Craftsman yellow aluminum jack
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: north of Daytona
RE: Craftsman yellow aluminum jack
ORIGINAL: alame
any part/catalog number for this jack, i'm gonna see if i can get that up here
any part/catalog number for this jack, i'm gonna see if i can get that up here
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10...;gobutton.y=10
I had the red jack before, and it is higher than the yellow one. To lift my fatboy, I would
have to roll it onto boards and put a block under the jiffy stand in order to get the jack under it.
It would just barely fit under my Goldwing. It says they are rated for 1500 lbs...so it
should handle most anything I will ever ride.
A jack sure does make cleaning wheels easier and oil changes much simpler.
The yellow jack feels about 20 lbs lighter than the red one also...
That matters to me since I park my bike in a shed, I sometimes have to lift the jack
up-and-over stuff.
The link above states a price of $169, but Sears usually has a sale, and last week if you are a member of the 'craftsman club'...the jack sold for $139.
Depending on your frame height, you might get away with one of the other jacks.....?
Chuck
RE: Craftsman yellow aluminum jack
It comes with two tie down straps. I use them to attach the bike to the jack when I want to roll it around. For just polishing the wheels or changing fluids I don't bother.
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From: SE New Hampshire
RE: Craftsman yellow aluminum jack
I don't think oil is gonna change the lowering behavior, I believe it's just the way the piston valve/handle is engineered. One things for sure that valve is like a "light switch" it's either full off, or full ON..... I very easily crack the handle CCW so as to not let the bike come slammin' down too fast. The first time I opened the valve I crapped my shorts it cam down so fast....
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Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Indianapolis
RE: Craftsman yellow aluminum jack
ORIGINAL: Road_Clam
I don't think oil is gonna change the lowering behavior, I believe it's just the way the piston valve/handle is engineered. One things for sure that valve is like a "light switch" it's either full off, or full ON..... I very easily crack the handle CCW so as to not let the bike come slammin' down too fast. The first time I opened the valve I crapped my shorts it cam down so fast....
I don't think oil is gonna change the lowering behavior, I believe it's just the way the piston valve/handle is engineered. One things for sure that valve is like a "light switch" it's either full off, or full ON..... I very easily crack the handle CCW so as to not let the bike come slammin' down too fast. The first time I opened the valve I crapped my shorts it cam down so fast....