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1978Blazerk5

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Well I was gonna pick one up to use as a winch cause my budget got even tighter, so my winch and bumper gets put off. So my 2 questions are, 1. What is the most a hi-lift will get you out of. 2.What size hi-lift should i get (IIRC there 2 diff sizes).

Thanks
 
As for #2, bigger is always better. If you're using it in winch mode, you are going to wish you had a ten-footer even if you only get the five or whatever the big one is.

As for #1, it depends on how much chain, strap, shackles, and common sense you have. :D

Don't do anything that is prefaced with "Hey y'all, watch this!" and you won't need recovery gear :D

I've only ever used my Hi-Lift around the yard -- to slide a garden shed, to bend my bumpers, and to jack the truck up quickly for whatever reason. Handy things, the Hi-Lift :haha:

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A hi-lift got my buddy out of this:
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Definitly get the taller of the two jack. We had the shorter one and it took about two hours to get us out of this. As for the weight capacity, there is a weight rating printed on the jack, but I forgot what it is. You can alway use a snatch block to increase the pulling power
 
2hrs starter was underwater and it wouldnt start for another hour. On the ride home the alternator died because that was underwater as well. We hooked up a jumper pack and bungee corded the hood down and drove the rest of the way home
 
1978Blazerk5 said:
Well I was gonna pick one up to use as a winch cause my budget got even tighter, so my winch and bumper gets put off. So my 2 questions are, 1. What is the most a hi-lift will get you out of. 2.What size hi-lift should i get (IIRC there 2 diff sizes).

Thanks
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HiLift is a great tool but it's only as good as you are. They can be used in so many ways but you need to keep yout wits about you, especially when jacking and even more so if you're jacking really high to shunt your sideways. Things can happen fast! Get the big one and some good chain, shackles, tree strops and straps. Also get one of their soft ground bases.
 
i bought a 60" after my stuck, wish i had it then! it comes in 48" and 60"

taken from hi-lift

Specifications
  • Approximate weight: 30lbs (14 kg)
  • 4,660 lbs (2113.74 kg) rated capacity
  • Climbing pins of specially processed steel with 125,000 PSI tensile strength and 100,000 PSI yield.
  • Steel bar is manufactured of specially rolled extra high carbon steel with 80,000 pound minimum tensile & carbon .69 to .82.
  • Steel handle of 14gauge high-yield structural tubing with minimum yield of 55,000 PSI. 1 5/16" diameter x 30" long.
Features
  • Every Jack comes complete with an adjustable top clam clevis for use in clamping and winching.
  • Safety bolt is designed to shear at 7,000 lbs. (3175 kg)
  • For speedy disengaging, lifting unity automatically drops away when load is removed.
  • 4 1/2" (11cm) long lifting nose for positive contact with load.
  • Steel bar can be reversed for extra long life.
  • Low pickup of 4 1/2" (11cm).
  • 28 square in base plate.
 
Remember that they call those things widowmakers, for a reason. Be very careful with them. They can kill you very easily. They break bones for fun.
 
1978Blazerk5 said:
Ya aint that stupid, i just always like havin a plan B. Keep in mind the truck that i have.


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They can scratch up the hood and tailgate on something that pretty REAL easy, I've done both:eek1:
And we lifted the back end of a blazer up out of the mud, and while we were getting rocks, the genuine highlift jack actually folded up like a horseshoe. That partly how the tailgate got damaged.

So while they are a great tool, they do have some limitations.
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I would get one. Mine has saved me several times. Just know it's limitations.
 
My buddy and I both have one. I've only used mine a few times to jack my truck up, but we used my buddies once to try pulling him out of some deep muck.

He took the jack handle straight to the side of the face. Shook it off, and showed that he could take a hit. But yeah, since then I've been scared $hitless of them.
 
Yep high lifts can be dangerous. I know someone who broke his jaw by getting hit by one as it went sideways.

I carry one, but I also have a floor jack. Another good inexpensive tool is a come-a-long. I have used mine a couple times to get unstuck.
 
I would say a HiLift is almost the single most important tool you can have off road.I do not go offroad without mine.For the type of wheeling I do (Hammers,Rubicon,Moab,) if I had to pick a winch or a HiLift,I would take the HiLift.

I could count the times I have used mine or someone elses winch to get me out of trouble on one hand.I dont have enough fingers and toes to count the times a HiLift has gotten me out of a bind :D

Treat it with respect,learn to use it correctly,and its a great tool.

I drove out of this with the aid of my HiLift :D
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70jimmy said:
but I also have a floor jack. Another good inexpensive tool is a come-a-long. I have used mine a couple times to get unstuck.
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I got an old bottle jack that I keep in my truck so i dont have to f**k with the stock on that came with the truck. one is the stock ones is to short and it takes 20 minutes to jack up a vehival. I had a come-a-long i dont know what happend to it, i think i loaned to a friend a couple years back.:doah:
 
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