Georgia Trail Riders Forum
MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: Cannonballkev on April 22, 2014, 08:43:24 AM
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Looking at getting a high lift jack.Original Hi Lift $80+, tractor supply "farm Jack" $60, harbor freight high lift jack $50.
Ruled out HF, is the TRC worth getting or should I spend another $30 and get the "real" HI Lift jack?
I have several projects going on and the $30 here and there add up quick!
Thanks
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Well, I think I just answered my own question. Found a HI lift brand on eBay ( brand new) $73, free shipping . I think I'll go that route for piece of mind
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What size vehicle do you have? What is your intended use of the hi-lift (looks, tire change, winch, etc)?
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Chevy k1500, tire changing, looks, pulling stumps. New to four wheeling , so I'm not sure what all I could use for. I don't wa t it to break after first use.
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Most of the time, a small bottle jack is sufficient, and safer, for most activities, but bottle jacks do not look good and don't pull stumps. :)
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Hmmm, may need to rethink this. I guess on the one occasion that you have a flat while in a mud hole and can't get out is when you would need a high lift jack. I have other things I can spend the money on.
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Remember our trip to Golden Mtn?
We had to use a Hi-Lift jack to bust the bead
on 2 different rigs that had cut a valve stem....
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Just found a Hi Lift locally, talked him down to $35 from $50.
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I would get it.......
it's one of those things you may not
use but if you ever needed one!!
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Remember our trip to Golden Mtn?
We had to use a Hi-Lift jack to bust the bead
on 2 different rigs that had cut a valve stem....
I recall Golden and I recall one being used with Blue Wes at Morris.
I acquired a tool for replacing valve stems, without having to break the bead. (It is lost in the basement, but I'll find it before this weekend) :)
I will continue to hope I do not need to use one. I consider them to be very dangerous. I do hope there is one near me if I ever need one!
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Getting it, never hurts to have options. Now extra $ for a CB.
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This reminds me I need to pick up some valve
stems and one of those little tools also.......
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Getting it, never hurts to have options. Now extra $ for a CB.
True!
Which CB are you considering?
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This reminds me I need to pick up some valve
stems and one of those little tools also.......
Yep, I need valve stems too. I bought the tool on Amazon...it was not cheap.
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I have no idea what CB to get. I actually have one, small Cobra, no ant or mic. I powered it up, and get lights and numbers on led screen. I might just get a mic for now to get me by. I need ant anyway. I saw Firestick was recommended?
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I have no idea what CB to get. I actually have one, small Cobra, no ant or mic. I powered it up, and get lights and numbers on led screen. I might just get a mic for now to get me by. I need ant anyway. I saw Firestick was recommended?
I have Firestick II antennas, one on the jeep and one on the truck, and have had good success with them (adjustable screw to tune). I also have a temporary magnetic one that is pretty good (tuned by screwing some metal bands up and down) that I picked up at a truck stop a while back. Some people recommend 'Lil Will, or something like that.
Installation quality of the antenna will have a major impact on your success.
I have Uniden Pro520xl CBs...they work for me. YMMV
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I have broken every antenna, and 3 firesticks, but this one. So eay to tune, retune, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Solarcon-Tunable-Stainless-Steel-Antenna/dp/B001JT0ZG0/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1398180730&sr=1-2&keywords=solarcon+steel
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^^^I have the same antenna. They are great
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I have a similar whip, i lost 2 firesticks to the garage door
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K40 Superflex if you are set on fiberglass. It can bend 180 degrees. I have had good luck with my firestick as well, although its mounted to low, which is why it hasnt broke yet.
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Got the CB hooked up, found a Power Whip ant at a QT truck stop. I hear conversations , but no one answered back. I live in the sticks, not much traffic, ( about 10 minutes from the back entrance to Charlie's creek)
I don't have the equip to tune it, nor do I know how
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Come to a GATR event, really a GATR ride, and someone will have the swr meter. You should go read an article or two regarding how to tune a cb antenna. I believe there is an article or two in the shop talk section of GATR forums. If not, there are some really good websites.
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Ill be at the trey mountain cookout/ride on the 3rd. Maybe someone will have one there .
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Ill be at the trey mountain cookout/ride on the 3rd. Maybe someone will have one there .
I'll have an SWR meter w me at the cookout.
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Be good to meet you there, I'll also have SWR and cable. For my next set of wheels I'm going to get something where valve stem is recessed or behind a rock ring just to avoid this whole problem of cutting it off on rocks, I've seen it a few times in a row now.
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Yes it does suck when it happens to you.....
All my wheeling trips and never had a problem
until our last trip to Golden Mountain.....
Makes me reconsider leaving my spare and
hi lift jack back at camp also......
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Makes me reconsider leaving my spare and
hi lift jack back at camp also......
In a relatively small park, I wouldn't worry about leaving the spare behind. I still don't want to carry a big as 35" tire around a big park, but I can tell you it would be hell to have to go get the spare if needed in the middle of trail 23 (or whatever it was) at Windrock. If you're with me on the trail, I'll have the valve tool with me (found it yesterday and going in the Jeep tonight) and some of the smaller valve stems (0.4xx").
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Is that the AME quick change tool?
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I normally do the same and leave it at home. I didn't ever want to carry in the hitch for deproach angle and weight reasons, but I'll probably start now. I would hate to be "that guy" on the trail who goes flat and is right in the middle of the trail.
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Is that the AME quick change tool?
Yep, that's the one. I have not used it...yet!
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Looks good if it works....lots of reviews on it