Reliable trolley jack that doesn't leak.

[mtt.tr]

I have 2 Sealy jacks 1 was badged Viking and bought in the 70's still works fine but 1500 kg rated the other was bought 2 years ago rated 3 tonnes guess which one is used most neither has leaked touch wood.

Dads Viking same age is bulletproof

 

[premmington]

Old Epco cant go wrong, Bradbury are also good

Epco or Weber...

 

[brightspark]

I have a large epco had it donkeys years .its the same as the top one in post below just re sealed it a few years ago. bad bit is its heavy so it never gets moved out of garage

 

[winchman]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epco-tro...497681?hash=item421c0da491:g:nB0AAOSwtVde64R~
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Trolly-J...921663?hash=item1a9a3e443f:g:E6cAAOSwzhle4zhJ

 

[tazz]

I have a large epco had it donkeys years .its the same as the top one in post below just re sealed it a few years ago. bad bit is its heavy so it never gets moved out of garage

where did you get your seals and how mutch were they ???????????????
i got an old epco that is poorly

thnx

 

[MetalMonkey]

I've got a Test-Rite that's older than dirt. An SGS 3 ton (same generic one that everybody sells), and a couple of cheapy chinese "2 ton" jobs.
Non of them leak, one of the cheapy ones goes down slowly, but you should never rely on them to hold a load anyway.

If I was buying a new one, I'd be tempted for a low profile one similar to Sealey 2001 style units as the SGS is a bit on the high side and I don't much like the release mechanism.
If you are looking for quality, id check out Mega. https://www.mega.es/ - Made in Spain, not tried their trolley jacks but their bottle jacks are top notch.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Mine is the Costco alloy one, good jack at a reasonable price.

 

[fizzy]

I have a Sealey 3 ton trolley jack. Had it over 20 years and it has never leaked. Ok I don't use it a great deal but it is my old faithful and has been called upon to lift some very heavy loads.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Mine is the Costco alloy one, good jack at a reasonable price.

Those Arcan jacks from Costco are hard to beat. I have an old steel one i was given about 15 years ago, never a single issue with it.

 

[growntree]

I'm still on my first trolley jack. Halfords dual height (has a bit of pipe to make the jack head higher) bought about 7 years ago and used very rarely and had not leaked so far. As per the last few comments on the first page, had been stored down with the screw in.

 

[Melvyn Best]

where did you get your seals and how mutch were they ???????????????
i got an old epco that is poorly

thnx

I had a leak from my Epco engine crane a couple of years ago, tried our local hydraulics engineers, one, Pertek were next best to useless, another who had retired suggested Allseals in Norwich who were very helpful , had the parts in stock and where cheap . eBay sometimes list kits but at a cost

 

[SierraV6]

Those Arcan jacks from Costco are hard to beat. I have an old steel one i was given about 15 years ago, never a single issue with it.

That’s what I have, available here:

Costco

www.costco.co.uk

It’s heavy but really well built and low enough to get under my naughty motors as well.

 

[tazz]

I had a leak from my Epco engine crane a couple of years ago, tried our local hydraulics engineers, one, Pertek were next best to useless, another who had retired suggested Allseals in Norwich who were very helpful , had the parts in stock and where cheap . eBay sometimes list kits but at a cost

I had a leak from my Epco engine crane a couple of years ago, tried our local hydraulics engineers, one, Pertek were next best to useless, another who had retired suggested Allseals in Norwich who were very helpful , had the parts in stock and where cheap . eBay sometimes list kits but at a cost

got it sorted its not the seals in the end lol when i service it i took out the little rod at the back that pulls to let this down it needed setting up ,all good now
THNX

 

[Turbo]

what trolley jacks do you have or recommend.
My last jack was sip, hardly used and leaking oil, before that a sealey jack. Leaked oil, got it fixed and leaking again.
Phoned sgs about their Jacks to see about how their warranty works cos I'm in Northern Ireland and the warranty doesn't cover the seal or it leaking. Some point having warranty.
I'm leaning towards a Halfords pro low lift jack but know nothing about them.

I suggest you ask at some of the local tyre fitters. Their jacks lead a hard life so must be decent quality to take the abuse. There is a place near Killeshandra that supplies all the gear for tyre fitters including jacks, they were recommended to me to supply seal kits.
https://tyrecare.ie/

 

[Melvyn Best]

I suggest you ask at some of the local tyre fitters. Their jacks lead a hard life so must be decent quality to take the abuse. There is a place near Killeshandra that supplies all the gear for tyre fitters including jacks, they were recommended to me to supply seal kits.
https://tyrecare.ie/

Most tyre companies around here and probably nationwide, treat trolley jacks as consumables, replacing them as needed

 

[SierraV6]

Most tyre companies around here and probably nationwide, treat trolley jacks as consumables, replacing them as needed

From my observations they tend to buy Clarke or Sealey Jacks and simply bin them when they fail. Cheap, readily available and less likely to be stolen are the main reasons I suspect.

 

[mtt.tr]

From my observations they tend to buy Clarke or Sealey Jacks and simply bin them when they fail. Cheap, readily available and less likely to be stolen are the main reasons I suspect.

That's a sad sign of times, people used to use Bradley jacks and service them often you'd easily get a life time.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

From my observations they tend to buy Clarke or Sealey Jacks and simply bin them when they fail. Cheap, readily available and less likely to be stolen are the main reasons I suspect.

Most national chains do, most get junked after a set amount of time. Or if there is an issue with them.
The supplier of their garage equipment are on hand to do this.

My best time to do a quick fitting place locals for the fire extinguishers was a Thursday morning when he arrived in his van.

Let the snaffling begin.

 

[Chris Snow]

I was given an epco k40 that leaked. £30 of seals and a rebuild later I had a excellent jack.

 

[Melvyn Best]

That's a sad sign of times, people used to use Bradley jacks and service them often you'd easily get a life time.

I still have a Bradbury that I bought new in 1976, never had new seals or been topped up and was in constant use for many years