well i agree, hi-lifts have a place, and it's not for garage use. but unfortionately i don't have a floor jack right now. :miff:
i was lowering the jeep down onto the jack stands and in the process of lowering, the handle got caught on something. i lost my mind for a second and unhooked it w/o a good hold on the handle *BAM* right in the face
i am sofa king we todd did
feel free to laugh at my misfortune. the nurses were following me around the urgent care covering all the chairs and what not that i was sitting on cause i was covered in oil, gas and rust flakes haha
I was popping a bead off a junk rim and tire and used the weight of the yj to pop the bead. the tire was stuck and when it finally gave way the jack went at an angle smashing my theigh I had a bad bruise for a few weeks. extreme caution needs to be used with them
on no. 2 right now. even asked the dr. specifically if i can have beer tonight (thins the blood), he said he'd stitch it up tight enough id be fine haha:beerbang:
Camp Jeep last year, Had the rear end lifted, was jacking it down and didn't push the handle down far enough. When I pushed the handle down the next time the handle flipped up HARD and smacked me in the jaw.
Man that hurt.... No more hi-lift, use a bottle jack now!
as stated above, they dont really do anything well, but they are very useful. however, they do not replace other types of jacks. if your just changing a tire or something, do anything you can to use a bottle jack, or floor jack. hi lifts are a last resort, emergency, awkward position jack. and require caution.
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