Hi-Lifts are handy in all kinds of situations. How much do those toolbox mounts run?

 

Got mine from the local "farm type" store and don't remember what I gave for it. However, Amazon has them for $32 shipped. Hi-Lift 4XRac

They're actually a mount made to attach it to the stock bumper bolts on a Jeep Wrangler. Was staring at it a couple years ago right after I got my jack and thought "all I'd need is a big flat piece of metal...." Next day... paydirt


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Those jacks don't look very safe. I never understood why anyone would want to use them on farm equipment. I certainly wouldn't be crawling underneath a tractor to fix something using one of those.
Maybe I don't understand how they work, but it doesn't look like there's much of a base to support the weight of whatever you're lifting. I'll stick to a nice old rolling jack for my uses. I can see the need for using one with an extremely lifted truck, but I wouldn't trust it.

Looks more like a Hi-probability of falling over-Lift Jack to me.

 

That's like going Dove hunting with a rifle. Two different situations and different equipment needed. Garage jack isn't lifting something 60" off the ground or on soft uneven ground.
It says very clearly to never use this jack and crawl underneath it. When used to lift things, they are to be used in conjuction with lift blocks or jack stands always.

Then there are less safe ways to use it like jacking it up out of a run then pushing it off the jack and onto dry ground or at least out of the rut.

Then add it's abiliy to do other things like pry, clamp, winch, etc...

They're not for everyone. You will probably never need one.

Let's see a rolly jack do this.

 

I don't even see a hi-lift doing much good in that situation. Wouldn't it just sink in the mud? Or do you use a piece of wood underneath it or somethin