J & S Jack Review (you gotta get 1 of these)
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J & S Jack Review (you gotta get 1 of these)
Soon after buying my first Harley, I realized as a do-it-yerselfer, I ain't gonna get anything done till I get er in the air. I searched the Web for hours, (thats when I discovered this Forum) and decided on a jack from http://www.jsjacks.com. While on their site, they show a video of the guy tossing around an 800 pound Harley like its a minibike. I thought that's for me. Purchase on the internet was smooth, so was the UPS delivery. I opted for the additional oil drain pan, seen in the picture. Assembly was nothing except the two bolts that secure the 6 ton jack to the frame work. Just like in the video, I slipped this thing under the bike and jacked it 18" before the UPS guy had turned the corner. I had no surprises. Everything worked as promissed, smooth up, no clamping or strapping, pushes around very easily. Once positioned, I screwed down a couple of stabilizer bolts withmy fingers. While going down, I popped a beer and watched my new RG sit over gently on the jiffy stand just as promissed. The oil drain pan catches all three fluid drains too... When I finished the garage service, I rolled the bike on the jack out into the driveway for a scrub down.
It is such a luxury to wash this bike and literally sit on a stool, spinning the wheels and washing the underside with no effort at all. When all the suds are rinsed away, I get out my trusty leaf blower and thoroughly blow dry the bike and the jack. Stability, quality and lifetime warranty, I believe J & S is the way to go.
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Uncle, you are going to get a lot of '$100 Sears jack guys' saying theirs is just as good and a lot less money but I am with you on the J & S.
I have had mine for almost a year and use it often. Right now the King has been up on the J & S for a couple of monthsand rolled into the corner of the garage waiting for the spring thaw.
Like you said, it is well build and very stable. The runner fits right in to the channel on the bottom of the frame, something I could not get my yellow Sears to do. The large steel wheels make it easy to roll around.
For me it is well worth the extra money.
I have had mine for almost a year and use it often. Right now the King has been up on the J & S for a couple of monthsand rolled into the corner of the garage waiting for the spring thaw.
Like you said, it is well build and very stable. The runner fits right in to the channel on the bottom of the frame, something I could not get my yellow Sears to do. The large steel wheels make it easy to roll around.
For me it is well worth the extra money.
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ORIGINAL: IndyRider
Uncle, you are going to get a lot of '$100 Sears jack guys' saying theirs is just as good and a lot less money but I am with you on the J & S.
I have had mine for almost a year and use it often. Right now the King has been up on the J & S for a couple of monthsand rolled into the corner of the garage waiting for the spring thaw.
Like you said, it is well build and very stable. The runner fits right in to the channel on the bottom of the frame, something I could not get my yellow Sears to do. The large steel wheels make it easy to roll around.
For me it is well worth the extra money.
Uncle, you are going to get a lot of '$100 Sears jack guys' saying theirs is just as good and a lot less money but I am with you on the J & S.
I have had mine for almost a year and use it often. Right now the King has been up on the J & S for a couple of monthsand rolled into the corner of the garage waiting for the spring thaw.
Like you said, it is well build and very stable. The runner fits right in to the channel on the bottom of the frame, something I could not get my yellow Sears to do. The large steel wheels make it easy to roll around.
For me it is well worth the extra money.
DJK
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RE: J & S Jack Review (you gotta get 1 of these)
Looks great but if I'm going to spend $300 plus I'm going for one of these..http://www.discountramp.com/motorcycle-table-lift.htm
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RE: J & S Jack Review (you gotta get 1 of these)
ORIGINAL: djkolp
Would you tell me what the center measurement is between the two jack platform rails on the J&S jack. Thanks.
DJK
Would you tell me what the center measurement is between the two jack platform rails on the J&S jack. Thanks.
DJK
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RE: J & S Jack Review (you gotta get 1 of these)
ORIGINAL: glideridemike
Looks great but if I'm going to spend $300 plus I'm going for one of these..http://www.discountramp.com/motorcycle-table-lift.htm
Looks great but if I'm going to spend $300 plus I'm going for one of these..http://www.discountramp.com/motorcycle-table-lift.htm
I've got the Craftsman "Pro" version. I love it but it does flex a lot. It isn't going to break, but even the cheap red Craftsman jack was much more rigid than the Pro version. That's mostly due to the more compact designand probably partially due to itsaluminum construction. I think if I had a heavier bike, I would consider spending the extra money on the J&S just for peace of mind. But my jack is perfect for my needs. Besides going very LOW and generally doing its job well, the other compliments I would have to give it is that itcomes fully assembled and it isLIGHT. I'm sure the J&S is a well constructed, but heavy beast. So just like almost everything else in life, what's best for one person isn't always best for another. If I needed to store my bike on the jack, I'd rather have the J&S for sure.
Thanks unclekunkle for the comments and the review on a good product. I'm sure it will be helpful to many.
Kevin