A tree saver wrapped around the backside of the tire works well with the hi-lift as well instead of the Lift-Mate (especially since it only works with certain wheel designs).If the wheel is still on, you lift the wheel. There is an attachment for the Hi-Lift to do that. But there are lots of ways to solve that problem, of course.
With that being said, we teach it in all of our classes, except for a very few circumstances, there's no point in carrying any hi-lift other than the 60" on a "regular" sized or larger vehicle