Regardless of how prepared we are and how carefully we try to avoid getting stuck or caught in a very precarious situation the inevitable happens. It's not a question of if it will happen, but a question of when.
Most of us who wheel a lot have a winch and at a minimum a hi-lift jack to assist us in getting ourselves or others out of unfortunate situations.
Experience has shown us that while the hi-lift jack is an awesome tool, it is also a dangerous one if not used properly. Hi-Lift Company makes several accessories for the Hi-Lift Jack that increases it's usefulness in differing circumstances. However, we all know that the jack can be dangerous to use if extreme caution is not exercised.
Richard Bogert of Bogert Manufacturing has developed a stable platform called "safe jack" this platform provides 144 square inches of support for the hi-lift jack in sand or mud. The "safe Jack" base also has two cables that attach to the base plate and the hi-lift jack to provide a very stable platform for raising your vehicle. The cables eliminate the side to side movement of the jack. I have personally used the Safe Jack in several off camber positions and it provides stable support for the hi-lift jack.
An excellent review of the Safe Jack was prepared by Jonathan Hanson for Overland Expo. For the excellent write up go to: http://www.overlandexpo.com/overland...lift-jack.html
Richard Bogert is like the energizer bunny as he's always thinking and developing new products. His latest being a set of adapters that transforms the common bottle jack into a very versatile and "must have" for every off-road" recovery kit. For more information on this excellent product see Jonathan Hanson's article for Overland Expo. Go to: Overland Expo - Overland Tech & Travel - New from BogertManufacturing
At the Bogert Manufacturing website there are some excellent videos showing the Safe Jack base and the bottle jack adapters in use. Go to: https://www.facebook.com/SafeJacks for more information.
Cheers,
dale
Most of us who wheel a lot have a winch and at a minimum a hi-lift jack to assist us in getting ourselves or others out of unfortunate situations.
Experience has shown us that while the hi-lift jack is an awesome tool, it is also a dangerous one if not used properly. Hi-Lift Company makes several accessories for the Hi-Lift Jack that increases it's usefulness in differing circumstances. However, we all know that the jack can be dangerous to use if extreme caution is not exercised.
Richard Bogert of Bogert Manufacturing has developed a stable platform called "safe jack" this platform provides 144 square inches of support for the hi-lift jack in sand or mud. The "safe Jack" base also has two cables that attach to the base plate and the hi-lift jack to provide a very stable platform for raising your vehicle. The cables eliminate the side to side movement of the jack. I have personally used the Safe Jack in several off camber positions and it provides stable support for the hi-lift jack.
An excellent review of the Safe Jack was prepared by Jonathan Hanson for Overland Expo. For the excellent write up go to: http://www.overlandexpo.com/overland...lift-jack.html
Richard Bogert is like the energizer bunny as he's always thinking and developing new products. His latest being a set of adapters that transforms the common bottle jack into a very versatile and "must have" for every off-road" recovery kit. For more information on this excellent product see Jonathan Hanson's article for Overland Expo. Go to: Overland Expo - Overland Tech & Travel - New from BogertManufacturing
At the Bogert Manufacturing website there are some excellent videos showing the Safe Jack base and the bottle jack adapters in use. Go to: https://www.facebook.com/SafeJacks for more information.
Cheers,
dale
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