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Old 01-12-2018, 10:58 AM
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No works fine for me. Does all I need and I trust it completely. My motorcycles thanks me for it as well.
 
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Originally Posted by apache snow
No works fine for me. Does all I need and I trust it completely. My motorcycles thanks me for it as well.
I do not doubt j&s is a great jack. I am not willing to spend that kind of money at this time. I bought the harbor freight yesterday, and it will work fine for what I need.
 
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Old 01-12-2018, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by lewk
Except that for $12 more you can get a brand new jack
you can't. You can get a std jack but, the lift jacks are made for the lift jack plates and bolt locations.

Thats really part of the reason I just patched mine up and upgraded. Im not paying 50+ for a jack when the lift is 60 or so.

theres nothing wrong with the hft lift for a sportster. I cant really get behind a $500 j&s being a requirement just cus x dollers were spent on the sportster. The hft style of lifts are more than enough. The j&s is a luxury item... a "nice to have" but, wholly unnecessary. I only did it because i hate putting my dyna the modded hft. If i only had the sporty... the hft would have been replaced with another hft.

i dont get the j&s drama for a sporty but, to each his own.
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Old 01-12-2018, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by cvaria
they do sell replacements. p/n 27770 @ $57 not in the store, they are in some magical warehouse somewhere.
Huh, local store told me they do not sell the part. It croaked mid way through a project, I like the craftsman though.
 
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Old 01-12-2018, 08:43 PM
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A review I did 2 yrs back. I use it a lot, it still works great.
 
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51 rigid shovel firs on craftsman nice well balanced jack. Even removed both tires frt and rear same time no sweat. Just get out and ride. Wild Bill
 
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Old 01-12-2018, 11:17 PM
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Huh, local store told me they do not sell the part. It croaked mid way through a project, I like the craftsman though.
they don't you have to order it from their service folks.
 
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Old 01-12-2018, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Rustyg500
I had a Craftsman Red jack for years and it finely wore out.
Purchased a HF $60 one. Set both jacks side by side and other than the difference in color they were identical Bolt for Bolt. Even the hydraulic jacks were identical. Who ever makes the HF jack also makes the Craftsman. $$$ cheaper same quality and function. HF jack has been working just fine for a couple of years now.
There it is in a nut shell.
 
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I went with the HFT aluminum model a quite a few years back.
Works great even with my heavier FLS...

https://www.harborfreight.com/automo...ift-63397.html

hth,

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