Off Roading where'd you mount your hi-lift jack????

[0013]

I have my new 60" hi-lift jack and i want to get some opinions on where ya'll mounted yours. I was thinking either under one of the bed rails in the bed or on my tool box. Was also wondering about if i should get the jack protector or not. give me some inputs... .

TIA,

chris

 

[SRadke]

Mine's hanging from the bottom of my toolbox. It stays dry and clean there and doesn't take any space to speak of.



-Scott

 

[Cowboy Medic]

mine has just been sitting in my toolbox, but I would like to mount it somewhere and free up some space, so I am interested in what others have done also.

 

[tpuig]

I bought one of the black vinyl covers for it, and it stays in the toolbox.

TP

 

[rbattelle]

Mine's on my Back Rack! Great SOLID mounting point and eventually I'll put a couple off-road lights on it too! [Sorry, it's raining out and I just snapped the pic].



-Ryan

 

[frankram]

Mine is under the bedrail, been there about 3 years, so far so good.

 

[Woodenhead]

Mine's on my Back Rack! Great SOLID mounting point and eventually I'll put a couple off-road lights on it too! [Sorry, it's raining out and I just snapped the pic].



-Ryan

I also have a Back Rack. Is that mount from Back Rack or did you make it?



Thanks,

Mike

 

[rbattelle]

I also have a Back Rack. Is that mount from Back Rack or did you make it?



Thanks,

Mike

I made it. I just drilled and tapped the Back Rack for 1/4-20 and used the Hi-Lift "4xrack" mounting brackets. Works great!



-Ryan

 

[Eric Lee]

Hi-Lift High Lift

I misspelled 'High Lift' on this link or you might of had a chance of finding it - I have yet to take this out from under the bed rail to use it - If this is the placement chosen, use 1/2" spacers behind bracket and mount as low as possible to allow hooking of the jack foot into holder.

- Eric



https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119648

 

[DSutton]

If you do not put it in a box I would either buy the cover or carry a can or two of spray lube. The jack will collect dirt and dust and be tough to operate after it rides in the back of the truck for a while. I just keep 2 cans of WD 40 in the box, and give it a good cleaning before each use.



Mine is also mounted beneath the bed rails. I am a forester, so my truck is in the woods every day, hence all the dirt and dust.

 

[biggy238]

Mine is mounted to a rail that would run directly behind my tool box if I had one, from bed rail to bed rail. I bought a loc-rac to hold it on the front of my bronco and I just relocated it when I got my truck.



I Ditto the dirt. I put 90 weight on the pin and forget about it. Works every time. I clean and re-oil it every 8-9 months. Anyone have a suggestion on paint to repaint it with?

 

[f.boyle]

Cummins blue or the beige!!!!

I think I'm going to mount mine on my front bumper with the protector, on my headboard or make a slide compartment under my flat bed.

Chainsaw

 

[Desert Proven]

See my pictures under the "Spare Tire" thread.

 

[MMiller]

I pulled this thread back up to show you all what I did with my hi lift.



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It works well, unfortunatly, the more the box side gets damaged from trees, banks, the harder it is to put back on the truck. When the 90 gets a short flatbed and roll bar, this will be moved to the roll bar.



Michael

 

[BHanna]

I was thinking of welding some mounts to the frame rail under the bed to keep it out of the way. Obviously that wouldn't work in mud but I live in Las Vegas and we don't have much of that. Anybody else tried it?

 

[MickeyMiller]

I made two small mounts, one with a 1/2 inch stud (with a hole for a spring clip) to mount to the passenger side back of the pickup bed; the second is a top of inside wheel buldge mount with 2, 2inch tall by 3/4 inch apart verticles. The jack base is slid over the rear stud, the stalk of the jack is droped between the two verticles on the wheel buldge. There is a 1/2 inch hole in the two verticles and I have a pin and spring clip inserted. The jack is thus tucked into the front passenger side of the bed. Out of the way but accessable by just reaching over the bed. Now I'm trying to find a good way to tuck in a D-handled shovel.....

 

[WhiteSheep]

HI-LIFT under truck, bad idea

James:



I wouldn't mount it under the truck. The idea is to lift the truck out of sand, mud or over rocks. If you have to lift the truck to get the jack to lift the truck, you are in trouble. I live in Phoenix and see both desert and mountain trails like I imagine you do. I have found that no matter how convenient you mount your recovery gear, you always get temporarily detained in such a way that you wish it was some where else.



Whitesheep