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Lifting weight of a trolley jack for my SUV - will this be enough?
I like to take the wheels off my SUV to grease the hubs to ensure I can remove them easily for maintenance and also to wash the alloys.
I was considering one of the smaller Halfords Trolley Jacks that lift 2 tonne.
being smaller in length it could also be carried in the car for emergency wheel changes rather that use a small bottle jack which can be unstable.
The question is... would a 2 tonne trolley jack be sufficient for this purpose? Bearing in mind that only one corner of the car was being lifted and this is only for short term wheel maintenance.
Alternatively I have in the past found a Scissor Jack easy to use but not sure if this is a good idea on a £38,000 SUV... e.g. "HIGH QUALITY 2 TON TONNE CAR VAN GARAGE HOME EMERGENCY WIND UP SCISSOR JACK LIFT" (Ebay reference heading.
Any Advice or recommendations?
I was considering one of the smaller Halfords Trolley Jacks that lift 2 tonne.
being smaller in length it could also be carried in the car for emergency wheel changes rather that use a small bottle jack which can be unstable.
The question is... would a 2 tonne trolley jack be sufficient for this purpose? Bearing in mind that only one corner of the car was being lifted and this is only for short term wheel maintenance.
Alternatively I have in the past found a Scissor Jack easy to use but not sure if this is a good idea on a £38,000 SUV... e.g. "HIGH QUALITY 2 TON TONNE CAR VAN GARAGE HOME EMERGENCY WIND UP SCISSOR JACK LIFT" (Ebay reference heading.
Any Advice or recommendations?
Asked on 3 January 2016 by Harley12
Answered by
Honest John
I obviously can't recommend a scissor jack from eBay because it could have come from anywhere. A 2 tonne trolley jack should be okay, but I'd go for overkill and get a more substantial one. Be careful with that Copperease high temperature grease. Just a smear. Don't overdo it.
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