On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 22:08:13 -0600, "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote:

>Thanks for the reply Dean. I usually keep and hammer onboard, I tried the
>hammer tap deal on the down switch. Seemed to work fine. Safer than using
>the hand. I can replace the hammer.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that <g> I keep a hammer around to hit that down switch
with. I'm very fond of my fingers and I Really want to keep them on my hands
<lol>

Dean

 

Hi Paul,
Practice is not a bad idea, remember it's falling is exactly what
you want it to do, but to outside of the hole you just jacked it from.
Find places where maybe a bolt protrudes that might keep the jack for
sliding off the bumper before you have a chance to slide the vehicle.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Paul Brogren wrote:
>
> Tonight I decided to practice a bit with my Hi Lift. I know these things
> are widow makers, but man. What the hell!! The jack is damn near brand
> new. It lifts fine, but when the switch is dropped to lower the load
> sometimes it holds and lowers it and sometimes it just falls. Scary! Do
> these jacks have this querk? It seems it likes to just fall under no or
> light loads. Is this typical? or is this jack defective?
>
> --
> Thanks Always !!!
> Paul '75 CJ5 258
> Vail, CO.

 

Hi Paul,
Practice is not a bad idea, remember it's falling is exactly what
you want it to do, but to outside of the hole you just jacked it from.
Find places where maybe a bolt protrudes that might keep the jack for
sliding off the bumper before you have a chance to slide the vehicle.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Paul Brogren wrote:
>
> Tonight I decided to practice a bit with my Hi Lift. I know these things
> are widow makers, but man. What the hell!! The jack is damn near brand
> new. It lifts fine, but when the switch is dropped to lower the load
> sometimes it holds and lowers it and sometimes it just falls. Scary! Do
> these jacks have this querk? It seems it likes to just fall under no or
> light loads. Is this typical? or is this jack defective?
>
> --
> Thanks Always !!!
> Paul '75 CJ5 258
> Vail, CO.

 

Thanks Bill,
I need all the practice. No fun getting hurt when your hurtin' on stuck
vehicle.

--
Thanks Always !!!
Paul '75 CJ5 258
Vail, CO.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3F766C73.9CBC9C42@***.net...
> Hi Paul,
> Practice is not a bad idea, remember it's falling is exactly what
> you want it to do, but to outside of the hole you just jacked it from.
> Find places where maybe a bolt protrudes that might keep the jack for
> sliding off the bumper before you have a chance to slide the vehicle.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Paul Brogren wrote:
> >
> > Tonight I decided to practice a bit with my Hi Lift. I know these
things
> > are widow makers, but man. What the hell!! The jack is damn near brand
> > new. It lifts fine, but when the switch is dropped to lower the load
> > sometimes it holds and lowers it and sometimes it just falls. Scary!
Do
> > these jacks have this querk? It seems it likes to just fall under no or
> > light loads. Is this typical? or is this jack defective?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks Always !!!
> > Paul '75 CJ5 258
> > Vail, CO.

 

Thanks Bill,
I need all the practice. No fun getting hurt when your hurtin' on stuck
vehicle.

--
Thanks Always !!!
Paul '75 CJ5 258
Vail, CO.
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3F766C73.9CBC9C42@***.net...
> Hi Paul,
> Practice is not a bad idea, remember it's falling is exactly what
> you want it to do, but to outside of the hole you just jacked it from.
> Find places where maybe a bolt protrudes that might keep the jack for
> sliding off the bumper before you have a chance to slide the vehicle.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Paul Brogren wrote:
> >
> > Tonight I decided to practice a bit with my Hi Lift. I know these
things
> > are widow makers, but man. What the hell!! The jack is damn near brand
> > new. It lifts fine, but when the switch is dropped to lower the load
> > sometimes it holds and lowers it and sometimes it just falls. Scary!
Do
> > these jacks have this querk? It seems it likes to just fall under no or
> > light loads. Is this typical? or is this jack defective?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks Always !!!
> > Paul '75 CJ5 258
> > Vail, CO.

 

I use my foot... I always have it with me, usually in it's convienient
carrying case, my shoe.
td

"Dean" <do.not.email.me@post.it.to.the.group.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 22:08:13 -0600, "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com>
wrote:
>
> >Thanks for the reply Dean. I usually keep and hammer onboard, I tried
the
> >hammer tap deal on the down switch. Seemed to work fine. Safer than
using
> >the hand. I can replace the hammer.
>
> Oh yeah, I forgot about that <g> I keep a hammer around to hit that down
switch
> with. I'm very fond of my fingers and I Really want to keep them on my
hands
> <lol>
>
> Dean


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I use my foot... I always have it with me, usually in it's convienient
carrying case, my shoe.
td

"Dean" <do.not.email.me@post.it.to.the.group.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 22:08:13 -0600, "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com>
wrote:
>
> >Thanks for the reply Dean. I usually keep and hammer onboard, I tried
the
> >hammer tap deal on the down switch. Seemed to work fine. Safer than
using
> >the hand. I can replace the hammer.
>
> Oh yeah, I forgot about that <g> I keep a hammer around to hit that down
switch
> with. I'm very fond of my fingers and I Really want to keep them on my
hands
> <lol>
>
> Dean


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I also find that, if you push down on the handle like you were lifting the
vehicle one more notch, then while the handle is in the down position, you
flip the lever, the head remains in much better control and you can let the
vehicle down from that point more smoothly.

--
Jim
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98


"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
news:g3tdb.25085$gv5.1172@fed1read05...
> If you'll read the directions for your Hi-Lift, you'll note that they say
> that it needs a load to stay up when the lever is thrown to lower it. If
> there is an insufficient load on it, as there would be if you didn't have
> the Jeep resting on it, it's normal for for the head to crash down. That
> won't happen if you actually have a vehicle on it.
>
> Jerry
> --
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> To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
>
> "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:bl5kha$7um7f$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Tonight I decided to practice a bit with my Hi Lift. I know these
things
> > are widow makers, but man. What the hell!! The jack is damn near brand
> > new. It lifts fine, but when the switch is dropped to lower the load
> > sometimes it holds and lowers it and sometimes it just falls. Scary!
Do
> > these jacks have this querk? It seems it likes to just fall under no or
> > light loads. Is this typical? or is this jack defective?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks Always !!!
> > Paul '75 CJ5 258
> > Vail, CO.
> >
> >
>
>

 

I also find that, if you push down on the handle like you were lifting the
vehicle one more notch, then while the handle is in the down position, you
flip the lever, the head remains in much better control and you can let the
vehicle down from that point more smoothly.

--
Jim
98 TJ SE
90 SJ GW
http://www.delawareja.com/gallery/JDJeep98


"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message
news:g3tdb.25085$gv5.1172@fed1read05...
> If you'll read the directions for your Hi-Lift, you'll note that they say
> that it needs a load to stay up when the lever is thrown to lower it. If
> there is an insufficient load on it, as there would be if you didn't have
> the Jeep resting on it, it's normal for for the head to crash down. That
> won't happen if you actually have a vehicle on it.
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> To email, remove 'me' from my email address
> KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
>
> "Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:bl5kha$7um7f$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > Tonight I decided to practice a bit with my Hi Lift. I know these
things
> > are widow makers, but man. What the hell!! The jack is damn near brand
> > new. It lifts fine, but when the switch is dropped to lower the load
> > sometimes it holds and lowers it and sometimes it just falls. Scary!
Do
> > these jacks have this querk? It seems it likes to just fall under no or
> > light loads. Is this typical? or is this jack defective?
> >
> > --
> > Thanks Always !!!
> > Paul '75 CJ5 258
> > Vail, CO.
> >
> >
>
>

 

"Paul Brogren" <pibrogren@msn.com> wrote in message
news:bl5kha$7um7f$1@ID-190695.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Tonight I decided to practice a bit with my Hi Lift. I know these things
> are widow makers, but man. What the hell!! The jack is damn near brand
> new. It lifts fine, but when the switch is dropped to lower the load
> sometimes it holds and lowers it and sometimes it just falls. Scary! Do
> these jacks have this querk? It seems it likes to just fall under no or
> light loads. Is this typical? or is this jack defective?
>

Your jack is not defective. That is exactly thebehavior that makes them
Widow Makers. If you keep your hand on the handle while lowering the
vehicle, the jack will seldom, if ever, fall like that. But, if your hand
comes off the handle at the right moment in the cycle, the jack will easily
allow the vehicle to lower itself, and the wildly moving handle will produce
a wide range of hurts on anything that gets in the way. When the selector is
set to the Raise position, the danger is limited, but set that selector to
Lower and you better be ready to either hold on or stand back.