I've been dumb again - bottle jack

[AJP]

Last year I was looking around for a reasonable quality (and inexpensive) hydraulic bottle jack for the garage .. home use ... stupidly I decided to go cheap and bought a "Mack" 4 ton rated hydraulic bottle from the local WalMart.

I have used it 5 times (maybe) and tonight while changing the rear pads on my 97 LX450 the jack managed to raise the DS rear high enough up to stick a stand under the axle but when I switched to the PS ... all I got was a little bit of wheezing as I flailed away on the handle.... valve was as tight down as could get it....but the jack ... she was abroken!!

Geeeeez! I know better but got stupid again!

Any suggestions on a something that might last a little longer???

Thanks for letting me share my misery

 

[Bayou Boy]

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?L1=L1_3000&L2=L2_3030&SKU=10173

 

[alia176]

the wide saddle bottle jacks (above link) are a standard issue in all Land Rovers. I bet you can buy a couple of them for cheap from a local junk yard.