Hydraulic Jack?

[lozz]

ive only had one car fall on me,
luckily it didnt sit on me ijust got pinned,

that was back in the days when they stacked cars in fours in scrapyards,
not a car jack fail,

[Archangel]

I bought a trolley jack kit from Halfrauds while a sale was on , much better than a scissor and this has axle stands with it , so all the bits are there and i use a wedge under the wheels too.

[lozz]

When iwas in halfords the otherday, buying rattle cans,

noticed the deal they was doing for under £50
all in the box was,
:trolley jack
:axle stands
:foot pump
:car creeper
:wheel chocks
and other bits in the box

trolley jack looked decent quality

[Captain Jack]

Do you actually put axle stands under the axles? I always put them under the jacking points.

[Archangel]

I always wondered if the rear tube was strong enough to put the stands under ?

[lozz]

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[mjb]

A word of warning about cheap trolly jacks - the other day I was about to get the wife's estate up on axle stands to bleed the brakes, so I started off as normal: Jack the driver side front with a cheap jack, then shove the decent (Halfords 2.25t) jack under the subframe to lift the front. While I was maneuvering the decent jack into position, I noticed the bumper dropping down towards my head very quickly.

Got up, looked round the side and found a large puddle under the cheap jack. It's dead. Thankfully I'm not. Quick trip to Halfords to get another 2.25t jobbie (on sale - bonus!), and I could lift the car up off the other jack... Now I have two 50cm lift jacks on the job, lifting a car from the subframe is SO much easier