Hi-Lift: How many people NOT running them?

Are you running a Hi-Lift?

  • Yes

    Votes: 58 42.3%

  • No

    Votes: 72 52.6%

  • Yes but all for looks and/or extra piece of mind

    Votes: 7 5.1%
  • Total voters
    137
I'm a "no" in most vehicles. Factory bottle jack is my first preference. Exhaust jack or hydraulic jack would be the next. The Hi-Lift can and does work and shown by the 50+ years of their popularity. They do require maintenance, training and safe jacking locations. Tools are tools, no single answer for every job imo.
 
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its best. even i use it on subaru. though its not fit car as default. so i made for that special lift points in front and rear. now i can lift car very easy and fast. no other lifter could do that in same conditions.
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I will almost always opt for a different kind of jack when needing to lift a vehicle. Now there are many other cases were they are great but lifting is not one of them for me. Also I see this a lot keeping a High Lift style jack out side in the elements is a sure fire way for it not to work as intended on the trail.

A few years ago we came up with this. A simple bottle jack and a piece of channel it works well on a number of different axle sizes and can help keep the bottle jack from slipping.

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Irongrave said:
I will almost always opt for a different kind of jack when needing to lift a vehicle. Now there are many other cases were they are great but lifting is not one of them for me. Also I see this a lot keeping a High Lift style jack out side in the elements is a sure fire way for it not to work as intended on the trail.

A few years ago we came up with this. A simple bottle jack and a piece of channel it works well on a number of different axle sizes and can help keep the bottle jack from slipping.

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That’s great, wish one of those was available commercially. Slippage is my biggest concern with a bottle jack.
 
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I recently had to swap a tire on a rough trail, and used a bottle jack and two jack stands. No problems. I'm nervous about hi-lifts and can't really imagine a situation I'd get into where I'd need one over a basic bottle jack and/or some other recovery solution.
 
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I have a hi-Lift, but stopped carrying it. With the plastic bumpers on the LC I could only use the lift-mate. I carry the bottle jack with some wood as a base, and a Takla air jack. I still question if it’s the right decision.
 
I quite like the classic hi-lift & everything it can do (lift, winch, pry, squeeze, etc) while at the same time being well aware of the weight & risks. I've had one mounted on various vehicles for going on 17 years now. Mine is currently mounted up on the roof rack, not ideal I know, & I'm looking forward to building a rear bumper so I can move all that weight down low. I like the idea of the newer aluminum takes on the hi-lift design... but that price tag is brutal!

The ARB aluminum "hi-lift"
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The Radflo aluminum "hi-lift"
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Original hi-lift mounted on my Disco:
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It is a great tool in the right hands!
I have used them for more non vehicle related scenarios than vehicular.
I have never needed or wanted one.
 
4xFar Adventures said:
The jack does require you do spend some time getting familiar with how it works, and have an understanding that it is inherently unstable. It is a dangerous tool if you don't know what you're doing and commands a lot of respect. However with proper training, it can be one of the most versatile pieces of kit you carry.
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^^^THIS^^^

Should be a sticky.
 
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CHANGE AND FIX TYRES LIKE A PRO. OFF ROAD
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YOUTUBE. A MUST WATCH FOR BEGINERS AND EXPERIENCED 4x4. ENTHUSIAST
If only calsberg done. Youtube videos. :wink:
 
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I used Hi-lift on my LC in the past but not for my Dodge. I'll need like a 5-6 foot jack. I carry a bottle jack and wood plank for a platform for safety. It does fine.
 
I'll carry mine when it's just me or a small group and no one else has one. But, in a large group and I know at least one person will have, I'll leave mine at home.

I always carry my bottle jack/jack stand thing though.
 
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Fozzy325 said:
Yea I'm thinking of just going for an xjack and find a way to block the other exhaust until I get a metal bumpers.
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Even then bud you will have to lift some way to get to your wheel change hight and the foces created allways amaze me But every one to there own devises
 
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