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

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

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toomanybikes wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:22 pm now I'm all concerned. My bar is solid, but it contacts the small edge of a sheet rather than something bent. The lift is item #69904. I bought it used, so don't know the original age. It's held up fine for multiple years.

Without reading the entire 7 pages of comments ... should I be concerned? Yes, I realize one of the screw down feet is bent. the other is functional.
My lift is the same as yours, I bought it new and it always has some kind of bike on it. I haven't had any problems with it. It has served me well.

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

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05c50 wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:43 pm dancr
toomanybikes wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 1:22 pm now I'm all concerned. My bar is solid, but it contacts the small edge of a sheet rather than something bent. The lift is item #69904. I bought it used, so don't know the original age. It's held up fine for multiple years.

Without reading the entire 7 pages of comments ... should I be concerned? Yes, I realize one of the screw down feet is bent. the other is functional.
My lift is the same as yours, I bought it new and it always has some kind of bike on it. I haven't had any problems with it. It has served me well.

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

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Thanks Cyborg and 05c50. I won't scrap mine and run out to buy another
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Re: Harbor Freight Lift 1000 lb Lift - Fatal Flaw - Read This

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I think with either the "bent" or the "straight-up" configuration, if it has held up with no apparent sign of distress "for years", the likelihood of failure is low.

Having paid attention to this thread from the beginning (but without the luxury of examining failed units), it almost seems as though the bulk of reported failures have been more likely due to manufacturing defects than design shortcomings. (Not counting the hollow stop bars of the very earliest tables). This should not be surprising as the Harbor Freight lift table is a copy of a popular Italian design. (I forgot the name)
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desertrefugee wrote: Mon Mar 01, 2021 6:54 pm I think with either the "bent" or the "straight-up" configuration, if it has held up with no apparent sign of distress "for years", the likelihood of failure is low.

Having paid attention to this thread from the beginning (but without the luxury of examining failed units), it almost seems as though the bulk of reported failures have been more likely due to manufacturing defects than design shortcomings. (Not counting the hollow stop bars of the very earliest tables). This should not be surprising as the Harbor Freight lift table is a copy of a popular Italian design. (I forgot the name)
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