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Lift table game changer
- Thread starter Franksx
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Imho, the best money you can spend if you are working on a bike. I love mine. I’d recommend bolting on a nice wheel chock on the front. Enjoy!
I wish I had thought of this sooner.
Yes, but most of the time I’ll roll the bike onto the lift, into the wheel chock and just leave it. If I want the rear wheel off the ground I’ll put a bike jack under the frame. Very stable.if your intention is to do front end work you can use your lift as you are now. I just found the supplied wheel clamp rather useless.
For longer term storage I usually remove the front chock and put it on the centerstand or jack it on the frame to take the load off of the tires.
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Yes! Life becomes easier, things are breezier, let's roll the whole thing off.
Only thing I found was putting on a heavy faired bike, I needed things a little wider, so added removeable side wings.
If I ever buy a quad it might even fit.
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I agree. My knees, hips and back also thanked me when I finally broke down and paid for a brand new lift (with a nice 20% off coupon). Won't go back to squatting on the floor.
Btw, 2 weeks later, I found a used (like new) lift on CraigsList for fraction of the price. D'oh! So now I have two!
Word of advice, when you use ratchet straps to tie the bike down on both sides, use 2 straps per side. If one of them happens to let go (yes, some that are made of Chinesium can do that), the other one will keep the bike from toppling over onto you. Don't ask how I know!
That’s a good looking front wheel clamp!I have the Handy lift and the HF unit... HF now sells a decent wheel clamp.... I learned out local HF's do not stock either the lift or clamp.... 3 day ordering. My HF can lift my 45 Wla's... but I wouldn't try a full sized HD.. or similar behemoth ...
That's a Handy lift and clamp ... the HF (photo) has the clamp I got from Red Line ... yrs ago.... almost identical to the unit HF offers today..
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This is the useless clamp provided with the entry level bike lift up here in Canada from Princess Auto (similar to HF in the US). That’s why I bolted on a wheel chock.
The wheel chock doesn't work if one puts the bike one its centre stand because that moves it back several inches. I like the bike on its centre stand because that allows me to remove the front or the back wheel. Of course the bike is secured by ratchet straps to the handlebar. The huge front wheel lock is nice, but unnecessary when the bike is secured by straps. JIMO
????I have the Handy lift and the HF unit... HF now sells a decent wheel clamp.... I learned out local HF's do not stock either the lift or clamp.... 3 day ordering. My HF can lift my 45 Wla's... but I wouldn't try a full sized HD.. or similar behemoth ...
It spent a winter up there, Blort.
That was ten years ago, the lift is still in use. After years of a slow leak I finally replaced a seal and it's drip free again.
Behold Behemouth!
Gary, you replaced a seal on the hydraulic unit on the HF lift? My buddy's just sprung a leak and he bought a whole new replacement hydraulic unit, and it wasn't cheap, lol. Do a thread on that seal replacement maybe? I'd love more details (like where you got the seal). I just bought a big HF bottle jack and looking at the exploded parts diagram in the manual, it seems it doesn't even have seals, just o-rings.
Just a typical ggg F around and find out?
I actually fixed two. Full story my 50 year old Blackhawk SJ2 service jack had finally completely given up, found a rebuild kit with instructions and went through it. It's now painted up and back in service. Tested it by lifting the skid steer, about a 50% overload. Emboldened by my hydraulic mastery
A bud gave me a newer HF lift that was jerky going up and down, wouldn't hold. I think that was a rough shaft and beat up seal/o-ring. No big deal, an hour or two, some polishing, smoothing lubing, an o-ring from the red box, refill with jack oil and it's working great. The XS1B has been sitting on it up in the air a for a couple months now.My old war horse HF lift had developed a slow leak that was gradually getting worse. I had a cookie sheet wired under the pump to keep the floor dry.
Now unstoppable after two victories, just dug in, found a bad seal, replaced it? memory fades.But they are stone simple, can't hurt to go in and look around. fix anything obviously worn or rough. see if you win.
Doesn't hurt to get some thick grease on the chassis pivot points while you're down there.
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I’m about to ask this very question.
