Inflatable jack's from exhaust system
Submitted: Sunday, Apr 25, 2004 at 20:35
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marcus
Hi all,
From those people who have one of these inflatable jack's are you happy with it.
Is it durable and
puncture resistant?
How long does it take to inflate?
Is it worthwhile or save the $250.
Thanks in advance Mark
Reply By: KiwiAngler - Sunday, Apr 25, 2004 at 21:06
Sunday, Apr 25, 2004 at 21:06
I have used
mine twice, both times went very
well and got me going again. I would suggest that you have 2 pieces of thick carpet with you, one for under and one for on top of the bag and ensure that when you position it under vehicle that you are
well away from any sharp bits.
I travel by myself a lot and have had to find a way of holding the funnel over the exhaust while the bag is filling, normally one person would do this while the other either watches whats going on or is revving the engine to increase the exhaust.
Very good in sand or anywhere that the jack wont go.
Is it worth the money,
well wha'ts it worth to you to be able to get out of the bog/sand/cr*p and on your way again...for me it is priceless :-)
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Follow Up By: marcus - Sunday, Apr 25, 2004 at 22:26
Sunday, Apr 25, 2004 at 22:26
Thanks for the tips guys, the thick carpet sounds like good insurance.I actually purchased the TJM one on friday and it was the better quality of the two available.I liked the compactness of it when deflated also.Will do an inflation
test on it at
home before i need it in an off road situation.
Cheers Mark
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Follow Up By: KiwiAngler - Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 07:49
Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 07:49
Like most things in our 4x4's the carpet has more than one role. I use my carpet everytime I have to get underneath. It's much more comfy on a peice of carpet than the rough track, road etc...multitasking :-)))
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Follow Up By: howie - Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 12:49
Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 12:49
remember that there are 2 different sizes of 'cone' that fits the exhaust.(on the arb), i got the wrong one included of course. now carry 2 sizes of cone.
handy piece of kit, bit bulky.
i have heavy duty
old car mats for mud trips, use these to protect the bag under & over.
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Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 09:06
Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 09:06
Mark,
I use one at least twice a month, no I don't get stuck a lot but we use the exhaust jack on our
driver training course. The carpet is a very good idea, I use two carpet squares and they do protect the bag. I have also repaired the bag and it still works very
well. You might have to have a few goes at postioning the bag but I have lifted all types of vehicles up so that the wheel that is bogged has been lifted high enough to fill the hole with rocks or dirt.
Wayne
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Reply By: outtrekin - Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 22:06
Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 22:06
G'day,
Yep. Owned one for roughly 11 yrs.
Always carry it in the recovery kit out.
Used it 4 times in anger.
3 times on my own vehicle in beach sand, where we were hopelessly bogged - worked a treat! - funny though, it was the last resort bit of kit we used each of the times!!(after
winches;straps etc!)
....and 1 time to show the girlfriends old uncle how it worked on his little pristine 83 Pulsar hatch - only second time i'd played with it and nearly turned the little datto on its side....kid u not....all 4 wheels got off the ground..... funny, but very sobering!
Advice from a mug - play with it at
home, take the carpet advice or similar, inflates quickly no fuss, money is in-material when one is staring down a high tide and all else has failed!
Cheers
NICK
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