Bailey Pegasus wheel jack supplied?

Magic Travelers
Magic Travelers Forum Participant Posts: 2
edited July 2018 in New to Caravanning & Touring #1

Please can anyone advise if the Bailey Pegasus GT65 Genoa has a wheel Jack as standard equipment, or if not, what do people use?

We are just in the process of buying a used model privately, 2015 model, and it appears to have no jack and the owners say they cannot remember ever having one?

Many thanks

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  • lornalou1
    lornalou1 Forum Participant Posts: 2,169
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    edited July 2018 #2

    doesn't look like it came with jack. been on the bailey of Bristol website and looked at spec and cannot see it mentioned anywhere. just but a short bottle jack and place under axle when required. not the chassis.

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited July 2018 #3

    My second hand Coachman had a jack with it when I bought  ...... I had a little go with it & then put it somewhere in my garage  ..... can't now remember where. IMHO its best use would be as a paper weight so would do similar to what lornalou suggested, though I bought a cheap trolly jack from Machine Mart.

  • Magic Travelers
    Magic Travelers Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited July 2018 #4

    Thank you both for your input. I have read elsewhere that the use of a Bottle or scissor jack is not advised unless the caravan is hitched to the car, which I suppose it would be. The reason being that the caravan can pivot on the good inflated wheel and fall off the jack. I have a decent compact trolley jack, and note your advice to use the axle rather than the chassis as a jacking point. I would still be interested to know if anyone can advise if the caravan would have been supplied with a jack from new?

  • Cornersteady
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    edited July 2018 #5

    In the three van I've had not one came with a jack. 

    or Jill for that matter

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited July 2018 #6

    Have you never been up a hill then? You're not a Dutch caravanner are you?

  • Navigateur
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    edited July 2018 #7

    The nearest I have seen is some caravan manufacturers promoting as an accessory a "jacking point" for the chassis, but that is actually made by the chassis manufacturer, who also supplies the weird scissor jack.

    While Bailey supplied spare wheel as standard on some models, no jacking point and no jack!

  • Phishing
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    edited July 2018 #8

    If it was supplied then it would be an ALKO scissor jack that I would not lift my bike on never mind a caravan. It is a terrible piece of engineering.

    As previously suggested get a low profile trolley jack, 1.5 tonne rated and you will be fine. Carry it in the car.

  • jennyc
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    edited July 2018 #9

    I’ve never had, nor known anyone who has, had a jack supplied with their caravan. Vendors like Towsure can supply jacks, along with chassis support brackets for well under £100. Take care not to be seduced by the cheapness of DIY solutions, you need a lot of lift from a full flat, to being able to fit a new wheel, due to suspension movement. Jacking the axle up can be a help, so long as your jack doesn’t slip on it’s round surface. How about using a rescue service, so that it’s their problem. We’ve had just two flats in nearly 40 years.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited July 2018 #10

    We had a jack supplied with our Bailey Unicorn Madrid, when we bought it new in 2011. Works well for me if I need to turn a wheel to enable me to put on the axle lock. I just block the opposite wheel and wind down the corner steadies nearly to the ground before using the jack.

  • KjellNN
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    edited July 2018 #11

    I would say that most vans do not come with a jack supplied.

    Our current twin axle did come with a jack, the AlKo side lift one.  We have it somewhere in the garage, best place for it!

    We use a trolley jack.

  • lornalou1
    lornalou1 Forum Participant Posts: 2,169
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    edited July 2018 #12

    my Lunar Delta twin axle came with an alko jack but still put a small bottle jack in van as well.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited July 2018 #13

    I used to carry small bottle jack and an assortment of wood blocks. Still do with the MH.

  • Navigateur
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    edited July 2018 #14

    The first thing to do in the puncture situation is to tow/drive the duff tyre up onto one of the blocks one carrys.  Much easier to get the jack underneath, and a bit of space to see where it is going.

  • commeyras
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    edited July 2018 #15

    Navigateur's advice is very sound.  I once had a puncture in my caravan tyre and could not get my small bottle jack under the correct jacking point!  Also best to keep caravan hitched to car when jacking as this gives security and ensures the caravan will not swing when jacking it up.  

  • gradot
    gradot Forum Participant Posts: 15
    edited July 2018 #16

    I bought mine new in 2014 and it didn’t have a wheel jack.

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2018 #17

    Our 2016 Pegasus  did not have one, but the dealer fitted alko jacking points and supplied Alko side lift jack as part of the deal 

  • Amesford
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    edited July 2018 #18

    our 2015 swift challenger sport  did not have a jack or jacking points we purchased the kojack which comes with bottle jack and jacking brackets. 

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