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Expeditionware Black Hi-Lift Jack Isolator (EW33) $11 Say goodbye to rattles, velcro watch straps, and inner tubes. The Expeditionware Black Hi-Lift Jack Isolator is constructed from black polyurethane and secures the handle on your Hi-Lift Jack when the jack is not in use. Fitment of the Isolator makes transporting your Hi-Lift Jack much quieter and easier. The Isolator is designed only for storing and transporting the Hi-Lift Jack. Always remove the Isolator before using your Hi-Lift Jack. (Shown with Hi-Lift Jack, which is sold separately.) |
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Expeditionware Red Hi-Lift Jack Isolator (EW34) $11 Say goodbye to rattles, velcro watch straps, and inner tubes. The Expeditionware Red Hi-Lift Jack Isolator is constructed from black polyurethane and secures the handle on your Hi-Lift Jack when the jack is not in use. Fitment of the Isolator makes transporting your Hi-Lift Jack much quieter and easier. The Isolator is designed only for storing and transporting the Hi-Lift Jack. Always remove the Isolator before using your Hi-Lift Jack. (Shown with Hi-Lift Jack, which is sold separately.) |
The Expeditionware Hi-Lift Jack Isolators are available in red and black.
The Isolator is molded from polyurethane and secures the handle on your Hi-Lift Jack when the jack is not in use. Using the Isolator makes transporting your Hi-Lift Jack much quieter and easier. Say goodbye to rattles, velcro watch straps, and inner tubes.
The Hi-Lift Jack comes with a spring clip to secure the handle in the upright position during use. This spring clip is not designed to nor will it hold the Hi-Lift Jack's handle securely during transport.
To combat this problem, some Hi-Lift Jack mounts like these mounts attached to this Safety Devices Highlander Roof Rack feature a bracket that holds the Hi-Lift Jack's handle stationary. Most mounts lack this feature and permit the Hi-Lift Jack's handle to rattle about.
Many savvy Hi-Lift Jack users like Bill Burke of 4-Wheeling America employ a velcro watch strap to hold the Hi-Lift Jack's handle tightly against the Hi-Lift Jack's standard. This system works very well but still permits some rattling.
To combat this problem, others use a bicycle inner tube rolled over the Hi-Lift Jack's handle to act as an isolator, and then tightly strap the handle to the Hi-Lift Jack's standard with a velcro watch strap. This system works but is unsightly.
Furthermore, the rubber used in inner tubes is not designed to be exposed to the elements and quickly deteriorates.
There is a better solution to the above methods: the Expeditionware Hi-Lift Jack Isolator. The Isolator holds the Hi-Lift Jack's handle away from the standard and completely eliminates rattles. The Isolator is secure enough that wrapping the Hi-Lift Jack's handle and standard with a velcro strap is totally necessary.
The Expeditionware Isolator is available in red or black. The color of the Isolators runs entirely through the Isolator. Some will prefer red because it matches the All-Cast Hi-Lift Jack and the Hi-Lift Off-Road Base. Others will choose black because it is stealthy and less visible. Whichever color you choose, you really cannot go wrong.
The Isolator is molded into a shape that resembles a Hi-Lift Jack's cross section. The "I" of the Isolator slips over the I-beam-shaped standard on the Hi-Lift Jack. The Isolator's fit here is snug but still loose enough to permit the user to slide easily the Isolator up and down the Hi-Lift Jack's standard. The Isolator also features a round hole. The round hole slides over and fits tightly onto the Hi-Lift Jack's handle.
To fit the Isolator, simply slide the Isolator over the Hi-Lift Jack's standard,
and then over the handle. That's it. Once fitted, the Isolator keeps the handle away from the standard and prevents those annoying rattles.
The Isolator is designed only for storing and transporting the Hi-Lift Jack. Always remove the Isolator before using your Hi-Lift Jack. Leaving the Isolator on the Hi-Lift Jack's standard during use will block the handle's swing arc and prevent it from locking in the vertical position. Whenever you stop jacking or reverse the jack's direction, the handle must always be in the vertical position.
An alternative to the Expeditionware Hi-Lift Jack Isolator is the Daystar Hi-Lift Jack Isolator. The Daystar Isolator is available in red, yellow, and black colors.
The Expeditionware Isolator is identical in concept and function to that of the Daystar Isolator, but is slightly thinner in cross section for a cleaner appearance.
The Expeditionware Isolator is also slightly shorter in height.
Both the Expeditionware Isolator and Daystar Isolator serve the same function equally well.
If you want some training on how to use the Hi-Lift Jack safely, then the Getting UNStuck DVD is available. In this DVD, Bill Burke of 4-Wheeling America has taken his almost half century of fourwheeling experience and condensed it into two hours of detailed vehicle recovery techniques and recovery gear employment. Traveling from Moab to the beaches of Cape Cod and back across the Colorado Rockies, Bill takes us through desert and barren mountain peaks to illustrate the proper recovery techniques and proper use of recovery products such as Superwinch Winches & Winching Tools, Bow Shackles, Pull-Pal Land Anchor, Hi-Lift Jack, Heavy-Duty Transport Chains, Protective Gloves, proper recovery points like the Shackle Mounting Brackets or Dixon-Bate Tow Jaws, RUD 4x4 Grip Chains, and synthetic winch lines. This DVD is certainly not a replacement for personal instruction from Bill, but it is a very good start in the right direction.
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