JeepMan97 said:

jeepin_in_a_94 said:

jeep03girl said:

Post edited 5:09 pm – December 29, 2009 by jeep03girl

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We got Justin one for Christmas a few years ago (the one used at Silver Lake for Tim’s stuck) and he installed it on the roof with the holder and a lock. The elements have done a bit too it so inside maybe better. But he has the biggest size so inside wasn’t too much of an option. You can just wait until trail days

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it was at the badlands actually iwe were long gone when tim got stuck with ruk and john at silver lake

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Haha!  That's when Ruk was cutting down the tree!!  Oh, and I stupidly drove sideways on a sand hill.  You live you learn.  Not going to do that again…

I don't know how much you guys believe in the Tread Lightly and Blue Ribbon compaigns but cutting down trees is a big no-no in my opinion… under any circumstances.  Back when Troy owned the park cutting down a tree could result in you, and your club, being banned forever.

No, on to Hi-lift tech!

For one if you find a Hi-Lift difficult to use you are rither doing it wrong or using an improperly maintained jack.  Hi-Lifts are a very simple machine and extremely durable.  I have had the same jack for over a decade and it spent mostof it's time mounted externally and with regular application of a good lube it never gave me a hiccup.

When mounting your hi-Lift give good thought to the fact that you may need to get to it with your Jeep in a bad positon.   On bumpers or the side of racks is a horrible place for it because there is a good chance that when you need it the jack will be pinned against something or on the downhill side of a seriously off camber vehicle.

When it use always be careful with a Hi-Lift, while the best at what they are they are still nothing more then a bumper/tractor jack and should never be used as the sole support of your vehicle when anybody is under it or working on it no matter where you are; stack rocks, wood or spare tires if you need to but do not leave it sitting on that Jack.  Also be aware of the angle it is at and the footing it is on, those things can get spit out from under a truck in the blink of an eye.  And finally, when lowering the jack keep a FIRM hand on the handle and be aware of what is happening, the handle can bounce causing the jack to ratchet itself down; this has resulted in one wheeler loosing an eye.  Don;t believe me do a web search, I am 99% sure he was a rover guy.