High Lift Jacks

I asked about usefulness of recovery boards and noticed the comments about high lift jacks.

Seems that they are very seldom used.

How often and under what circumstance have you use a high lift jack? Or again is it one of those fashion statements?

The comments on the recovery boards were great. Thanks.

 

I use a high lift to get my truck up high enough to get my tires off. My bumpers have high lift jack spots and I have a slider attachment also.
BTW, High lifts can be used as a "Come along" or a way to pull you out in the right situations. Lots of uses besides jacking up your truck.

 

HiLift jacks are the biggest waste of money for 99.99% of Tacoma owners and are incredibly dangerous if one doesn't know how to use them properly. Hard pass for me but it's your money and teeth so do as you like.

 

High lift jacks have their purpose, but are usually called "widow makers".

 

I have not purchased one yet because I have no sliders to use ... they cannot reach far enough under unless you have sliders and can rip up your truck without. And I have seen videos of hilift jacks flapping the handle in your face when lowering the vehicle. But some use them as "come-alongs", even though this use can only get a few feet before you need to reset chains/straps. Still, any come-along is better than none, for some users.

 

Thats all they are really good for
Still a dangerous piece of equipment. Things can go south in a heartbeat.