Trolley Jack refurbishment????

[cortinaman]

Hi folks

 

I've got an old Epco trolley jack - massive heavy beast dating from the fifties or sixties. Anyway, the seals have gone and it doesn't lift anymore. A local hydraulic refurbishing place has quoted me £320 to refurb it.

 

Is it worth it? Or should I get a new one for half that? I don't want to throw away such a nicely made bit of kit but £320 sounds a bit steep.

 

Anyone either know of a cheaper place for refurbing jacks or advice on a new one? (I need a pretty high lift on me jack!)

 

Thanks in advance.

[Smudger105e]

just take them the ram and ask them to put new seals in it, much cheaper than having the whole thing refurbed.

[Rick]

bloody hell

 

is it somet special???

 

most our jacks are £5-10 at boot sales

 

do the job perfect, if anything just need topping up wit oil

[V8ian]

Funny thing, today I was looking for somwhere to get a seal kit for my Bradbury Jack, and I found this place, and its about 2 mins from my house

Mathew and Son[Jack repairs],

45 Cardey road ,

Hemel Hempstead,

01442,212167

dunno how good they are, but I have been told to go to their workshop, and they will sort something out for me

Ian

[Slik 50]

seems a little steep just for a few rubber seals

[cortinaman]

Funny thing, today I was looking for somwhere to get a seal kit for my Bradbury Jack, and I found this place, and its about 2 mins from my house

Mathew and Son[Jack repairs],

45 Cardey road ,

Hemel Hempstead,

01442,212167

dunno how good they are, but I have been told to go to their workshop, and they will sort something out for me

Ian

 

Thanks for that Ian, they seem to be very helpful (and about a third of the price!).

[bomber1]

not pirtek is it paul. ?

[cortinaman]

not pirtek is it paul. ?

 

No its Kingston Hydraulic Engineers in broad street.

 

They have quoted me £41 + VAT for a seal kit, so I 'm not sure where the remaining £250 comes from - surely its just a case of replacing seals?

[antz]

i got my jack for £20 from argos

[V8ian]

I wen up to see the fella today, and got my seal kit for my Bradbury for £15.00, and what an intresting little yard, I spotted a ratty Ford Pop, a 4door Avenger, AMC Javalin, A big Fordson truck, and more but it was so wet to go climbing accross cars,