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Post by Mickey on Nov 11, 2008 21:22:36 GMT -4
My son is buying me a High lift for my birhtday. Is the one from Princess Auto anygood, what should I look for and not? How big do I need?
Mickey "The Birthday Boy"
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Post by blacksheepxj on Nov 11, 2008 21:32:30 GMT -4
As long as it is the Hi Lift brand. NOT the Farm Jack.
Rob
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Post by Enos on Nov 11, 2008 21:34:24 GMT -4
Or the Jackall brand is good too. 48" should be good for your rig Mickey.
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Post by Jeepy on Nov 11, 2008 23:20:46 GMT -4
Might be a can of worms here but have there been any failures with the farm jack?
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Post by Creepy on Nov 12, 2008 5:01:00 GMT -4
i got that cheaper orange kind and it works mint.
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Post by gonejeepn on Nov 12, 2008 6:32:51 GMT -4
all i use is the cheap orange one also, lifted alot of a lot heavier things than a jeep(i.e. a 3+ yard bucket on a tracked loader, still attached to the loader)
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Post by justajeep on Nov 12, 2008 7:49:14 GMT -4
Jackall is a quality Canadian jack, the ones called Farm Jacks are the ones that are cheap quality. I personally prefer the Jackall to a HiLIft, buy the HiLift is a quality jack too.
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Post by Hawkes on Nov 12, 2008 11:51:36 GMT -4
I don't have a clue which one I have, it's orange too, it was given to me by a guy that got out of 4 wheeling and has been used a lot on the Jeepster build, and some on the trail. The brand name ones will kill or hurt you just as quick.
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Post by Cherokee Chief on Nov 12, 2008 12:16:18 GMT -4
I got the 60" one from PA and it works good. Been on the Comanche and now its on top of the Cherokee and I used it to jack up the hunting camp and it lifted that with no problems.
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Post by jamesc on Nov 12, 2008 12:48:40 GMT -4
I had a 36" PA farm jack and it crapped out on me after being used twice, and not being exposed to the elements. I returned it for a 48" Hi-Lift which has worked like a charm since I got it.
James
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Post by Enos on Nov 12, 2008 14:45:49 GMT -4
My Jackall has worked great also, and it lives either on top of the Jeep or leaning against the shed - in the weather year round in either case. I lube it with some Fluid Film (or whatever else I find lying around, think it was ATF the last time) every once and a while. I've used it for leveling my deck and removing/reinstalling my BIL's deck aside from the usual Jeep jacking. Its even been driven over a couple of times.
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Post by Creepy on Nov 12, 2008 16:51:24 GMT -4
so Jackall is the orange one?
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Post by justajeep on Nov 12, 2008 17:16:34 GMT -4
Yes. I use mine in the shop way more than on the trail.
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Post by dan on Nov 12, 2008 17:17:03 GMT -4
I got the 48" PA farm jack 3 years ago, have used it for just about everything from lifting sheds to trucks, to the willys Jeeps in the yard, to even my YJ. every once in a while gotta tighten up a nut on it, but hasn't let me down yet, and it stays outdoors most often as a door-stop.
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Post by Johnniemac on Nov 12, 2008 20:54:56 GMT -4
48 Hi-lift Xtreme. Four of us ordered them at once and got a bit of a deal. Whichever model you get, remain scared of it. These things can slip or slide so watch yer teeth!  HBD BTW ;D |
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HBD BTW ;D