Hi-Lift Jack 42" Cast/Steel Jack HL-424

As other reviewers have stated, this unit is a serious piece of equipment. It is very heavy duty and able to hoist very heavy objects. I used it to reposition the ramp on my boat dock. I needed a jack with extended length lifting. This jack is actually an over kill for my application however because of its extra lifting capacity I am sure I will find additional uses for it. This jack works in both directions making it useful for pulling as well as lifting. The company offers accessories for this jack enhancing its versatility. It can be used much like a come along or hand winch. Other versions of this very jack are used to pry open accident vehicles for passenger extrication. Emergency personnel use this jack. It also has field repair kits to overhaul the lifting and pulling mechanism. The jack is so heavy duty it’s hard to believe that it could ever break. The handle is all metal. There are no plastic parts on this jack. The finished surface on this jack appears to be powder coated and very durable. Only time will tell how durable the finish actually is. Yes believe it or not, it is still possible to buy an all-metal extra heavy-duty piece of equipment these days at a reasonable price.

Great product.

I purchased the Hi-Lift for self-rescue when off-roading in my Jeep JKU. The 42" version of the Hi-Lift came wrapped but not boxed and was complete with no missing or broken parts. It operated correctly and was exactly as described. It was easy to lift one corner of the Jeep JKU. After inspecting my Jeep Wrangler JKU, I did discover there are NO reachable lift points on the stock front or rear stock bumpers nor along the stock sides that the Hi-Lift could reach with its short 4.5-inch mouth. The Hi-Lift jack lift surface is only 4.5" long, so it requires steel after-market bumpers. In order to use it with a stock Jeep, the accessory LM-100 Lift-Mate is required, which provides hooks to attach to the wheel to lift the wheel directly. We were concerned that the portion of the jack head that is against the tire might pop the bead of the tire and we saw the tire deflect quite a bit but it did not. Still before using we would probably over-inflate the tire to reduce the risk of popping the bead.

I used this to jack up girders on my footbridge to install falseworks under it so as to enable restoration. I do have a porta-power here, but it has a limited travel range, and I needed about 7 1/2 feet to get under the girder .. 2x12 Doug fir x 20'. If you take off the pulling adapter at the top, you will be able to slip a length of 2" EMT over the stem of the jack .. in my case, 5 feet was about perfect. I ground a 2" deep trapazoid out of the upper end to nicely grip the bottom of the 2x12. This adaptation worked so splendidly well, I thought I should share my falseworks installation solution, as yet another use for this equipment. I had bought one from HF maybe 25 years ago and as I recall, couldn't get it to work. This puppy works like a charm. I do wish that the direction lever was easier to operate, but that's just the nature of the beast I guess. The base did find it's purchase in the creekbed easily enough, and the lifting went quite smoothly. 2" schedule 40 may work, but the EMT is considerally cheaper, and I didn't need that degree of strength (compression). Take your jack to the building supply and try before you buy (the EMT or pipe). If the pipe is even slightly bent you won't get a slip fit. Cheers!

I bought this to pull up trees 3 to 6 inches in diameter. I used it both as a tripod jack with 2x4 legs and a come-along. I got this 60 inch version because I didn't want to have to constantly reset to pull the trees; I was correct to do this, I used every inch and it would have taken longer with a 48 inch model. I also liked that it had a shackle on the top already and I didn't have to find or make one. Yeah, I like black better than red too. I'm an average guy and I found it pretty exhausting to move around and get in place. It is heavy. If you are less capable in the man-handling heavy objects department, maybe get the shorter one or a helper. I don't take this as a pro or con. The foot is small, I had to put a board under it, but a few times I liked the flexibility of the small foot for placement, so that is also not a pro or con. Pros: I put this thing in situations that would have tacoed lesser jacks; even with the increased length as a weakness, it did not fail. At no point did I worry about it when using it as a come-along, but I did question the capability of my towing strap. I got it really dirty and it didn't freeze up. Cons: The handle clip is a joke. It can't hold the handle worth a damn so it kept flopping down. The handle is too short. I'm sure he-man can exceed the shear pin rating if they made it longer, but I'm in no danger of that. I used a cheater bar, but the handle included seems weirdly short. Overall, I'm pleased with it and would buy again, but I would like to see a future version with a handle clip that isn't worthless and a handle that's a foot longer with knurling on the last 6 to 8 inches.

I normally wait until I use something a lot before I do a review. This works as stated and I did bend two of these because I overloaded 1 of them and the other, I let the load shift to the side. Under normal use without abuse it is a very good product and I just purchased another one.

I just bought this Hi-Lift jack less than a month ago and I have jacked up a ride on mower and jacked a tree stump out of the ground easily. I had a piece of steel plate that I bolted it to for greater surface area, balance and so it wouldn't force the jack into the dirt when jacking the stump and it worked perfectly. It is made well. Strong and easy to use. One little lever you pull up and you can jack it up and you push the lever down to release the jack back down. I have a lot of things I can do with this tool. I would definitely recommend this jack to anyone. Don't go a fewer dollars cheaper make yours a Hi-Lift jack.

I bought this to remove stumps and plan to have it in my car for winching in the winter. I drive my car off road on occasion for camping and sometimes I put myself in a situation where I will have to get myself out of. This high lift jack is the perfect way of being self reliant. I’m driving a 2016 Kia Soul it is front wheel drive and it can get hung up on any terrain. But with this HighLift jack and a few other straps and chain and having a sand anchor I can bury, I am able to get myself out of being stuck especially in areas without any anchor points like trees. The High Lift Jack I purchased is 42” short perfectly fits in the rear boot of the car.