Latest mod I hope to never need.

We ride alone most of the time.  I try to plan for everything but one can never do that.  Here is the latest addition to the T4.  Like the title states, I hope I never need it.  Insurance? Valuable.  Being able to help someone else...  Priceless.

Very nice...   

That could been really handy if you were along.....   

 

Sweet!!!

Those Hi-Lifts are nice but doggone they are heavy. I wonder if anyone has adapted one of those old bumper jacks for cars to work the same way.

njcraddock wrote:

Those Hi-Lifts are nice but doggone they are heavy. I wonder if anyone has adapted one of those old bumper jacks for cars to work the same way.

This is a 36" version, only weighs a little over 20 lbs.

It's a heck of a jack. Do you think having it mounted up high like that is going to change your center of gravity? We all know about your propensity for showing off your skid plate.

njcraddock wrote:

It's a heck of a jack. Do you think having it mounted up high like that is going to change your center of gravity? We all know about your propensity for showing off your skid plate.

Thought about that too...  No other option really unless I mounted it inside or on the front bumper. I might look at the front again, would help with traction. Gotta get the neoprene cover.

Where it's mounted will be easy to get too, When you show off your skids.  

I've got a big high lift and have been trying to decide wether to put it on the front bumper. But the weight. I figured I could do about anything with my winch and a couple of snatch blocks. Knock on wood.

You need to mount that underneath to try to help you keep the roof side up.

Gimpy wrote:

You need to mount that underneath to try to help you keep the roof side up.

 

Relocated to front bumper.   

Those things are beef. Word of advice since it looks new is keep some grease on the pins and springs and even better keep that portion wrapped up with saran wrap or something to keep the mud out and rust from forming. More importantly practice using it (safely). They can be very dangerous. Mine sent me to the ER several years ago as it got away from me while jacking my Jeep back down. Also had the handle drop down one time on my head. That didn't feel good. From that point on I quickly sold both of my Hi-Lifts and went to an extended bottle jack and ratchet straps to keep the axle from drooping while jacking.

Picked up one of these and mounted it on front bumper.

That will work.  That was one of the biggest problems with mine even though it was mounted up high out of the mud was rust and jamming of the pins.  Seemed like I needed a hammer and screwdriver most everytime I used it after the pins and springs started to get nasty.

Not the best picture but this is all I can find of it on FB.  I had it mounted on my rear bumper since my front bumper takes a lot of abuse from rocks.

very dangerous to use. and not very stable. not may safe places to put the jack that is strong enough to jack a side x side up. very handy on farm equipment. back in the days of growing tobacco we use one to make the bales. may times i got hit by it and that    hurts

I agree with Bush those things can be dangerous I still have scars from the tobacco baling days. I have convinced myself a winch a few straps and snatch blocks will get the job done.

I have had mine mounted in the same location for some time with no issues. Even rolled it a few times and the only damage was it bent the corner of the foot plate. The neoprene cover works great for keeping the everything clean and working correctly. Like above, be careful when using it as they as very dangerous and unstable. We have had to use it severals times and it has saved our butts. It comes in very handy when there is no tree around to use a winch   

RZR_Joe wrote:

I have had mine mounted in the same location for some time with no issues. Even rolled it a few times and the only damage was it bent the corner of the foot plate. The neoprene cover works great for keeping the everything clean and working correctly. Like above, be careful when using it as they as very dangerous and unstable. We have had to use it severals times and it has saved our butts. It comes in very handy when there is no tree around to use a winch   

Joe, how do you turn something that is 7 feet wide over?????? You all need to ride with us more this year buddy. Pam still talks about how much your BOSS/Better half smiles all the time.

Gimpy wrote:

Joe, how do you turn something that is 7 feet wide over??????  You all need to ride with us more this year buddy.  Pam still talks about how much your BOSS/Better half smiles all the time.

Actually it was two back flips with a two & half twist     Minor miscalculation on a steep ledge at Uhwarrie. It was Marks fault  

We miss riding with everyone, it's been over a year since we've been riding. My boss loved hanging out with your boss My business has been crazy the last year and my mom passed a few months ago. However, we are ready to ride again and I think we are going to try to make the April ride. Aslo - we are looking for a RZR4 if anyone has a lead on a good used one.