Sears Jack
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 4,722
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I'm not saying there aren't better jacks. But I certainly don't "make" mine work. It works just as it is designed to. Believe me, if you knew me, you'd know that if I thought it wasn't the right tool for the job, I'd go get the right tool. I got it when the sears catalog store here was going out of business for $59. It does for me what it is supposed to do, how it is supposed to do it. If it quits tomorrow, it has cost me $30 a year to use it. On the other hand, if it died the first time it was used (not the first time I happened to use someone else's), I'd probably be pissed and crapping all over it here too.
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 213
Likes: 1
From: Southeast New York
Still need to drive onto a ramp. Made one from 2" x 10" x 8' and cut into 3 pieces, center piece being between tires, that I pull out once bike is in place and roll juck into opening and jack her up. Stable as a rock and doesn't move around at all.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,344
Likes: 173
From: Watertown, CT
Welded three 1/2 half inch risers to a red jack and sliced 3/4 inch heater hose to slide over the frame to keep from scratching. Never removed the hose and no one has ever noticed it. Works!
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,648
Likes: 5
From: Willow Spring, NC
i have the yellow POS I have to put the bike up on 3 2x10 blocks and then slide the jack under it and then position the adpaters and then it stll crooked and shaky and anyone want to buy it 125.00 lol i hate it
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,297
Likes: 3
From: Oklahoma City, OK
I have a red one. No complaints here. I don’t see the big issue of riding up a couple pieces of wood to get it under. I can do a whole lotta shimming under my rear tire for $200 savings. I’m sure that J&S or whatever jack is really nice, but I’m not shelling out $300 on a jack.
My gripe is those Dyna blocks…. I don’t trust those things at all. My bike almost went over because of the blocks – not the lift. Apparently you really have to babysit those blocks to make sure they stay straight.
My gripe is those Dyna blocks…. I don’t trust those things at all. My bike almost went over because of the blocks – not the lift. Apparently you really have to babysit those blocks to make sure they stay straight.
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 7,562
Likes: 11
From: Palm Harbor fl.
I have a red one. Hardly ever use it and when I did it worked fine. I would certainly get a J&S over the sears jacks though. Got mine for 80 bucks and I needed a cheap jack at the time.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 169
Likes: 0
From: New Orleans
There is a black and orange one for about $170! But it looks just like the yellow one I got from Harbor Freight. Been using it for about 5 years now without any problems!
Question, was is that Dyna frame spacer kit they are talking about? I use a small block of wood!
Question, was is that Dyna frame spacer kit they are talking about? I use a small block of wood!