Safe Hi Lift Jack Use 

I don't understand why anyone would put a thumbs down on this video. A great safety video. Thank you.

The triangle of death is no joke ...... First time i used one (wasnt real sure how) , cost me a ton of $ .... Broken jaw , broken eye socket , knocked out cold into the fast lane of the interstate .... Along with a 3 week concussion ...... My issue came from a broken cross pin in the jack itself ( Thanks Smittybuilt) ..... Always use extreme caution when using this style jack .... They will ratchet down very fast if the handle slips from your grasp ..

I like how u gave the rated weight limits of the jack...i have seen way to many people unsafely using a hi-jack 👍👍👍

Great informative video!

I would like to add, to steady the jack hold your hand on top of the jack never between the jack & vehicle and always stand beside the jack never behind it. This video is great very 👌 good. The first time I used one of these Jack's was 60 years ago, it was my Dad's what they called a Handyman with a wooden handle. Be Safe

Thank you for this excellent video, I just bought my first Hi-Lift and this has answered all of my questions and addresses safety quite well. I definitely feel more informed and safer from having watched this video a couple of times.

I just got my new Highlift Jack and really needed this thanks.

I own 3 Hi Lift Jacks and totally love them. I’ve got a 60” First Responders Hi Life Jack, a 60” Patriot Hi Lift Jack and a 48” X-Treme Hi Lift Jack. Along with those I also purchased at least 1 or 2 things of every Hi Lift Jack accessory that was available and made by Hi Lift Jack. The people at Hi Lift Jack were all awesome and were all totally great to deal with. I cannot highly recommend them enough! The reason why I bought so many jacks and accessories is for a few reasons. The first is redundancy. Anytime that I go out off roading, I want as much redundancy put on my Jeep as possible. Next is so multiple vehicles can be helped at once should they be stranded. And with where I live, anytime that it snows, lots of motorists get stranded.

Great Video, I own both the 48" All Cast jack and the Extreme 60" jack, I love em, best 4x4 accessory ever made, The genuine jacks work fine as long as a person switches the brain on before use then life is good.

I do agree that when you lift your vehicle the stock bottle or scissor jack will not work like before, but that is why you use them under the axle ;)

Wish i had found this video first. I can attest to the triangle of death being true had a close call. Was lowing my jack and started talking to my neighbor. Lost my grip on the handle and it caught the brim of my hat and sent it at least 20 feet up and 10 feet away. Since then i dont get distracted when using it.

An important thing to consider before gratuitously strapping one of these to your Jeep, imho, is that unless you have heavy aftermarket bumpers that can support the focused pressure of a hi-lift nose with a lower surface to accommodate the hi-lift's nose and let it grab and/or substantial rock sliders with nice level lower surfaces, this thing is not going to be very useful with a TJ. If you need to change a wheel, it doesn't to you much good to have to lift the Jeep by the wheel- even if you can find something quasi-acceptable to stick under the axle. Since I have a stock front bumper and a rear bumper with an angle to the lower surface, I've been carrying a low-profile "racing style" floor jack with the wheels removed and a piece of 3/8" plate welded to the bottom to make it more durable, along with a jack stand. There are way more points to lift from with this style of jack and it's not as precarious. As far as winching and spreading with a jack.... why do that when I have a 10,000 lb. winch and snatch blocks? I also continue to carry the stock bottle jack, which is in fact useful. When you're good and stuck on something- regardless of whether you have larger than stock tires- that something tends to be fairly close to the bottom of the Jeep somewhere or other....

Great video. Effective and to the point. Appreciated.

Great video. Great demos and information!

Hey good video very informative and well presented ! Keep it up !

Nothing I did not know but still very good info. thank you

Great video! keep up the good work.

Great video! High Lift Jacks should come with a life insurance policy!

Great tips and great video. Thanks!

Great Jeep content!!!!

Great video. Thanks for making it.

Very nicely done! Thank you.

Super informative! Thank you!

this is one amazing video!

Great video. Thank you 🙏

Love the video guys😎

Thank you. Great tutorial!!!

Thanks for the great info.

Another trick for the old farm jack I have used, though likely will be frowned on by some, and must be used with a little common sense, is to use it to jack up the front or back, such as out of a rut, then push one way or the other out of the rut. Used this technique many times way back in the hills where all I had was a bumper jack. Used it lately with a hi low to move the front end of a car over that was to far one way in the drive way after we got it off the trailer and I decided it really was in the way as it was. You don't have to get it very high, and you push from the side so you are out of the way the jack. Never had the jack do anything radical, but safety first. Certainly not best practice, but something perhaps to keep in mind.

Now I know what I need to buy for my Dodge Ive got sitting in back with a flat. Bottle jack wouldnt even get the rim to budge. Never had lifting range regardless of what Ive tried. Shouldve looked this route sooner.

Great video thanks.

Excellent. Thanks!

Awesome video

Cheers, mate!

Good info...Thx 👍

great video

Thank you

good video

Used one on my Oedro front bumper to test it out. Worked good and lifted it but one I let it down the front bumper had a dent from the stress on it

You remind me of Bill Engval

I just lifted my XJ with a 3.5 inch lift. Does this mean I can't use a Hi Lift Jack until I install steel bumpers?

Thanks for this video! Tons of good information here for beginners with the Hi-Lift Jack! I'm getting ready to pick up a Hi-Lift Jack for my 2002 Jeep Wrangler X with a 2.5" lift running 31" tires. What size Hi-Lift Jack do you fellas recommend for my setup? Thanks! And Happy Jeepin from Arizona! 0IIIIIII0

Another great video. I have the same rock sliders on my jeep. Can you use the jack on the tube part of the slider? Or try to get under the part of the slider that projects the body?

how do you use it to remove the rear tires? I'm assuming the rear bumper?

What mount is that on the tailgate for the jack?

WD-40 is not a lubricant, it is a water dispersant. WD-40 also attracts dust. Also noted you said the HI-Lift is rated to 4.6k lbs. My Jeep is at least 4.7k lbs. Is this where the tested number comes in?

Any idea what rear bumper jack mount that was on the TJ in the video with the Warn rear bumper?

Before anyone asks.... do NOT buy the piece of garbage from Harbor Freight! You will die using that worthless crap. Northern Tool has a good farm jack... (base doesn't come off) & there are some others including the " official " Hi Lift. Tractor Supply is another good place to shop for these. 98: A good "hi-jack" (?) will lift a 50hp tractor or implements no sweat... IF it is a GOOD farm jack. Just avoid the Harbor Freight scrap metal - it really is unsafe. You can make a good baseplate for the farm jack with a piece of flat scrap steel with holes drilled in it to match the holes in the farm jack's base. (Ya was wondering what those holes were for, weren't cha? :) ) Bolt the flat base onto the farm jack base & you have a wider load bearing surface which is handy in muck / soft soil. You can loosely bolt this on & have some flexibility on sloped surfaces but don't get crazy with that. Lift straight up... straight down... and be aware if it can slip out from under the frame - IT WILL.

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where was this video when I inserted my face into the triangle of death and had my truck come down on me. lol I can personally say it's a shifty situation to be in

any ideas on where to mount outside in a way that it won't get stolen?

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It's so big... I think I will settle on a tire plug kit that will get me to the nearest service center instead. Even if you don't get under it, I don't think it would be very safe to even take a wheel off while it's on one of these jacks.

can somebody tell me if there is a better option for those of us with heavy rigs the rating on this is way to tiny for my rig

Every time i try to jack up my ranger by the bumper (custom 1/4 steel and pipe) the truck always leans to one side once the pressure is off the tires and it bends the jack base. Any tips?

Awesome, what not to do and why you do not do it. That way you know what you are getting into if you decide to do it anyways, unless you can rearrange things. You are messing with the weight of your vehicle. A mishap means getting punched by a gorrilla the size of that vehicle.

Who the hell are you?! I'm gonna call you Bleepin Y.

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Safety video = 4:20 ha

' oh no... sop watch at 100... not like jeep vehicle

Your jeep needs washed!

I do agree that when you lift your vehicle the stock bottle or scissor jack will not work like before, but that is why you use them under the axle ;)