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better jack than hi lift ??

CarterKraft said:
Something like this would be handy for the golf cart crowd where the hi-lift is way too big/heavy.
I have a aluminum fulton I might try to something like this with.
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There are a decent amount of UTV owners buying Tauler Jack kits for sure. There are some lighter and smaller 2.25 body jacks that work well to save a few more pounds ( but are strangely more expensive ) but are only rated for 3k/5k.
 
white-rhino said:
I've been in the "I'll stick with my Hi-Lift" till I saw this. Lots of merit to lifting on the link like that.

The problem is I already have a Hi-Lift and don't see any reason to change.

I've also used a HI-Lift for a variety of uses other than changing a tire and find them worth the effort to package.
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I used a farm jack for 30+ years, it was time to move onto something different.

What else are you using your farm jack for? Specifically things you don't think the Tauler Jack would do?
 
A faster way to loose teeth? :lmao:
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In reality though We have Simplex "house" jacks on our service trucks and they are super fucking handy for doing field repairs, albeit heavy and cumbersome.
I could see the Tauler jack being the perfect light duty version of that. I wonder if it would be worthwhile to reinforce the top (side wind), so it could be used to push on the very top, house jack style.


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CarterKraft said:
In reality though We have Simplex "house" jacks on our service trucks and they are super fucking handy for doing field repairs, albeit heavy and cumbersome.
I could see the Tauler jack being the perfect light duty version of that. I wonder if it would be worthwhile to reinforce the top (side wind), so it could be used to push on the very top, house jack style.
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Lifting with the top is possible. I have played around with the idea a few times, but I didn't find too many times it was super handy in practical application. The adjustable nose gets within a few inches of the top surface. Where it really seems to be nice is when storing the jack between two points.....that makes it super simple to just lock the head against a little plate bracket and the foot pushing against something ( think between the wheel tubs on a jeep or two tubes on a cage )

 
I really want to build one of these for the wife's golf cart but I also had made my mind up I didn't need a jack...
 
Mieser said:
I used a farm jack for 30+ years, it was time to move onto something different.

What else are you using your farm jack for? Specifically things you don't think the Tauler Jack would do?
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You seem to have misread my comments. Don't pick a fight where none exists. I did not say the Hi-Lift jack will do things the Tauler Jack wouldn't do. I said, I have used it for many things other than changing tires. I also said I don't see any reason to change.

You saw a reason to change, I don't. That doesn't mean I don't like the idea. (which I also said)
 
the KOH last weekend i heard a shit ton of racers say they broke thier jack one way or another. what jack would break so easy?
 
chaplinfj60 said:
the KOH last weekend i heard a shit ton of racers say they broke thier jack one way or another. what jack would break so easy?
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probably fancy smancy TT jacks with built in motors and batteries
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Here's the aluminum Fulton trailer jack.
It has a channel deal on the back but I'd bet a similar arrangement to the Tauler jack could be made for it and welded on.

10" stroke, 24" long retracted. No extension leg but a ball/socket foot already on it.

Weighs 11 lbs as is not sure how that compares to the steel jack.

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chaplinfj60 said:
the KOH last weekend i heard a shit ton of racers say they broke thier jack one way or another. what jack would break so easy?
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I broke Loren Healy’s ARB jack changing his tire on his 4600 Bronco during the EMC race. I didn’t know how it worked till it was to late and I’d already broken it. Now I know what not to do.
 
JR4X said:
I broke Loren Healy’s ARB jack changing his tire on his 4600 Bronco during the EMC race. I didn’t know how it worked till it was to late and I’d already broken it. Now I know what not to do.
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Well don't share the details of anything :laughing:
 
CarterKraft said:
Well don't share the details of anything :laughing:
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This will be part of my race recap when I get it done. I was broken down at the bottom of Turkey Claw still on lap one when the leaders were coming in on their lap two. I’m standing next to my rig off course watching people fist pumping at them as they rip past cuz I’m happy for them. I am OFF the course, out of the way. Loren comes over the hill and drives straight at me. I can see he’s on a flat. He kills the engine while still rolling towards me so I can hear what he’s yelling. “Change my tire -change my tire - change my tire “

I grab the jack off of my bronco and he yells at me to use his. So I drop mine and grab his. It seems similar to mine, the foot height is adjustable. I grab the lever, set the height and when I start jacking the rig up the foot is sliding on the jack. So I back it off and start over. I crank the shit out of the pre tensioner on the adjustable foot and break the handle off in that spot. I slammed the jack under the bumper and start jacking and the foot is still sliding. For whatever reason I kept jacking hoping for a miracle and it finally caught and lifted the vehicle off the ground. Got the tire changed and sent him on his way to his first place win without him ever getting out of the car, the whole thing happened in less than two minutes.

After I let the thing down he took off and left me with all his stuff. Flat tire/wheel, impact and jack. I didn’t have anywhere to go yet so I figured how the jack was supposed to work so I would know for next time. The ARB jack adjustable foot isn’t supposed to be infinitely adjustable like mine. It has slots that the foot lock into when it takes weight. So when I saw it moving where I didn’t want it to, it was doing what it’s supposed to do which is catch the nearest tooth. With mine the foot stays where you put it.

This is what we have. You use the electric impact that your about to use on your lug nuts to raise it up and down. A little bit of brilliance in it. The screw is left to raise the vehicle right to lower. So you put your impact selector to remove lug nuts which most electric impacts have more “unscrew” power than install power. Lift the vehicle, don’t switch the direction on the impact, remove lug nuts. Swap tire, switch direction on impact, install lug nuts, lower the jack in the same direction.

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Bought my 60" HiLift jack in '89, and the yellow attachment around '01.
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I take it on every outing. Surprisingly; I've used it for many things BUT changing a tire.
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arse_sidewards said:
Got anymore pics of that attachment? I wanna copy it.
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Its called a Jackmate and you can probably find a bunch of pictures of it on Google. Ive had one since around the same time as he got his, It does come in handy on occasion. I think it has been discontinued recently.
 
CDA 455 II said:
This is the one I have (original design):
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The updated one has the wire fence puller/bottle cap opener:
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Want dimensions?
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What wall thickness did they use for the tube? The rest is pretty easy to copy just by looking at it. I just wanna know how minimal they were comfortable going.
 
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