Harbor Freight Lift 1000 lb Lift - Fatal Flaw - Read This

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Re: Harbor Freight Lift 1000 lb Lift - Fatal Flaw - Read Thi

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the one i saw at harbor freight had the fixed on one end, and the way they are mounted would make converting them pretty hard. your might be different
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Mine is now in VA so I will have to wait to look at it. I got mine from cosco about 11 years ago and fortunately it is VERY sturdy
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I want to thank all of you guys for posting on this topic. I've had my eye on this lift for quite awhile. Armed with your information, I went down to HF with pictures of what I wanted and what I did NOT want! The store manager took me into the back and we started opening boxes. 1st one was item #69904, and it had the bad rails with no bend on the edge. The 2nd one we opened was item #68892 and it had the correct rails and a solid bar. It was the last one in stock, so I purchased that one and when I got it put together it was perfect! I had a coupon for $329.99 so I got out of there at just about half price! I never would have known about this if I hadn't stumbled across this great thread. Thanks again!
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kaniksucliff wrote:I want to thank all of you guys for posting on this topic. I've had my eye on this lift for quite awhile. Armed with your information, I went down to HF with pictures of what I wanted and what I did NOT want! The store manager took me into the back and we started opening boxes. 1st one was item #69904, and it had the bad rails with no bend on the edge. The 2nd one we opened was item #68892 and it had the correct rails and a solid bar. It was the last one in stock, so I purchased that one and when I got it put together it was perfect! I had a coupon for $329.99 so I got out of there at just about half price! I never would have known about this if I hadn't stumbled across this great thread. Thanks again!
Great find! Information can indeed be useful (...whew! what a thread!)
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Well, that makes me feel good. Congrats.
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i just finished this , it cost me about 125 for steel and 25 for nuts and bolts, and 100 for powder coating, still haven't tested it yet hopefully sunday... np
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Nice Lift RTCCP. Perhaps $895 in labor. But wrenching is our sport and we pay for that. Looks very stout and it will serve you well.
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That's nice. What type of support bar, or mechanism, does it have to hold it in place after the jack is released?
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Placerville wrote:That's nice. What type of support bar, or mechanism, does it have to hold it in place after the jack is released?
Guy, go here. I asked the same thing in the thread on this build.
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I pick up one this weekend HF for $299 with the solid bar. They went fast.
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Looks like you got yourself a new set of "handlebars"........
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Placerville wrote:That's nice. What type of support bar, or mechanism, does it have to hold it in place after the jack is released?

I have the same lift, cept mine was built and dropped off by a friend (nice guy BTW). Mine has notches that the same leg's catch'es in. 3 levels to choose from. Works great, real strong. I run bikes on it all the time with no worries at all. Doubles as a buffet when the NGW gang is over for Brat's and beers dancr dancr dancr
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an interesting topic and one that bears thinking about when purchasing a lift. here is mine , i preferred the scissor lift type,
and i also beefed it up. the two black plates you can see on the deck are add ons. 4 ml plate bolted on. i also added a steel bar across the front to stabilize the bike. i only use this lift with the bike on the centre stand. you can never be too careful ... a goldwing is bloody heavy... lolol
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