Jeff Strickland

Despite the fact that I use my HiLift jack way too much - nobody should get
stuck as much as I manage to get stuck - I agree with Mike that the HiLift
is very possibly the most dangerous tool you will ever own and use.



"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42986FF6.8DDE9985@sympatico.ca...
> The best or better said 'proper' place to mount one of those 'widow
> maker' jacks is on the back wall of the garage or barn which also is the
> only safe place to use it.
>
> It really amazes me that folks bring a farm tool in a Jeep and expect it
> to be a miracle tool or something.
>
> Some poor fool farm boy couldn't afford a real jack or even a hand winch
> so he got stupidly creative and figured out he could use dad's barn
> lifter and fence post puller with a chunk of chain to pull his Jeep out
> of the back 40.
>
> Unfortunately someone else saw him do it so now we have a trend of
> bringing killing and maiming tools along on an already dangerous sport.
>
> I can change a tire, jack up my Jeep to put logs or rocks under it, push
> it over and even drive off my hydraulic floor jack I keep tucked in
> behind the passenger seat and if my Warn winch quits, I have a hand back
> up winch...
>
> My $0.02,
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
>
> Carl Saiyed wrote:
> >
> > The semi-girlfriend and my best female friend conspired together and got
me
> > a 48" black hi-lift jack for my birthday. I'd like to mount it on the
> > aftermarket tomken rear bumper on my 89 YJ. Is the hi-lift as tough as
my
> > rear bumper? I don't want to damage it. Other suggestions for mounting
on a
> > YJ?
> >
> > Also, hi-lift use tips?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Carl

Jeff Strickland

Despite the fact that I use my HiLift jack way too much - nobody should get
stuck as much as I manage to get stuck - I agree with Mike that the HiLift
is very possibly the most dangerous tool you will ever own and use.



"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42986FF6.8DDE9985@sympatico.ca...
> The best or better said 'proper' place to mount one of those 'widow
> maker' jacks is on the back wall of the garage or barn which also is the
> only safe place to use it.
>
> It really amazes me that folks bring a farm tool in a Jeep and expect it
> to be a miracle tool or something.
>
> Some poor fool farm boy couldn't afford a real jack or even a hand winch
> so he got stupidly creative and figured out he could use dad's barn
> lifter and fence post puller with a chunk of chain to pull his Jeep out
> of the back 40.
>
> Unfortunately someone else saw him do it so now we have a trend of
> bringing killing and maiming tools along on an already dangerous sport.
>
> I can change a tire, jack up my Jeep to put logs or rocks under it, push
> it over and even drive off my hydraulic floor jack I keep tucked in
> behind the passenger seat and if my Warn winch quits, I have a hand back
> up winch...
>
> My $0.02,
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
>
> Carl Saiyed wrote:
> >
> > The semi-girlfriend and my best female friend conspired together and got
me
> > a 48" black hi-lift jack for my birthday. I'd like to mount it on the
> > aftermarket tomken rear bumper on my 89 YJ. Is the hi-lift as tough as
my
> > rear bumper? I don't want to damage it. Other suggestions for mounting
on a
> > YJ?
> >
> > Also, hi-lift use tips?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Carl

Jeff Strickland

Despite the fact that I use my HiLift jack way too much - nobody should get
stuck as much as I manage to get stuck - I agree with Mike that the HiLift
is very possibly the most dangerous tool you will ever own and use.



"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42986FF6.8DDE9985@sympatico.ca...
> The best or better said 'proper' place to mount one of those 'widow
> maker' jacks is on the back wall of the garage or barn which also is the
> only safe place to use it.
>
> It really amazes me that folks bring a farm tool in a Jeep and expect it
> to be a miracle tool or something.
>
> Some poor fool farm boy couldn't afford a real jack or even a hand winch
> so he got stupidly creative and figured out he could use dad's barn
> lifter and fence post puller with a chunk of chain to pull his Jeep out
> of the back 40.
>
> Unfortunately someone else saw him do it so now we have a trend of
> bringing killing and maiming tools along on an already dangerous sport.
>
> I can change a tire, jack up my Jeep to put logs or rocks under it, push
> it over and even drive off my hydraulic floor jack I keep tucked in
> behind the passenger seat and if my Warn winch quits, I have a hand back
> up winch...
>
> My $0.02,
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
>
> Carl Saiyed wrote:
> >
> > The semi-girlfriend and my best female friend conspired together and got
me
> > a 48" black hi-lift jack for my birthday. I'd like to mount it on the
> > aftermarket tomken rear bumper on my 89 YJ. Is the hi-lift as tough as
my
> > rear bumper? I don't want to damage it. Other suggestions for mounting
on a
> > YJ?
> >
> > Also, hi-lift use tips?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Carl