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| Dave T Member Since: 07 Jun 2013 Location: Glasgow Posts: 490   
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same as using any jack really then! 2015 RRS Autobiography SDV6
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10th Feb 2015 7:13am |
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| Anderzander Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1000
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Except that a highlift is much more unstable - and that's what makes it dangerous.
Mega useful though. |
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10th Feb 2015 7:31am |
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| michaelwl Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Durban Posts: 65  
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^^^ +1 High-lift is an extremely dangerous device if not used correctly. Much more difficult to use safely than a normal jack. 2002 110 TD5 White
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10th Feb 2015 7:57am |
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| michaelwl Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Durban Posts: 65
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Blackwolf
You are absolutely correct in what you say, it's the operator that makes it dangerous. No more proselytizing from me  2002 110 TD5 White
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10th Feb 2015 9:23am |
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| Anderzander Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1000
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I agree - but semantics or a little pedantic to say the tool isn't dangerous I think - the salient point is clear that some tools have a greater risk associated with using them. |
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10th Feb 2015 9:32am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17363 
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Yes, my post came out a little more pompous than I intended, but I have never understood this danger fixation people have with high lift jacks. Every time a high-lift gets mentioned in a thread, there is an explosion of doom and preaching!
Yes, you can hurt yourself and do silly things with one, but winches have more potential for widespread carnage than high-lifts, but there isn't the same doom-mongering when a winch is netioned. Operating a Defender off-road is far more dangerous and likely to result in pain and suffering than using a high-lift, but there isn't the same immediate outcry. Of the tools that anyone can walk into a store and buy, chainsaws are probably the most deadly if not used correctly, but even with chainsaws there isn't the same hysteria! What is it about high-lifts? This modern culture where people have to be protected at all costs from their owwn stupidity and limitations is totally anathema to me. Its ultimate conclusion is that anything with any element of hazard is outlawed. The human psyche needs danger - it thrives on it - it has driven mankind's greatest achievements - so let's keep a sense of proportion. Besides if the terminally stupid are prevented from doing entertaining and fatal things the world will soon be overrun with them! Sorry, rant over, I'll go back to sleep now! |
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10th Feb 2015 9:47am |
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| smb Member Since: 15 Jan 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1232 
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Nothing dangerous about the Hi-lift if correct precautions taken and the Operator has a full understanding of how it works and how to use it. It's the ignorance of the Operator that causes the accident and that goes with just about anything.
Just remember to put Difflock on before jacking the Defender. Oh, and handbrake of course!! The mud and dirt will not be good for the Hi-lift on the back, but even worse are the little stones that could be hitting it at up to 100mph after being thrown up from the tyres |
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10th Feb 2015 9:49am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Never seen one but this could be a good way of protection if leaving on the outside:
http://rockcrawler.com/techreports/jackguard/index.asp but if you want to be safe use a trolley jack; and if you want to be extra safe use axle stands as well: Click image to enlarge |
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10th Feb 2015 10:31am |
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| timtom1 Member Since: 10 Jul 2012 Location: Lancashire Posts: 148 
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Thank you all for the replies, I have noted and understood them but a hi-lift is what I have. How can I mount it safe and securley to the internal bulkhead? 2001 90 TD5 CSW Alveston Red Manual
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10th Feb 2015 12:27pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Any one of the commercially available kits will see it done right, just depends on what you like best and suits your pocket:
Click image to enlarge only thing I'd definitely stay clear of would be something like this:
it's too easy for one to come unclipped or fail over time, especially if other people use the fastening and shall we say are "mechanically unsympathetic"  |
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10th Feb 2015 12:46pm |
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| Anderzander Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1000
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I had it mounted on the bulkhead in my previous 90 ... With a pair of 4xRAC mounting brackets.
I haven't any pictures on my phone to share - thought I will at home ..... But it went there really neatly with the tub supporting the heavy end rather neatly. I still have the brackets but haven't arrived at a mounting solution in my new 90, which has a bulkhead removal bar. |
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10th Feb 2015 1:01pm |
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| Anderzander Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1000
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Found one ..... Not very clear though, but it gives the idea.
Click image to enlarge Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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10th Feb 2015 1:06pm |
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| timtom1 Member Since: 10 Jul 2012 Location: Lancashire Posts: 148
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Great thanks all 2001 90 TD5 CSW Alveston Red Manual
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10th Feb 2015 1:52pm |
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| Dave T Member Since: 07 Jun 2013 Location: Glasgow Posts: 490
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I have seats in the back so making it difficult to use the brackets. Instead I have it right up against the bulkhead just in front of my rear seats and then use a ratchet strap to attach each end to then seat frames. 2015 RRS Autobiography SDV6
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14th Feb 2015 4:28pm |
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