This may sound dumb but I can't figure how to jack my truck with the Hilift. Best so far is sticking the jack tongue into the 2" trailer receiver but that doesn't work very well. Any experienced folk willing to inform me?
Thanks,
Mark

what kinda bumpers do you have are they stock or are they cuztom like made out of strong metal and do you have rock sliders

The truck has stock bumpers and no sliders- just like it came from the factory. Does that blow any chance of using the jack? Mark

From your sig. looks like it's a stock truck right? The Hi-lift jack will not work with stock truck except on the hitch which you've found out.

yes, normally hi lifts are used somewhere where you have body protection, bumpers front and rear or rock panel protection. I would not put it directly on body panels.

Also, when using a hi lift, never leave the jack with weight on it and the Up/Down lever in the down position. This will cause the handle to begin flailing up and down as the jack descends, causing a very dangerous situation (flailing jack handle and truck on its way down).

And as everyone knows, these jacks can be used in many directions, including raisint to top to lift truck off rock, and then driving forward while still on jack. Again, just be careful to know where the jack is going as you move forward or backward.

Hi lift, don't leave the pavement without one.

I designed my rear bumper with additional hitch receivers to allow secure jack placement:



I can also put the jack under the bumper or around the sides or on my rock sliders or front bumper.

With the stock bumpers, about the only other option is to get the adapter than HiLift sells that wraps around under the bumper and lets you hook up the jack to it.

I did the same but mine are on the very ends, I simply did not close off the ends of the square tube, hi lift slips right in there...

You can get a bumper fitting which either may work (if its rounded somewhat) or could inspire one which would. Hi-Lift stores stock 'em. But use it at the frame mounts, or you will definitely twist your bumper. Even there, its a tad weak stock.

You could weld square tubing to insert the jack into, affixing it to the receiver hitch crossbar. The idea is to have rigid places to lift at each corner of the vehicle rather than lifting a whole end (scary).