
Originally Posted by
dero
Bottle jacks are great , especially for changing wheels , but if you are down to the axels they are rather inconvenient .
Add freshly churned mud & it is no fun anymore .
A spray of CRC etc brings most Hilifts back to life .
One day when I am feeling wealthy I will invest in one of the later model lighter weight ones , but for now the old [ probably 25 yrs ] one still gets me out of the **** more often than not .
I just used my hi-lift jack to help the young bloke across the road with his camper trailer that had sunk down to the axle on side, due to all the rain we've had in Brisbane. At first he tried a trolley jack but as the wheels couldn't roll it was just leaning over, so he asked me for help. We threaded a rope through the wheel spokes 3 times to make a triple loop to spread the load, put the jack tongue in the loop and lifted it up easily, then put dirt and a long board in the hole left by the wheel and dragged it around, so he can hitch it to his towbar.
2005 D3 TDV6 Present
1999 D2 TD5 Gone
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