Been a long time since i had a need for a high lift offroad jack. But, im thinking about grabbing a harbor freight version for use around the house. Primarily to put a neon shell on a high body dolly so i can paint the underside without a rotisserie.
But, this being grm, im sure that theres a hundred other things they can do, and a thousand roll your own accessories to make them useful in other ways.
So, show me what i can do!
Pull up metal t-posts?
I have owned quite a few, and have used them for pulling fence posts, "winching", and as a Porta Power to open up a door opening on my Jeep due to trail damage. I would get a gennie Hi-Lift, even at the added expense.
If you haven't used one before, be really careful; they can really hurt you.
I was going to mention that they can kill you in a big fat hurry. I put them up there with 10 inch angle grinders as tools that are useful and terrifying.
Agreed, they can drop E36 M3 faster than pushing it out of a airplane. And the handle will come up with enough force to remove your head.
They can also move a building. BTDT.
Mine is the HF version and it works very well. I haven't needed any accessories yet so no recommendations there.
In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :
This is also why I suggest getting the Real Deal. They are dangerous enough as is, but even worse when standards and tolerances aren't held to the same standards. I have quite a few experiences with knock off jacks, and was a bit underwhelmed, to say the least.
Uts been at least 15 years sice i used one of these. We used it to change tires on the ram 4x4 (on 39s) and spread a bent core support back into place.
I was much younger and dumber then, so i don't remember any safety concerns.
In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :
Safety concerns are mostly due to OE. Operator Error.
Get things out of sequence, or flip the lever the wrong way, or raise the handle too far, and it can pull both pins. Down goes the load, rapidly. Don't just turn the handle loose. Ever. It will find it's resting place. If there is a 4000# load on the jack, it will find that place violently and quickly.
Between my father and I, we have 3 of them. My grandfathers is probably close to 100 years old. Dads is 30-40 years old. Mine came from the hammer store. They are all the same. They will all try to kill you if you don't pay 100% attention to what you are doing.
Safety is #1 priority when using any jack. These require 100% attention when using them. There are plenty of videos online outlining safe use and procedures.
My mom worked at the factory when she was in HS. We have two or three "Hi-Lift" 105th Anniversary wine glasses somewhere. Those are kinda nice accessories.
I've thought about getting the obligatory one for dragging around while pretending to do off-roady things, but without aftermarket bumpers and rock sliders there just arent safe lift points for them on a stockish truck. As a winch replacement I figure a big damn come along is better.
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