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Rescue 42 - JackMate(HiLift accessory)

A question mainly aimed at U.S. readers.

Does anyone have one of these things? If so, do they find it gets used a lot?

I was considering investigating the expense of getting one(or more) shipped over here(U.K.)

For that matter, does anyone know of a distributor in the U.K.?

For anyone who doesn't know what I'm on about-

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Thanks

Neil

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HN
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I reckon there will be someone in the UK selling these. To be honest, although it looks quite nice, being an 'all-in-one' device, I'd question the gimmick value. You can already use a hi-lift as a winch

- just buy some chain and a couple of small D shackles, you can also use it as a clamp 'as is', and I have one a few occasions used one as a log splitter. All of these applications involve a lot of hard work for very little return (especially so when 'winching').

Martyn

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Mother

Yes, but I only got it two weeks ago so not used it yet. I bought it because the Jackall "High Lift" doesn't have a top clamp.

I bought mine from

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. It cost $40 plus $47.75 postage ( £49 at current exchange rates )

Not as far as I am aware.

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Adrian England

I have found I can acheive the same result with the ratchet strap and some small ( but sturdy) shackles to fit either end of the jack. The webbing on these straps is more than strong enough to handle a land Rover and the ratchet will take out all the slack giving you the four foot of pull. This may be tiresome if you are in a bog but usually you only need to pull the vehicle from a rut/off a tree/to face the right way etc.

Regards

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Rudolph Hucker

Thanks chaps.

I'm not looking at it primarily for the winching function, as I've already got that covered

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having said that, the JackMate would perform the task of therack mounted shackle and grab hook(with reference to the above webpage), saving a little more space and weight! I want to increase the rating and improve the effectiveness of using the HiLift in a compressing and spreading roll, which I seam to do a lot. This would then release the original, thin top clamp which I reckon I could grind down to form a log splitting blade.

Additionally, the spikey, grippy foot arrangement(in conjunction with a substantial wood block) would, I imagine, be an improvement over the standard base which slips very easily, and is wobbly anyway. I can then do away with the(essential) wooden jack pad for soft ground as well.

It's just a darn shame no-one imports these at a realistic price!

Neil

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HN

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