23-05-2022, 10:53 AM
We had intended to attend Stonehurst farm yesterday, however daughter No1 came down with the 2nd burst eardrum this month due to ear infection. Not good. So plans had to be dropped.
Thankfully we were going to get up early to drive over, rather than having booked accommodation the night before.
The weekend was spent at home tinkering.
With the three cars here, I have always tried to keep a jack etc in each car - once having had a puncture and no jack. And period jacks are no much more compact.
Anyway one of the jacks a Shelley '7 Bantam' had needed some repair, so I removed it, with its handle etc and replaced it with a similar alternative with a wooden handle.
Anyway, I fixed the jack some time ago
jack 4.jpg (Size: 58.07 KB / Downloads: 471)
However I had missplaced the cast iron handle (I knew where the rods were). Well, I found it last week, and noting that I still have issues with the nearside rear tyre on the blue saloon, which has gone down - despite a new tube. Thought I'd use it to change the wheel for one of the spares I have prepared - which is still at full pressure 6 weeks later!.
jack 1.jpg (Size: 150.45 KB / Downloads: 470)
Jack 2.jpg (Size: 104.02 KB / Downloads: 475)
Jack 3.jpg (Size: 110.15 KB / Downloads: 476)
Works superbly as expected. Will keep this one as the 'garage' jack, so much lighter than the trolley jack. Its nice to use the proper tackle sometimes
Thankfully we were going to get up early to drive over, rather than having booked accommodation the night before.
The weekend was spent at home tinkering.
With the three cars here, I have always tried to keep a jack etc in each car - once having had a puncture and no jack. And period jacks are no much more compact.
Anyway one of the jacks a Shelley '7 Bantam' had needed some repair, so I removed it, with its handle etc and replaced it with a similar alternative with a wooden handle.
Anyway, I fixed the jack some time ago
jack 4.jpg (Size: 58.07 KB / Downloads: 471)
However I had missplaced the cast iron handle (I knew where the rods were). Well, I found it last week, and noting that I still have issues with the nearside rear tyre on the blue saloon, which has gone down - despite a new tube. Thought I'd use it to change the wheel for one of the spares I have prepared - which is still at full pressure 6 weeks later!.
jack 1.jpg (Size: 150.45 KB / Downloads: 470)
Jack 2.jpg (Size: 104.02 KB / Downloads: 475)
Jack 3.jpg (Size: 110.15 KB / Downloads: 476)
Works superbly as expected. Will keep this one as the 'garage' jack, so much lighter than the trolley jack. Its nice to use the proper tackle sometimes