Power Mountain Tallboy Off-Road Jack

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As I’ve done many times before with a new-to-me vehicle, I’ve started building a list of all the things my new LJ “needs”. A jack jumped to the top when I realized the empty bracket under the passenger seat should hold a jack. I’ve bought two Hi-Lift jacks for a CJ7 and JK, but rarely used them. I hated finding a good place to mount them or store them in the garage where they wouldn’t be a danger to hurt a person, pet or vehicle. Most of all, the prospect of using them always scares me. My search for an affordable everyday emergency jack any driver could use on the road and one that could serve in off-road situations after I install a lift lead me to discover the Power Mountain Tallboy Off-road Jack. I’ve had a love-hate relationship with bottle jacks that always seem to end up leaking. However, the extension parts, pad and saddles should work on replacement bottle jacks. I will post an update once I’ve received it, but wanted to share the sale price of $108 at Tractor Supply (ship-to-store) while it is still available. eTrailer has a good description and pics.


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Wow. That looks very similar to the safe jack kit I bought last year, but significantly less expensive. I paid almost 3x that for the safe jack kit (which I bought for my F150 and travel trailer). Might need to pick one of those up!
 
As I’ve done many times before with a new-to-me vehicle, I’ve started building a list of all the things my new LJ “needs”. A jack jumped to the top when I realized the empty bracket under the passenger seat should hold a jack. I’ve bought two Hi-Lift jacks for a CJ7 and JK, but rarely used them. I hated finding a good place to mount them or store them in the garage where they wouldn’t be a danger to hurt a person, pet or vehicle. Most of all, the prospect of using them always scares me. My search for an affordable everyday emergency jack any driver could use on the road and one that could serve in off-road situations after I install a lift lead me to discover the Power Mountain Tallboy Off-road Jack. I’ve had a love-hate relationship with bottle jacks that always seem to end up leaking. However, the extension parts, pad and saddles should work on replacement bottle jacks. I will post an update once I’ve received it, but wanted to share the sale price of $108 at Tractor Supply (ship-to-store) while it is still available. eTrailer has a good description and pics.


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I picked up my heavy Tallboy box from Tractor Supply. Overall, I’m pleased with the product. The bag is a nice touch, but I’m not sure how long it will last as I already noticed some small cuts in the nylon that are probably from sharp edges on the jack base. It is a bit of a puzzle to put all the pieces together in the foam and fitting them in the bag. I did a quick test on my lift and it extended up to 35” at the base of the saddle without a problem. It goes up to 37”. The silver paint on the extensions will probably get scratched up, but it looks nice with my silver LJ out of the box!

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I bought the SafeJack kit and modded HiLift base after seeing the work @NashvilleTJ did. I didn't do as good a job on the base, but it works like a charm.

I paid a whole log more than even the higher priced Tall Boy kit and got a whole lot less.
 
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But does it come with a cool little case...


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So funny story tying into your build thread. I got a sewing machine for Christmas to be able to make things like this - I am not there yet, but have been working on my first handful of easy things. I am working on that new man card endorsement.
 
I think I'll radius the edges on the base plate and re-paint it to try to prevent the case from being cut (assuming the case survives shipping).

Well, the case did not survive shipping:
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It's a very cheaply-made case, as I expected. The material looks like Cordura (nylon), but it's a polypropylene weave like the Evolution material used for car covers. Very weak, comparatively. I'm not likely to use that case long-term, but while I do, I'd like to give it the best chance at surviving, so like I said above, I radiused the edges of the base. I liked how that turned out so much that I decided to do the same for the jack kit's flat platform, too:
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Hopefully that will slow down the base cutting its way out of the bag.

Just finished up lunch, so I'll bead blast and prime these this afternoon. I'll have to try to find a similar gray paint next time I head to town...
 
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So funny story tying into your build thread. I got a sewing machine for Christmas to be able to make things like this - I am not there yet, but have been working on my first handful of easy things. I am working on that new man card endorsement.
I have been making my own ultra light backpacking gear for a decade or so.

We refer to the sewing machine as a "thread Injector" in hopes of sounding just a little bit manly..