Jacking brackets

[camel]

Anyone ever made their own jacking brackets that bolt on to the pre-drilled holes on the chassis rather than buy Alko or Purple line brackets,

 

[DrZhivago]

I haven't, but would you propose to do your own welding? It would need to be to a high standard, and unless you have a pillar drill you are going to have some tedious drilling to do. Mind you, I have hand drilled 1/2" holes in 1/4" steel in the past :S

 

[camel]

If you look at the Bailey caravan jack and bracket, the bracket is just a piece of flat bar bolted to the chassis with a welded box on the bottom to sit on the top of the jack, the Alko bracket is a right angle that is also bolted to the chassis, but the Alko jack head sits inside the bottom of the Alko bracket, actually not much welding in the way I will do it, a piece of flat bar, drilling the holes not a problem, my bracket will sit inside my jack heads, infact the opposite way round that Bailey do it,

 

[Dustydog]

Hi Camel.
The OEM Al-ko brackets are dangerous imo.. Poorly designed and engineered . Note the failed one next to the other and the new Purple Line ones. Just ensure you make yours more substantial than the OEM B)

 

[camel]

Dusty,
The Alko one's look like they are made from aluminium, cheers food for thought ,

 

[otherclive]

Dusty,
The Alko one's look like they are made from aluminium, cheers food for thought ,

No the Alko ones are galvanised steel. They produce two sizes the 800kg and 1000kg. The latter look much like the red ones in the above picture.

 

[camel]

And the brackets retail in the £40.00 price range, I'm going to fabricate my own for a £10.00,

 

[Jaydug]

, I'm going to fabricate my own for a £10.00,

Not worth it. They come on ebay sometimes for reasonable prices. See 253059582454

 

[camel]

There's a pair of Alko 800kg brackets on there at the minute and some mug wants to pay £20.00 + postage,