I Love My E & P Jacks

[sallylillian]

some better pics on Amazon Amazon product ASIN B00PX1KITE

 

[sallylillian]

No I don't have UK supplier, I bought them a few years back for my RV direct from US. If you Google RV Utility Blocks you get some good pictures and there is a You Tube on them.

 

[Techno]

Might as well be on the dark side of the moon
I can't jack my van with pictures

 

[Techno]

 

[gus-lopez]

Go down the butcher's & ask where they get the 1" nylon cutting blocks from. They do you. It is all we used to use on a lorry mounted crane.

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[funflair]

I have 4 pads made from 2 bits of 18mm ply stuck and screwed together if i want more lift than that i also have 2 more made from a length of 1 1/2" square wood cut and cross stacked to make a 3" lift.

Positioning them under the jacks is easy peasy with the wireless remote.

I will add that i don't use them very often, the plate on the E&P jacks is on a swivel ball to stop it getting bent on uneven ground.

Martin

 

[funflair]

Anyone got these? or something better

I bet they are pretty heavy, a few people use a 3" building insulation foam cut to size and surprisingly it lasts quite well, if you add 1/2" ply either side its even better.

Martin

 

[Imbiber]

My alternative....courtesy of Mick.

To date though I've yet to use them.

 

[DavidG58]

Positioning them under the jacks is easy peasy with the wireless remote.

Martin

Only if set manually though I presume

So much for everyone using auto, reckon I got a bum steer there first time round, I tend to use manual now as well

 

[funflair]

Only if set manually though I presume

So much for everyone using auto, reckon I got a bum steer there first time round, I tend to use manual now as well

Hi David

I use manual if putting blocks under but that is quite rare so normally I just hit the "auto" button.

Martin

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[Techno]

These work out at a similar price to the hi viz ones but 40mm thick

 

[sallylillian]

£30 a pad! So 4 is £120, I think I would try the other side of the moon you would get 8 pads delivered for that!

 

[Techno]

£30 a pad! So 4 is £120, I think I would try the other side of the moon you would get 8 pads delivered for that!

They don't ship to uk.

Anyway I'm here at SAP now for fitting

 

[sallylillian]

Give my regards to Mick and ask him if he has gotten any smaller shirts yet?

 

[Techno]

Mick not in until after lunch
I'm with Kev and Dean
Just found my Lpg tank had a small leak not checked it recently

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[Techno]

 

[DavidG58]

Mick not in until after lunch
I'm with Kev and Dean
Just found my Lpg tank had a small leak not checked it recently

they discovered a serious gearbox oil leak when they did mine they are probably still clearing up the mess

 

[dpsuk999]

How long will it take them to fit?

I'm contemplating having them fitted too

 

[Techno]

They specify two days Dave but I suspect that is erring on the cautious side

 

[Robert Clark]

I made my own blocks using offcuts of scaffolding plank

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[Popeye]

I too made my own using scaffold planks with 12.5 mm hardwood screwed to the face on the ground. I have just attached rope handles to make retrieval easier.

I discussed this with Martin @funflair at Chester and whilst the feet on the newer models are 8" plates and need no timber bases to sit on I feel happier chucking them under on soft ground.

I know when I'm 70plus I may need to downsize but I would like to think that I will always have a set of these on any van I have in future.

 

[Lenny HB]

I made my own blocks using offcuts of scaffolding plank

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And I thought my woodworking was bad.

Spent thousands on your jacks and you use a free offcut, a nice piece of polished mahogany would have been more fitting.

 

[gus-lopez]

I made my own blocks using offcuts of scaffolding plank

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The weight you offset throwing out the levellers & steadies has been lost with them.
Any way I assume you have to get an additional step when using the jacks as the usual step would be too far from the ground wouldn't
it ?

 

[Popeye]

Have a fresh look at the picture Andy I'm sure you have a fairly serious oil-leak there.......

 

[Robert Clark]

The weight you offset throwing out the levellers & steadies has been lost with them.
Any way I assume you have to get an additional step when using the jacks as the usual step would be too far from the ground wouldn't
it ?

We've only had to use them once - i assisted Mrs C into the van in a fashion which preserved her modesty

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[Techno]

Have a fresh look at the picture Andy I'm sure you have a fairly serious oil-leak there.......

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That's David's gearbox

 

[canopus]

Mick not in until after lunch
I'm with Kev and Dean
Just found my Lpg tank had a small leak not checked it recently

Are you saying the tank has a hole or is it the pipework?

 

[Techno]

Thread adapter to tank outlet just needed another nip Ken

A lovely day for sitting about outside

 

[canopus]

Im curious to know what, if any, spare payload you have left in your coach built van with all the equipment you keep adding. Have you been on a weigh bridge at all?

 

[Techno]

Yes thank you no problems

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