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Default Hi-Lift Fix-It-Kit - springs / was ping ! Winston Smith

On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:01:49 -0500
"Jim Wilkins" wrote:

My youthful experiences with bumper jacks convinced me to raise
unstable loads by hoisting from above whenever possible. Given that I
have a 1 ton shop crane and a 2 ton chainfall on a tripod, what would
a hi lift jack do better besides ride in the pickup bed?
-jsw


They work like a "winch" too for pulling stuff. Not a lot of distance
before you have to stop and rejigger but if you are stuck in the
boonies...

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