Little Jack replied on 29/04/2017 02:06
Posted on 29/04/2017 02:06
Help please. We bought our first van last year, had a full service done which included four new tyres, amongst other things and we were under the impression from the previous owner that if we needed to change a flat tyre for the spare, our car Jack would be sufficient. Now we are a bit more savvy with Caravanning it occurs to me that a Mitsubishi Shogun bottle jack, although capable of lifting two tons has the ability, it does not have the safe and correct contact with the chassis of the van to make a secure and safe lift. Our van is a 2003 Swift Conqueror 645 Lux twin axle and does have chassis mounted brackets behind the trailing wheels only, to take a jack. Can anyone tell me what kind of jack I should now seek to purchase, a bottle jack, scissor jack or side-arm type or better still can anyone tell me if there is a purpose designed jack for this type of van. I have today proved to myself that our car Jack is capable of lifting the van, but as I say, it was by no means a secure fit and on a motorway hard shoulder with wagons whooshing by, I am sure any gust of wind would knock the van off the Jack which might then puncture the floor of our van. PS: We have a heavy duty single axle motor mover attached in front of the leading two wheels (works fine) and there are no Jacking points forward of this only after the rear wheels. Many Thanks.
Little Jack
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