Harbor Freight lift
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Harbor Freight lift
What do people think of the yellow Harbor Freight Yellow motorcycle lift? 1500 Lb capacity?
http://www.harborfreight.com/1500-lb...lift-2792.html
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http://www.harborfreight.com/1500-lb...lift-2792.html
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It looks identical to the Sears red and black bike lift I have.
If it is, then you need an adapter from Haley to place under the Dyna frame so the bike sits level. At least on my 03 frame.
The jiffy stand protector (skid plate?) interferes with the pad location of the lift,
Looking again, I do not see where the yellow jack has a "lock" positioner to keep the lift from leaking back down. The Sears jack has a ratchet looking arm that has three welded in stops that the arm seats against so that the hydraulic jack can leak down but not lower the bike,
I would make sure some kind of lock is on the jack prior to buying, as the Sears bottle leaks down.
If it is, then you need an adapter from Haley to place under the Dyna frame so the bike sits level. At least on my 03 frame.
The jiffy stand protector (skid plate?) interferes with the pad location of the lift,
Looking again, I do not see where the yellow jack has a "lock" positioner to keep the lift from leaking back down. The Sears jack has a ratchet looking arm that has three welded in stops that the arm seats against so that the hydraulic jack can leak down but not lower the bike,
I would make sure some kind of lock is on the jack prior to buying, as the Sears bottle leaks down.
Last edited by ButtMan1000; Sep 29, 2010 at 04:35 PM.
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I bought one a while back & it works great. The only issue I have with it is my 94 FXDWG sits pretty low so I have to stand the bike straight up to roll it under it. Not really a problem. Best purchase I have made.I have used it alot between the stripped drive pully repair, front & rear tire replacement & rear wheel bearings.
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I have the aluminum one bought it by mistake but it works OK but I think I should of just ponied up and bought the PitBull they are on sell $399.00 sounds like a lot but if consider how often I use it per use price is very good. 
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It does have the ratchet stops to keep it from sinking. The way the jack is designed, you can actually take the four bolts holding the plates on and move them to the outside of the jack, eliminating the need for lift block adapters. I like mine.
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I am glad the lift has the stops.
You can just barely see the arm in the lowest part of the picure of my lift,
Last edited by ButtMan1000; Sep 29, 2010 at 05:02 PM.
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Mine.... wheels don't roll worth a damn & the bottle jack won't stay up, I haven't figured out how to fix the jack yet... for a dozen $ more or so I could've bought a Craftsman on sale.
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