Do any have a Hi-Lift jack in their vehicle?

[John Gryphon]

An extremely versatile unit for the 4wd and trailer owners and well worth having.
I use my own to lift from the bull bar or rear tow bar, some models will lift 5' high.
Instead of getting under a trailer on a wet shitty day to deal with a puncture just use the HL on front back or sides to lift well off the ground.
We used one as a winch up in the Black Range one deer hunting trip. We had no other means of extricating from a bog hole and a bit of chain /wire rope and d shackles we pulled out the Lux with the HL.
A very good addition to other recovery gear and for the softer ground I usually carried a floor plate of 12"x12" timber for a good footing.
Jam your chainsaw in a log? Get the HL to relieve the weight.
Only yesterday I used mine to lift a wooden fence post out of the ground...they are good.

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[bobt]

I have used mine for allsorts of things
moving sheds, removing fenceposts etc,
I even jacked the truck once or twice,

 

[Husky]

Owned a Hi Lift Jack for about 35 years, invaluable piece of kit.

 

[John Gryphon]

I have used mine for allsorts of things
moving sheds, removing fenceposts etc,
I even jacked the truck once or twice,

Versatility is the word. Turn a car over onto its roof even if one is wrecking/salvaging

 

[Will the chippy]

Handy bit of kit. Lifting trailers, lots of fence posts, bits of hedge, Straining wire.

 

[eldon]

A good bit of kit but.......

I once received x4 stitches around the eye from one in Robin Hoods Bay, with a hung up LandRover on the rock pools..... don't ask, we were just messing about

Anyone who is familiar with a Sylvester from the old coal mining days will understand the issues.

 

[John Gryphon]

A good bit of kit but......

Even a Rolls Royce will bite you if not handled correctly.

 

[eldon]

Wet hands, with sea water and a hi-lift jacket, don't go well together and, with a load on, will get multiple punches in before you can step out of the frame

 

[HonestJohn]

No thanks! I appreciate my limbs the way they are

 

[johndeere]

great piece of kit mine is in use right now

 

[Miki]

Had one for years, perfect for supporting logs when cutting firewood and used it as a trifor when I got stuck pre-winch days.

 

[alberta boy]

We call them Jackalls here , and yes , I have one . They are a very handy piece of equipment to have .

AB

 

[UpNorthMI]

I carried one for decades in my Land Rover Defender along with 2 air bag jacks and 4 sand ladders. It took me many years to realize that I could just not go anywhere I wanted off road, I spent many a dark night recovering my vehicle while out lamping. It's a good job that there were normally 3 of us as the lamping team! The hilift jack would act as my manual winch when needed. I'm a little more sensible these days but still have plenty of recovery kit.

 

[wytonpjs]

Still have one in the garage 30 years after selling on my 90 where it earned its keep. Mostly now used for pulling out self-set saplings - great tool but one that takes no prisoners.