Reviews: Hi-Lift Jack 60" All Cast Jack - HL-605

Very easy to use simple with a good price for the quality

Never a useless tool to have. From winching yourself out to simply changing a tire or doing a quick trail fix.

Off road recovery and repairs. Solid design and easy to use.

Used to change tires on lifted full size chevy blazer.It was more than capable to lift my truck high enough to easily change out the tires. It was a little heavy but no problem campared to the performancr.

versatile and tough

If you don't have one, it will only be a matter of time till you wish you did!

It's the Handyman jack! Every man on a farm should own one! You can use a chain and it to pull up T posts, lift up trailer tongues when they don't have a jack or if their jack won't lift the trailer to your draw bar, lift up your truck to work on it (but not under it!), and use it to get unstuck. I say it's as handy as a Bale Bed because you'll find yourself using it for all sorts of things that you wouldn't think of before you buy it. The only real bad thing is it's definitely heavy to lug around. I just throw it on the four-wheeler or in the pickup when I go around pulling posts because it's too heavy to walk with very far.

Great product, everyone that drives off road should own one. Super easy to use as a jack or a come-a-long for getting yourself out of a jam

Not much to say. It's the gold standard in off road jacks for fixing flats, making repairs, performing recovery. I've got a full size 4x4 pickup so I opted for the 60" size. That's probably also the size you want if your vehicle is lifted. It was a little sticky out-of-the-box so as with many things mechanical, be prepared to add a little lube to get it working perfectly. I don't see this as a detriment - if you've got a need for a high-lift jack, I'm sure you already have ready-to-hand some spray lube of some sort. Carry a wide base (say 1' x 1' by 1" plywood) if you need to use it in soft dirt. You might want some big wheel chocks - but rocks work too. Please don't work under a vehicle supported only by a high-lift jack - it's not that the jack might fail, it's that the vehicle might shift.

Just getting into Off-Roading and figured I should have a way to get out of trouble should I get there. While I have not had a need to use as a winch, it seems to be sturdy enough to pull my stock 1995 ZJ out of most situations. I use a my main jack for repairs and does a good job on the stock lift. Simple to use but not stable enough for a long term support even with the optional base on concreet or asphault. If more than just a tire change or getting clearance to add traction under tires, use jack stands. The lever to change the direction of the jack (up/down) is a little stifr when new. Suggest a good light grease for the mechanics of the jack for the first use and to keep lubed. This initial stiffness appears to decrease with usage. Handle needs a better storage device as it will clank if not secured. Could use a pice of rope to tighten handle to jack shaft or get the optional rubber handle securer to eliminate the clanking.