Silverline Hydraulic Bottle Jack 10 Tonne (598558), BLUE

As another reviewer has pointed out, what you get is not what was in the photo but it only really amounts to the lack of the carry handle and there are no plastic 'end tidies' on the handle tubes. Neither is a problem but it would be nice to know you're looking at an accurate example of what you're buying - in some cases it might have been crucial to your decision! I bought this as the scissor jack on my little Punto gave up and I needed to do some work on it. My fault that, used it for everything and it's not designed for that. Anyway, I'm not reviewing Punto jacks. I chose this one as it was short enough to slide under my car. This obviously limits the jacking range, but if you can't get it under, you can't use it full stop. I knew when I ordered it that it had a small flat top so I knew I would need to make something to spread the load or try to use it on some sturdier part of the car than the traditional jacking points. As it turned out I used the rear suspension arm and got it up on axle stands and was away. For the future I may make some sort of slotted adapter so I can use it in the same place on the body that the scissor jack used. The lack of range turns out not to be an issue as the top screws up to allow you to lose none of that range and it is then adequate to get the wheel off the ground. Another reason for choosing this over a trolley jack was that I would keep it in the car for emergency use (I killed the jack that came with the car remember). This is small and easily stowed, it also comes complete with a plastic case to keep it tidy in the boot. A trolley jack would have more range on the plus side but would be a chore to store in and lift out of the boot, would take up lots of room, might not get into some places and/or get in the way and was more expensive. This bottle jack seems well made and I can't imagine it failing, it's agricultural in the best sense of the word.

Good quality and fit for purpose.

The bottle jack is reasonably robust and works okay. That said, I was unhappy with the large amount of lateral slop in the pumping cylinder mechanism linkages and also felt that the interface between the relief valve and the lever rod was too loose - resulting in the rod sitting eccentrically on the relief valve and only catch one nib. As a result I tightened up the pumping cyliner linkages by popping a couple of washers into the hinged connections and I centralised the lever / rod to the relief valve by inserting a (black) bush into the end of the rod. See attached photos. I'm not sure how the bottle jack's sealing surface will resist corrosion but I plan to extend the cylinders and apply a thin film of light oil to the exposed critical surfaces every 6 months or so. In summary I think that its a reasonable bottle jack - but I feel that they've tried to save a couple of pence in its manufacture at the cost of reducing the value of the product by several pounds. I feel that my simple mods have significantly improved the bottle jack -and only cost a few pence.

Have not tried it up to 10t yet but works a treat. Very good for cramped space, there is a screw top to it so you don’t have to shimmy it up typically. Awesome for aligning caravans as pushes them straight up as opposed to moving everywhere with car jack. However because it’s smaller it puts that entire pressure onto a small area underneath it, so make sure you are on solid footing and you can have up to 10t of weight on an area less than half ft2. Make sure you store upright! Also I would add for lowered cars or have less clearance this wouldn’t be suitable. Lastly, the handle isn’t that long so if you have something that is a stretch away, you will need a length of metal pipe. Apart from that the bottle jack is quality, the things above are not bad points just to be aware of of. I have this and I would buy again

Ok

Very well built, performs well and works flawlessly. It's smaller than I expected but does a good job lifting my car enough to get jack stands under it. A word of warning, these bottle jacks are not really designed to normal saloon car use because they are too high to fit under the car, personally I use my car scissor jack to lift the car 4-5cm then put the bottle jack under to 90% of the lifting. Also, you'll probably need at least a 3-4 ton jack because the smaller 2t jacks don't lift the car high enough to get the wheel off the ground.

Needed to use this jack in an emergency and it doesn't work. Got home eventually and had a good look at it. As you pump it it goes up and down. The handle should not rise if you push down on the jack plate but it does. Tried to bleed the air using various methods to no avail. Topped up the oil and bled the air again, nothing. Tried the upside down method and BLACK oil came out. That tells me theres something seriously wrong inside this piece of junk. I never registered the guarantee so I think I'll dismantle it out of curiosity to see what's wrong.

Great value Jack for our motorhome small but powerful

Ottimo per manutenzione ordinaria delle auto. Alza facilmente le mie due Volvo. Peccato che entra perfettamente sotto l'auto ma a ruote gonfie. Quindi lo uso per lavori vari. A me non è adatto per alzare la vettura in caso di foratura perché non entra. Il problema è solo soggettivo. Molto robusto, consigliato vivamente.

Me ha sorprendido gratamente la resistencia del gato. La primera impresión que tuve al verlo era mala, sin embargo después de levantar el peso de un furgón de 2T he cambiado de opinión. Por ese precio no creo que encuentre nada igual y es el prefecto sustituto para el gato que viene con el coche/furgón. Eso si, es necesario ponerle un taco de unos 5cm para que levante el furgón y puedas sacar la rueda sin problema. En un coche no tendrá ese problema.

un cric super efficace. je l'ai acheté pour remplacer le cric d'origine de mon 4x4 opel frontera, qui est horrible (faut faire 3000 tours pour lever la caisse !) avec ce cric silverline, c'est du gateau, on place sous le chassis, on devisse la tige centrale jusqu'à toucher le dessous du chassis, on place le manche et apres une dizaine de va et vient, la voiture est levée. le cric a l'air d'être très fiable et très solide, et il n'est vraiment pas cher. je recommande vivement !

Bon matériel, de fabrication assez grossière mais fiable en ce qui me concerne. Enfin, il est loin d'être parfait, la tête de vis qui sert de vanne pour détendre le piston est tellement petite que l'on se fait mal à la main et que ma voiture descendait toute seul. J'ai donc agrandie le bras de levier, maintenant c'est top, ça ne bouge pas d'un poil pendant des heures en charge !! Par contre, la hauteur de sortie du vérin n'est que de 98mm pour moi, c'est nettement moins que la valeur annoncée, ça devient scandaleux ce genre d'information fausse. (Vous imaginez, vous achetez un Kg de sucre qui ferait 650g sur la balance ?) Mais il me convient, surtout en mode "presse d'atelier" !

Muy práctico y robusto.