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New Holland farm jack

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SVcummins

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Anyone else have one ?
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Got several hi lift brands. They are made about 35 miles from me in Bloomfield, IN. Around here most people refer to them as a Bloomfield jack. No matter the brand.
 
I thought those were suicide poles. Or amputation devices. We have never had one and from what I have seen of them and don't want one. Look cheap and unstable. To stretch fence a come along would be lighter and easier.
 
I have one with the slid over extension that goes up about 8 ft.I am guessing because I never tried it.
 
We have two Handymans. We call them man killers. They are safe enough if you understand how they work and use caution. When holding something up, make sure the handle is up and both pins are through the upright.
 
We should plan a southern ind get together. I am thinking you are south of Bloomfield? I am 15 miles west. There more of us near each other than I thought. We might even get George to come down. How about it fellows?
 
I have an old saying. "You have to be smarter than the tool you are using". That applies to anything mechanical that you use to make your life easier.
Loren
 
I have a carbon copy of that one. Been carrying it in my pickup/'service truck'for almost 40 years.Have a genuine old 'HiLift'(extra tall) in the shop.Ues em both frequently.Key to keeping them functioning properly and not hurting you is to keep the pins/mechanisim well oiled.
 
(quoted from post at 22:43:59 01/28/19) Anyone else have one ?
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I have at least 3, maybe 4 of them. Known as "jackalls" here in Sask. I think dad bought the first one in the late 60s. I inherited a couple of my uncles. I keep one in each workshop and one on the other farm just in case. Yes, they are handy, and like any tool, can be dangerous if you don't use a little common sense. I managed to accidentally drive over one of mine with a tractor and bent it up pretty bad. Straightened it up and still use it .
I don't see the New Holland connection?
 
I had one of a different name, pin went bad and by the time I was able to get a new pin I could not remember how to get it together and I realy missed that jack, Had used it a lot. And would never consider trying to use one as a fence strethcer. I have many of those that work as should for that. Only lifting.
 
I severely bent/twisted mine once. dismantled it,laid it on a disk frame and beat it and twisted it back to straight so I could finish the job.Didn't seem to hurt it a bit.
 
Reminds me of one my favorite auction stories. I was at a farm auction many years ago, (looking for a tractor with a loader) and one of those jacks was on the block. As someone else said, you can buy them new for under $50. This old, rusty one went for just under $100! Didn't take me long to figure out there weren't going to be very many "nice buys" that day.
 
I have my dad's Hi-Lift jack.
Use it many times. Real handy for pulling out old fence posts.
Worthless for stretching fence wire, too heavy.
 
Get together would be good with me as long as it?s not soon. I?m currently posting from the bedside of my wife awaiting our first child!
 
Never had one at the home farm, or at the shop where I worked. But when I was, probably 19 or so, I worked on another farm for just over a year, and learned about this jack. It was old enough it had a wood handle. I'll never forget it because the boss was using it to jack up the front of a pickup, and did a dandy job of putting a big crease in the hood with that part that bolts on the top end of the jack! Later, when I started farming, I bought mine. I still have it. It is handy, but needs to be used judiciously.
 

Yes,,, called the widow maker... very versatile, very dangerous. All car makers had to quit making this design of a "tall pole on base" jack as too many lawsuits from deaths. Many states actually mention THIS exact jack in safety bulletins due to the many many accidents and deaths. Due to attaching too high to the body or attachment point, its design makes it very likely to fall over or slip where an "under axle" does not. Gm tried to fix it by putting special holes in the metal bumpers but they ripped out, still killing people, so this style jack was abandoned everywhere except for "special" use. If you use one, be very careful as it will slip or fall sideways. Not if, just a matter of when. As you can not always be on flat ground, in the "perfect" situation it WILL slip on you, sooner or later. You can buy the safety chains or straps to tie it off to the rims, but then, how do you remove the rim its tied to??
 
Hi, when in the lowering position and pushing the handle down----don't let go of the handle it will take your teeth out! Ed Will Oliver BC
 
Our Canadian made ones are called a Jack-All. They were made by the Hallman Company in Waterloo, Ontario. Hallman built everything from silos to pipe organs. Around here, we call them a Farmer Killer jack. Neighbour took the end of his finger off with one. It's a love/hate thing. They must be used with great care, but sometimes they're the only thing that will get the job done. unc
 
Sounds as if newhollandnut has a very good reason to wait a bit? Watch for post on time later or call 812 699 0011 . or e mail
 
I have 2 of those "widow makers" hanging on the shed wall. They are called Hi Lift jacks I believe.
Kow Farmer Kurt
 
New Holland sold these in the 90s I wanted one for Christmas and that?s what I got Successful farming had an add for them and all the specifications I can?t remember the price I think about 90$ I?ve never seen another one .
 
I?ve never been able to bend this one even with a cheater pipe in the handle I have bent the hi lift brand jacks before though
 
Ray I?ve never tried to stretch wire with one they are to heavy I suppose they would work with an extra hand they do work good to pull posts
 
rusty6 New Holland sold them in the 90s there
never was a new Holland sticker or anything on
them but the add in successful farming called them
a New Holland farm jack
 
Like what was just said if they are lubed and clean they are useful jack.I have one I have owned since 1976 and gave five dollars for it.I call it the sticky jack for two reasons one is pretty obvious.I bought it from a kid I went to high school with.Turned out he had sticky fingers and swiped it somewhere.Thats the second reason why I call it the sticky jack.
 
I've got an old wood handled version. It was given to my dad by a seed company. I have no idea why but my dad always called it Herman. Any time he yelled at one of us kids to bring him Herman we knew what he wanted. We were little enough it sometimes took two of us to carry it.
 
My middle son borrowed mine. I told him, on one condition...Never bring it back! Never did like that jack.
 
With two of those Handyman jacks, you can load most kinds of portable buildings on a tilt bed trailer. Just need a few blocks and a little patience. Then of course a come-along will help get it the rest of the way on the trailer.
 
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