What do people use for a jack?

[CalSgt]

One of my cousins got clapped by a jack handle about 3 times before he was able to fall out of the way.

 

[TonyT]

I was on 37's from 2009 - 2019. Most of those years I did just fine with the OEM jack and AEV jack base thingy. Toward the end I got them wet on a rare AZ rainy trail day and it wasn't long before it rusted and siezed.

Since moving to 42's and not being a daily driver I always have a Harbor Freight 6-ton jack stand wedged under the rear basket and I'll pick up a corner by the beadlock ring with the High-Lift.

I work out in the middle-east and the 4x4 clubs out here require you to have a trolley-jack and some sort of base for it to keep it from sinking into the sand (wood, traction board, etc.) Initially I scoffed at the idea, but I got a cheap $40 2-Ton one off Amazon and it honestly surprised me. It's fairly small, comes in a case, and if I break it or lose it, I'm not that invested in it.

 

[bobfriesenhahn]

I was on 37's from 2009 - 2019. Most of those years I did just fine with the OEM jack and AEV jack base thingy. Toward the end I got them wet on a rare AZ rainy trail day and it wasn't long before it rusted and siezed.

Since moving to 42's and not being a daily driver I always have a Harbor Freight 6-ton jack stand wedged under the rear basket and I'll pick up a corner by the beadlock ring with the High-Lift.

I work out in the middle-east and the 4x4 clubs out here require you to have a trolley-jack and some sort of base for it to keep it from sinking into the sand (wood, traction board, etc.) Initially I scoffed at the idea, but I got a cheap $40 2-Ton one off Amazon and it honestly surprised me. It's fairly small, comes in a case, and if I break it or lose it, I'm not that invested in it.

A trolly jack is just what I need in the back of my 2-door. It can consume that last little bit of free space.

 

[Ha1]

well it does have that large steel base on it and I figured if I could jack up under the Axel ...has to be more stable than the high-lift....I grew up with the old bumper style jacks....seen those horror stories first hand....

That large steel base is not much compared to that big ol' lever that it's attached to and, for that matter, you can put a larger base on a Hi-Lift but that doesn't necessarily make it the safe option.

Let's add in some un-level terrain, maybe some rocks, roots, etc. Not sure what the construction of case they have under the jack is, but looks plastic. But, if you want to crawl under all that to crank down on some trailside repairs, you do you.

 

[Mike Pierson]

That large steel base is not much compared to that big ol' lever that it's attached to and, for that matter, you can put a larger base on a Hi-Lift but that doesn't necessarily make it the safe option.

Let's add in some un-level terrain, maybe some rocks, roots, etc. Not sure what the construction of case they have under the jack is, but looks plastic. But, if you want to crawl under all that to crank down on some trailside repairs, you do you.


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[Pappy]

Thank Goodness I am not pulling a trailer....LOL