I have a jack & that H-F lift. They both have their uses. I modified the lift with one of the chocks H-F sells & I ride up the ramp into my shed & right on the lift where it locks in place & is parked upright. Makes it simple to check the oil before backing it down the ramp & out the door.
If I'm actually going to do any work I add my tie-downs that are already adjusted & in place, ready to use.
My only real problem is I have to remove the w/s to raise it all the way in my shed.
For me it's worth $300 but I work on other peoples bike too.

Dave wrote on 10/04/13 at 06:37:43:

Cannot be used for floor jacks.  However, sometimes the person at the register will let them slide.

HondaLavis wrote on 10/03/13 at 11:53:51:


I've read that a single company makes the same jack for maybe a dozen different stores.  So the HF, Northern Tool, Autozone, etc, jacks are all the same just painted different colors.

Naah,, tell them you want it,, let them drag one up to the front from out of the back,, THEN drop the coupon on them,, hopefully there will be a good line behind you,,if the cashier doesnt wanna letya slide, request a manager..

I've been told that the craptman jacks are made in china and are not repairable.

Hense, look over the jack and see if the hydraulic bottle jack can be swapped.

I built one from left over lumber and a piece of pipe like Serows, it works great, it's easy to use and is completely stable.  

O-Rings is O rings..I got mine from a hydraulic shop. Same place I got the rebuild kits for the hydraulic cylinders on the back hoe..
HF doesnt sell parts,, except the plastic filters that go in the gravity paint guns. Anything else ya buy, if ya need "parts" yer outta luck,,
Sears? Yea,, my dual action sander I paid about $80.00 for 30+ years ago? YOu can buy all the metal parts, but you cant buy the rubber one that makes the valve.. Took me almost 3 hours to build one out of a piece of tire,.,
I find solutions to problems when lots of people stop, believing theyve exhausted all possibilities,, I used to run a warehouse. People would come in asking for things they knew I didnt sell,, One guy came in with some off the wall Need,, He told me that someone had told him that if you ever need anything, Go to that place & ask him,, cuz if he doesnt have it, he will know where to find it,I rarely had anyone ask me for something that I couldnt help them,