Vehicle Positioning Jacks?

[johnny.race 1,268]

41 minutes ago, nzed said:

Not the flat ones, the black curved turds is what i have/had.

 

 

Do you still have these? I have had 4 of these for around 9 years now. I remember balking at the cost of them back then. I am sure I paid something like a couple of hundy a pair or something. Maybe that was for all 4 of them, I can't remember. I dunno, but I knew they were expensive at the time. I've always thought they were pretty beefy and robust. I've never had problems with them. I wonder if they have changed the gauge of plate they are using? If you still have yours would you put a pair of verniers over them in order to determine the material thickness they are made from. I will do mine.

[nzed 1,685]

I do but in storage a couple hours away. Wont be for a while sorry 

[WhangareiKE70 502]

I have the above type, have had my project (Patrol chassis, full suspension, 33s, gearbox, engine, tray, and cab, just no interior/glass/doors) on them for the better part of a year, no worries. Were from Supercheap, bought them second hand but they were still in the boxes when I got them. 

Can measure the thickness tonight if you're curious. 

EDIT: should note it's a 720 body not a Patrol body, fair bit of weight difference there.

[johnny.race 1,268]

3mm

[kws 4,165]

If anyone wants a cheap pair of jacks, http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/62614-fs-mechpro-vehicle-positioning-jacks/

[64valiant 15,966]

@Yowzer how good are these dolly's.

 

Seem like a legit way to move a fucked car around going off your insta story 

[Bling 20,760]

https://www.repco.co.nz/en/tools-equipment/garage-tools-equipment/jacks/mechpro-vehicle-positioning-jacks-mpvpj2/p/A1282493

 

$229 on spesh for the jacking ones currently

[JoKer 18,385]

Check out these bad boys!

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32831061929.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.301a1fd9XgfiUJ&algo_pvid=ddfa64f8-91b3-4fe3-9d7e-57fdcd79b08b&algo_expid=ddfa64f8-91b3-4fe3-9d7e-57fdcd79b08b-3&btsid=0affaea8-4c43-4df7-b7f0-a7b2302fd609&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_9,searchweb201603_53

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High End European Car Dolly Vehicle Mover Hydraulic Positioning For Car

 

NZ$ 928.05 / lot (4 pieces)

 

 

Quantity:

20% off (50 lots or more)

55 lots available 

 

Shipping: NZ$ 1,105.03 

lol dreams

[JoKer 18,385]

also this Rail system looks good too 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32823631696.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.301a1fd9i6nV0i&algo_pvid=ab265869-1c79-4c35-ab9d-fe89d140f966&algo_expid=ab265869-1c79-4c35-ab9d-fe89d140f966-3&btsid=438b12c5-90b0-4baa-9061-4d2ebe931935&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_9,searchweb201603_53

when you got no wheels

(yeah the ripco ones look the go 

[JoKer 18,385]

Straight out of the box, impressed straight away with wheel size

and a set of these on the way for $75 + P&P

should do the trick

https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2420113335

poor credit card took a hiding this weekend

[JoKer 18,385]

they showed up this arvo

 

 

well worn Verniers say 3mm

 

lets play car Tetris on the weekend!

$91 delivered if anyone's still following

+ the $230 for the Mech-pro's = a $320 solution to try & shuffle stuff

[JoKer 18,385]

Future Barn Find in the making

 

Going

 

GOING

 

GONE for another 20 years

Pro's & cons with both designs (Lifter vs Dolly) from a 1st time user

worked floorlessly (yeah I have good con'crete thanks

jacking up & sliding Dollies into position was about the same effort as jacking up the lifters & both store well under the target vehicle

which moved almost effortless'ly on the castors

if anything the Dolly's : as per design are simpler, only one wheel didn't want to swivel so be came a dragger (found it while I was assembling & thought a the time this might be interesting) something catching in the casting or bearings

Lifters are cool toy just the fact you need to manually 'expand' them past the tire was a chore & the Slide grease was a not-so-pleasant surprise

TL: DR summary?

bought myself a Xmas Pressy's & moved stuff & could have done it with 2x the $75 sets + Jack

no bending or Buckling like @nzed's ones & they look exactly the same (shitty / buckled fold line in the curve looks like the trademark of these)

 

[johnny.race 1,268]

Old thread I know, but here is an observation I've been able to make. I said I had a quartet of those black ones pictured above, thought they looked pretty beefy and had no complaints with them. They look near enuff the same as what @JoKer and @nzed were using but I can now say with confidence - they ain't. 

I just purchased a pair of those $91 ones and as I was unpacking them they felt light and not at all like the 4 that were sitting in the shed. These ones look the same at a glance but when put to a tape measure and verniers - are lighter all round. They are pressed from 2.5mm plate as opposed to the earlier ones 3mm and the supporting rod is skinnier on these new ones. I can now see how @nzed fucked his one. Before i put these into service i am going to blaze some reinforcing onto them so that mishap does not happen to me. Just saying.

[JoKer 18,385]

FYI these are 50% off in the Mailer just in my mailbox today (yet to say so online just yet

https://www.repco.co.nz/en/tools-equipment/garage-tools-equipment/jacks/mechpro-vehicle-positioning-jacks-680kg-mpvpj2/p/A1282493

[sleeektoy 1,819]