no problems here. I have a craftsman red jack and the last 3 yrs my bike sets on it all winter. no leaks or problems. jack it up to its highest point set the safety bar and let it settle on it. plug battery tender in an forget it until spring. wifes new fatboy will be on one this winter also.
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Greetings all, got a question...
I bought a hydraulic scissor lift to put the E-Glide up on while in the garage to keep from getting flat spots on the tires during extended gaps between rides and to reclaim about 1 1/2 feet of vertical space lost when it's on the jiffy stand. It's like the one pictured in this post. My question is quite simply is it safe to put all of the weight of the bike on the bottom frame tubes underneath the engine? Something I found that I didn't expect after returning home from a 10 day cruise was an oil spot on the garage floor. When I took the bike off the lift I saw that one of the "arms" of the lift which the bike rests on has oil on it too. Not sure where the oil is coming from but know it's not the lift. Anyone else using one of these lifts, and if so are there any precautions to be taking before the New Jersey winter sets in?
I bought a hydraulic scissor lift to put the E-Glide up on while in the garage to keep from getting flat spots on the tires during extended gaps between rides and to reclaim about 1 1/2 feet of vertical space lost when it's on the jiffy stand. It's like the one pictured in this post. My question is quite simply is it safe to put all of the weight of the bike on the bottom frame tubes underneath the engine? Something I found that I didn't expect after returning home from a 10 day cruise was an oil spot on the garage floor. When I took the bike off the lift I saw that one of the "arms" of the lift which the bike rests on has oil on it too. Not sure where the oil is coming from but know it's not the lift. Anyone else using one of these lifts, and if so are there any precautions to be taking before the New Jersey winter sets in?
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Yes just line it up correct I put my V/rod&Full dresser on mine also with no problems high tech frame on V/Rod also! Got mine from Sears great to have don't buy the Harbor freight one junk!Level flat floor a must!I don't leave them up for extended periods of time but I'm almost sure it whould not hurt bike!:new:blahblah:
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I have two of these from Harbor Freight. No problems.
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Got them with a coupon for $59.00 each delivered.
Keep one in my garage and one in my haul trailer. No problems so far. Neighbor has the same unit but it says Craftsman on it, same manufacturer as the parts are interchangeable. Save the bucks.... go HF.
Had enough good service with those two that I took the $299 dollar coupon and got this three years ago. Never a problem, though I did take off the crap wheel chalk it had and put the HF gray one for $29 on it.
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Got them with a coupon for $59.00 each delivered.
Keep one in my garage and one in my haul trailer. No problems so far. Neighbor has the same unit but it says Craftsman on it, same manufacturer as the parts are interchangeable. Save the bucks.... go HF.
Had enough good service with those two that I took the $299 dollar coupon and got this three years ago. Never a problem, though I did take off the crap wheel chalk it had and put the HF gray one for $29 on it.
:sparI have no luck with Harbor freight returned a lot of stuff because of issues:blahblah:Sears sells a better one then the one I have also
I've got a similar jack I bought used on craiglist for $50 earleir this year but hadn't contemplated storing the bike on it over the winter. I suppose it would be fine but the bike spent last winter on its jiffy stand with no issues with the tires. Mine are Dunlops as well. I may consider at least elevating it this year a bit to take most of the weight off them though.
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I have the Sears one and it seems to drop a bit over time. I also have one of the Atlas Cycle Lifts and it holds the Street Glide or HighBall fine for extended periods of time with no flat spots that I notice.
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