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Re: Lets Talk Jacks
Why do you need a bottle jack? Won't the factory scissor jack that is stored
in the engine bay going to do the same type of job? I have been stuck on rocks where my HiLift is the only tool that could possibly gotten me unstuck. Well, a heavy lift helicoptor might have been better suited, but they are never around when you need them. "Robert Bills" <rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:20031121121926.25936.00000727@mb-m05.aol.com... > >1) Is the Hi-Lift brand the brand to buy or is there another brand that > >is a better choice? > > Get a good bottle jack instead. A Hi-Lift is nearly useless for changing > tires, totally useless for supporting an axle during a trail fix, and extremely > unstable when jacked up. If it breaks free, the flailing handle can kill you. > > Although some will say this is heresy, the truth is that most Hi-Lifts never > get used and are mounted just to make a jeep look "rugged." > > If you must get what is generically called a farmer's jack, get the Hi-Lift > brand. For the use (or non-use) you will give it, it won't matter whether you > get the cast iron or all steel version. > > As for accessories, the oversize foot is nice, but you can make your own from a > 12"x12" piece of 1" plywood. > > Robert Bills > KG6LMV > Orange County CA > > http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm > http://www.RobertBills.com |
Re: Lets Talk Jacks
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message news:fcuvb.5125$Bk1.2022@fed1read05... > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message > news:3FBE5C13.B8A974B0@sympatico.ca... > > I think that was Jerry. > > > > I also think it broke the the bars loose from the tub if I remember > > right. > > Right on both counts. The weight of the Hi-Lift actually broke the > spot-welds behind the firewall that held the nuts the radiator support rods > were bolted to. > So, what looked like a really good idea didn't pan out so well? |
Re: Lets Talk Jacks
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message news:fcuvb.5125$Bk1.2022@fed1read05... > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message > news:3FBE5C13.B8A974B0@sympatico.ca... > > I think that was Jerry. > > > > I also think it broke the the bars loose from the tub if I remember > > right. > > Right on both counts. The weight of the Hi-Lift actually broke the > spot-welds behind the firewall that held the nuts the radiator support rods > were bolted to. > So, what looked like a really good idea didn't pan out so well? |
Re: Lets Talk Jacks
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@mecox.net> wrote in message news:fcuvb.5125$Bk1.2022@fed1read05... > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message > news:3FBE5C13.B8A974B0@sympatico.ca... > > I think that was Jerry. > > > > I also think it broke the the bars loose from the tub if I remember > > right. > > Right on both counts. The weight of the Hi-Lift actually broke the > spot-welds behind the firewall that held the nuts the radiator support rods > were bolted to. > So, what looked like a really good idea didn't pan out so well? |
Re: Lets Talk Jacks
>I don't like nor use my Hi-Lift very much... used twice off-road in maybe
>4-5 years to be exact. But both times, nothing else would have worked in >the situation I was in. Not even a tow strap and a buddy in another jeep? Admittedly, a hi-lift may be the only solution to being stuck when you are traveling alone, but there are usually much better ways when you are traveling in a group. Robert Bills KG6LMV Orange County CA http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm http://www.RobertBills.com |
Re: Lets Talk Jacks
>I don't like nor use my Hi-Lift very much... used twice off-road in maybe
>4-5 years to be exact. But both times, nothing else would have worked in >the situation I was in. Not even a tow strap and a buddy in another jeep? Admittedly, a hi-lift may be the only solution to being stuck when you are traveling alone, but there are usually much better ways when you are traveling in a group. Robert Bills KG6LMV Orange County CA http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm http://www.RobertBills.com |
Re: Lets Talk Jacks
>I don't like nor use my Hi-Lift very much... used twice off-road in maybe
>4-5 years to be exact. But both times, nothing else would have worked in >the situation I was in. Not even a tow strap and a buddy in another jeep? Admittedly, a hi-lift may be the only solution to being stuck when you are traveling alone, but there are usually much better ways when you are traveling in a group. Robert Bills KG6LMV Orange County CA http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm http://www.RobertBills.com |
Re: Lets Talk Jacks
I wasn't stuck Robert, I had to get a wheel off both times (one flat, one
broken axle) and the extremely off-camber/uneven terrain wouldn't permit the use of the bottle jack. Jerry -- Jerry Bransford To email, remove 'me' from my email address KC6TAY, PP-ASEL See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ "Robert Bills" <rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:20031121153748.27776.00000706@mb-m06.aol.com... > >I don't like nor use my Hi-Lift very much... used twice off-road in maybe > >4-5 years to be exact. But both times, nothing else would have worked in > >the situation I was in. > > > Not even a tow strap and a buddy in another jeep? > > Admittedly, a hi-lift may be the only solution to being stuck when you are > traveling alone, but there are usually much better ways when you are traveling > in a group. > > Robert Bills > KG6LMV > Orange County CA > > http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm > http://www.RobertBills.com |
Re: Lets Talk Jacks
I wasn't stuck Robert, I had to get a wheel off both times (one flat, one
broken axle) and the extremely off-camber/uneven terrain wouldn't permit the use of the bottle jack. Jerry -- Jerry Bransford To email, remove 'me' from my email address KC6TAY, PP-ASEL See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ "Robert Bills" <rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:20031121153748.27776.00000706@mb-m06.aol.com... > >I don't like nor use my Hi-Lift very much... used twice off-road in maybe > >4-5 years to be exact. But both times, nothing else would have worked in > >the situation I was in. > > > Not even a tow strap and a buddy in another jeep? > > Admittedly, a hi-lift may be the only solution to being stuck when you are > traveling alone, but there are usually much better ways when you are traveling > in a group. > > Robert Bills > KG6LMV > Orange County CA > > http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm > http://www.RobertBills.com |
Re: Lets Talk Jacks
I wasn't stuck Robert, I had to get a wheel off both times (one flat, one
broken axle) and the extremely off-camber/uneven terrain wouldn't permit the use of the bottle jack. Jerry -- Jerry Bransford To email, remove 'me' from my email address KC6TAY, PP-ASEL See the Geezer Jeep at http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/ "Robert Bills" <rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:20031121153748.27776.00000706@mb-m06.aol.com... > >I don't like nor use my Hi-Lift very much... used twice off-road in maybe > >4-5 years to be exact. But both times, nothing else would have worked in > >the situation I was in. > > > Not even a tow strap and a buddy in another jeep? > > Admittedly, a hi-lift may be the only solution to being stuck when you are > traveling alone, but there are usually much better ways when you are traveling > in a group. > > Robert Bills > KG6LMV > Orange County CA > > http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm > http://www.RobertBills.com |
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