SilverlineHydraulic 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.

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

Good quality product from SilverlineI would purchase tools from this company again

Cracking bit of kit. Reasonable reach with winding screw-top. Very compact. You're supposed to store it upright which can be tricky as it seeks to lay down in the boot of the car. I was going to get the larger head adapter, but the recessed cross-pattern on the top fits nicely onto my rear bar axel and is nice and neat, so it fits directly onto front subframe bolts so not required for my needs.

I think it might be good if it's working, but received a jammed product and returned.

These bottle jacks seem to fail for no reason. I wrote a review on a similar jack I bought earlier, a 2 tonne jack, which failed to hold my family car up. So I bought this stronger 6 tonne jack (for a car of 2 tonne total weight) which also failed. We looked at this jack with my car mechanic, who checked it over. He couldn't say why the jack fails and condemned it as a failed and dangerous product. But my other jack, the 2 tonne one, failed the same way. It seems the bottle jacks are no good.

nice but not for low-profile cars

Handy size, small and compact and very useful. I used it today to lift a large heavy steel double gate off it's hinges for maintenance, greasing etc. Worked perfectly and with minimal effort.Inexpensive must have item.