A 6-ton bottle jack will be a lot more stable, go taller and do the job better.
Been looking into one of these. Aside from craftsman, any other brand you'd recommend and/or stay away from?
Been looking into one of these. Aside from craftsman, any other brand you'd recommend and/or stay away from?
X2 on this! What's a good one out there?
2010 MANGO TANGO SPORT JKU
I carry a bottle jack that I bought from Napa a long time ago and it still serves its purpose well. Having said that, I'm sure you could just pick one up from Harbor Freight and call it a day. I mean, it's a bottle jack and not a flux capacitor. Just try not to get one that is bigger than 6-tons as it'll be too big and difficult to position under your Jeep especially on the rocks. There really are all kinds of cool tricks I can show you using one.
I carry a bottle jack that I bought from Napa a long time ago and it still serves its purpose well. Having said that, I'm sure you could just pick one up from Harbor Freight and call it a day. I mean, it's a bottle jack and not a flux capacitor. Just try not to get one that is bigger than 6-tons as it'll be too big and difficult to position under your Jeep especially on the rocks. There really are all kinds of cool tricks I can show you using one.
I won't lie, Hi-Lifts scare me and only started carrying a 6-ton bottle jack because of it. I have been around one too many instances where we just got lucky that nobody got hurt.
I never cared for them. When I was working in a body shop, we used a similar tool we called a "monkey on a stick", you could actually hook a chain to it to pull and straighten steel bumpers. Amazing I still have all 10 digits after using the damn thing. Are the Hi-lifts a little safer if you have a bumper with mounts, like the 1/4 pounder? Just didn't know if the slots in the bumper helped stabilize it or not.