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Mike H
| | Posted on Monday, May 13, 2002 - 07:07 pm: | 
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Are there any devices in which you can mount & lock a Hi-lift jack or shovel to a Thule or Yakima Roof rack? |
Ali
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 11:21 am: |
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Yeah, quite easy actually. I drilled two holes and used nuts and bolts to mount the hi lift. You'll have to drill a small hole for a lock on the end of one of the nuts. I simply used wingnuts. If they want it that bad, they can have it. |
MIke H
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 11:29 am: |
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Ali, Great idea, I didn't think of that.Thanks Mike |
isaac
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 12:44 pm: |
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i used a couple of narrow u-bolts and 2" washers to locate the jack around the bar w/o drilling it, with the bolt ends pointing down through the jack's ratchet holes. the flat washers will over-lap. I then went a step further and used lock-washers against the 2" flat ones, and keep a socket handy for ratcheting off the nut.
this worked great in my driveway, but don't ya know it, last I went wheeling my rack was off, and the jack was floating around in the greenhouse :D |
Moe (Moe)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 04:21 pm: |
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That's a good idea Isaac. I actually saw a fella in an XJ use a similar design but with a couple of large locks that clamped his Jack against his roof rack. All he had to is unlock and use. I went a different route and fashioned some brackets for my Thule cross rails, although that required some welding etc. |
Kim S (Roverine)
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 04:42 pm: |
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Moe,
Any pics? (please?)
Thanks,
Kim |
Moe (Moe)
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 12:51 am: |
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Kim no pics but I can take some of my brackets. Are you looking to mount on Thule cross rails or just the stock rails? |
Roverine
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 03:45 pm: |
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I have Thule cross rails, and the thought has crossed my mind ... 
Kim |
Moe (Moe)
| | Posted on Saturday, June 01, 2002 - 10:25 am: |
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Ok, so I made two of these brackets to mount on my Thule cross rails. They work well and are very simple to make although require welding.
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A. Ali
| | Posted on Sunday, June 02, 2002 - 03:52 am: |
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I'm going to relocate my jack to the top of the ARB front bumper. Sometimes, accessing this thing while in a bad situation is a little aggravating! |
Kim S (Roverine)
| | Posted on Sunday, June 02, 2002 - 11:55 pm: |
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Thanks Moe,
Will examine ...
Kim |
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