Offroad jack?

[flintknapper]

Including repurposing. I have splinted a steering rod with a handle, braced an axle housing with the stalk. And once on the Dusy-Ershim a guy walked into our camp with a busted Jeep Wagoneer driveshaft. Sure enough, the tube was an exact match for the handle. We had him grind off the welds and we rebuilt his shaft with the handle.

Yep.

And truth be known...all of those examples were probably safer usage of the jack than employing it as intended.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Last time I needed and used my Hi-Lift

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

@Safejacks.com is a really great option.

Bottle jack safe, but can really get the vehicle up high while still being stable. A bit spendy tho. I do not have one but would like to one of these days. I've seen it demonstrated at Overland Expo, very impressive.

This same company also sells an attachment for the Hi-Lift that makes it rock solid, but also spendy.

Unless safe jack has changed in the last year it will not fit under a land cruiser axle when the tire is flat making it worthless.

Phil, love your product and may buy it someday...but gotta disagree with this. Certainly no more useless than a Hi-Lift for the task of changing a tire.

Like I said, I do not have a Safejack, but from what I've seen, it can be used to change any flat...just as I can with my 8 ton hydraulic Jack that I use on my 40 & 60. Agree you may have to position it a bit, but can be done easily. And it's MUCH safer than my 8 ton jack when working under the truck for things beside flats.

I encourage you or anyone thinking about purchasing a safe jack to test first as I have.

Safe Jack testing why I claim its worthless for a Land Cruiser

Test vehicle - 80 series with 315/75-16 tires
Valve stem removed to replicate a flat tire
No matter what ninja skills you may have a Safe Jack will not fit under a Land Cruiser axle with a flat tire on solid ground. Ya if you are on dirt you can dig a hole to fit the Safe Jack under the axle. With the same school of thought you can put a rock under the axle and dig a hole under the tire and change it and drive out.

Below factory jack under axle next to Safe Jack. Even with the Safe Jack base removed and angled it will not fit under the axle.

Side by side with a factory Toyota jack

Safe Jack almost 3" taller than a factory jack. A factory Toyota 80 series jack can change a 40" tire. The Safe Jack system to secure the hydraulic jack to the base is an embarrassment at best.

The jack included in my test set would not work in the horizontal position where the factory Toyota jack works in any position in any climate.

Im sure the Safe Jack is a useful product for something but not for a Land Cruiser. I know when I need a jack the factory jack will work for my needs.

 

[John McVicker]

When I'm off roading, I'm in the dirt...not in the drive way as you have pictured.

I don't mind digging a 2-3 inch hole in order to position the Jack...in particular in order to gain to added attributes of the SafeJack.

Let's quit pissing in the wind on this subject. Use your bottle Jack...I like hydraulic.

John