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Feb 4, 2014 | 08:23 PM

#21

dmize

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Just bought a HF table this past weekend. Took me 2 days to get all the parts to "improve" on the HF quality.... (wheel chock, grip tape for the ramp, more tie down eyes, wings to help with walking the bike on the ramp).

have my RG on it and tied down...feels very stable to me...

D.

Feb 4, 2014 | 09:17 PM

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littled62

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Originally Posted by dmize

I've had my lift table for 6 years now after about 3 years the paint started to peel off so I striped it and put the spry-on bed liner on it now when I drive on the back tire don't spin even when wet and after 3 years it looks like it did the day I sprayed it, it took 3 spray cans at $9 apiece and 1 can of striper at $12

Feb 4, 2014 | 09:21 PM

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littled62

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Originally Posted by rmc115

Thanks, sounds like a decent tool, was afraid from the HF bashing in another thread. Looks like maybe non owners comments in the other thread. Mike

like I said I've had mine for 6+ years and only had 1 thing bad to say about "the tire vice" sucks, I also paid extra for the air lift, which they don't make anymore, but I don't use it just as fast with the foot pump

most bash the HF lifts because they are made in China, well I can only say this " I work at the largest tube manufacture in the US, all our tubing, conduit, water pipe, says made in the USA and union made but at least 30% of our coils of steel are from other countries" but these same people will put a Harley jacket on that says on the tag made in China

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Feb 5, 2014 | 07:23 AM

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rmc115

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From: Mishawaka,Indiana

Just to be clear the Hi-LIft is not the table. I find all harbor freight stuff needs some reworking to make better, for the price i am ok with that. Mike

Feb 5, 2014 | 07:52 AM

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propflux01

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From: Arkansastan

I have the Hi-Lift also, but I installed washers/Shims on the nut ends of each bolt on it. Made the jack WAY more stable. I do have trouble jacking from the left side of the bike for some reason (Ultra, RK). It doesn't seem to want to fit that way well. From the right side is no issue at all. Jacking from left side would make cam compartment stuff easier. Any suggestions?

Feb 5, 2014 | 08:09 AM

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foxtrapper

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How often do you find the hi-lift in its own way? I look at it and wonder how often I'm going to be wanting to be working right where the lift mechanism is. I hardly ever find myself working exclusively on one side of the bike or engine.

Feb 5, 2014 | 05:11 PM

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Imold

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It's a bit of a nuisance for some things, but it's not tight enough against the bike to prevent taking most things off. I haven't tried it, but an exception might be the primary cover on big twins, that might be too big an item to get off with the jack on that side. Another minus for it - have my Glide on the standard jack because I can't roll the hi lift away from the wall in the living room when I want to work on that side. Suspect most folks won't care about that.... Both kinds of jacks have their weak and strong points, why I thought it was worth having both, not to mention darned handy when one bike has the wheels off and something comes up that needs a jack for one of the other ones. If one's in the air with wheels off, it will always be this one, for the first bike anyway.