That would work too.... still think you deserve a rack. Go on and treat yourself. BTW rig looks tough with that bumper. Sits nice too. Let us know what you decide to do.
Need help with mounting ideas for hi-lift jack
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First think I thought, too... Needs a rack.
Meh...gravity embellished articulation..
I leave my 48" hi-lift on all the time. There's a cable lock snaking through it and around the top tube on the bumper to keep it locked down.
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Agree, my hi-lift sits on the garage floor, about as low as a CG can go! The floor also doesn't move much, so the mounting system requirements are not very demanding!
I like the idea of mounting it to the bull bar and the mounts are fairly cheap... About $55.
I don't see it being a permanent solution since I'd only ever need a high lift off the road but it'd be good for when I do get out.
I don't see it being a permanent solution since I'd only ever need a high lift off the road but it'd be good for when I do get out.
I see a hi-lift as a last ditch recovery tool only. When I did carry one it was disassembled, the main bar was strapped the the front brackets of the second row and other parts stashed throughout the truck. The last thing I would use it for would be changing a tire on a lifted 80. If forced to do so I would strap the axle to the frame prior to lifting.
Ditto on what Phil says. I always ask people what they want to do with it. Change tires is normally the response, yet they have no idea how to do it safely with the hi lift. They all thing they lifted truck makes the bottle jack useless. Still the safest way when done right.
High lift jacks are great for hand winching a truck sideways or back out of a bog, but for changing tyres? For something so simple as swapping a shoe i still have the original bottle jack for that and just add a couple of packers, its only gotta lift about 50mm. Not trying to start a flame war but i have never used a hi-lift jack for changing tyres as they are just too unstable for my liking and the suspension travel means a lot of jacking..... A bottle jack on ground or an exhaust jack for sand http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/251...e&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=107 is my favorite. But back on topic... I mount mine like this http://d3515qaf3aty6m.cloudfront.ne...302025-jack+braket+with+jack.JPG-original.jpg
In 7 years since I've had been going off road in this vehicle I've had to change my tire twice. Once on road. Both times off road I was in a position where I could not get the bottle jack safely used.
Also slid backwards on an icy trail and was pinned against a boulder without any traction where I was. I don't have a winch so a hi-lift pushed me far enough away from the boulder to get me into a position to gain traction.
None of these were anything close to what you hard core wheelers would consider, well hard core. But not having my hi-lift would have been plain stupid. I don't mind at all being the dissenter.
Also slid backwards on an icy trail and was pinned against a boulder without any traction where I was. I don't have a winch so a hi-lift pushed me far enough away from the boulder to get me into a position to gain traction.
None of these were anything close to what you hard core wheelers would consider, well hard core. But not having my hi-lift would have been plain stupid. I don't mind at all being the dissenter.
Last time I used my hi-lift 
That looks ruff.... how did you get out?
Cheap and easy mount for ARB - costs about $10 to make and a little time.
2x2x 3/16 tubing, some 2" strap welded to the top, bolts, wing nuts and washers, and rubber grommets. Bungee was to keep the base from rattling down on the bumper and removing the PC. Has worked awesome, but as is, must be removed to access engine.
2x2x 3/16 tubing, some 2" strap welded to the top, bolts, wing nuts and washers, and rubber grommets. Bungee was to keep the base from rattling down on the bumper and removing the PC. Has worked awesome, but as is, must be removed to access engine.
I like that idea. Then you can run a cable tie through the tubing and wrap your jack up to make sure vultures dont fly off with it when your heading back home and decide to cruise into a nice dinner, and get a nice cup of coffee after a long weekend of overlanding...at noon...in the middle of town...f****** vultures and their damn feathers.
The photo looks 20 years old and the Hi-Lift you were using looked 40 years old in THAT photo.
Agree with not using the hilift to change tires, although I've done it, once, and didn't like it. Thankfully the rig was in a stable position for the HL.. Now that I have a winch it sees little use for extraction, however, it came in real handy to swap out the axle on our trailer along I-70 in Kansas a couple years ago. Without it, I'd been calling a service truck and paying someone to swap it out for us.. I never leave home without it..
Be Good, Do Good, Have fun !!
Be Good, Do Good, Have fun !!
The photo looks 20 years old and the Hi-Lift you were using looked 40 years old in THAT photo.
Close, the photo was ~15 years ago and at that time the hi-lift was 25 years old
Lets not forget one very important point.....Chicks dig em...
A hi lift jack + snorkel = panty remover
A hi lift jack + snorkel = panty remover
