Will L.
Well-Known Member
So 2 guys popped by today to say hi and return a borrowed 60” hd hi-lift jack they borrowed for some offroading trip. They each have Hummer wagons. They each bought one of the $800 ARB jacks that are hydraulic and lift with an adjustable foot similar to the one hi-lift has. One guy made a custom mount and put his on the side of the roof rack. The other guy just layed his in the back with a cooler and other stuff.
They both are fighting ARB for damages, but probably gonna loose. The instructions say store the 4’ high jack VERTICALLY. Turns out the oil leaks out when horizontal for a couple weeks. Ruined the fender well and floor carpeting in one and on the roof mount dripped down the back window and along the paint of the fender. He said he didn’t even look at his for about a month because its a play toy- but it was apparently long enough time to damage the paint.
So... although the ARB jack they did like more than the hi-lift because you don’t have the handle-o-death and it’s more stable- they said tell everyone out there wait until version 2.0 or 3.0 because like the compressors and refrigerators- the first model ones are problematic.
So I will stick with my hi-lift when absolutely needed, but my go to is still my $150 (back then) harbor freight 3 ton aluminum floor jack. To be fair- it might eventually leak oil also- it just never has yet but is only about 8 years old.
They both are fighting ARB for damages, but probably gonna loose. The instructions say store the 4’ high jack VERTICALLY. Turns out the oil leaks out when horizontal for a couple weeks. Ruined the fender well and floor carpeting in one and on the roof mount dripped down the back window and along the paint of the fender. He said he didn’t even look at his for about a month because its a play toy- but it was apparently long enough time to damage the paint.
So... although the ARB jack they did like more than the hi-lift because you don’t have the handle-o-death and it’s more stable- they said tell everyone out there wait until version 2.0 or 3.0 because like the compressors and refrigerators- the first model ones are problematic.
So I will stick with my hi-lift when absolutely needed, but my go to is still my $150 (back then) harbor freight 3 ton aluminum floor jack. To be fair- it might eventually leak oil also- it just never has yet but is only about 8 years old.