Thread: Possible to weld (or otherwise put) hi lift points around a D1 without bar work?

Get a bottle jack

Originally Posted by Vern

Get a bottle jack

or a bottle of jacks.

Haha a bottle of jacks....I've got a couple of bottles jacks so actually I do have a bottle of jacks, just gotta find a big enough bottle, cmon though what if I need to lift it up from the side surely someone has come across this before on a track where a bottle jack is useless?

If you use a high lift jack on the sides of your disco that chances of smashing panels and fingers is pretty high.
Most decent bullbars come with a couple of jacking slots built into them and the towbar can be used at the rear of the truck.
As far as I am concerned the high lift jacks are dangerous bloody things and an exhaust jack is a more user and disco friendly option.
I have a 10t bottle jack for wheel changes and recovery boards, snatch straps, shovel and a winch are pretty much all I will ever need as recovery gear.
I bought a high lift jack 20 years ago and have Never needed to use it despite getting seriously bogged on many occasions and it has lived in the shed for over a decade now.

Agree hi lifts have their uses, but jeez they can be dangerous. I make do with a bottle jack, jack and pack if and when needed.

AGREE high LIFT jacks can be very dangerous if over zealously used. maybe get your self some max tracks and an exhaust jack . Exhaust jacks can slide under skinny confines , but risk of puncture if not careful.The other solution is be smart and take the chicken route around bog holes avoiding getting bogged in the first place .

One particular time a high lift jack saved our butts was when we used its inherent instability as a positive. We ended up jacking from the rear bar, pushed the car from the side and then tipped the jack over. Then did the same with the front. Rinse and repeat. We crabbed the stuck vehicle sideways out of some deep cloying mudd onto firmer ground and then carried on our merry way. Well not really our merry way - we actually went back to get the recovery gear at camp that we forgot to originally put in the vehicle! The jacking took bloody ages and we were ultra careful not to hurt ourselves though and all of us were paranoid the whole time. But it did work though!

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

One particular time a high lift jack saved our butts was when we used its inherent instability as a positive. We ended up jacking from the rear bar, pushed the car from the side and then tipped the jack over. Then did the same with the front. Rinse and repeat. We crabbed the stuck vehicle sideways out of some deep cloying mudd onto firmer ground and then carried on our merry way. Well not really our merry way - we actually went back to get the recovery gear at camp that we forgot to originally put in the vehicle! The jacking took bloody ages and we were ultra careful not to hurt ourselves though and all of us were paranoid the whole time. But it did work though!

I Bet you wished that you had a winch instead of the high lift jack on that occasion