Chuck, in my experience the biggest weight issue with the Hi-Lift is getting it out of wherever it's stashed. Once it's out of or off of the truck, it's OK to handle. A couple of years ago, I made a note of the way the AZ GFD wardens carry the Hi-Lifts in their trucks and a I fabbed up a nice pair of mounts to carry the High-Lift mounted between the R/R tail light housing and the R fender arch, sorta tucked up under the bed rail so that it doesn't encroach on cargo space or snag anything in the bed. An added benefit is that the heaviest part of the Hi-Lift is right at the tailgate, so that it's easy to horse it out of the truck without removing all your gear to get at it. That also puts the weight over the wheel that generally needs the most traction. I'm still cleaning out the truck after duck season, but if you are interested, I can email some pics this weekend of the jack mounts and the Ainley drawer unit. Let me know if you are interested.
