With all the electronic aids that now come available with new four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicles, off-roading has become more doable for almost anyone who wants to try the sport. Gone are the days when an off-road driver makes use of his innate skills and abilities, either to extricate himself from trouble or fix a mechanical issue, while in the middle of nowhere. Back in the days, real off-road drivers used pure bull-headed determination to get through obstacles. Let’s revisit these old ideas as well as the old equipment and hopefully pick up on them.

A hi-lift jack, also known as a farmer’s jack, is an old vehicle jack that lifts the side of a vehicle higher than what a normal jack can do. It is very useful in getting a high-centered vehicle out of a rut, by lifting its lowest side out of the hole and by just kicking the jack to the side to get the vehicle unstranded. Caution and common sense are required in using this jack because it can cause harm to the unexperienced user.

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