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The bike will rock forward and aft while on the jack, it takes awhile to get use to that. I would not try what they did in their video.
It is very stable at its highest position, but to do a rear tire I don't think I want it that high, I'm sure it's doable but half way up would be plenty! I have noticed too that all there advertising is at its highest position, one would think that it would be its most unstable up high but it seems very stable when all the way up.
I'm not bashing at all, quality and workman ship all all great! Moves freely around the shop with the bike on it, everything works as advertised!
It is very stable at its highest position, but to do a rear tire I don't think I want it that high, I'm sure it's doable but half way up would be plenty! I have noticed too that all there advertising is at its highest position, one would think that it would be its most unstable up high but it seems very stable when all the way up.
I'm not bashing at all, quality and workman ship all all great! Moves freely around the shop with the bike on it, everything works as advertised!
Just my observations at this point..
I have had my J&S jack for 9 years and never had it all the up. Guess I got to scared I will have to try it in the fully raised position. My K&L table lift should be here Friday I hope. http://www.klsupply.com/SHOPLIFTEQUI...AULICLIFT.aspx
I just picked up a j & s last weekend, put the bike up on it and was kinda dissapointed that the bike is not all that steady unless the jack is at full height with the locks in place. I stopped half way up, put the locks in a and let it down against the locks and it seemed kind of unstable to me, I might have done something wrong so I need to try it again, I didn't have much time to play with it so we'll see.
Yep, gotta be fully raised to make it stable. Any jack will do that just do to the design. The higher you raise it, (the more vertical the lifting bars get) the more stable it becomes. Just as your house walls are stronger with the wall studs all vertical. You put them at a 45*, theres no downward strength and the wall will fold like a roll of dominos.
A simple fix if you want the stabilty at a lower height is to cut 2 2x4's at a length that will fit between the upper horizontal U-channels and the lower frame at the hieght you prefer. Jack bike up a tad higher, place blocks into jack, and lower jack onto the blocks. Way stronger than the jacks stops, which I consider to be more of an emergency catch stops in case of a hyd failure while raiseing bike
I crawled on mine like the video for a looky see with it fully raised. Very solid. No straps
I picked up the red jack at Sears for $69. It works well for me.
If all you want to do is stand the bike up vertically then a wheel chock bolted to a piece of plywood would work. If it works on a trailer or in a truck it would work on the floor.
Damn that is a nice lift. Did you get all the accessories for it? It is hard to tell in the picture but I thought the 655 had a drop front and rear. I don't see the rear section being a drop down? also if I can ask what did you pay for and through where did you get it? I have the J&S now but would like to have the 655 for major work.
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