Topic: Honest Opinions about Hi-Lifts....

[Ghost65]

One more testimonial...

While geocaching with Alex on our way to Groom Lake, dad stuffed the Ghost into a deep erosion gully.

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We stacked rocks for about an hour and utilized the hi lift to carefully jack the back wheels into contact with terra firma, saving an expensive tow co. off road recovery.

Serious bacon saver.


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[Ghost65]

Testimonial #2:

Then there was that time on Hell's Revenge where "we" blew the passenger side KM2 bead...

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Good times.


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[Ghost65]

Testimonial #3:

DV Trip 2015, The TurtleX Lippincott Mine Road Recovery...

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Bottom line...your Hi Lift, used safely and correctly, will help you where traditional jacks just can't.

No joke, keep it clean, rust free, and the pins and springs lubed and your HL will serve you well.


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[RikRong]

Those are definitely good testimonials, on top of the double blowout pic that Steve posted.  I'm overthinking, like I always do, but every type of jack is unsafe in some way, there is always the possibility of something happening no matter what you're using.  Most of the hi-lift incidents I have seen are from improper use and/or poor maintenance.  Believe me, this thing will be maintained.  Thanks for everyone's inputs.

[steve c]

Steve's jack looks like a 60".

Mine's a 48"

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[RikRong]

Mine's a 48"

It looked bigger in the picture.  /that's what she said/

Just trying to help a brother out. 

[Celt]

There is a wide range of things that Hi-Lift can do other than just being used as a jack. They can very easily be converted into a come along to help with winching. Albeit very slow it can do that job quite well. In the very unlucky scenario of a roll over you can use them to reshape your vehicle to be able to drive it home or extricate someone trapped inside. I have used them to pull old wooden fence posts out of the ground using a chain, lifting heavy farm equipment etc. In my opinion they are indispensable and with a little imagination they really do a lot of things other than just lift up vehicles. 

[RikRong]

There is a wide range of things that Hi-Lift can do other than just being used as a jack. They can very easily be converted into a come along to help with winching. Albeit very slow it can do that job quite well. In the very unlucky scenario of a roll over you can use them to reshape your vehicle to be able to drive it home or extricate someone trapped inside. I have used them to pull old wooden fence posts out of the ground using a chain, lifting heavy farm equipment etc. In my opinion they are indispensable and with a little imagination they really do a lot of things other than just lift up vehicles.

Yeah, I read a little bit about that "first responder" jack they have and really any farm jack can accomplish the same things that jack can do, given the right accessories. 

[JFanaselle]

In regards to vehicle extrication, since Celt brought it up - when I was a firefighter, we used Hi-Lift jacks to pull dashboards and steering columns up off of people during extrication following a vehicle accident. We'd cut a hole in the windshield (or pull it all the way off, if we could), and wrap a chain around the steering column or structural component of the dash. Then we'd prop the hi-lift up on the hood and run the chain up and around the tab on the lifting mechanism, and we'd run another chain from the top of the beam back to the front bumper of the car to keep the jack from pulling forward down into the vehicle and onto the victim. Usually only took a few pumps to get the dash up high enough, but one time I pulled a dashboard all the way up and out the windshield during a training exercise. They're amazingly strong.

Hell, we even used a pair of hi-lift jack beams to hold ChrisHaynesUSA's trailer frame together after it snapped in Death Valley.

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[RikRong]

^^^I do remember those pictures.  Those should be submitted to Hi-Lift or something.

[JeffBett]

Because standard recovery equipment includes generators, angle grinders, and welders.  I have to step up my game...

[RikRong]

Because standard recovery equipment includes generators, angle grinders, and welders.  I have to step up my game...

Do you know Chris Haynes?  I haven't personally met him yet, but I've read and seen plenty.  I'm pretty sure the guy could rebuild a complete Xterra from the spare parts he carries.  The grinder and welder were onboard a Jeep that was with another group that they come across while trying to fix the trailer.

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