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We know you're good at jacking...

Discussion in 'Recovery' started by Subway4X4, Sep 1, 2017.

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Are you really good at jacking?

  1. Yes. And very safe.

    51 vote(s)
    23.2%

  2. Yes. But sometimes unsafe

    79 vote(s)
    35.9%

  3. No. I'm pretty sure I'm a danger to myself and others..

    63 vote(s)
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  4. I let someone else do my jacking.

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  1. Jul 3, 2018 at 6:56 AM
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    Blais03 Guess I'll bring a spare wheel bearing...

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  5. Jul 7, 2018 at 5:28 PM
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    So I ditched my hilift and went big, I got a pro eagle 2-ton https://www.proeagle.com/. Does anyone else have one? I'm having problems on how to mount this “beast”. I have a shell so I plan on keeping it in there, locked up of course.
     
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  6. Jul 7, 2018 at 7:01 PM
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  7. Jul 8, 2018 at 3:15 AM
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    I plan to flatten strangers tires at random and charge to put on their spare. I should have it paid off in 3 or 4 years.
     
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    Moved from the wrong thread and placed here:
    I suggest a 60” HiLift.

    You start running out of bar length pretty quick.
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  9. Aug 3, 2018 at 4:04 PM
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    Ain’t no HiLift, Bottle Jack, SafeJack, Snatch Strap gonna get you outta this one.
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    Needed two winches, two treesavers, one snatchblock and a line damper.
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    Not a scratch after recovery was complete.
     
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  10. Aug 3, 2018 at 4:07 PM
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    This reminds me. I have the hi lift stabalizer and I used it the other week for the first time in my driveway to test it. First off the hi lift foot wouldn't fit in the base. Not a big deal, I just snipped a little off it with an angle grinder.

    Then I put the wire cables up top. They were kinda tight, but there was still a decent amount of play in them. How tight should they be before jacking? @Subway4X4
     
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  11. Aug 3, 2018 at 4:09 PM
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    Torn sidewalls. Same trip, different muddy, rocky day
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    Needed a HiLift on the sliders, two bottle jacks and a few SafeJack extensions. Fnucking truck wanted to tip over onto its side while we were HiLifting. So we brought in the extra bottle jack and extensions. And check out @Grand dude holding up the truck so @steele-taco doesnt get crushed.

    HiLift Mate wasn’t gonna work in this case since we were changing the tire of the truck corner that needed lifting.

    Stabilizing plywood base wasn’t going to work because of the rocky terrain. Luckily the ground wasn’t soft at the jacking points.
     
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  12. Aug 3, 2018 at 4:13 PM
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    Yeah. Mine has some play in it. @HolyHandGrenade ’s also has play in his.
    If it was too tight, it’d be tough to insert the clevis pin.
     
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  13. Aug 3, 2018 at 4:14 PM
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    Is your hi lift base snug in the safe jack base? I wonder if I trimmed off a little too much and that play caused it to tip. I ask because I was jacking up a truck from a hitch with all the safety stuff set up, but as soon as the tires came off the ground it slipped and tipped over. I half expected it so I left all tires on the truck and nothing got damaged. Just wasn't confidence building.
     
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  14. Aug 3, 2018 at 4:24 PM
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    Do you have this base?

    Mine fits nicely.
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  15. Aug 3, 2018 at 4:27 PM
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    I have that same exact set up but the foot on my hi lift looks a bit difference. The long edges curl up and that's what caused it to not fit. I wonder if I can buy just that foot.
     
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  16. Aug 3, 2018 at 4:28 PM
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    I can’t imagine why/how a HiLift jack foot would curl up. Pic?
     
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    I'm at work so I can't snap a pic. Let me see what I can dig up.
     
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  18. Aug 3, 2018 at 4:36 PM
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    Here's what a normal foot looks like


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    Here's the best pic I could find of mine. You can see on the corners the gaps and can kinda see the curls.

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  19. Aug 3, 2018 at 4:39 PM
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    Mine looks very different.

    @HolyHandGrenade your opinion?
     
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  20. Aug 3, 2018 at 4:49 PM
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