Off roaders: Is Hi Lift still the best?

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December 01, 2024, 06:34 PM

ElToro

I will add that anybody doing any off roading should have a recovery kit that includes a snatch strap, tow strap, soft shackles, a winch, tree protector strap, Shovel and axe etc. and a buddy in a rig with similar gear.

December 01, 2024, 07:17 PM

reflex/deflex 64

quote:
Originally posted by Texas Bob C.:
My dad was jacking up a one ton service truck of ours was getting one more notch higher with one when the pin failed to catch and the jack dropped. The handle flew up and hit him under the jaw. He had a two inch gash thru to his tongue. His jaw was broken on both side and shattered in the middle. He lost seventeen teeth. It knocked him eight feet backwards. DO NOT LEAN OVER THE HANDLE AND KEEP THE JACK CLEAN AND LUBED. It is a wonder that it didn't kill him.

Sorry about your father experience but not a bit surprised someone here had a tragic Hi Lift story.

I used one extensively at a ag supply business. We all called them deadfall jacks. Even knowing how dangerous they are we used them near daily. I wouldn’t give one to anyone I love, just me.

December 01, 2024, 07:35 PM

wrightd

quote:
Originally posted by reflex/deflex 64:
quote:
Originally posted by Texas Bob C.:
My dad was jacking up a one ton service truck of ours was getting one more notch higher with one when the pin failed to catch and the jack dropped. The handle flew up and hit him under the jaw. He had a two inch gash thru to his tongue. His jaw was broken on both side and shattered in the middle. He lost seventeen teeth. It knocked him eight feet backwards. DO NOT LEAN OVER THE HANDLE AND KEEP THE JACK CLEAN AND LUBED. It is a wonder that it didn't kill him.

Sorry about your father experience but not a bit surprised someone here had a tragic Hi Lift story.

I used one extensively at a ag supply business. We all called them deadfall jacks. Even knowing how dangerous they are we used them near daily. I wouldn’t give one to anyone I love, just me.

That sounds like a good summary for this thread. It's a tool, and all tools have their place, even when you're stuck between a rock and a hard place, it's better to have more tools to pick from and better knowledge to use them.