xtopherm
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- HellaYella 2019 JLUR
Stopped carrying mine too. Too bulky and heavy. I carry a small bottle jack with extensions from Safe Jack. Saves space and weight. Speaking of weight, mounting a hi-lift up at the top of the roll bar is a lot of weight up high from a center of gravity perspective...Mine lives in the corner of my garage as well. I believe that it's older than I am, I remember using it around the property as a kid for various things, primarily pulling posts out of the ground. I think I only ever lifted a pickup/jeep with it 3 or 4 times. They're dangerous and I'm honestly surprised with how litigious we are that they are still on the market, keep to one side of it with your head and body far away from the handle especially while lowering and watch carefully to see if it looks like it is going to kick out. Other than that, keep it clean and lube it before every use and you'll be fine. I'd be really curious how often the jacks I see on Jeeps are used. I'm a fan of that tool, when you need one you need one, but it's not something I carry in my Jeep.
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