Had one for many years. Best and most versatile piece of recovery equipment I ever bought. I never travel on long trips or off road without it. It has saved me many times.
Pretty good little video; warnings and cautions are appropriate - so is some of the instruction. A couple more cautions however... Do not leave the handle of the Hi-Lift unattended when holding a load - you should either have a hand on the handle, or it should be "clipped" in and secured to the Standard Bar on the jack. All it takes is a light touch to get the handle to begin "cycling" up and down very quickly as the load lowers. Further, once you get just a bit of tension on the jack when lifting, step back to examine the jack's position - it should not be leaning from side-to-side, or angled inward or outward too much from the vehicle. Now is the time to make adjustments - when you begin to really lift, any slight angle will be enhanced. A mistake: When they are labeling accessories at the end of the video, they mislabeled the Winch Tensioner chain from the Hi-Lift Off-Road Kit. This Winch Tensioner, along with the Winch Jack Attachment Bracket (Hi-Lift's names) from the Hi-Lift Off-Road Kit is used when winching with the jack ONLY.
Plan on whatever you're lifting tilting/moving sideways. It's rare when it doesn't (for me). Nevertheless, wouldn't be without one on the farm, construction site, or in remote area. Took a teenage Sasquatch out at the knees with one on an old logging road in the Cascades one evening near Stevens Pass when I escaped from rehab in the director's Range Rover.
At 3:17 she says ".. don't go underneath the vehicle. If a raised load were to fall this could cause fatal injuries or even death." Well, all my life I thought fatal injuries CAUSED death. I'm relieved to now know that there is still an alternative!!
It'd be nice if this demonstration would show HOW to reverse the direction of the jack.... It does show the jack being used in the reverse direction, but skips any demonstration of HOW to make that happen.....
@@pieterhartzer7884 When the jack has a weight on it it won't fall straight down, you lower it with the opposite action to raising it. Once it gets to the point it's not carrying any weight the jack mechanism falls.
A fatal Injury doesn't always cause death instantly. It's an injury that will lead to death. However, some "Fatal Injuries" are recovered from, in this case after mis-diagnosis it would be called a near fatal injury.
They still make them. Just have to look for them. But I agree, I wouldn't want to use it unless it was my last resort. But I'd keep on on hand as well as a regular floor jack and piece of plywood for the floor jack.
+Ratkill9000 these jacks are irreplaceable due to the fact that they are so versatile. this type of Jack and got me out of many problems it is the off road go to jack they should have showed how to use it like a wench the best part about this jack.
To go off-road, camping, snow and all climates and terrains, if you had to choose between the Toyota Tundra CrewMax TRD Off-Road 4x4. 2018 and the 4Runner TRD Off-Road 4x4. 2018 what would be your choice and why?
'..death or a fatal injury.' I think you'll find they are the same thing - just a time delay between the two. "Oh no! The car's slipped off the jack. Is he ok? Is he dead?" "No - he's alright - he's only fatally injured."
clean and lube the pins that 'walk up' the rail. one of them is binding up on you. you really need to maintain these jacks cause once those pins rust up and freeze in place ,you may as well scrap the jack, you'll never get those pricks out agian!
Anyone who watched this video and then bought a _Hi-Lift Jack_ is either dead, still stuck in the lifted position, of hasn't used it yet.... This jack is so dangerous when its lowering something back down. And the only clip you have showing this process has voiceover still talking about safe lifting procedures
