HF yellow jack, how stable??
Road Warrior
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From: Central Florida
Yes, I have used one............ONCE. That was enough for me. My neighbor owns one and I didn't have a jack and he let me borrow it. Does it get the bike in the air.....YES. Is it stable......NOT FOR ME it wasn't. It literally scared me as Troy pointed out with the release mechanism. I bought an aluminum Sears Professional off craigslist. It flexed WAY TOO MUCH for my liking lifting my heavy Ultra. I bought a Pitbull and then bought another Pitbull and another and then a J&S. I had a total of 3 Pitbulls and 1 J&S jack. I currently own the Pitbull for washing and the J&S for maintenance. They are all I'll use. Just my 2 cents.
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Yes, I have used one............ONCE. That was enough for me. My neighbor owns one and I didn't have a jack and he let me borrow it. Does it get the bike in the air.....YES. Is it stable......NOT FOR ME it wasn't. It literally scared me as Troy pointed out with the release mechanism. I bought an aluminum Sears Professional off craigslist. It flexed WAY TOO MUCH for my liking lifting my heavy Ultra. I bought a Pitbull and then bought another Pitbull and another and then a J&S. I had a total of 3 Pitbulls and 1 J&S jack. I currently own the Pitbull for washing and the J&S for maintenance. They are all I'll use. Just my 2 cents.
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Last edited by golfblues; Nov 12, 2012 at 03:00 PM.
Road Warrior
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I only have ONE Pitbull and One J&S jack currently. I think they both are awesome.
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BBStacker, I believe you need to go back and read the posts, slowly this time. I am the OP. I raised the question about stability. I questioned someone who looked at it and decided it wasn't good enough. Perhaps your criticism was directed at someone else. Go back and read the posts.
I want opinions based on actual use and I have some good comments. The only negative ones so far are ones who wouldn't like it anyway, and apparently have never owned or used it.
I want opinions based on actual use and I have some good comments. The only negative ones so far are ones who wouldn't like it anyway, and apparently have never owned or used it.
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Road Warrior
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When I was in the market for a bike jack/lift, I researched the HF yellow jack and discovered we have a local HF in Omaha so off I went for a "physical" inspection. Within 2-min of playing/testing I was convinced it wasn't the quality I wanted. Their locking mechanism was poorly designed and I stood on the rails and they seemed very flimsy. Even though it works well for many riders/owners - I ended up purchasing a J&S...JMO.
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From: navarre ohio
i have a well used yellow steel HF bike jack. i had a shovelhead on it for a couple years, had a 01 EGC on it for 4 months with no front end, had several sportsters on it,lots of bike maintenance. a riding mower,lifted the transmission in/out of my diesel f350, a 4 wheeler, used it to move some shelving across my garage a few times.. i have never tied anything down on it, and never had a problem.
there are two screws on the lift that screw down onto the floor to stabilize the lift. they make a world of difference when you use them.
there are two screws on the lift that screw down onto the floor to stabilize the lift. they make a world of difference when you use them.
Last edited by j1mmy; Nov 12, 2012 at 06:18 PM.
Tourer
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From: Swansea,SC
I have the HF yellow jack also. I don't know how many times I have picked my heritage or ultra up with it. Never had an issue. The ultra was up for 2 months once while being stripped, painted, and put back together. The only issue I have with it is lowering as mentioned earlier. You need to push the lever all the way down because it lowers rou if you depress it slowly. Worth what I paid for sure.
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