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So here is my favorite tool in the shop. i like it so much i just bought the third one. With a nice set of casters, This lift will lift your tractor twenty inches off the floor to the bottom of the wheels lifting right off the frame. The lift arms will lift 34" off the floor, which means you can stand comfortably while doing engine work. The first picture is the box. Harbor freight sells these things, but they do not display them, and usually stock only one in the back of the store. They list them at $199, but the coupons work and i used a 25% off. If the sales staff do not want to give you a coupon, use your phone to start buying it online and show them that online sales will give the discount and they need to do it as well. The box they come in is gonna be beat up every time, but fortunately, the product inside is not likely to be damaged. big tough parts and the hardware is in bags.The order of assembly consists of adding the base legs to the lift tower by using 4 bolts that thread directly to the tower. Once you mount the hydraulic cylinder to its base with two bolts, the rest is finished with only five heavy bolts and three snap rings.I bought 5" casters that are rated for #320 each. with the lift at 1100 pounds , which in Harbor Freight pounds being llke dog years is about 750 or so. As you can see from the side view, those lift bars are higher than a Rubbermaid 32 gallon trash can The actual lift height from the floor mounted on casters is about 33 inches. in factory config, it starts at 2" and goes to 28" but is advertised at 30" I included a pic of the lift slid under the tractor With the 5" casters , there is about 2.5 inches of clearance under the frame. I also use the little lift for many things around the shop including as a direct lift to a pickup truck bed as the thing will slide right beneath the truck bed. i use it for a welding positioning table and also for it's intended use as a motorcycle lift. Its proper catalog name is Harbor Freight High Position Motorcycle lift Sorry the pictures are all out of order. I forgot that the casters were not assembled while photographed in place under the tractor.. It is not really fun to get the second bolt that holds the caster, but with needle nose pliers and a bit of patience, the casters can be mounted last. About the only thing that needs improvement is those cheezy lift pads on the lift bars. gas and oil makes them come loose pretty quickly. Also the holding straps are junk and I do not use them. maks
