Jacks for 80 series

Scotty , just a word of warning

Hi lift jacks & exaust jacks are fantastic tools in the right hands for the right jobs , but lethal weponds in the wrong hands . They can kill you in the blink of an eye.

High lift jacks , you need to have mounting points on the car to use , if you dont have a steel front or rear bar, dont bother. They are also used as pulling tools and clamps . I even use mine to break tyre beeds. The air jack is mainly used in sandy conditions , but will blow quickly if they touch a sharp object or are over filled.

I only use my high lift jack to support some of the weight in the vehicle and use the standard jack to remove a tyre .

Hope this helps

Thanks for that.
Do a fair bit of sand driving, so maybe the exhaust jack might come in handy.
Sounds like I'm better off leaving the hi-lift alone.
Cheers,
Scotty

Hi
I like high lifts because sometimes you need then...like if your stuck in some ruts and on your diffs, or if you have a extreme lift etc.
A shovel can help you get that bottle jack under the diff and makes a good bedding plate
An exhaust jack is good in sand and great with the tide coming in :-)
Each to their own....the highlift is dangerous if you are not careful with it...seen one used when a cruiser was stuck in ruts with a flat tyre...dont know how he would have got out of there in one piece without one.
Andrew

The standard jack is only about 1700kgs, and will really struggle under the rear axle of a loaded Criuiser.

I've had the airbag jack, and consider it pretty useless for lots of reasons. They are also very unstable.

You can upgrade to a hydraulic jack, but you need to be sure that it can get low enough to get under the axle when the tyre is flat. A two stage squat jack may be the best option here, but will cost a bit more.

I use a high lift jack as my backup, and have 4 purpose-built hi-lift jackpoints, to overcome the stability problem. As it lifts up the chassis, it also very useful if you had to repair springs/suspension, but you need to thoroughly stabilise it before doing such repairs (I also take an axle stand).

Cheers
Phil

!MPG:14!
Hi lift jack being used with hublifter.L/H/R wheel already has been jacked up and supported by branches

There is absolutely nothing wrong with high-lifts and I wouldnt go anywhere without mine, never had trouble with it either. Make some good front and rear jacking points.
Just use your brains!!!!!