Hi-lift mounting

[straycat]

Ok guys..Yea or Nay on a vote for my Hi-Lift jack mounting. I can put it in the bed….but I don’t want any more holes in it if I don’t really have to drill. I don't want to just throw it in the back of the bed and have a heavy jack come out of the bed for some scary ungodly reason.... I don’t want it on my roof rack either so here is what I have done for when I go offroad on a camping weekend or a trail ride with buddies…..Just in case we or somebody else might need a Hi-Lift....


Here is the red 48 inch jack:

Here is the jack mounted on the rear receiver:

I have a front receiver 2 inch receiver I can also add it to but several of my buddies have said…’Wind drag, dude, wind drag, dude’………..lol

 

[sweetsride]

not a bad idea, little low tho! any way you can raise it up so its leaver with your bumper??

Kris

 

[Grey_04]

neat idea, you could also make brackets that mount to the inside holes in your stake pockets and mount the jack under the box rail?

 

[straycat]

not a bad idea, little low tho! any way you can raise it up so its leaver with your bumper??

Kris

Well, I can move the hitch up..I would have to have it cut and re-welded to bring it up about 1 1/2- 2 1/2 inches. That is a pain as you know. If I can find another jack mount that is angled upwards that would be a good idea. I can't see much stuff hitting the jack on the rear..unless I go rock crawling but I am not taking the truck out for that...just trail riding and camping and not too much ruff areas since it is a 2wd.

 

[straycat]

neat idea, you could also make brackets that mount to the inside holes in your stake pockets and mount the jack under the box rail?

That would be a great idea. But, no stake pockets are exposed since they are covered up by my diamond plate covers and the tonneau cover snap cover brackets...lol

 

[86 slo-vo]

it hangs way too low, i would hake a mount off you spare tire mount

 

[Grey_04]

That would be a great idea. But, no stake pockets are exposed since they are covered up by my diamond plate covers and the tonneau cover snap cover brackets...lol

straycat, hope you don't mind i put your pic in my photo bucket so i could show what holes i was referring to. in the green circle is the hole i was talking about there is one in the front and rear stake pockets. you could fab up brackets front and rear and have it under your tonneau cover were it would be out of the weather when not needed? the hi-lift jack would rest above your wheel well

 

[02RangerXLT]

Just add another piece of steel and make the mount like a drop hitch flipped up, that way you can raise it up to the level of your bumper...

 

[whocares]

It does look good there, but it is definitely compromising your departure angle.

 

[srteach]

Looks good! I would make the plate wider, drill another hole, and put a lock through the lift and the hole (theft deterrence).

Good idea for bed mount, too.

Raising it up is not a bad idea. Winter is coming, and that positioning will collect ice and road grime, quickly causing rust to develop.

 

[superds]

Looks good! I would make the plate wider, drill another hole, and put a lock through the lift and the hole (theft deterrence).

Good idea for bed mount, too.

Raising it up is not a bad idea. Winter is coming, and that positioning will collect ice and road grime, quickly causing rust to develop.

I can't say for certain, but I don't think straycat knows what snow looks like.

 

[GoodOld85BlueBalls]

High lift jacks are one of the most dangerous jacks of all time. One killed my grandfather while he lifted the mower end on a tractor it fell on him. He was under it to unwind some barbwire that had gotten tangled in it while he was mowing around his place. He had just retired from farming the year before. It fell on him and pinned him under there with the weight on his chest. Coroner said He was under there for about 10 hours before he died there.

Take care with that jack and don't mount it down low cause it is going to get full of dirt, mud and rocks in the mecanisim. You need to mount it up high and keep the mecanisim oiled well. Never use it to change a tire, only to lift up to get rocks and logs under the wheel. They also work well as a pull winch as you can change the direction and make it pull from two points. Also beware of the handle, it can kick the shiit out of you if you let go of it while the lift is on the way down. It will auto cycle and the tube handle is deadly when it hits you in the arm and side of the head. (I learned that one the hard way! LOL)

I think the bumper mount is a bad idea. Mount it in the bed, they sell brackets to mount those jacks.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

it hangs way too low, i would hake a mount off you spare tire mount

+1, you are going to tie it in a knot hanging that low.

They are as good as any other jack, even a floor jack can fail and pin someone. The trick is with a hi-lift or ANY other jack is to be leary of whatever you are jacking and have it blocked up before you even think of getting under it.

 

[strvger]

how about using one of the better bicycle carriers or one of the dual hitches i see advertised that use the rear receiver? might need a little adapting, but that would get it up and you'd still be able to use the hitch. just a thought.

 

[4.0B2]

I'd do with a pouch around it then mount somewhere in your bed or on your hood like the... Dare I say, Jeepers... Haha. I just have a thing about keeping mine clean bc dirt n grime kill them