Decent quality Hi Lift jacks

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I bought a Farm Jack 48" for £25 from this guy .. g1kwo .. on Ebay, thinking
I'd have to take my chances.

But the jack is pretty well like a High Lift / Jackall, some differences,
but seems to work just fine, it's mechanism was a bit tight to begin with,
but lifts the 110 in the gravel on the drive just fine.

Definately worth a look, and he seems to have them regular, I did see him
selling them £5 cheaper the other day.

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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:41:42 GMT, "Me"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>But the jack is pretty well like a High Lift / Jackall, some differences,
>but seems to work just fine, it's mechanism was a bit tight to begin with,
>but lifts the 110 in the gravel on the drive just fine.

Is this you?

http://www.101fc.net/files/hilift.jpg

(Thanks to Wayne for this, by the way)

 

"Mother" <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:41:42 GMT, "Me"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >But the jack is pretty well like a High Lift / Jackall, some differences,
> >but seems to work just fine, it's mechanism was a bit tight to begin
with,
> >but lifts the 110 in the gravel on the drive just fine.
>
> Is this you?
>
> http://www.101fc.net/files/hilift.jpg
>
> (Thanks to Wayne for this, by the way)
>

hahahahaha.. No, fraid not, the gravel on my drive ain't that big, nor is
the jack LOL


 
and that a toyota 4 runner, not a rover.

"Mother" <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:41:42 GMT, "Me"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >But the jack is pretty well like a High Lift / Jackall, some differences,
> >but seems to work just fine, it's mechanism was a bit tight to begin
with,
> >but lifts the 110 in the gravel on the drive just fine.
>
> Is this you?
>
> http://www.101fc.net/files/hilift.jpg
>
> (Thanks to Wayne for this, by the way)
>


 
[email protected]...
> > On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:41:42 GMT, "Me"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >But the jack is pretty well like a High Lift / Jackall, some differences,
> > >but seems to work just fine, it's mechanism was a bit tight to begin
> with,
> > >but lifts the 110 in the gravel on the drive just fine.
> >
> > Is this you?
> >
> > http://www.101fc.net/files/hilift.jpg


What a "Fearsome" piccie !!! Ya read about characters like this....... in
the obitury coloumn!!

.... frodo.
 
Just an opinion - nothing more:-
I find the best quality "High-Lift" jacks come from a company calling itself
"Hi-Lift" funnily enough! Every other jack is just a 'High-Lift' jack, i.e.
a jack that lifts high! It's a bit like the old one where a lot of people
call a vacuum cleaner a 'hoover'. Surefire sign of a good recognised brand.
I know a couple of chaps that have bought 'Hi-Lift' style farm jacks and
they were definitely lower quality than my genuine 'Hi-Lift'. They have
since changed!
Bought my from Kaid 4x4 in Derbyshire, cost £52.00. Only a fraction more
than I've seen lesser jacks for.

Stew.

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frodo wrote:

> What a "Fearsome" piccie !!! Ya read about characters like this....... in
> the obitury coloumn!!

...probably a myth, but then you wonder...

http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2003-11.html

Also have a photo courtesy of sci.engr.welding of an idiot who is
welding his pickup, while the pickup is propped up on a 2x 4 !

Steve
 
On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 09:50:07 +0100, "90Ninety"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Just an opinion - nothing more:-
>I find the best quality "High-Lift" jacks come from a company calling itself
>"Hi-Lift" funnily enough! Every other jack is just a 'High-Lift' jack, i.e.
>a jack that lifts high! It's a bit like the old one where a lot of people
>call a vacuum cleaner a 'hoover'. Surefire sign of a good recognised brand.
> I know a couple of chaps that have bought 'Hi-Lift' style farm jacks and
>they were definitely lower quality than my genuine 'Hi-Lift'. They have
>since changed!
> Bought my from Kaid 4x4 in Derbyshire, cost £52.00. Only a fraction more
>than I've seen lesser jacks for.
>
>Stew.

Without lab equipment you can't know how good a jack is until you
really bend it. I'd really like to be somewhere else when one
snaps....

So, yes, I'd always stick with a brand name - at least you have some
hope that there is a testing and QA process. Mine's a Jackall, and
I've used it precisely twice. Not a great investment in all
honesty...


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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 12:18:30 +0100, Steve Taylor
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Also have a photo courtesy of sci.engr.welding of an idiot who is
>welding his pickup, while the pickup is propped up on a 2x 4 !

I believe that's the one I'm looking for. Could you email it please
Steve?

 
In message <[email protected]>, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> writes
>On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 09:50:07 +0100, "90Ninety"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Just an opinion - nothing more:-
>>I find the best quality "High-Lift" jacks come from a company calling itself
>>"Hi-Lift" funnily enough! Every other jack is just a 'High-Lift' jack, i.e.
>>a jack that lifts high! It's a bit like the old one where a lot of people
>>call a vacuum cleaner a 'hoover'. Surefire sign of a good recognised brand.
>> I know a couple of chaps that have bought 'Hi-Lift' style farm jacks and
>>they were definitely lower quality than my genuine 'Hi-Lift'. They have
>>since changed!
>> Bought my from Kaid 4x4 in Derbyshire, cost £52.00. Only a fraction more
>>than I've seen lesser jacks for.
>>
>>Stew.
>
>Without lab equipment you can't know how good a jack is until you
>really bend it. I'd really like to be somewhere else when one
>snaps....
>
>So, yes, I'd always stick with a brand name - at least you have some
>hope that there is a testing and QA process. Mine's a Jackall, and
>I've used it precisely twice. Not a great investment in all
>honesty...
>
>
Depends what the alternatives were at the time you used it
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hugh
 
On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 15:08:16 +0100, hugh <hugh@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:

>In message <[email protected]>, Tim Hobbs
><[email protected]> writes
>>On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 09:50:07 +0100, "90Ninety"
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Just an opinion - nothing more:-
>>>I find the best quality "High-Lift" jacks come from a company calling itself
>>>"Hi-Lift" funnily enough! Every other jack is just a 'High-Lift' jack, i.e.
>>>a jack that lifts high! It's a bit like the old one where a lot of people
>>>call a vacuum cleaner a 'hoover'. Surefire sign of a good recognised brand.
>>> I know a couple of chaps that have bought 'Hi-Lift' style farm jacks and
>>>they were definitely lower quality than my genuine 'Hi-Lift'. They have
>>>since changed!
>>> Bought my from Kaid 4x4 in Derbyshire, cost £52.00. Only a fraction more
>>>than I've seen lesser jacks for.
>>>
>>>Stew.
>>
>>Without lab equipment you can't know how good a jack is until you
>>really bend it. I'd really like to be somewhere else when one
>>snaps....
>>
>>So, yes, I'd always stick with a brand name - at least you have some
>>hope that there is a testing and QA process. Mine's a Jackall, and
>>I've used it precisely twice. Not a great investment in all
>>honesty...
>>
>>
>Depends what the alternatives were at the time you used it

The first time I used it was to see how it worked.

The second time was to put Stig on axle stands to do the brakes. I
only used the hi-lift because I'd had it a year and never touched it,
so felt a bit guilty....


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com
Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com
 
In message <[email protected]>
"90Ninety" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Just an opinion - nothing more:-
> I find the best quality "High-Lift" jacks come from a company calling itself
> "Hi-Lift" funnily enough! Every other jack is just a 'High-Lift' jack, i.e.
> a jack that lifts high! It's a bit like the old one where a lot of people
> call a vacuum cleaner a 'hoover'. Surefire sign of a good recognised brand.
> I know a couple of chaps that have bought 'Hi-Lift' style farm jacks and
> they were definitely lower quality than my genuine 'Hi-Lift'. They have
> since changed!
> Bought my from Kaid 4x4 in Derbyshire, cost £52.00. Only a fraction more
> than I've seen lesser jacks for.
>
> Stew.
>

I'd say that Hi-Lift and Jackall should be classed "as being
the same" - both are certainly better quality that the cheaper
farm jacks doing the rounds, which have rightly or wrongly
aquired a reputation for bending.......

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could have saved you a fiver there!
</shameless plug>


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