recent article i read a couple days ago, one of the best instruction hi-lift articles ive read.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/resourc ... rades.html
i can tell you i have used a hi-lift for lifting out of ruts, winchin, clamping, fixing fences etc. very valuable tool thats on my van (when i get it mounted). I fondly remember in college, moving the keg down to where a VW bus drove into a swamp looking for that awesome crash spot and winching it out for a good part of the evening. and for the record the big jeeper who was doing most of the work actually was a straight edger. but that was a good time