THE PORTAL HUB - Pinzgauers, Haflingers, Volvo 303s and more!

Just got a hi-lift for my birthday, wondering where you can jack a pinz, guessing the front bumper is fine, probably need the adapter for tubular bumpers for the rear. Any advise or tips welcome... anyone used one as a hand winch etc.

Thanks in advance

I could be wrong, but I don't think a hi-lift jack is the way to raise a Pinzgauer. Use a floor jack under the differential or axle, and support with good jack stands. I don't trust lifting that much weight by the bumper, and stability might be in question because of the height you would have to raise the vehicle to. I am only talking about tire changing.

Point taken, I wouldn't use it for a routine tire change but surely there is a lot of other uses, I see some of you have them attached to your trucks, I guess they are not just for show!!!

We use the Hi-Lift jacks on occassion when on the trails. They have been used to stabalize a truck when putting a tire back on the rim and to lift the trucks when in the sand dunes and of course the most popular to help the jeep crowd out of trouble. I have not used the Hi-Lift as a winch with the pinz though it was a common practice when I had a jeep. The only time I have used it on the pinz when at the house was to lift the body to put stands under it. I still think the Hi-lift is a very useful tool offroad when used properly.
I have mine mounted to the front where the antenna tubes bolt on. If you have the 48" Hi-Lift, you will need to get the 60". The 48" lift just does not work on the Pinz.
My 2cents

I've got a high lift jack, but I must say I've never used it in anger at least on the Pinny.
While I do carry an array of recovery gear and tools in/on the Pinny, it's usually unpacked to recover the other types of vehicles that accompany us on our trips
I have used the high lift to jack up the rear of a Hilux that dissapeared down a hole, so we could put some "stuff" under the wheels.........However another time when the front left wheel of "a different" Hilux dissapeared in a deep rut and the corresponding / diagonal rear right wheel came off the ground we found a VERY LARGE man/bystander standing on the tailgate did the same job

Where under a pinz is it stong enough to take the jack?

I don't think the underside would be good for the jack as it would be exposed to all sorts of debris. Example,try to find the shovel after a serious mud/snow outing!
Mark

no! I wasn'tthinking of carrying it there, more thinking of jacking points!

DOH! I misunderestimated my reading abilities! I find that the lip under the rub rail is pretty stout,put something between the jack and lip if you're concerned with scratches.
Mark

I've jacked mine under the rear tube bumper multiple times with no issue. I have a Expedition Imports front bumper that holds the Pinz up just fine, I'm not sure about the bumperettes strength.

Pinzinator and a couple of others raise a good point regarding stability. I have a stand that attatches to the bottom of the high-lift to make it more stable. However, nothing will be more stable than a good floor jack, or if changing the tire on flat ground, a decent bottle jack.

The main thing that the high-lift gives you is the flexibility of being able to use it on uneven ground with relative stability, while still being able to raise a vehicle high enough to change the tire.

BEWARE, do not stand directly over or in front of a high-lift handle while lifting or lowering the vehicle. I got a nasty concussion a few years ago when my old high lift wasn't completely engaged, and smacked me so hard in the side of the head I was knocked out in my garage for about 10 minutes.