How long can you leave a bike on a lift?
Tourer
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From: Colorado Rockies
Even the cheapest lifts have some sort of mechanical lock. I have the Harbor Freight table and it locks in at several heights. That allows you to take the pressure off of the air/hydraulic system. I also have a jack style and it has the same. Both of these are cheapo stuff, but seem to work fine since I don't make my living with them using them every day.
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bike lift
the small one are good but the problem i found is reaching the drain plug on later model bikes, swapping tires or dropping the front end i use the small lift but anything where your bent over for extended time i use the the hf table, if you buy hf get the wheel chock for $26 bucks, they come with one but its not as stable
dont mind the bike, its comming back from a thieft recovery and torch job
dont mind the bike, its comming back from a thieft recovery and torch job
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OP check this out. Posting ID: 3699474945
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Last edited by DanDman; Mar 23, 2013 at 03:59 PM.
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That is the Harbor Freight lift. 299.00 on sale all the time...
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Properly strapped it could be left on indefinitely. I have the HF yellow jack and paid $60 bucks for it. I am not a big fan of HF tools but I looked at the Craftsman because Ive never gen anything bad from Sears toolwise. Craftsman and HF jack are the same. Both are made by Pittsburg tools. If its good enough for Sears to get them to manufacture it for them and put the Craftsman label on it then the yellow one is good enough for me. The lock mechanism is very substantial. HF or Craftsman or Northen Tool. Same stuff. Different prices.
The ole You get what you pay for doesn't always hold true. It is a marketing gimmick most of the times. Research the product and buy what you are comfortable with purchasing.
The ole You get what you pay for doesn't always hold true. It is a marketing gimmick most of the times. Research the product and buy what you are comfortable with purchasing.
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From: Honah Lee
Someone said most Dyna models have the new square frame design that will let the wheels droop and distort the rear swing arm if left too long on a frame jack. Not sure how true that is. They say square tubes are a lot weaker then the rest of the round frame.
