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High lifts
karlo:
--- Quote from: datalas on January 02, 2008, 00:29:57 ---
personally I view it as safety equipment (ever had a car land on you, it's not fun) and hence worth the extra money to get the "proper" one. Other views may vary.
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I agree, I've been offered one at the right price but the guy doesn't know if its a genuine high lift or a copy/cheapo.
I'm having a look later and I know a lot of peeps use them.
Terranosaurus:
My Jackall has it stamped into the metal somewhere can't remember but know it has as thats how I know what it is.
karlo:
Excellent I've been told that Hi-Lifts are stamped as well?
Wolfie:
Was just about to suggest looking for identifying marks on it. My Hi Lift is here next to me at the moment and it doesn't actually say "Hi Lift" on it anywhere, but it does have "ORDER PARTS FROM BOX 228 BLOOMFIELD IND 47424 USA" cast into the body. Genuine jacks should also have a number of instruction stickers on them as illustrated in the instruction manual http://www.hi-lift.com/instructions/jack_instructions.pdf .
Of course the other way of identifying whether its a genuine jack or a cheap copy is to try using it. On the rare occasions that I have been near a copy, the rack has bananad as soon as any weight has been applied.
clbarclay:
A new one should have a sticker on it containing this logo.
There a a number of details in the design that can give an unbranded hilift or jackall away, though I don't claim to be that much of an anorak.
Genuine Hi Lifts can come in either an 'all cast' construction or a cast/steel, though that is kind of miss leading as the all cast version still has some steel components.
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