Hi-Lift Jack Lift-Mate LM-100

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The Hi-Lift Jack worked excellent to lift a wooden deck to adjust deck elevations. The extra additions by Hi-Lift sure may come in use, for the additonal base plate (for using on softer ground surfaces), this hook attachment, and the rubber strap to hold the jack handle to the jack. All Hi-Lift items surely appeared hi-quality and worth the costs.

A JKU stock Jeep has no lift point that can be reached by the short beak of Hi-lift without causing damage and the Lift-mate is a necessary addition.Most folks lift on their steel bumpers but the plastic bumpers of a stock Jeep well be damaged.The plastic covered hooks fit into openings on the wheel.I found no damage on my stock Rubicon wheels after using the Lift-mate.You do effectively lose about 6-18" of lifting height due to the Lift-mate straps and with our 42" Hi-lift we just barely got the tire off the ground and we exchanged the 42" for a 48" Hi-lift.An advantage of the Lift-Mate is that when lifting the wheel vs the chassis you dont have to lift higher due to the tire suspension dropping as you raise the chassis.A bit concerning was the rest pad of the Lift-mate sits on the tire and pushes against it potentially breaking the bead and releasing the tire pressure. We felt that we needed to inflate the tire to a hi level of PSI to help the tire bead from releasing.I think this is a necessary addition when using a Hi-Lift.

My Ford 7.3 Liter diesel with added leaf springs and a Bull Nose HD bumper is front heavy. So, I prefer lifting the front wheel to using the bumper. I am not inclined to crawl under with hydraulic jack so I use a Hy-Lift. This handy device makes that job easier. Naturally, I place an axle stand under the housing before removing wheel. I have not found any problems with this procedure.... yet.

Works well. Does it really need to be that big?

Unless you've got a rig setup to lift off multiple points it can be tuff.....hence this baby. I've got 37s on a Raptor and this thing is awesome and makes it easy to lift with no issues getting hooked on the rim for an easy lift. Great accessory

This jack has helped me out on a number of occasions the last one being when my UTV slipped off the ramps and wedged itself between the trailer and the ramp. Using the jack and the wheel attachment we were able to lift the UTV enough to remove and reset the ramp to be able to lower it back down to the ground safely.

I use this device to help raise my 35 inch wheel high enough to remove and replace the spare tire on my Rubicon. Because the Jeep is raised by 3.5 inches, I also have to assemble a platform using a double layer of 14 inch pieces of 4x4s. It worked for me and my wife (mid and late 70s). She and my 90 year old brother-in-law stabilized the tires side-to-side movement on the jack and I operated the jack. Your results may vary.