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Originally Posted by stixvrad
(Post 18582394)
They sent me a new bottle jack to replace the original one that leaked after one week. That was a year ago. I've been using it at least once a week to spin my bike around in the garage as well as having used it many times to detail or do maintenance,.
No problems at all since having replaced that original bottle jack. Stick with the J&S. As others have said, the frame is the nizzle. |
Love the jack, hate the bottle. Mine crapped out after 15 months. Offered me 15% off since it was barely out of warranty, thought they should have just replaced it but oh well. Decided to wait and upgrade to air operated bottle when it came out earlier this year. Very nice people once you get ahold of them, but frequency and accuracy of communication on their behalf was flat out terrible and the first bottle they shipped had the wrong adapter plate after a month delay from the first time it was going to ship "for sure" according to them. I'll pay extra for made in USA, but they are slowly ruining the reputation of what has been a high quality product in the past. If they have switched bottle manufacturers and fixed the issue I'd recommend them. If they still have bottle issues I'd buy a pit bull next time.
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Originally Posted by shorelasHD
(Post 18582105)
Presumably the bottle jack is leaking? Just pull it off, get a $30 bottle jack from Walmart or Harbor Freight, drill 2 holes in the base, mount, and problem solved. :icon_nic:
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Originally Posted by Geezr Glidr
(Post 18581875)
I keep my bike in a 10x20 storage unit with about a 7 foot gravel bank to get into it. I'm more nervous backing a 900 lb bike down that gravel, than I am riding up a ramp to get it into the unit. I was considering a J&S to spin the bike around inside the unit, and just head out rather than backing down that gravel bank. I'll be following this one.
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Originally Posted by klap
(Post 18582095)
put the hydraulic 15 year old yellow cheap jack on the j&s..problem solved..the frame on the j&s is the main thing anyway..hell, you can put a harbor freight jack on it and be ok..
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Originally Posted by shorelasHD
(Post 18582105)
Presumably the bottle jack is leaking? Just pull it off, get a $30 bottle jack from Walmart or Harbor Freight, drill 2 holes in the base, mount, and problem solved. :icon_nic:
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Originally Posted by joes bar and grill
(Post 18582817)
For 600 bucks the jack shouldn't leak
for $60,000 the wheels on the truck shouldn't shimmy for $5,000,000 plus the airplane shouldn't fall out of the sky. but they do. the lift is made in the usa, not just assembled and is awesome. the bottle jack is not (and is not so awesome). anything mechanical is prone to failure at some point. I've had my j&s jack for almost 10 years. it has never failed me. the bottle jack itself, while not the best thing in the world, has always managed to lift the bike up, and lower it down. it seeps oil, but doesn't puddle it. I top it off every year or so and continue on. if it ever gives up the ghost, i'll buy a new bottle jack, drill the base plates and install it. and continue to be happy. who knows, maybe i'll even go with the air over oil bottle jack..... |
Originally Posted by Vipers Harley
(Post 18585116)
For what the J&S cost I shouldn't have to disable one jack to fix the high dollar one, frankly if they gave a hoot they would have good Jack's to start with.
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They've always had leak issues, under warranty you're ok, after that not so much.
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Originally Posted by tmac00333
(Post 18582641)
I've had terrible dealings with the J&S people. Their customer service is the worst ever. I'd go with Pitbull if I had it to do over again.
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