Hi-lift Jack - Recall from Roothy
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 20, 2009 at 22:22
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Just a heads up on an email I just received.
Product-Recall
Product information
Product description
High Lift Jack supplied as a free gift as part of a subscription to Express Publications.
Identifying features
Batch 1
What are the-hazards?
Potential instability
What are the defects?
Jack under investigation for potential instability.
Dates available for sale
June 2009 - July 2009
Where the product was sold
National
Traders who sold this product
NIL
Supplier
Express Publications Limited
What should consumers do?
Return product to:
Express Publications
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Silverwater NSW 1811
Reply By: Geoff (Newcastle, NSW) - Thursday, Aug 20, 2009 at 22:39
Thursday, Aug 20, 2009 at 22:39
Hi Derek,
Thanks for the infomation, this recall cracked me up!
Nothing to do with you or your information.
"What are the-hazards?
Potential instability
What are the defects?
Jack under investigation for potential instability."
No joke
Sherlock?
They're all inherently unstable including my 20 year old genuine branded "Hi-Lift Jack" !
Sheesh political correctness, bunch of dills. How stupid is the clown who complained?
Geoff
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Reply By: donk - Thursday, Aug 20, 2009 at 23:04
Thursday, Aug 20, 2009 at 23:04
On some of the really cheap hi-lifts i have seen the jacking bar is a really loose fit to the base plate & they would be a lot more unstable than the dearer better made brands
Regards Don
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Follow Up By: Member - Ian H (NSW) - Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 07:03
Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 07:03
Donk, I reckon you could weld the bar to the base and it would still be inherently unstable. Long bar, small base = unstable structure. They are all like that so the recall must be something special.
Ian
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Follow Up By: Member - Ingo57 (NSW) - Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 09:57
Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 09:57
have to agree with that Ian, HL jacks are a necessary piece of recovery equipment but also the most dangerous especially If not used correctly.
Like most things you get what you pay for (within reason)
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Reply By: Member - Tour Boy ( Bundy QLD) - Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:19
Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:19
I guess it's like their DVD's are now....cr@p
bring back Pat
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Follow Up By: Member - Old Girl (QLD) - Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 18:21
Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 18:21
My thoughts too !!
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Follow Up By: Kev - Member - Wynnum - Sunday, Aug 23, 2009 at 21:04
Sunday, Aug 23, 2009 at 21:04
I knew there was a reason that I stopped getting their mag
Kev
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Reply By: OzTroopy - Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:26
Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 12:26
I do hope this recall is just in reference to some cheap copy of a hi-lift / jack-all style ... and not some complaint by some nancy ... that will result in the banning of one of the most useful things ever made.
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 14:33
Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 14:33
Dates available for sale
June 2009 - July 2009
I guess
mine must not have that risk of instability because it was purchased long before June/July 2009.
Duncs
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Reply By: Member - Ingo57 (NSW) - Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 15:46
Friday, Aug 21, 2009 at 15:46
I was reading the latest 4wd action on my lunch break and couldn't help but notice pge 149, have a look at how the jack is lifting the vehicle.......Wow!!!!!
They are talking about how to break a bead properly but failed to see how the troopy was being lifted.
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Sunday, Aug 23, 2009 at 20:12
Sunday, Aug 23, 2009 at 20:12
Many brands of these jacks have had recalls or been de-rated over the past 5-6 years.
My Jackall is about 20 years old and has 8,000lb written on it, and the common Hi-lift brand had 7,000lbs written. But if you tried them on a heavy 4wd, the shaft starts to bow.
The Hi-lift brand is now only 1050kg rated capacity to comply with australian standards.
In real life, the stability problems are largely overcome by having purpose built jacking points such as the cutout T's on the TJM bars.
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Reply By: Member - ross m (WA) - Sunday, Aug 23, 2009 at 21:40
Sunday, Aug 23, 2009 at 21:40
"Potential instabilty" is a fairly broad term. It could mean anything.
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