Thread: New ARB high lift 'JACK'

I think I'll stick with my Canadian "Jackall" hi-lift rated at 8000lb. I now have two of them, owned one for about 33yrs and the other I picked up for $100 in fnQld in -16. Great items if used by engaging head before hands.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

hmmm, just interested in what you are using it for.

after having been given 2 for our work utes they were subsequently bolted to a position in the back of the load area and remained there until one day I had to remove mine to get a heavy load item into the back.

I don't think it was put back in the ute again.

yes we had a couple of tyre changes on the road but it was quicker and easier to use one the many bottle jacks we carried.

I have been driving in to the Australian bush for many years and have seen hi lift jacks brightly painted and hanging off roof racks , bumpers , swing gates and tyres, and bull bars and bonnets.

I would say I have seen thousands of vehicles in the bush but have never seen anyone jack one up with a hi lift or for any other purpose.

.....hence my curiousity.....

Agree that they function mainly as a fashion accessory, but so do spare tyres in so many cases these days.
I have certainly used one, I hated every second of it, but if you get caught in a deep rut in the VHC a bottle jack is about as useful as a bottle, or even less so, depending on what's in it. Must admit though, I'd prefer to winch to level ground, but that ain't always possible.