Alko Caravan Jack
Purchased a new Bailey Pursuit 430-4 today so am quite excited and looking forward to collecting it on 12 March.
Just wondering wether to get the dealer to supply and fit the brackets for an Alko Caravan Jack. Looks as though this would really help changing a wheel and at least I would know I was lifting the caravan in the right place.
Anybody got any views on this piece of equipment?
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Purchased a new Bailey Pursuit 430-4 today so am quite excited and looking forward to collecting it on 12 March.
Just wondering wether to get the dealer to supply and fit the brackets for an Alko Caravan Jack. Looks as though this would really help changing a wheel and at least I would know I was lifting the caravan in the right place.
Anybody got any views on this piece of equipment?
We use the Ko-Jack system and found this very good, and a lot cheaper..
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We have never used it to change a wheel, but as with JVB66 used it to line up alko secure lock. It worked well and was very easy to use. As to the Ko Jack system, I have never used it, but on the site I checked, it was only £2 cheaper, so not a lot to choose
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We have an Alko jack and my OH fitted the brackets himself, but he said he would probably have had the dealer do it if we had bought the jack at the same time as the van to save crawling under the van in the freezing cold, lol. We bought the jack to raise
the van onto axle stands for winter storage.0 -
Just fitted Alko jack brackets to Bailey Modena today (after exchanging initial purchase of Kojack since offside waste pipe position precludes fitting of more substantial bracket). More of a struggle than expected because singlehanded I found it quite difficult
to hold spanner on one side and operate torque wrench on other whilst lying on my back under van. Must be getting old. Wish I'd asked van supplier before taking delivery - probably only a ten minute job for them0 -
After research and a lot of thought I have opted for the Alko jack. I looked at bottle jacks and scissor jacks but although cheaper I was a bit concerned about ease of use and safety. I bought the Alko jack myself and have asked the dealer to fit it. With
the amount of money spending with the dealer he could not really say no, he is fitting a mover which we bought from him at the same time. I got it from https://www.obelink.co.uk/al-ko-jack.html. Delivery
was a couple of days, fully tracked. Cost including delivery £56.11. Only thing was there is no cloth bag to put the jack in!!! I know some will say use a recovery firm, such as Green Flag, to change the wheel but I am sure if I get a flat it will be somewhere
or at sometime I don't want to be stuck waiting.0 -
Waste of money, just use a decent Bottle jack
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That's what I use, although it has only been on the drive and not in a "combat situation" on the hard shoulder.
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We use a small trolley Jack which we bought from Lidle and works fine
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Trouble with bottle jacks in "combat situations" is they are not very stable and dificult to position,whereas the Alko system already has a stable point on the chassis for jack to fit into,I have used it and it is very stable ,just put a bit of wood under
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I have a small but quite heavy trolley jack bought some years ago for about £20, which I always use when needed on drive or hard standing - it's very stable and easy to use on hard surface and in good visibility. But for emergency use eg puncture on the
move, the Alko is more convenient and easier to position in poor light/suspect surface with a piece of wood underneath. As per Alko instructions, only use while connected to towing vehicle0 -
I always use my bottle jack with a wood pad anyway to provide a stable surface. My gas locker has an adequate supply of blocks - a habit from my boat-chocking days that is yet to be expunged from my DNA.
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easy
