those damn things... first time I used a bumper jack, it dropped and whacked my shin as soon as the load was off it...Everyone used one back in the day.
It was called a bumper jack.
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Where should I mount my hi-lift jack?
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LONGJP2
TJ Expert
I've still got the scar on my chin.
You'd think my dad would have warned me about that handle popping back up.
Remember having a hi lift jack forty years ago when I was a very stupid kid. It was used to get an old truck unstuck many times. Chains used to make a pretend winch. Jack up end of truck then push it over. That think almost killed me many times. Can’t blame the jack, I never learned to use it safely. I am not putting one on the Jeep.
Palmy
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Question?
Where do you attach the hi-lift to your jeep to lift it? While my rear bumper is flat on the bottom the bottom of my front bumper is 45 degrees. Will the rocker panels take the pressure of lifting? The old car jacks pictured above were designed for specific bumpers and only bumpers and I believe GM had slots on their bumpers for the jacks to fit in.
I do have 2 farm jacks that I inherited from my grandfather but I may only use them once a year or so and then it’s for pulling fence posts, stretching chain link fencing or other heavy Pulling. I just had to move a 40’ Conex box 8’ side ways and they worked like a charm.
My personal opinion is that most people have them for aesthetics and have never used one or would know how to use one properly.
Where do you attach the hi-lift to your jeep to lift it? While my rear bumper is flat on the bottom the bottom of my front bumper is 45 degrees. Will the rocker panels take the pressure of lifting? The old car jacks pictured above were designed for specific bumpers and only bumpers and I believe GM had slots on their bumpers for the jacks to fit in.
I do have 2 farm jacks that I inherited from my grandfather but I may only use them once a year or so and then it’s for pulling fence posts, stretching chain link fencing or other heavy Pulling. I just had to move a 40’ Conex box 8’ side ways and they worked like a charm.
My personal opinion is that most people have them for aesthetics and have never used one or would know how to use one properly.
High lift jacks have a use from time to time. Never used one on the trail but I've seen tons of them mounted all over jeeps like jewelry.
My favorite is the hood mount. It's provides a clear path to kill someone in an even minor accident. But hey.... nothing says I'm a bad ass off roader like a hood mounted jack.... some even get them painted to match the body color.
My favorite is the hood mount. It's provides a clear path to kill someone in an even minor accident. But hey.... nothing says I'm a bad ass off roader like a hood mounted jack.... some even get them painted to match the body color.
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My favorite is the jeeps (or even better, Subarus) that mount them wherever but clearly have no place you could possibly use it. OEM bumpers, no rockers. Etc.
Sorta, sorta not. It is however a great litmus test. Smart experienced folks who have been in the offroad lifestyle for a very long time and well know how to solve most any issue encountered offroad understand that farm jacks belong anyplace but in or on an offroad vehicle. The rest of the vaxxed triple boosted mask wearing sheep who will fall for anything, carry them around and they are just really sad that no one has figured out a version that straps to their hip that matches their fucking mask.
LONGJP2
TJ Expert
Honestly, I don't carry mine anymore, and not because this site told me not to.
The problem I have is not everyone gets to wheel with uber experienced off roaders that have high dollar rigs with winches and lockers. Lots of people use their vehicles in lots of different ways, and get in lots of different types of situations. Who's to say what someone else needs or doesn't need. That $100 farm jack is exactly the right tool if that's all they have.
Everyone used one back in the day.
It was called a bumper jack.
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Flat tires seemed to be more common back then too.
Or a chainsaw and cut whatever block size is needed at the time. (This coming from a Pacific Northwest wheeler who spends more time cutting my way down trails sometimes than driving.)
Keep mine in the same place. Used some foam pipe insulation as cushion and strapped down to d-rings in cargo area. Easy to put in/out. Not going anywhere and out of the weather. Foam and straps cost about $20 all in.
I would put it in a passing garbage truck and wave goodbye.