I purchased one of these for $125 during Repco's mid-year sale and am very impressed with it considering its:
30 minute click & collect at Repco.
2000kg Working Load Limit
130-465mm Lifting Range
Height lowered : 130mm
Height raised : 465mm
1 year Warranty
Gross Weight : 28.9kg
only if it were a low profile…
I like the general quality of Mechpro Blue, but how does this jack compare to others on the market? What's a good brand for trolley jacks?
My old cheapo 1800kg one shat itself, not keen to experience that again.
I've owned a few jacks over the past 5-10 years, including the popular Arcan trolley jack from Costco, which I ended up selling as it was far too big and heavy for my needs.
You can definitely find better brands, but they start to get quite expensive, so work out what features you want and go from there.
I remember looking up Arcan jacks a while back, I like those hybrid aluminium jacks but I don't think Costco sell them any more.
Ideally I'd like a jack with under 100mm lowered height, but for anything under $100 they're also under 400mm in raised height. Like this for example: https://www.bunnings.com.au/stanley-1600kg-floor-jack_p01288…
Anything with under 100mm lowered height and over 400mm raised height is over double the cost!
Was eyeing the ProLift Hybrid Trolley Jack 1650kg when it was on sale for $199 last week which looks very similar to the ones on eBay and these tool shop home brand ones which are rated for higher load:
https://sydneytools.com.au/product/daytona-d2000as-2000kg-al…
https://www.totaltools.com.au/83274-tti-floor-jack-2000kg-t8…
Are those options any good?
I'm able to add it to cart on their website, but you have to factor in the cost of a membership.
Those jacks you linked look like a copy of the Arcan, so not sure if that's a good or a bad thing.
I had a cheap Repco 1800kg shit it self while lifting a car.
Went out and bought a kingchrome 3000kg from SCA when RRP used to be $299. Haven't looked back. Cannot recommend it enough as I value my life, the cheap Repco jobbie let go whilst I was putting stands into place, scared me good and proper.
This Kincrome would be perfect but hard decision to make when it costs almost 4 times as much as the Mechpro Blue…
https://www.repco.com.au/en/tools-equipment/garage-tools-equ…
Does anyone know where is it made? I tried to find something online but no information
China, like everything else?
This or the ProLift brand is better?
Looking to start doing my oil changes at home. I drive Accord Euro and she drives VW Polo.
As per Accord Euro specs, its kerb weight is around 1600 Kgs, so should I be getting a trolley jack around 1800-2000 Kgs mark?
Secondly, I want to get car stands as well, but I am not sure appropriate weight?
In addition, does one require a creeper to go underneath or is there another way ?
Thanks in advance.
As long as the jack can support weights heavier than the weight of your car, it will be fine.
Most jack stands should also do the job as they are individually load-rated, and typically you would only be lifting/supporting one corner of a car to perform an oil change.
Whilst a garage creeper is a nice to have, it's not necessary, especially since you'll just removing the sump plug and oil filter via the front of the car.
Maybe also a nice big sheet of cardboard like you make from boxes at back of Harvey Norman etc. to put on the ground, (electrical retailers are also handy for washing machine hoses if they have old ones out the back. Just ask first if you can). Roll of toilet paper is handy for cleaning. Degreaser to clean up under sump etc. Filter removal is likely to be your biggest problem. YouTube is good to check out for this sort of stuff. Filters may vary between countries. Hope that is helpful.
Thank you, this is going to be super helpful.
For the oil filter, they can be a pain in the ass to remove if you haven't got a suitable tool. The cup wrenches like these work well https://www.repco.com.au/en/tools-equipment/automotive-tools… but if you don't want to spend that much this will do the job 9 times out of 10 - https://www.bunnings.com.au/haron-160mm-strap-wrench_p490011… (repco usually has one in their $10 bin but I couldn't find it on their website).
this jack would be good for the accord euro, join the AusEuro group on facebook for advice/help on the car! Im one of the admins there
creeper isnt neccesary just crawl underneath, make sure you use jack stands
Thanks. Requested access now.
Do you know this one can be used for RAV4 2012? Thanks
Should be fine. The 3.5L version (assume it's the heaviest) comes in at 1655kg and has 200mm of clearance well within specs of the Jack.
For who ever owns this jack - do you find the cup depth a good or bad thing? looks really deep and put me off buying last time.
I don't have a problem with it, but I also use one of those rubber jack pads which fills out the main platform.
Happen to have a link to the one you use and do you happen to experience flexing of the pad?
It's just one of those cheap Chinese pads which was originally purchased for a smaller jack, so I'm now looking at one of these which I'm yet to measure.
@magic8ballgag: Thanks mate, went and got one of the jacks. Guys at repco said they were selling a heap of them!
I love that they have this description:
"130-465mm Lifting Range"
Followed by this:
"Height lowered : 130mm"
"Height raised : 465mm"
And no, I don't know how to do quotes on here!