Are farm jack any good and worth having in your truck ???

[RickUK]

Have been looking at a farm jack too keep in the back of my Vitara,although i doubt that it would be used much but they can be picked up new reasonably cheap from Ebay,not sure what the best length would be as i had been looking at the 4ft version as that would fit in the back of the truck behind the rear seat.Can they be used as a temporary winch albeit a slow manual winch i do have a decent set of shackles and recovery rope and as i understand it the rarm jack can be made into a temp winch to help you out if need be.

Are they a useful piece of kit or just a heavy old piece of metal to carry around for nothing.

I will highlight the fact that i dont do any off roading like you guys as i only require a 4x4 to get on and off farm land once or twice a week,its mainly for carrying gear around.

[timwilks13]

They are heavy things so if you wouldnt be using it often with the truck its unnecessary extra weight in my opinion. I use mine quite often offroading but leave it out for general driving.

[RickUK]

Thanks for that,i guess they must weigh a fair bit,so on your advice i think i will order one in the morning but only load it up when i am going on the farms that i visit.

[Tramp]

I have a hi lift jack, it's a great bit of kit but tbh I use it more in the garden than I do in the truck. It was great for pulling up a tree stump I had, and I've used it to hack out fence posts, brilliant really

[ScottieJ]

I've had one for years, it hasn't left the workshop for most of those and hardly ever gets used, does come in handy sometimes for some jobs though.

[Jordi]

Tall, clunky, heavy, too unstable to be used as an actual jack in my experience.

Can be used as a winch, but a mates 4x4 and a strop or a proper winch work a million times better.

[twiss]

I got stuck over a concrete block once, one tyre behind it and one in front, stuck on the chassis...

high lift jack was perfect for getting off that!