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zone30



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Hi lift is not a good tool to remove a wheel. You need to jack up the whole thing to get it lifted.
Better to us a bottle jack, much safer.

Hi-lift is for recovery purposes and needs to always be handled with care. It tends to tip over.

If you can't use the bottle jack, it's better to move the car a bit so you can. Only if all else is impossible will I use the hi lift, like for instance in the mud to put a waffle board underneath or to maybe possibly hand winch me out of a pickle.
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lambert.the.farmer



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Supacat wrote:
Perfect jack for the off-roader:


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That's awesome though it begs the question of how much weight it could lift with pneumatic tyres. Still Cool Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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Supacat



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I think they may be solid - but it could do with some mini HD wheels in white Thumbs Up
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blackwolf



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They have valves, so not solid.
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Supacat



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well spotted. Thumbs Up
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blackwolf



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That being said, see here and here

Seems our colonial cousins usually put skid plates under their off-road trolley jacks, but also do the big wheels thing!
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Supacat



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Interesting but will have to be idle curiosity at $359.99 for four wheels& some steel bar.
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