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I just purchased the Craftsman yellow aluminum jack for bikes for 149.00 from Sears.
Great jack, wish I would of purchased this one years ago. When I hadresearched buying a new jack, I had seen a negative and positivereview on youtube, the positive reviewvideo sold me. IMHO,I dont think the guy with the negative review quite understood the risk management needed to lift a bike two feetin the air.
My review: East to use, low profile, lightweight and great mobility.
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Really like mine. But, like a lot of them the release comes fast when you turn the handle... so steady that mutha bike!
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I just purchased the Craftsman yellow aluminum jack for bikes for 149.00 from Sears.
Great jack, wish I would of purchased this one years ago. When I hadresearched buying a new jack, I had seen a negative and positivereview on youtube, the positive reviewvideo sold me. IMHO,I dont think the guy with the negative review quite understood the risk management needed to lift a bike two feetin the air.
My review: East to use, low profile, lightweight and great mobility.
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My Sears jack experience started with the $89.99 red jack. Had that for about 2 years and sold it last year after buying the yellow/aluminum jack. I like the yellow jack much better and the front crossbar doesn't get in the way of the jiffy stand. I've left the bike raised on both of the jacks for several days at a time, with the safety engaged and never had any problem, but I do like the yellow one better.
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My jack is easy to release and the lowers at a very controlled speed.
I did notice that it doesn't take a "gorilla grip" to tighten the handle to jack the bike up.
Once it is up, I engage the 'locks' and release the pressure. WhenI'm ready to lower, I tighten
the handle slightly and jack it up until the locks release, then loosen the handle slightly and
the bike eases down.
I bought mine during the 'craftsman club' sale for $139. I like it better than my red
craftsman.....which I had to roll my bike onto pieces of wood to get clearance underneath. No trouble
with the yellow jack.
Chuck
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2004 Ultra Classic, pretty much stock
except for Fulsac duals and S&S 510 cam gears.
I agree......once the jack is up, take the pressure off it, let the "locked positions" hold the bike up, not the bottle.Then when finished doing your task, Jack it up a little to release the "lock point" then turn the handle ever so slowly, and your machine will settle softly to the garage floor.
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I agree......once the jack is up, take the pressure off it, let the "locked positions" hold the bike up, not the bottle.Then when finished doing your task, Jack it up a little to release the "lock point" then turn the handle ever so slowly, and your machine will settle softly to the garage floor.
You took the words right out of my mouth because that's exactlyhow I do it and as mentioned earlier you don't have to tighten the handle very much for it to work.
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Craftsman yellow aluminum jack
