How to mount my jack without welding some new mounts

[gofast]

Hi All,

My front bumper is done, sliders need rework and so does my swing way. After getting the m101, my swing away wont open without positioning the trailer at an angle, which is really inconvienient, so my gate is getting altered to carry tools only. Tire's going back on the door.

This got me thinking on where and how to mount my jack. I didn't want to do any more welding on my finished front bumper so I did a search for mounts and found these:

The are absolutely solid! The knobs are a good size and they bolt up slickly. Took about ten minutes. I got them from Luke at Fourtreks. Nice guy, and helpful. He also makes other mounting systems. Used locktite to help them stay on and they are serious bling. My sweetie thinks they look like weapon mounts. The stainless hardware is good and the threaded rod for the knobs is the same thread pitch and diameter as what is used for propellers on out board motors. You can get locking nuts for them.

Check out www.fourtreks.com

Here's a few pics of the jack mounted.

Cheers,

John

 

[hzjoe]

nice job very nice rig

 

[JAC83]

Isn't it dangerous to have the hi-lift mounted on that location? in case of an accident those mounts might break and the jack could get thrown straight against the winshield.


Just a thought, looks good though.

 

[crushers]

nice looking ride but use the same mounts and mount it off the side of the roof rack or the back...

just saying...

 

[gofast]

Hmmm. some interesting points about an accident. Didn't occur to me and even though I don't run the jack daily, you never know when you might hit a moose or deer on a logging road.

Might have to move these to the side.

 

[Clint79]

Nice rig mate
Could you make a bracket to join to your rear spare tyre holder to hold the jack
What are those guid wires from your front bar to your roof rack for?

 

[gofast]

Currently thinking on moving the mounts up to the roof rack.

I have a rear swing away and with the tire, tool box and jack, there's a lot of movement even though I'm using a 1200lb trailer spindle. Wanted to get the weight of the jack off it too

I'm putting the tire back on the door, and then fabbing a swinging rack for shovel, pick ax and tools. This should lighten the load.

The wires get branches up and away from the windshield when I'm going through scrub. They're made out of stainless cable and marine sailing turnbuckles. The guy at the marine shop said the buckles have a rated 800kg failure point. Should be more than enough for some branches

Cheers,

John

 

[crushers]

that is where i mounted my hi-lift, off the side of the rack, it was out of the mud and away from my body when walking around.
on the rag top i run it on the spare...

 

[MARLIN375]

It looks pretty blingy there, but in reality, I use my winch 10 times for every time I use the jack. It might sit there "ready" for years before you use it, I like the idea of putting it on the back or side of the roof rack, on the new swing out, or better yet have a mount on the trailer for when your dragging it along.

We need to have a beer and discuss this further.

 

[edwajon]

Hi lift mounts

Well here is what i did with my Hi lift . The guys at foretrecks supplied the mounts top gear they even supplied to New Zealand

 

[crushers]

you can kinda see the hi lift mounted off the roof rack here (under my arm):
IH8MUD.com - View Single Post - UCLC Spring Run
a bit better pic here (white 70):
IH8MUD.com - View Single Post - UCLC Spring Run
a clearer shot of it in this post:
IH8MUD.com - View Single Post - UCLC Spring Run
closer shot of it here:
IH8MUD.com - View Single Post - UCLC Spring Run

that might give you an idea...

 

[roscoFJ73]

Hmmm. some interesting points about an accident. Didn't occur to me and even though I don't run the jack daily, you never know when you might hit a moose or deer on a logging road.

Might have to move these to the side.

Tie it down on the inside and when you hit the trail ,put it back on the bullbar, ready to use.
You could probably leave it in your shed most of the time.
Thats my basic plan when I bolt it to the bullbar in the near future.


Too much added weight on the roof rack when you dont have to

 

[Greg_B]

My vote would be for the roof rack, but whichever you choose get a condom for the working end. There are so many kms of dirt track in the BC back country (and some areas are known to get their fair share of rain) that mounting on the front, or a splash/tire throw area, could create issues for moving parts. In some areas is seems the mud turns into cement when it dries.

I like the clamps.

I have torn off two factory snorkel tops in dense bush, where a thick branch hits the windshield frame and nicely leads the branch under the cap. With no opportunity to stop...it was simply watch it get torn off from the corner of my eye. I've a sense some guide wires would have given the cap a fighting chance.

gb

 

[crushers]

i like the idea of the guide lines...
of course Greg you could turn the working end towards the windshield if it is a Safari, if it is factory... well, that would get expensive fast.

 

[gofast]

The guide wires went through the top hat of the safari snorkel on my 60 series.

Won't leave home without them and they've been on four trucks. One of my trucks didn't have a bumper to attach them to so I made a bracket that bolted to the apron supports. It extended out of the gap between the hood and the fender. I drilled a hole in the bracket it and was good to go to attach the wires.


I see Princess Auto has the jack condom and handle separator in the catalogue. Under 40 bucks for the condom.

 

[prado t]

Wow your 73 is nice and shiny. My Hi-Lift is mounted on the back bumper. Most people wouldnt put it where I did but I try to keep it as light on top as possible. At 37deg off camber angles 45lbs makes a difference. I vote for the roof rack also but not side , the back of the rack. If your front springs are mediums the extra weight of the jack will help sag them a bit. Just some personal experience issues that happened to me . I really like the cables they help for bushwacking those alders. Nice Unit.

 

[gotoy]

My hi-lift is doored inside the rears doors. Had it broken off a few times stored on the outside.