Thread: High lift jack - want one, but do I need one? If yes - what for...

A real man would get an antique H.D Trewalla, only weighs 98 pounds, but would probably lift a D3 (Caterpiller).

Hi

Looking at another thread on the subject here, I have decided to make sure that the jack complies with the relevant ANZ standard and that the figures are quoted correctly

Something like this perhaps
HI Lift Farm Jack 48" High Lift 4x4 4WD Offroad Recovery LOW Trolley Race Blue | eBay


Steve

hmmm , very interesting differing comments.

I , too, carried one for over 2 years...it was bolted across the rear of the tray and only moved to allow a load to slid onto the tray.

I often carry a long chain come-along.....now that is very useful for a quarter of the weight.....

btw , for those of you who use yours for tyre changes.....what are they? I have never had a puncture since Darwin, post cyclone Tracy rubbish everywhere.

[QUOTE=travelrover;2155334]Hey Olbod, you don't have a photo of that thing? Sounds very useful.

Yes I still have pics.
I took these when I first got it and sent pics to The Bro.
It is a Jack Mate with a 5000 lb capacity.

The backing plate has a rubber gasket glued on and it rests against the wheel when you lift.
The hooks are wide and plastic coated so they can be used with alloy wheels but tatke up the pressure slowly.
Once you lower it onto the jack stand you can then undo the already loosened wheelnuts without the wheel turning.

You can see the advantage if you want to lift the vehicle to put something under the wheel in a sand or mud condition. No suspension droop.
I carry a board to place under the highlift to broaden the base.

Originally Posted by AndyG

A real man would get an antique H.D Trewalla, only weighs 98 pounds, but would probably lift a D3 (Caterpiller).

Do you mean something like this -

Trewhalla Jack , The type we used in the bush had the ratchet in the middle of three bars and twin prongs at top and hook at bottom ,to roll/ lift logs although yours looks of similar vintage and weight. Lugging that dash thing about made you think thrice before getting bogged

dave

When I was a kid growing up on a farm those things were called "Kangaroo Jacks". One of their functions were for jacking old tree stumps out of the ground. A lot of farming country had been cleared by either early logging, or just as the method of clearing at the time, resulting in many big stumps being left in the ground.
They were definiatly not for use by young boys!

Hi olbod,
I'm curious as to why you loosen the wheel nuts.
Is it to enable the hooks to fit in the wheel holes?

Cheers