ARB 72X10 Orange Bushranger X-Jack Kit

I had one of these before, then sold my Jeep and the Jack, then started Jones-ing for another Jeep, then bought a Rubicon, then bought another of these Bushranger Jacks. I have used it on several occasions in rough country and as long as you can start your engine and the tail pipe is accessible, you are in business. The jack inflates quickly, holds pressure, lifts the rig safely and without wobbles or having to stabilize the rig. May be used in sand, mud, or other loose stuff or on uneven surfaces. Much easier to use than any high-lift jack, safer, stores easily, and lifts the rig to a safe height. I had a six inch lift and 35's on my TJ, and this jack worked great. It would work on about anything.

The exhaust option is not optimal. I have a big, heavy van. The jack lifted the van quickly but as the bag rose I had to jam the coupling into the exhaust pipe with all my might. Even then the gas would escape at times - obviously into my lungs - not pleasant at all.Using an air compressor is a much better option. You have to close up the air hole with one of the couplings for it to work - which is not mentioned in the instructions. I don't know if it's because this van is so heavy but the coupling leaked - and I had to tie a knot in the hose - and then it worked fine.I have to say that it's amazing to see this orange bag slowly lifting up a big van. It does take some time - about 7 minutes I would guess - and for the last part of that the bag hardly seems to be inflating but it slowly is...ARB doesn't recommend that you use it under gas tanks or the exhaust system. My gas tank is on the left side and the exhaust is on the right. The bag is so big that it's certainly going to contact the gas tank on the left-hand side and the exhaust pipe on the right front or rear tire.Despite the fact that it can lift 4400 lbs they say "never" use the jack in the front or rear of the vehicle to lift from there. That leaves only one tire! However, the jack easily lifted the van up when I put it under the right rear end of the van and that solved the gas tank/exhaust problem - now I have access to all four tires.Although I'm using the air compressor, anyone with a long van should note that ARB doesn't provide enough tubing to reach the rear tires if you're using the exhaust option. The instructions also say that 3 of the hose B parts come with it - but only one does. (You can buy more tubing at ARB).So, in the end, so long as I can use it under the right or left rear of the van, I like this bag a lot. It's a heck of a lot safer than a hi-lift - which I will continue to carry and in most situations I think it will work out just fine.

I use this Jack to lift stuck Dune Buggies out of the Sand to get them un-stuck. The jack can be a little tricky to use in the sand since you rarely get stuck on a flat area. After a little digging and creative placement the jack will lift the car right up. One thing of note is that if the car has an exhaust leak the jack won't inflate since it won't build pressure.Overall if you can find a place to stow it, then it will put a smile on everyone's face when it is needed. Highly recommend it.

I hesitated giving this a 3 star review. It doesn't seem to be able to lift what it says it can and it seems to struggle the entire time and its very time consuming. May just be not ideal for what I was needing it for but I will probably not use these again.

Bulky but it was just what I needed for my off-roading adventures... very easy to use !

Awesome, worked great, easy to use and fast, like less than a min to get your vehicle off the ground. This will not replace my floor jack, but when I'm off road and snap an axle or break a bead it's simply irreplaceable.

While not perfect, overall this is a good jack that you can carry in your car everyday, and has good on and off road usability.Low pressure (up to 10 psi) can work off of exhaust pressure to raise your car, but also has back-up inflation method of air compressor inflation via an included valve stem. It is wide, which makes off-pavement jacking a lot less headache inspiring, and has triangular metal spike "feet" on the bottom that can help hold the jack in place against the substrate.The Good:1) It really does lift well, and fairly quickly with the exhaust-inflation option.2) Its wide base makes lifting the car when off pavement much better than any factory jack.3) Its durable ballistic nylon case's OD green color. It has a large circumference, but very flat. Storage is not a snap--you will know it is there--but because of its flatness, it is not that bad either.4) It lifts high. This is a great advantage since lifted (off road) cars often cannot make good use of a factory jack.However:1) It is a (rather thick) rubberized plastic balloon. It MUST not come into contact with any sharp edges OR hot metal pieces underneath the car, or it WILL fail--possibly in a spectacular fashion.2) The intake cup does not fit over the exhaust pipe of all cars. Cars with larger pipes (especially flared or beveled ends) will not make a seal. For those you will have to break out the air compressor.3) Even on exhaust pipes which do fit in the intake cup, you have to hold it pressed into the exhaust pipe hard enough to keep the seal--the seal won't hold itself. Constantly having to press the cup into the exhaust pipe hard enough to maintain the seal throughout the entire pump requires effort, and could be draining on those with poor physical conditioning. For these folks, the alternate compressor valve stem becomes the better option.4) The exhaust inflation hose could be a bit longer, even 2 or 3 feet would have made using it on the front wheels easier.5) It is not effortless, as advertised. However, on the plus side, it has an excellent one-way valve that immediately kicks in as soon as the cup comes off the exhaust, without losing any significant amount of air, so one can press and rest in intervals.6) It is not very horizontally stable, you _MUST_ be on a pretty level surface or the jack will want to let the car "spill" off to the downhill slope side.7) It can only lift about 4400 lbs, and many off road cars will exceed this. Be careful.