slobadoberbob
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Whatever happened to the Halfords as we knew it, where you could pop down and get an item for the car or the camper? I wanted a simple scissor jack to put under the tow bar on my yank.. helps steady it when parked on sites as we have a long overhang with the bathroom and it is a little hard aiming at the hole when the van wobbles if you follow me.
Up to now I have been using an 4 ton bottle jack, but that has a small contact area at the top and even when depressed is still a fairly tall item. So I thought I know get a scissor jack and use that.. smaller when lowered and can be made to reach the Reece tow hitch with no problem and best of all has a larger contact plate or saddle as it is called.
So I go on line to Halfords? bike, bikes and bikes and sat nav's yes they have a couple of bottle jacks and a trolly jack but no scissor jacks. In the end I got it from the local Screwfix.. it is amazing what Screwfix carries these days and in Tunbridge Wells we have one less than a mile away and so far they have had everything in stock that I have gone to buy from them, including my Stanley Bostick air compressor... Halford have a brand new depot in Tunbridge Wells (the old one was a bit small)... visited last week for a bike for my grandaughter.. was a waste of time.. in the end got the ideal item from Toys R Us also just down the road.. bike was £20 cheaper and the staberlisers £5 cheaper than Halfords.. but these days I seem to have to hunt else where for anything related to a car.
Bob
Up to now I have been using an 4 ton bottle jack, but that has a small contact area at the top and even when depressed is still a fairly tall item. So I thought I know get a scissor jack and use that.. smaller when lowered and can be made to reach the Reece tow hitch with no problem and best of all has a larger contact plate or saddle as it is called.
So I go on line to Halfords? bike, bikes and bikes and sat nav's yes they have a couple of bottle jacks and a trolly jack but no scissor jacks. In the end I got it from the local Screwfix.. it is amazing what Screwfix carries these days and in Tunbridge Wells we have one less than a mile away and so far they have had everything in stock that I have gone to buy from them, including my Stanley Bostick air compressor... Halford have a brand new depot in Tunbridge Wells (the old one was a bit small)... visited last week for a bike for my grandaughter.. was a waste of time.. in the end got the ideal item from Toys R Us also just down the road.. bike was £20 cheaper and the staberlisers £5 cheaper than Halfords.. but these days I seem to have to hunt else where for anything related to a car.
Bob