Post Pics or stories of having to use your Hi Lift Jack

Wow, what an moron. Everything he was doing was wrong.

 

"eveything i do , i get hurt"

 

great stories guys

 

How many people carry these without sliders and/or aftermarket front bumper. I know I can hi-lift off of my rear tow hitch, but other than lifting off of one of the wheels which would require the wheel accessory, and would not allow for removal of wheel in de-beading scenario, I don't see alot of other options to lift with.


I have been considering carrying a 3 ton low profile garage floor jack instead. I realize its probably not close in terms of versatility.

 

Had a flat last month snow wheeling. I always carry a hi-lift off-road. I get made fun of sometimes for the extra weight, but when you need it, the hi-lift is the best thing out there.

 

It can still be handy if you can only jack from a tire. If you're stuck in some nasty mud, you could use it to break suction before getting recovered. You could also use it as a come along if needed.

If you want a jack to use off road, just get a bottle jack. Under the LCA or rear axle will provide enough lift to get a tire off the ground to change a flat. Just put it on a solid piece of wood first.

 

Ya, I am currently carrying a bottle jack with a couple pieces of 2x4 to stack if need be. I was just wondering if there were other options for jacking points with a hi lift. I like the idea of a high-lift in case I need to self recover, as you can lift in much higher increments than with the bottle jack, and I like being able to jack it up and get rocks or wood under the tires in those scenarios which is hard with just a bottle jack. Will probably end up carrying both.

 

You can use a wheel adapter to lift the wheel (http://www.hi-lift.com/accessories/lift-mate.html). Lift it up, block under the frame, set it down, and swap out the wheel. Also handy for playing rocks under the wheel to clear an obstacle.

 

I was on the k trail and my alternator went out. we had to figure out a way for my buddies jeep to get past me to tow me out. We took the hi-lift, jacked the back up off the ground, and pushed it over till it fell. 3 times front and back and there was enough room to be saved by a jeep

 

Is that a OKAY jack point?

 

I finally bent my h-lift jack, a HL-480 Custom in the blue, purchased, spring 1986. A giant stump, 8' wide, 4' thick and 8' tall rolled over the jack while trying to pull it off a logging road. A new

$117 HL-605 60" Red All-Cast Jack

HL-605, all cast replaced it the next day

The new jack was ordered from Amazon a week previous.

Howard

 

Last Christmas @ Old Dale

 

Thank god for this site keeping me sane on lock down! Freaking darnit!

I use my jackall a lot as a carpenter and working around my home as well as offroad. It is one of the best problem solvers that I have come across. It's not the best at everything but it can do damn near anything.

I bought mine 25 years ago to use as a winch for my first toyota pickup. I still carry it for that same reason and it has bailed me out on a number of occasions. I was lucky to learn how dangerous they are early when I was still bulletproof. I cant remember what i was lifting but I do remember the handle getting me twice before I got out of it's way as it jackhammered its way to the bottom.

Lessons learned:
- always lock the handle in the up position when you aren't actively lifting or lowering.
- keep your head and body out of the space between the handle and the shaft.
- lock the handle up before hitting the up/down lever.
- dont use your fingers to work the up/down lever. I generally kick it or use a hammer so I can keep my body away from the jack and the load.

Best figure that shit out before you need to use the jack, a smashed skull in the middle of nowhere would really wreck your day!

 

Here is a classic from the wayback machine. The jackall in action at 7.11. There is no toyota in this. I made it through the same trail two days before and was out of town. I got back right at the end of this madness. Luckily. Bad behaviour but we were all younger and stupider
then.
Warning - cussing, drinking, smoking, and generally bad decision making.

https://youtu.be/3zz1m1Hd7wM