Hi-Lift & 4xG sliders?

[Matt]

Oh, come on......

Hey now.... no kicking while I'm down!

[Omelet]

I guess I have just been taught from the beginning that a Hi-Lift is an unessential tool to have, but is not always your primary mode of lifting. It will work great on some rigs and is not even usable on others, but is dangerous no matter what. It is a jack (pun intended ) of all trades and a master of none! For tire changes I still carry my OEM jack along with a block of wood.

[Matt]

For sure... hi-lifts can be very dangerous if not used properly. Extra precautions are also necessary, hell you even have to watch where you stand while using it because the handle can knock you out.

I'm a big advocate of "use your tools before you need them". Anyone who buys a hi-lift and doesn't play with it on level ground first is really asking for trouble.

..... and like I said in my first post, that second attempt was definitely against my better judgement. I was questioning myself though because I thought that this must have been tested successfully before. I thought wrong...

UNLESS............. sal, where's that thread on removing the doors?????

[Omelet]

Ya I guess I have never seen anyone use one on an XK until now, only on WKs. Congrats on being the first

[Sal-XK]

UNLESS............. sal, where's that thread on removing the doors?????

See another good reason for removing your doors

Seriously though to many products being sold to us are not tested properly or not tested at all. I can find no pics or videos of the 4xG sliders being used as lifting points at all. I guess the testing is up to people like us to do which sucks because we have to purchase the product and test them out so no one else gets ripped off talk about taking one for the team. We should start a thread of product tests or maybe a section dedicated to testing and reviewing products. I can vouch for the SA sliders of course and the 4xG belly guard and front guard to some extent. I'd love to see someone slam there 4xG sliders down with the full weight of the XK.

[valpacer]

I'd love to see someone slam there 4xG sliders down with the full weight of the XK.

Done that with the WH. Dropped around 4ft down rock face onto another boulder, contacted directly on the leading edge of the LHS slider. Guard and door bent up at bottom, pulled pinchweld across. We are modifying the angle bracket with some extra steel to tie it to the subframe to strengthen it up. They work fine, but not enough for what i do. The Sliders that CRDSTU sells down here have a tube outer similar to the SA ones as well. Mine are getting the outer tube treatment and we are also making some brush guards and tieing those to the Saguaro front bar to protect the guards.

I know with my 4xguard slider i can use my hilift on any of the spots and it gets within 1/2" of the door.

Dave

PS ive had to move to a 60" hilift now, with the notches on the Saguaro rear bar the 48" wouldn't get it off the ground!

[Sal-XK]

4' is a long way down did your tires hit first? Have a video?

[Matt]

Would like to see some pics of that.... needs a helluva lot of force to tear that pinch weld.

Should probably get a new thread started for the slider discussion... lol actually, sal, maybe change this thread title to "My 4XG Sliders are useless for Hi-lift jacking"

[Holaday07 4.7]

I'd love to see someone slam there 4xG sliders down with the full weight of the XK.

Did several times yesterday twice on rather large rocks and another on a tree with a running start.

Held up great.

[Matt]

Guys... took two more pictures to show the reason these aren't designed for use with hi-lift: