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DB · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:22 pm Post subject: Hoist ??

I need to get a good bike jack. Wondered what you guys would recommend.

I've used a home made ones for years. It's just a chunk of a 4x10 beam with a pipe attached. I just slide it under and pry. It works and the price is right, but you can only get one wheel off the ground at a time.

This one looks OK...... I guess.

http://www.discounttoolimporters.com/product_info.php?language=en&currency=USD&products_id=52
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TomHead79 · Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject:

I picked up one from Pep Boys, was 49.99 with the mail in rebate. However, if I don't lock it the jack will slowly lose hyd pressure and lower the bike a little. Otherwise it is a nice litle jack. Gets in the way a little depending on what you are working on, but overall a nice thing to have. Sears sells one too BTW.
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Tasbrus · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:53 am Post subject:

I bought mine at Sam's club for around $69 I think. It works well, the handle is removable and I used it several times this spring to move woodstoves around.

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Dennis · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

I got mine at Harbor Freight think is was 69 bucks works great. I had an old one like that one you got pictured DB used a bottle jack but didn’t have wheels worked fine. I gave it to a shovelhead forum member and he really likes it.

Here is a pic of a plat form I built for my rebuild works great. Didn’t cost that much to build either.

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