought the axle stands too but bought 3 tonne ones before xmas for €36 I think it was :mad:
wish I'd waited.
BTW the weight recomendations on these are per axle right? I mean lifting the back end of a 3.5 ton van with a 2 ton jack is OK yeah ? Hope so.........

The ratings are usually the gross vechile weight. so 3.5 is way over the 2 ton limit, check the manual id say it should tell you the max lifting weight which is more what your after, it may be able to lift the rear end ok.

Seth Brundle

shagman wrote:

I bought one myself along with a creeper board wd40 and a toolbox all of which came to less than €50...not bas at all. Would've bought the axle stands too but bought 3 tonne ones before xmas for €36 I think it was :mad:
wish I'd waited.
BTW the weight recomendations on these are per axle right? I mean lifting the back end of a 3.5 ton van with a 2 ton jack is OK yeah ? Hope so.........

Does this mean you will use your creeping board to work under an unsafely raised vehicle?

shagman

Ah Shure what could possibly go wrong flat shaggy :eek:
No this means I will be checking out my facts before I do get under her.
The lift + stands will do for my other cars anyway they're around the tonne mark.