My Hi-Lift has served me well over the years, but with my new bumper it was now spending most of it's time out exposed to the elements. I wanted some type of cover for it, but all the ones I had seen covered the entire Jack, or somehow interferred with mounting it to the bumper. Hi-Lift came out with a new product made of neoprene (wetsuit material) that covered just the working portion of the jack. This was perfect for what I wanted.
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The first cover: 30 June 2011
Here is what comes when you order the cover. Nicely Made in the USA.
Unzip the cover.
Slip the cover around the Hi-Lift Jack and zip it up.
Bought a New one and it's trash: (14 March 2019)
The old one has been on the winch and out in the weather for nearly 8 years now (June of 2011) and has gotten pertty worn, so I decided it was time to replace it and got a new one at christmas. Not bad for surviving Florida salt air and weather.
The old and the new one comparison. Even the pictures from 2011 look to be slightly different than the new cover shape.
The new cover is different than the old one. I noticed a few things about the new one and was a little apprehensive about the quality. Other than the large Made in China tag that is sewn into the material. It feels like the same type of neoprene material and the way that it is stitched together appears the same. The new cover seemed to be smaller, but I figured that this was because the old one was stretched out a little. It also seemed to be a different shape, but once again mine is probably stretched out. The pull tab is definately smaller and not of the same old quality. The zipper is definately cheaper, the teeth are smaller and the pull is light duty in comparison to the older one. I let the cover warm up and stretched it over the Jack. I went to go zip it up and the zipper pull immediately deformed and and the zipper teeth came undone, and I had barely began to zip it up. So much for this piece of trash. I just stuck my old one back on and gray as it is, it still protects the Jack. They did make them better back then. Good thing my Hi-Lift is from the early 1990's.
Hi-lift Jack www.hi-lift.com
46 W. Spring Street
Bloomfield, IN 47424
