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Old 10-24-2012 | 10:05 AM
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After reading all the posts about the HF lift table I decided to get one myself and life just got so much easier. I realize they are made in China,they pump up manually and they are narrow but here's the kicker. $370.00 total investment and it does everything I need it to do but I didn't pay 5 times as much. If I had the money some of you guys have,yes I would have spent more to get the quality product. I am a working man with a truck payment and a mortgage and live alone. This lift will be used about a dozen times a year and it can easily be moved. Best of all,I don't need to drag out the old piece of cardboard to lay on the floor and work on my back anymore. IMO,the best deal out there by far and I trust it completely to hold my machine up in the air. I thank the members for their input and advice on this product.
 
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Old 10-24-2012 | 10:17 AM
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Seems like a deal to me. I would buy one if I had room. Don't let the big name lift people on here steer you wrong.
 
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Old 10-24-2012 | 10:22 AM
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way to go!

I have mine also, but I used the other wheel chock on mine

 
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Old 10-24-2012 | 10:23 AM
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I may have to venture down that route, too. Looks good to me and like you mentioned, much easier to work on your bike, change the fluids, etc.
 
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Old 10-24-2012 | 10:24 AM
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enjoy it , I recently bought a Redline Droptail lift and it is nice working off a lift , I'm sure you will be happy with it , many people have bought one and are , there is no right or wrong decisions , only what is right for you and it would be nice if others on here remembered that
 
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Old 10-24-2012 | 10:44 AM
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BE SURE!!!! you bleed your lift and add jack hydraulic fluid to it... i did not know this till about 3 months ago when mine started to not go all the way to the top... i called HF and spoke to them as the others we have work out great, then explained that all new lifts need filled and bled, sure enough every one of the lifts we have from them was about 1/4 of the way low, and even our direct lift was...

to do this remove the inspection cover on the rear part of the lift (same one you do for rear tire changes) you will see a rubber cap on the side of the jack, pull that out, from here feed in JACK hydraulic fluid (i used an oil can like seen below) once it reaches the top, pump the jack up about 10 or so times, drop it back down and repeat till it is flowing out... wipe it up and replace that cap... my lifts have never worked better!

i used a can like this
 
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Old 10-24-2012 | 10:46 AM
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also great prices on a lift jack can be found here, we have several of these and never had a problem

http://www.discountramps.com/motorcycle-lift-jack.htm
 
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Old 10-24-2012 | 11:53 AM
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Thanks for the bleeding tip
 
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Old 10-24-2012 | 12:24 PM
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I bought one last fall to use over the winter. Drilled several holes on the sides and added eyebolts so I could tie the bike down in several different places depending on which wheel I was removing. Got the job done !!
 
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Old 10-24-2012 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by JRK5892
BE SURE!!!! you bleed your lift and add jack hydraulic fluid to it... i did not know this till about 3 months ago when mine started to not go all the way to the top... i called HF and spoke to them as the others we have work out great, then explained that all new lifts need filled and bled, sure enough every one of the lifts we have from them was about 1/4 of the way low, and even our direct lift was...

to do this remove the inspection cover on the rear part of the lift (same one you do for rear tire changes) you will see a rubber cap on the side of the jack, pull that out, from here feed in JACK hydraulic fluid (i used an oil can like seen below) once it reaches the top, pump the jack up about 10 or so times, drop it back down and repeat till it is flowing out... wipe it up and replace that cap... my lifts have never worked better!

i used a can like this

Interesting, I have had mine for almost 7 years and have never had a problem with the jack.
 


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