Mounting hi-lift jack on the hood vs truck bed

[SleepyJeep]

Mounted Hi-lift Jack, Fiskar Axe and Krazy Beaver Shovel to bed with EAG hood jack mount and Dominion Off Road axe and shovel bracket. Mounted hood brackets with rivet nuts to the bed.

Oh goodie, I was wondering if my hood brackets I purchased would actually be usable there in the back. Now, I don't have to purchase more HiLift mounting brackets and I can mount them in the back using the same brackets.

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[JWest]

Oh goodie, I was wondering if my hood brackets I purchased would actually be usable there in the back. Now, I don't have to purchase more HiLift mounting brackets and I can mount them in the back using the same brackets.

Good luck and send some photos if you get a chance.

 

[Blade1668]

Hi-Lift useful in limited situations until you really need it. But storage out in weather not good. I have 2 ,short and tall yes they can and will hurt or kill you if you screw up. I used mine a few weeks back lifting my LJ up. I keep my short one inside of Jeep. It's been used as a winch a few times after having to carry it back in a swamp to recover a large 4 wheeler with strap, shackles and winch rope. Broken bead on tires, Fixed a few fence's and gates. Mine have been worth having. I don't recommend one unless someone has know how and (un)common sense to use it properly and safe.
It would be a cold day in ### before I would mount it on hood of "my" Jeep last thing I want mounted on sheet metal hood with a few small bolts to secure. Really think about that, Your setting at traffic light waiting for light to change green. Clown texting or even drunk don't hit the brakes. Let alone screwing up the paint and dents. One in my LJ has 1/2 bolts holding it there clamped to rollbar, shovel strapped to it. Max-Ax strapped to floor under drawer. Things not to have moving around in crash or roll over.
Second picture is slightly mods to base it locks on ice, paved road and wood. Plus helps with sinking

 

[wannajeep]

I had a Hi-Lift mounted on my JK's hood for a while. Looked cool, people at work asked what's that thing on your hood. Used it once, to jack up my neighbor's boat trailer that got bogged down on his lawn. No bonnet, exposed to the elements, everything thrown at it while moving forward, which probably didn't do it any favors. But never had any problems with wind noise or fwapping around and the hood seemed to support it just fine.

Traded the hood mount kit for an LED light bar which I sold even before installing it, and moved the Hi-Lift to the rear of the 2-door JK using a kit that mounted it to the roll cage. Much better, but still never used it. Eventually sold it.

Fair amount of weight to carry daily with not much useful purpose on streets. I see it being useful when you go on trail runs, so maybe keep the hood mounts in place and throw the jack on when running trails. As far as the JT goes, if you're carrying it daily, I think the bed is a better option (in terms of exposure to elements). If you're carrying it only when wheeling, hood or bed doesn't make a difference.

 

[Bbannongmu]

My 27 year old hi-lift is semi-permanently mounted to my garage wall. I used to shove it under the seat of my JKU when I wheeled. Not sure what I’m gonna do with it with it in my JTR. They really need to be protected from the elements and kept properly lubed to work. I have used it a handful of times on the trail - to jack an XJ over a ledge (not recommended btw), once to help recover a flipped buggy, wedged against a rock And being winched (really came in handy for this), a couple of tire changes (with jack stands and wheel chocks), and 2 times as a hillbilly trail vice to fix U joints. The rest of the time I use it to pull fence posts, change big JD tractor tires and level sheds. I actually went thru an off-road class in the late 1990s that taught us how/when to use this thing, encouraged the use of solid bases and ratchet straps to keep it from slipping and taught us a great deal of respect for the “jaw breaker” handle. All a long way of saying - not on the hood. Lol

 

[RBillybob]

I found a mount for a Tacoma that mounted to the bed rail. Works great even though as pointed out by several of you that the hi-lift is kind of an old school tool it’s better to have one and not need it than need it and not have it.

 

[whiteglad]

JT hood and fenders are aluminum.

 

[slothead]

For the occasional time it gets used for jacking out a fence post I wouldn’t mount it anywhere.

They are required to get a pass/permit to drive out on Assatigue/chinkotigue (Sp.?) In the sand.

 

[ACAD_Cowboy]

It specifically isn't required but a suitable jack and jack board is. I know more than a few of us are old enough to remember the old bumper jacks that came in the trunk. Not all that different and just as dangerous.

 

[JimThe4th]

This was my solution, using the JCR Offroad Molle panel. Tucked away and under the tonneau. I think i want to add a foldable shovel too. just gotta find the right one.

 

[whiteglad]

I fabricated brackets to mount my Hi-Lift jack and Jackmate

 

[ACAD_Cowboy]

Check out the axe shovel sledge pick combo from hi-lift, hand-all i think they call it. Folding shovels (etools) are for when you need to scratch a hole to avoid gunfire, a real sized handle is for actual digging.

 

[Blade1668]

Another option for a shovel,ax, pick and sledgehammer is a Max-Axe in fact that became a (BII) basic issue equipment for Army 1051 Hummer. I bought mine after I got back from my 1999 Deployment and seeing one.

 

[ACAD_Cowboy]

https://hi-lift.com/product/hi-lift-handle-all-multi-purpose-tool/

 

[ACAD_Cowboy]

https://forresttoolco.com/the_max.html

I suppose its your call which one is clunkier.

Funny thing is how little pioneering I've actually had to do versus cutting fallen trees and snags out of the way.

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