decent reasonably priced bike jack?
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From: Upstate NY
I've had an OC Stinger and the Craftsman red one, and both bottles took a crap on me. I liked em both but wished they lifted higher than 18''. Problem is you can't get replacement bottles for them. And if you take them to a hydraulic shop and get the seals rebuilt you can buy a new jack for the same price (not a Pitbull tho)! Both only lasted a year or two til the seals crapped out on me. Never needed straps for either of them.
And the next jack I get will prolly be a harbor frieight. I can't see spending six or seven hundred bux on a jack that a $75 dollar one does just as well.
And the next jack I get will prolly be a harbor frieight. I can't see spending six or seven hundred bux on a jack that a $75 dollar one does just as well.
Last edited by Harleydaddy; Oct 16, 2011 at 09:58 PM.
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From: virginia
Those are the ones that believe that if you take a shower while it's lightening you will get struck, Show me some news clips of them as well!! Never heard of it happening to anyone!!
I have the yellow jack and almost lost my bike on the damn thing. You guys who own the yellow, check that bottom plate where the safety latch arms catch on. It is stamped metal and found one side smashed. Modified by building the catch areas with a mig welder. Now the safety arms has some thing to grab. Got a Pitbull now, 10 times the jack but a lot heavier than the yellow
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From: Rocky Hill, CT.
Junk in = junk out.
Cheap people are a real joke in life.
Road Master
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From: Rocky Hill, CT.
There is something else that's yellow.
I see it in the urinal all the time.
I see it in the urinal all the time.
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From: Southern California
I have both the HF P/N 99887 High Lift and the one folks on this thread are calling the Yellow Jack P/N 2792. IMHO both work well for their intended use. However . . . anytime your bike is more than a few inches off the ground you want to be very sure that the jack is stable and the bike is secured really well to the jack. That said, you do want to watch the rubber strips that are used on the HF Jacks to protect the frame of the bike where the jack contacts the bike. These rubber strips are glued on with weatherstrip cement. This cement can soften and allow the bike to move around in a less than confidence inspiring way, when exposed to high temperatures . . . such as if/when you put a bike that has been running recently or is running while you have it on the jack.
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From: Long Island
I shopped around and recently bought the red one from Sears.
Like all things, ($$$) balance. My dollars must be spread over a lot of places, not just a bike. I literally will only use it once a year.
I found the bike surprising sturdy on the jack, even while wrestling with the rear wheel. Love the lockouts, I would never trust ANY bottle.
My only disappointment with this jack is ground clearance. It wouldn't slide on its own under the bike where I needed it to be. I had to get another hydraulic jack and lift the back of the bike a couple/few inches and it was a pain in the a$$. I don't know how much lower other jacks are but next time around that will play into the equation a little more. If I found another jack that would slide right under the bike, I may even sell the red one to 'upgrade' if that is the right word for it.
Like all things, ($$$) balance. My dollars must be spread over a lot of places, not just a bike. I literally will only use it once a year.
I found the bike surprising sturdy on the jack, even while wrestling with the rear wheel. Love the lockouts, I would never trust ANY bottle.
My only disappointment with this jack is ground clearance. It wouldn't slide on its own under the bike where I needed it to be. I had to get another hydraulic jack and lift the back of the bike a couple/few inches and it was a pain in the a$$. I don't know how much lower other jacks are but next time around that will play into the equation a little more. If I found another jack that would slide right under the bike, I may even sell the red one to 'upgrade' if that is the right word for it.
Last edited by fishbust; Oct 17, 2011 at 02:10 AM.