Don't be scared.
I love the modified Pittsburgh aluminum jacks. When I took a break from Jeeps and owned a Raptor it seemed like everyone (but me) had one on an aluminum skid plate and in a quick disconnect cradle. My unmodified one is my go-to at home.
My buddy had an FJ40, he counted on the Toyota jack it took 365 turns, bottom to top
I always laugh at these comments and mostly blame the marketing...
As a matter of fact I have used it as a winch before I could afford an actual winch. Yep it was not fun but it worked. But that is not the only thing you can use it for but you already knew that right?I always laugh at these comments and mostly blame the marketing...
Has anyone actually tried to use a farm jack to rescue a rig? Let me tell you, it's completely exhausting and frustrating. I did it once to help rescue a rig (there was no good way to get a proper winch line run without risk of the rescue rig getting stuck). It took probably >2 dozen resets on a 60" jack to get to the point where we could finally run the winch line to. By the end, I was beat and plain exhausted. Mind you now, this was in college - back when I played D1 football and was running sub 7-minute miles (as a 6'3", 315lb d-lineman). There is no f*$#(@$ way in hell I'd ever consider this a viable benefit nowadays... I'd rather gather supplies, make shelter, and become feral before winching my ass out with a farm jack
For sure - it's great for pulling fence posts and leveling campers - what I have used it mainly for in the past 20 years of HL jack ownership
I mounted mine crosswise behind the front seats, removed the base & used it to clamp it down. It is inside which keeps it clean.
I can't figure out what the "mine" is that you're referring to in your reply to my post. The only jack in in my photo is the factory jack.
What about "the look", the "stance", and the "it's a Jeep thing" thing? Almost all of the Hi-Lifts, shackles, MTs, lifts, and winches I see on Jeeps every single day are nothing but jewelry applied by people playing very expensive dress up games. There must be very important reasons or they wouldn't be spending all that money.
I would think you would just get the rope or strap tight by the time you were at the end of the throw on the jackI always laugh at these comments and mostly blame the marketing...
Has anyone actually tried to use a farm jack to rescue a rig? Let me tell you, it's completely exhausting and frustrating. I did it once to help rescue a rig (there was no good way to get a proper winch line run without risk of the rescue rig getting stuck). It took probably >2 dozen resets on a 60" jack to get to the point where we could finally run the winch line to. By the end, I was beat and plain exhausted. Mind you now, this was in college - back when I played D1 football and was running sub 7-minute miles (as a 6'3", 315lb d-lineman). There is no f*$#(@$ way in hell I'd ever consider this a viable benefit nowadays... I'd rather gather supplies, make shelter, and become feral before winching my ass out with a farm jack
That's exactly what's wrong with trying to use a Hi-Lift as a winch, straps and ropes stretch enough that the Hi-Lift can't pull enough length to move the vehicle much.
