As you get closer to Thanksgiving and Black Friday, some real discount coupon sales begin to show up in the paper.  Harbor Freight has just dropped a coupon sale circular into the Sunday paper that is worth noting for lots of things,  but three stand out for us Savage folk.

$1.99 for a multifunction volt/ohm meter suitable for electrical troubleshooting on your Savage.

$3.99 for a battery float charger suitable for charging your Savage's battery without harming it.

$19.99 for a 18 volt cordless drill and flashlight combo.

Folks, you can bash on Harbor Freight for selling cheap junk, but in today's financial bind finding stuff that is useable and serviceable is a good thing (and I have these items and they are very useable and they do offer an excellent value of service for the low price paid).  

In every case they are a rip-off of somebody's high dollar design with the mgf being done in China where copyright laws do not exist.  Some of us have issues buying rip offs, but if you are strapped for cash and the choice is Harbor Freight or nothing then they are an affordable option.

And this week they are about half of what they normally cost if you bring in the coupon from the paper ....


(they always have copies of the current circulars at the store BTW)

alot of the things sold at HF are junk, but there wrenches and sockets seem to be o.k. i bought a flux core welder on sale there for 99 bux and it hasnt given me any troubles so far.

In the last 3 years I am sure Ive dropped over $2,000.00 in HF. I have a compressor, trailer & floor jack + all kinds of little odds & ends, OHH yea, & a welder & hood. Gotta go get a torch soon. Of the VERY few problems Ive had with breakage or just not working as it oughta, theyve stepped right up & given me replacements or refunds, No hassles. In fact, I bought a blade for my little bandsaw & before I needed it, the saw puked & died, they trefunded that $$$ without me even having a receipt, cuz they knew it was from their store & they all know me on sight.
I intend to have that $20.00 drill.

Whenever I break a tool, its from using it outside its intended use. I'm in the mood to break a tool, and here's what I came up with.

The problem: I hate bending over to work on the motorcycle.

Hacked up solution: Buy this:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=93116

What I was thinking was to strap the Savage to this thing crossways so the wheels dangle off the sides. This would give me waist high access to the bottom end and all the other important stuff thats  normally six inches off the cold concrete slab.

The only time I would have the Savage on this thing would be for the winter teardown. I have a MC jack, but that only raises her high enough for the wheels to come off. I WANT HIGHER!

I would think ideal height would have the pegs about 35 inches off the ground. I'd also have a cable strapped to the ceiling joists to give me 10-15 seconds of swearing time should the whole thing tip over.

Any thoughts on how I could(should) do this?

(grunts as he bends down with his tape measure)
Yep, more than 20 inches of clearance under the cradle. My stock muffler may have to come off before I jack it up, but that would happen in a tear down anyway.

Only about 7 inches between the floor and frame with the bike level. I like the idea of a ramp, and it looks as if there would be room to set it on the side stand until I can start pumping up the ram.

I'm going to give it a try. I'll post photos (hopefully without bandages) - if this works, then I may be able to take on a project bike as well.

Thanks!