William Oliveri

Bought one at a yard sale, 48" like new for 20.00 or 25.00, can't remember.
The guy bought it for his truck then sold the truck.
It's been incredibly useful in lifting at the bumper when I changed out my
axle shims (several times). However, used to lift, not support. Lift, add
supports, remove jack, do work, then reverse.

Before I used the jack I had a hell of a time getting the center pins back
in the perches. Using the jack all but eliminated that problem.

Bill



"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:419A0C91.83F52833@sympatico.ca...
> The best place is to hang it on a big assed nail in the back of the barn
> where it belongs.
>
> In my opinion those 'widow makers' have no business anywhere near a
> Jeep. They are a farm tool made for pulling fence posts and raising
> barns for new footings.
>
> If you need a jack, buy a jack. If you need a winch, they make nice
> hand cable winches. My hydraulic floor jack fits behind my passenger
> seat tight and the winch tucks in under the seat.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> somebody wrote:
> >
> > buying one of these tommorrow,
> > any good mounting tips?
> > are there any mounting brackets one can buy??
> >
> > johnp

William Oliveri

Bought one at a yard sale, 48" like new for 20.00 or 25.00, can't remember.
The guy bought it for his truck then sold the truck.
It's been incredibly useful in lifting at the bumper when I changed out my
axle shims (several times). However, used to lift, not support. Lift, add
supports, remove jack, do work, then reverse.

Before I used the jack I had a hell of a time getting the center pins back
in the perches. Using the jack all but eliminated that problem.

Bill



"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:419A0C91.83F52833@sympatico.ca...
> The best place is to hang it on a big assed nail in the back of the barn
> where it belongs.
>
> In my opinion those 'widow makers' have no business anywhere near a
> Jeep. They are a farm tool made for pulling fence posts and raising
> barns for new footings.
>
> If you need a jack, buy a jack. If you need a winch, they make nice
> hand cable winches. My hydraulic floor jack fits behind my passenger
> seat tight and the winch tucks in under the seat.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> somebody wrote:
> >
> > buying one of these tommorrow,
> > any good mounting tips?
> > are there any mounting brackets one can buy??
> >
> > johnp

Jeff Strickland

Yes. There are several different brackets.




"somebody" <scope_addict@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:gKjmd.4864$N_5.4218@trnddc03...
> buying one of these tommorrow,
> any good mounting tips?
> are there any mounting brackets one can buy??
>
> johnp
>
>
>
>

Jeff Strickland

Yes. There are several different brackets.




"somebody" <scope_addict@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:gKjmd.4864$N_5.4218@trnddc03...
> buying one of these tommorrow,
> any good mounting tips?
> are there any mounting brackets one can buy??
>
> johnp
>
>
>
>

Jeff Strickland

Yes. There are several different brackets.




"somebody" <scope_addict@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:gKjmd.4864$N_5.4218@trnddc03...
> buying one of these tommorrow,
> any good mounting tips?
> are there any mounting brackets one can buy??
>
> johnp
>
>
>
>

Jeff Strickland

I agree with Mike in that there is probably not a more dangerous tool that
can be owned and carried in a Jeep.

Having said that, it is a very useful tool in many different situations. A
HiLift is NOT, that's N-O-T, to be used for simple lifting like is needed to
fix a flat. A HiLift is very useful as an alternative to a winch, it is most
useful to lift your Jeep so you can put large stuff under a tire so you can
get going again.

If a HiLift is used to lift a Jeep so one can perform service, always,
that's A-L-W-A-Y-S put something under the frame and lower the vehicle onto
it so the vehicle will not be in danger of falling off of the jack. There
are two safety issues relative to HiLift Jacks, one is that the vehicle can
fall off or the jack will tip over and drop the vehicle, and the other is
that when attempting to lower the vehicle, the jack can run away and the
jack handle will flail about violently and seriously injure somebody. I have
never seen a jack handle kill anybody, but this is obviously a possibility
because the nick name for a HiLift is exactly as Mike suggests, widow maker.
Your wife can become a widow because the inherently unstable jack will drop
the vehicle on somebody, or the handle will beat the life out of you.







"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:419A0C91.83F52833@sympatico.ca...
> The best place is to hang it on a big assed nail in the back of the barn
> where it belongs.
>
> In my opinion those 'widow makers' have no business anywhere near a
> Jeep. They are a farm tool made for pulling fence posts and raising
> barns for new footings.
>
> If you need a jack, buy a jack. If you need a winch, they make nice
> hand cable winches. My hydraulic floor jack fits behind my passenger
> seat tight and the winch tucks in under the seat.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> somebody wrote:
>>
>> buying one of these tommorrow,
>> any good mounting tips?
>> are there any mounting brackets one can buy??
>>
>> johnp

Jeff Strickland

I agree with Mike in that there is probably not a more dangerous tool that
can be owned and carried in a Jeep.

Having said that, it is a very useful tool in many different situations. A
HiLift is NOT, that's N-O-T, to be used for simple lifting like is needed to
fix a flat. A HiLift is very useful as an alternative to a winch, it is most
useful to lift your Jeep so you can put large stuff under a tire so you can
get going again.

If a HiLift is used to lift a Jeep so one can perform service, always,
that's A-L-W-A-Y-S put something under the frame and lower the vehicle onto
it so the vehicle will not be in danger of falling off of the jack. There
are two safety issues relative to HiLift Jacks, one is that the vehicle can
fall off or the jack will tip over and drop the vehicle, and the other is
that when attempting to lower the vehicle, the jack can run away and the
jack handle will flail about violently and seriously injure somebody. I have
never seen a jack handle kill anybody, but this is obviously a possibility
because the nick name for a HiLift is exactly as Mike suggests, widow maker.
Your wife can become a widow because the inherently unstable jack will drop
the vehicle on somebody, or the handle will beat the life out of you.







"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:419A0C91.83F52833@sympatico.ca...
> The best place is to hang it on a big assed nail in the back of the barn
> where it belongs.
>
> In my opinion those 'widow makers' have no business anywhere near a
> Jeep. They are a farm tool made for pulling fence posts and raising
> barns for new footings.
>
> If you need a jack, buy a jack. If you need a winch, they make nice
> hand cable winches. My hydraulic floor jack fits behind my passenger
> seat tight and the winch tucks in under the seat.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> somebody wrote:
>>
>> buying one of these tommorrow,
>> any good mounting tips?
>> are there any mounting brackets one can buy??
>>
>> johnp

Jeff Strickland

I agree with Mike in that there is probably not a more dangerous tool that
can be owned and carried in a Jeep.

Having said that, it is a very useful tool in many different situations. A
HiLift is NOT, that's N-O-T, to be used for simple lifting like is needed to
fix a flat. A HiLift is very useful as an alternative to a winch, it is most
useful to lift your Jeep so you can put large stuff under a tire so you can
get going again.

If a HiLift is used to lift a Jeep so one can perform service, always,
that's A-L-W-A-Y-S put something under the frame and lower the vehicle onto
it so the vehicle will not be in danger of falling off of the jack. There
are two safety issues relative to HiLift Jacks, one is that the vehicle can
fall off or the jack will tip over and drop the vehicle, and the other is
that when attempting to lower the vehicle, the jack can run away and the
jack handle will flail about violently and seriously injure somebody. I have
never seen a jack handle kill anybody, but this is obviously a possibility
because the nick name for a HiLift is exactly as Mike suggests, widow maker.
Your wife can become a widow because the inherently unstable jack will drop
the vehicle on somebody, or the handle will beat the life out of you.







"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:419A0C91.83F52833@sympatico.ca...
> The best place is to hang it on a big assed nail in the back of the barn
> where it belongs.
>
> In my opinion those 'widow makers' have no business anywhere near a
> Jeep. They are a farm tool made for pulling fence posts and raising
> barns for new footings.
>
> If you need a jack, buy a jack. If you need a winch, they make nice
> hand cable winches. My hydraulic floor jack fits behind my passenger
> seat tight and the winch tucks in under the seat.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> somebody wrote:
>>
>> buying one of these tommorrow,
>> any good mounting tips?
>> are there any mounting brackets one can buy??
>>
>> johnp

Charles Stoyer

Mount it on the bumper. If bumper is not suitable, replace bumper with
one having a 'roo (brush, bull) bar and mount it on that. Or add a bar
that mounts to the frame.

I use a bike lock to secure it (in addition to wing nuts and bolts).

Charles.

somebody wrote:

> buying one of these tommorrow,
> any good mounting tips?
> are there any mounting brackets one can buy??

Charles Stoyer

Mount it on the bumper. If bumper is not suitable, replace bumper with
one having a 'roo (brush, bull) bar and mount it on that. Or add a bar
that mounts to the frame.

I use a bike lock to secure it (in addition to wing nuts and bolts).

Charles.

somebody wrote:

> buying one of these tommorrow,
> any good mounting tips?
> are there any mounting brackets one can buy??