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Can you use this type of lift?
08/18/13 at 09:18:03
Can this type of lift be used on a Savage without damaging the bottom?
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08/18/13 at 09:24:48
yes i have one just like that.what you will need to do is use a block of wood as a spacer on one of the skids as the frame sits lower at one side than the other
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08/18/13 at 09:56:33
well, actually, the frame is level, but the header is below the frame.
But the answer is correct, getaboard.
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08/18/13 at 15:16:41
Coincidentally I am today going through the exact same process. There are some things that protrude below the frame (kickstand bracket, for example) so the spacing is a little bit tight. I found that a piece of plywood 8.5 X 11" seemed to work well (a little wider than the frame but not so wide as to get in the way of anything protruding down. I also needed the plywood because the supports on the jack were a bit wider than the frame (fore and aft).
I only need to lift the front up and I found that the rear tire stayed on the ground (which suits me just fine). Possibly if I jacked it up higher the rear would come off as well.
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08/18/13 at 18:28:25
Yes. Block it somehow. I used to play the sideways balance game to try to get it to sit level / stable. Nearly dropped the bike off the edge one time. Not worth it anymore. Go in straight with the right spacers, and you will save yourself a whole ton of tension and anxiety.
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08/18/13 at 18:33:37
Also, that looks like a Harbor Freight jack. I used to work at Harbor Freight, and I know you can regularly and easily get a coupon that puts that thing sitting at 69.99 (or if you are really REALLY lucky, 59.99) go to a place that sells car magazines or pop science or something techy (I've even seen them in photography mags) and find the area of the mag that has all the coupons. There is usually a HF insert, and it usually has this jack. Yeah, 'jack'
that page. Mags usually always have better deals than your mail, or newspaper, or the website.
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08/18/13 at 18:55:20
I bought an aluminum version of that jack from Sears. It works well. See reply #325 here for several views of a board to allow stable jacking with that type of jack.
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1304722902/315
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