Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)
 

With my bumpers it lifts no problem, but I ordered it with a bunch of extras so I can lift by the wheels or the bumper with a bumper attachment. I can use it as a winch too :thumbsup:



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Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)
 

This High Lift Jack is pretty much a multipurpose jack and a standard for the off roader to carry around, you can use it like a come along or powerpull. I've used mine on my Jeep's bumper and rocker guards to get it up but with the long travel coil suspension on my Jeep it pretty much leaves the tire on the ground and I have to use a regular hydraulic bottle jack to take off a tire & wheel.

Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)
 

Do you have the 48 or the 60 inch? I changed all four of my wheels with the bumper lift no problem except for the kickout I mentioned.

Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)
 

Mine is the 48 inch jack but even so at a overall width of 59 inches I am limited to what I can mount on my Jeep. Considering I've got 8 inches of lift, 35 inch tires and long travel coil spring suspension I think even a 60 inch jack won't quite cut it.

Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)
 

Up around these parts we call them "handyman" jacks. They can be pretty precarious to use sometimes especially if you are trying to do something rediculous alone! An absolutely required tool for truck guys though. Can't believe that some new ones come with a plastic foot!

Here's mine I've had for decades, 48". I welded up a bigger plate that would saddle the foot on it many years ago but can't find it now. Was probably stuck in the mud and I forgot to dig it out. I welded the handle into it also so it could never get pulled out and used for a cheater pipe or something and destroyed or not put back.

I like that rubber deal in the pic, Fetch, that holds the handle in the folded up position. I wrap a bungee cord around mine a few times.

DAC

Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)
 

Around here we call 'em widowmakers.....

Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)
 

I bet that sucker will climb a brick wall :thumbsup:

It was pretty cheap too. I got it at Amazon. I really like that SafeJack attachment that I'll post a video to in a second....


Tell me about it! When it popped out I freaked and decided that was enough for me. Until I got this:

Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)
 

I was asked about my future plans in another thread. I'm going to post them here to kinda be a guide for myself and you guys. Here's what I'm wanting to do if everything goes smoothly...

• Finish my fence building
• Fix whatever's popped up to make her not start. Embarrassed me at Lowes this weekend :(
• Pull bed off again now that I don't need it every weekend
• Finish rebuilding the Rockwell T221 Transfer Case
• Change fluids and seals on front and rear differential
• Paint everything with Por 15 under there to keep it safe from the rust monster
• Paint the bumper and put some bedliner in foot areas to look more modern.
• Put the bed on some kinda stands so I can weld up holes, beat out dents, and...paint? Maybe.
• Remove old wood and the rusted through strips, replace both.
• Put my fenders back on so she doesn't look like a little girl with her skirt tucked in her drawers in the back.

I may have posted this already so sorry if I did :)
Fence building is going from this



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To this:



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with some of this:



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to end up with this:



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It uses 2x4s and decking boards for the planks and supports, and big ol' fat ground treated 4x6's sunk 2' 6' in concrete for the posts, except for the big gate posts that are all cedar 6x6's, 10 ft long. The decking boards are shrinking as the treatment evaporates off of them from the factory so I'll have to move them to fill in the gaps once they're all dry in spring. You know, just snug them up again. I should end up with about 4 more boards worth of width the way they're sucking up! :ahhhh:

And here's my baby in her new stable. See the tires? They don't look too different. I'm happy with how easy they turn too. It's a noticeable difference.




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I'll be fiddling with the starting problem next...Hey, it's on my list! :puterpunch:

Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)
 

[QUOTE=FetchMeAPepsi;55151]I bet that sucker will climb a brick wall :thumbsup:


I know it's off topic but I figured to throw in a pic of climbing a Granite slab on the Rubicon just this past summer!

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Re: 1962 GMC 305V6 4WD Slow DD Build - Cecilia (Pic Heavy)
 

Nice job on that fence! :thumbsup: