Hi Lift/Farm Jack on Td4

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duncanpage4

duncanpage4

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Has anyone mounted a Hi-Lift/Farm Jack on their Freelander?
I've got a 3dr Td4 and having fited the 40mm lift kit the standard jack no longer gives enough height so I got a 2nd hand hi-lift jack.
Only problems are 1) where to I mount it to stop it sliding around in the boot & 2) what can I fit onto it to extend the length so it will reach under my door steps and lift the car on the jackin points?!
Has anyone else done this?
 
you are gonna be hard pushed lifting on the jacking points, what do you intend to do with it?

please god dont say for changing wheels :eek:

still i s'pose it will be one more job available in the trade when this hairdresser loses his fingers or worse. :pound:
 
DiscoPol said:
you are gonna be hard pushed lifting on the jacking points, what do you intend to do with it?

please god dont say for changing wheels :eek:

still i s'pose it will be one more job available in the trade when this hairdresser loses his fingers or worse. :pound:
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Councidently I was a hairdresser many years ago!!
Then a petrochemical design engineer & now a plumber!

Yep, changing wheels & lifting it on to axle stands, lifting it in the mud to lay sand boards, etc.
I've managed to keep my fingers this long, have learnt to recoil quickly!
 
duncanpage4 said:
Councidently I was a hairdresser many years ago!!
Then a petrochemical design engineer & now a plumber!

Yep, changing wheels & lifting it on to axle stands, lifting it in the mud to lay sand boards, etc.
I've managed to keep my fingers this long, have learnt to recoil quickly!
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think about pivot points and extending the lift arm to reach under a gaylander, you are going to have to place that base very precisely if you are thinking of lifting it high enough to pop axle stands under.

I wouldnt dream of lifting my Disco with my hi-lift and then getting under there to stick stands in, its purely a last resort as a tool to be used for simple lifting, just buy a decent bottle jack that will get you high enough.

Off road they have their uses but as a maintenance tool i cant think of anything much more dangerous.
 
Theres a company on the interweb, SGS engineering or something who make high lift jacks for high up cars, proper jacks too, quite well priced too, under £50 last time i checked
 
I have a bottle jack I can use on the driveway so I guess that will help with the axle stands.
Will the hi-lift jack be ok for changing a wheel on the road?
 
I have a hi lift it is mounted on the roof rack but it has been on the spare wheel. I only have it for off road using a lift mate to lift a wheel but i would never use it for changing a wheel for that i have a mercedes sprinter jack
NEW 2.6 TONNE TON MERCEDES SPRINTER VAN BOTTLE JACK WILL FIT MANY OTHER MODELS | eBay
it is 2 stage and has a curved base so is much more stable than a std bottle jack i also use a folding axle stand with it. The most important thing to remember when using a hi lift for anything is it wants to kill you.
 
Can't see how a hi lift jack can be used on a Freelander, nor why you should want too. I use a bottle jack that fell out the back of my Pajero when I sold it. Very useful tool... Today it helped get my undertray on. I use the standard scissor jack for lifting the car and not had any worries. When I lift it, I shall place the jack on blocks and one day buy as decent hi lift trolley jack..
 
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