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I want to get an air/exhaust jack, a purpose built off-road recovery one, not the draper type.

There are many very well designed exhaust jacks available in Australia and south Africa, such as those produced by Takla. but they are extremely difficult to find in the UK and insanely expensive when you do.

I have found British manufacturer Easylift, which I had hoped would be a cheaper option, but no luck, still £400+

Are there any other British or European manufactures of air jacks? Or at least somewhere I could purchase one at a more reasonable price.
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We can get the Bushranger air jack £230 inc vat or they do another one which is better quality and comes with a few more things in the kit, £295 inc vat. These can both lift 4 tonne to 70cm.

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I want to get an air/exhaust jack, a purpose built off-road recovery one, not the draper type.

There are many very well designed exhaust jacks available in Australia and south Africa, such as those produced by Takla. but they are extremely difficult to find in the UK and insanely expensive when you do.

I have found British manufacturer Easylift, which I had hoped would be a cheaper option, but no luck, still £400+

Are there any other British or European manufactures of air jacks? Or at least somewhere I could purchase one at a more reasonable price.
Matjack Low Pressure Lifting Cushions on Matjack-Indianapolis Industrial Products?
Paratech | Emergency and Rescue Equipment Air Cushions/ (go to the 3rd one from the left on the bottom)
These are high quality inflatable air jack bags. I have an 8 ton Matjack for my Unimog.

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Bushranger list their exhaust jack at AU$280, cost of sea mail would be about AU$150 (and a three month wait). You might even persuade them to deduct 10% GST from the price as its an export. Exchange rate would put that at about UKP220.

I've got to go to a TJM store today/tomorrow - I'll ask if they are interested in an overseas sale and let you know. Send me a PM with your email address.

I've often wondered if there is a mail order market in Europe/UK for 4x4 accessories from Australia - I sold a Toyota FJ75 bullbar to Germany a few years ago on eBay, and a Landrover capstan winch to Brazil.
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Bushranger Jack
I own one(Bushranger) and can highly recommend them if you intend to do any significant amounts of driving in soft sand.If not stick with a bottle jack,etc.

Check the profile of your exhaust pipe vs.the end of the BR tube;you may need to make an adaptor out of shits,bits and duct tape.

If you go for one be aware they take up a fair amount of space(like a sports bag).Us it with two carpet offcuts;one underneath to protect from thorns etc and one on top to help with edges on chassis,etc.

Really good bits of kit in soft sand.
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takla jack for £310 inc vat:-

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Draper did one that some people are still selling, 3tons, £50 delivered inc vat. Doesn't look as robust though:-

Draper Inflatable Car Vehicle Air Bag Jack 3 Tonne at Care4car.com

The matjack for my truck would be 8 tons capacity, 48"*48"*48" inflated and $4000 plus del plus import tax plus vat. They suggested their 32 ton high pressure bag, it'll only lift 300mm but is half the weight, a quarter of the packed size and "only" $1150 plus as before. Not a lot of use though!

Not cheap for decent stuff for a reason perhaps? And for stable lifting it seems a pair is more sensible!
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Check this outfit. Their 12 ton bag is what I wish I had gotten for my U500, then I could easily lift the whole rear end.
Let me know their prices compared with Matjack.

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