Can you recommend a high lift jack

[redneck]

I'm looking to get a high lift jack and need advice please.
I want it for jacking the vehicle as well as a recovery aid instead of a winch if i get stuck (obviously not as good as a winch but i'm on a tight budget at the moment)
What should I look for when buying one   :?  any tips  :?:

[mark.yellow.series.3]

i have the cheap 'farm jack' and i think its great it cost me £30, but others iam sure will recomend there own favourate.

[paul_humphreys]

There is only one Hi-Lift as its a brand name. I have a Jackall, same sort of thing. Go for what ever one you like, but I have heard of a lot of the "farm jack" cheep ones from ebay bending to easley.

Paul

[redneck]

cheers guys  

[Range Rover Blues]

Jackall are Canadian I think, they are the ones that get copied a lot.  I have a cheapo copy and the standard (the long bit) is so soft the holes are rounded at the edge.

Buy a hi-lift, it's a safety item so don't skimp.  The accessories are not interchangeable with other brands but you get far more choice.  Bumper lift, wheel lift, Defender adapter and of course winch kit, for which you need 6m of 10mm chain (that's heavy).  I've used on and it does the job, always carry it as a spare even now I have an electric.

http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/Range%20Rover%20Blues/gallery/Greenlane%20Recce%20June%2005/0/672414-1121034980./SXQncyB0aW1lIHRvIGRvIHRoaW5ncyB0aGUgaGFyZCB3YXk=

[redneck]

Cheers RRB,
I reckon i'll go for a Hi-lift when funds allow, any tips on where to get one at a good price  :?:

[blueboar]

Try  

http://www.mm-4x4.com/Shop/index.htm

their service is excellent.

[redneck]

Try  

http://www.mm-4x4.com/Shop/index.htm

their service is excellent.

I can't see any hi-lift jacks on that site  :?

Can someone tell me the advantages of the cast or steel hi-lifts  :?:

[Range Rover Blues]

I looked in my Yellow Pages and found a winch and lilfting crane type company that said they were arbill dealers.  Iwent in ad asked them to order me a hi-lift, they were a little surprised that I had asked them but it was clearly there in the arbil catalugue so they did, charged me trade price for that and the winching kit, I got the 5 foot as it's better for winching.

[Jim-Willy]

Got mine from www.paddockspares.com , cheap enough for me.

[redneck]

Steel or all cast  :?:  anyone got any opinions  :?:

[Jake]

The *right* choice is a red Hi-Lift jack.
If you cant afford a red one then the black version is a very good alternative

Devon 4x4 sell them at vey reasonable prices  
Click this link for Devon 4x4's website, Hi Lift page
If you can wait till the shows start again then you'll be able to grab one at v.a.t. free prices
 :D

[redneck]

Hi Jake, now i'm really confused  :?  so is this red hi-lift from Paddock @£44.06 (£37.50 ex vat) part no pm684 http://www.paddockspares.com/sp/category/OFF_ROAD/subcategory/Jacks/searchbox2/1__Hi-Lift.html
 a better one than the black one at devon 4x4 @ £52.82  :?:

The red one is all cast i believe and the black one is Cast / Steel i kind of assumed the one with the steel bar would be better  :?

[Jake]

Thats a really good price from Paddocks  :shock:
Very cheap.
 :)

[redneck]

the red is the better quality one is it  :?:

[Jake]

the red is the better quality one is it  :?:

It is, yes.
Go for that one
 :D

[redneck]

Thanks for all your help jake  

[Range Rover Blues]

the red is the better quality one is it  :?:

It is, yes.
Go for that one
 :D

No, it isn't.  The red one is all cast, the black one has 4 pressed steel components, the little bar that pushes down at the back, the foot itself, the top clamp (oh crikey, that's the end of the world) and I think it's the bit that the handle goes in to.

ALL the lilfting parts art the same cast items as the red jack, it's simply a more cost-effective alternative.  I'd rather have a black Hi-Lift than any of the hong-kong-fuey brands out there.

[redneck]

OK gotcha RRB    cheers

[Sheddy]

Try  

http://www.mm-4x4.com/Shop/index.htm

their service is excellent.

I wouldn't use them if they were tha last company in business.  I'd rather change marques.  

They supplied me with a winch bumper which was damaged in transit and then proposed a time of three weeks to replace it due to thier insurance proceedures - unacceptable.

Then they supplied my mate with an incorrect bush set (despite being supplied with the chassis number) and demanded that he remove and return the incorrect bushes prior to them sending the correct set.  They refused to send the correct set so that the right bushes could be installed as the wrong ones were removed.

Deplorable customer service.

[winchman]

I have a brand new Jackall 4 ft with Defender etc adapter and clamping / spreader adapter thing ( quick clamp)
Any use to any one? cost £66 + carrage
would take £40 or might swap
Remember it will come in handy even if you never use it :lol:
I wouldnt use one of the made in China ones my self, you do get what you pay for , buy a genuine Hilift or Jackall

[Range Rover Blues]

Any idea of the carriage?  you wouldn't believe the number of times I could have used 2 jacks.

[winchman]

I would have thought £20+ as its an awkward shape, Is no one comming near me who could drop it off?

[Hissy]

I've got a HiLift.
I got it from   http://www.crag-uk.org/   :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
It cost me £1 :(biglaugh):

[FBF]

the cast ones last longer than the steel versions. i think the web site says one for 30 yrs and the cast for 50

[redneck]

Cheers everyone, i've ordered a 4ft cast Hi-Lift  :D