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Tauler Jack

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Anybody ever seen this before?



Thoughts? I'm indifferent although it does seem like a neat concept. Seems to be just as stable as a Hi-lift but a bit less complicated to operate.
 

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Never seen that before. Clever idea.
 

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This guy is well known in the Willys flat fender community. He also builds brackets that make it easy to convert to disc brakes on flatties.
 

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I’ve had the kit for a couple months but haven’t taken the time to build it yet. He also has a Cruiser and shows up to our monthly dinner meetings on occasion. I played around with one of jacks. Not as versitle as a hi-lift but a better jack and much more compact. His website link below.

 

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Huh. I still don't get the appeal here. Other than the standard of a hi lift not smacking into your door or fender, what's the benefit? Also when you run out of travel, is there a way you can re-pin it and reset? Or do you need to fashion a jack stand of some sort to rest the truck on midway? I also don't see when I'd actually use this- the bottle jack under the axle is still preferred for changing tires as it's faster & safer, I keep a hi lift for the potential to pitch the truck sideways from the receiver hitch, or that odd side winching scenario.. which doesn't seem possible with the Tauler setup. I can't see that I would ever use this, what a I missing?
 

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Yes, you can re-pin it and it lifts higher. Watch the last few minutes of this video:


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lPQd2h1eTko


I feel like it can do everything a hi-lift does, with the exception of acting like a winch, in a compact package that is easier to work.
 

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Yes, you can re-pin it and it lifts higher. Watch the last few minutes of this video:


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lPQd2h1eTko


I feel like it can do everything a hi-lift does, with the exception of acting like a winch, in a compact package that is easier to work.

I see him use the pin to set the initial height, but I don't see him running out of travel on the jack, then moving the pin to a higher setting to continue the lift. that's what I was asking, which doesn't seem possible.
 

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Oh gotcha. I guess I looked at it wrong.
 

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I see him use the pin to set the initial height, but I don't see him running out of travel on the jack, then moving the pin to a higher setting to continue the lift. that's what I was asking, which doesn't seem possible.
Can’t do that.

It’s more compact which is a big plus. My awning hits the top of my hi-lift. Every time I need my hi-lift I’m searching for a can of WD-40 to get the pins to move. And the handle won’t club you in the head. I’m looking forward to building mine and making the change. But I’m am a little worried about the lift travel and actually getting a tire off the ground.
 

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It seems like a handy tool but I'd be weary of calling it a 1-to-1 replacement for a Hi-Lift. One reason is there's nothing AFAIK that prevents a trailer jack handle from spinning backwards under load, so consider if someone bumps it and it starts spinning will it stop? A Hi-Lift jams the climbing mechanism so it can't move up or down if the handle is locked up against the bar. I wonder what the people at Curt think when they see someone using their jacks this way. I gotta think their lawyers have a canned response at the ready.
 
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