skid jack or high lift jack?

[mouldman1]

wanted to get an opinion on whats better to have...the basic roller jack with a skid plate or the high lift jack...what are the pros and cons?

 

[Phyguy]

Good question. Not a ton of high jack lift points on the truck other than the recovery loops? I carry a jack on a skid and a block.

 

[Blind1]

I have a hi-lift and have only used it once in 5 years for recovery and that is when it was on my F250. I plan on getting the 3 1/2 ton floor jack from HF in the near future & acquiring a skid to mount it on.

 

[6.2]

both can be very very handy offroad. highlift jacks have a ton of uses.

 

[Captain Awesome]

i will be going with both down the road but went with the hi lift x-treme as you can use it for winching as well.

 

[treypal]

skid jack.

 

[Labraptor]

I have both in the truck. The High lift is hopefully not going to be used. It is there as an insurance policy. I have the HF 2.5 ton with a skid plate. Almost bought the bigger jack but reasearched it and found a lot of people were using the 2.5 ton. It is lighter so I went that way.

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[mouldman1]

skid jack it is. going with the HF 2.5 ton and will make the skid plate.

 

[Icecobra]

I did both then realized a bottle jack has things you can do also, so now I have three when I go.... But that's me and I am the safety guy at work...

 

[Big Blue]

Skid Jack is what I use.

Yes, hi-lift jacks can serve other purposes, but they are also downright squirrely to use on a Raptor from a safety standpoint.