anyone come up with the online order codes for he $59 jack at HF yet?

 

Actually...You'd be suprised that Harbor Frieghts Customer service is very good. They stock a lot of the individual parts for most things they sell and when you call them they'll send you parts right out.


If you go on thier website theres a Coupon for it right now for $69...........probably won't see it for $59 anymore.

 

Saw 59 in Hot Bike within last couple months but do not have the rags so not exactly sure of month

 

just bought another harbor freight yellow jack, someone decided they needed my other one more than I did. used the coupon code from website to purchase in store for $69. Did not have any issues with the other one.

 

Had both the jack and table lift. Love them both. Have used them for lawn mowers, several different bikes, wood working projects, you name it. Both excellent deals.

 

Me too...I use it all the time. There's a time for sparing no expense for equipment and when it came to the HF jack there was no need. I'll spend it if need be.....just wasn't one of those times.

 

I'm with you on this. My HF yellow jack is at least 6 years old, maybe 7, still works just fine, no problems. One reason I really like it is the foot controls, allows you to steady the bike while raising or lowering it.
Dude, it cost $60-70, I'll just buy another one. After all, it lasted five years, that's less than $15 a year. Your $300 jack will have to last 20 years to get that rate. It may do it, but I'm money ahead on the yellow jack right now.

 

I finally experimented with mine. There is a stop screw under the allen head plug and I turned it one turn OUT and it seemed to decrease the lowering speed a little. Stand the jack on end so the allen plug is the highest part of the jack and fluid loss will be minimized.

The parts diagram is not detailed enough to see how the lowering bleed works but I figure there is a crown on the end of the lowering pin and the farther down the pedal is pushed, the farther the crown goes into the bleed hole and partially restricts the fluid flow. I tried turning the stop screw in one turn and lost the lower speed lowering, while one turn out from the factory setting seemed to slow the drop a bit.

 

I found the $59 coupon in American Iron this month. Bought the yellow MC Jackd seems to work well.I looked at the Craftsman jack and the HF jack seems to be heavier built in the safety locking system. Also bought the chock for $27 to help with trailering.

 

Like some others I agree, you get what you pay for. I too bought the HF yellow jack mainly to raise my '02 RK so I can clean the spoke wheels and white wall tires. I experimented a few times to see where the sweet spot was on my bike. The jack worked just fine. I raised it until the locking posts passed the first notch then I lowered it to lock and take pressure off the jack itself. I used the brake screws near the rear casters. I turned them down until they just make contact. Pretty stable. I took some tie down straps and hooked them to the bolts under the lift pad crisscrossed over the seat and attached them on the other side to the lift pad. No problem. I bought a pack of 1/2" washers and shimmed up the lift arms, and front wheels. This tightened up the jack a good bit. Although you can move the lift with the bike on it, in the instructions it says Do Not Do This ! I see where you could move it a short distance maybe against the wall for storage would be okay. Can you buy a better jack ? Sure you can. I opted to spend the extra $$$ on a Corbin seat and backrest.