I bought one of these earlier this week:
https://www.harborfreight.com/300-lb...awn+mower+lift
I was a little aggravated with HF. The Lift is $99, on sale for $79. I made up my mind that I was going to get one. Then HF came out with the 10% and 20% off "NO EXCLUSIONS" coupon. In big bold letters and no fine print that I could find. SO that would mean that I could get almost another $16 off. BUT No Deal. They said it did not apply to things already on sale. I replied "No Exclusions" means NO EXCLUSIONS!. They argued otherwise.
Well, I was happy initially to get it at $79, so I bought it. Then when outside, I called HF headquarters and asked for customer service. They said the same thing. NO EXCLUSIONS does not apply to sale items .
THAT ASIDE:
WOW, this thing sure helps when working on the lawn tractor. It was a little difficult to get started with the assembly as the first two or three steps are left off - leaving orientation to be figured out as "understood" - and the drawings were on the small side. Once that was done (and it only took about 15 minutes - two disassemblies because of 4 possible orientations on the first two parts) then it went together well after those steps.
I drove my 42 inch lawn tractor on it, lifted it up and replaced a spindle MUCH easier than when doing it on the ground. Took blades off and sharpened them too. WOW, it was much easier. AND Being 74, it is a necessity now. I don't know how I did without it. It raises it up much higher than the blocks that I normally use.
I'm getting old:
And I learned another thing. In assembling it, I picked up one of those folding stools that is about 9 inches high. I sat on it initially when assembling parts of the lift. The step stool was too low, and I could not rise up from sitting 9 inches off the ground. I had to lay over on the ground, roll over, get up on my knees and then stand. Next I went and got my 12 inch high hand made wooded stool and sat on it. I use that one all the time when working on ground level tools such as the mower or brakes, etc. 12 inches is just right, I could rise from a sitting position easily on the 12 inch high stool, but not the 9 inch. Aging affects us in strange ways.
https://www.harborfreight.com/300-lb...awn+mower+lift
I was a little aggravated with HF. The Lift is $99, on sale for $79. I made up my mind that I was going to get one. Then HF came out with the 10% and 20% off "NO EXCLUSIONS" coupon. In big bold letters and no fine print that I could find. SO that would mean that I could get almost another $16 off. BUT No Deal. They said it did not apply to things already on sale. I replied "No Exclusions" means NO EXCLUSIONS!. They argued otherwise.
Well, I was happy initially to get it at $79, so I bought it. Then when outside, I called HF headquarters and asked for customer service. They said the same thing. NO EXCLUSIONS does not apply to sale items .
THAT ASIDE:
WOW, this thing sure helps when working on the lawn tractor. It was a little difficult to get started with the assembly as the first two or three steps are left off - leaving orientation to be figured out as "understood" - and the drawings were on the small side. Once that was done (and it only took about 15 minutes - two disassemblies because of 4 possible orientations on the first two parts) then it went together well after those steps.
I drove my 42 inch lawn tractor on it, lifted it up and replaced a spindle MUCH easier than when doing it on the ground. Took blades off and sharpened them too. WOW, it was much easier. AND Being 74, it is a necessity now. I don't know how I did without it. It raises it up much higher than the blocks that I normally use.
I'm getting old:
And I learned another thing. In assembling it, I picked up one of those folding stools that is about 9 inches high. I sat on it initially when assembling parts of the lift. The step stool was too low, and I could not rise up from sitting 9 inches off the ground. I had to lay over on the ground, roll over, get up on my knees and then stand. Next I went and got my 12 inch high hand made wooded stool and sat on it. I use that one all the time when working on ground level tools such as the mower or brakes, etc. 12 inches is just right, I could rise from a sitting position easily on the 12 inch high stool, but not the 9 inch. Aging affects us in strange ways.
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