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BigTBones
12-22-2007, 04:09 PM
I want your input. Ive seen lots of you guys have them in your pics! How do you like them. Pros cons etc. Any other good jacks out there? Im thinking about buying one here very soon! Any info would be helpful Thanks Bryan
Dirtcrasher
12-22-2007, 07:45 PM
I want your input. Ive seen lots of you guys have them in your pics! How do you like them. Pros cons etc. Any other good jacks out there? Im thinking about buying one here very soon! Any info would be helpful Thanks Bryan

Hey, I've seen that thing on sale for like 69$... I use a regular floor jack that was 200$ years ago. But, it doesn't balance like that Craftsman does. If I could get it on sale ansd with the Craftsman Club discount I think it's a nice jack.
BigTBones
12-22-2007, 08:23 PM
yea i have the craftsman discount too. And yea just a few days ago it was on sale for $69 and than with 10% off that, its a pretty good deal at that! Anyone else have any experience with it?
DeePa
12-22-2007, 08:44 PM
i like mine...

i always strap my buils to it because its not the sturdiest without them. Just to change tires or something is fine, but when im building my resto on it i strap her down.

Im happy with it all in all. Got it for 60 or 70 ish.

Mike
TravEX
12-22-2007, 10:32 PM
Yeah I like mine. I've had it for a year or so, and it really comes in handy.
Bryan Raffa
12-24-2007, 12:27 PM
that craftsman is really nice, I saw it in the catolog..and can all ways use another one.. I payed 50 bucks for mine at pep boys.. just because I saw it and I had the money...not shure about the long jack handle tho.. seems it might be in your way.. Like the bigger wheels too and the larger pad area..

Next is the air table!!! out of the old shop..:naughty:
TravEX
12-24-2007, 01:42 PM
The long handle is removable, the jack part is foot operated.
Bryan Raffa
12-24-2007, 01:43 PM
heres my cheepo.. them craftsman were like $150 when I saw them.. there yellow with chrome wheels right?
TravEX
12-24-2007, 01:45 PM
No, they're red and black, like your's. Your's looks like a Craftsman.
DeePa
12-24-2007, 01:47 PM
the yellow ones are aluminum. they just raise a little higher and weigh less...not worth 100 in my opinion...

mike
Dammit!
12-24-2007, 02:25 PM
Bad reviews. (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00950190000P?vName=Automotive&cName=Tools&Equipment&sName=Lift%20Equipment&psid=FROOGLE01&sid=IDx20070921x00003a)
Bryan Raffa
12-24-2007, 02:30 PM
the yellow ones are aluminum. they just raise a little higher and weigh less...not worth 100 in my opinion...

mike

you got one im talkin about!! post a picture:D guess.. it wasnt..;) ;) ;) ;)
250rfreak
12-24-2007, 02:38 PM
hey raffa is that a yamaha big wheel in that pic?
Bryan Raffa
12-24-2007, 03:08 PM
why yes:D :D
SWIGIN
12-24-2007, 03:13 PM
i perfer a atv stand over the jack

it folds up and its only 10 pounds at the most, plus it gets the bike up waist high so no bending.
Bryan Raffa
12-24-2007, 03:16 PM
this one...http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00950191000P?vName=Automotive&cName=Tools+%26+Equipment&sName=Lift+Equipment..

not shure if I like the small wheels on the back..concrete yes but anything else...:(
ProCarbine2k1
12-24-2007, 06:26 PM
BUY IT!! I love mine. They are very very handy..
Orangecnty250r
12-24-2007, 11:14 PM
Bad reviews. (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00950190000P?vName=Automotive&cName=Tools&Equipment&sName=Lift%20Equipment&psid=FROOGLE01&sid=IDx20070921x00003a)


Thanks for that...I saw this jack while browsing the Sears flyer recently and "thought I have to have that" I also received a Sears gift certificate and was going to put it towards it...I just read all 66 of those reviews and it sounds like low quality substandard craftsmanship as we have come to expect these days from companies...I have a few 30 year old small hydraulic jacks up here on my property that work fine....The fact the so many people had problems with an "NEW: ATV jack is inexcusable....I wonder how many people that posted good reviews early on ran into problems later.....anyway I will now not be buying one the these china junk items with a nice lable on it.
Bryan Raffa
12-24-2007, 11:22 PM
I see most of them are lifting heavy road bikes:eek:
DeePa
12-25-2007, 12:53 PM
i also had the problem with it not returning without any weight on it...but for what i use it for im all set. you really dont need a trike on a jack to change the oil. it is helpful for tire changes thou...

im using it to build a project and havent had a problem so far and its been on the jack for a month or so now.

Mike