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Blackbirdws6 08-20-2019 05:48 AM

It's really just screwing in the various lines/fittings to the two lifts and the pump. A bit of bleeding from there and done. That's oversimplifying it but that's all it really is.

One thing I will mention is avoid overfilling the hydraulic fluid reservoir haha. Ask me how I know....

qwikz28 09-01-2019 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6 (Post 952871)
It's really just screwing in the various lines/fittings to the two lifts and the pump. A bit of bleeding from there and done. That's oversimplifying it but that's all it really is.

One thing I will mention is avoid overfilling the hydraulic fluid reservoir haha. Ask me how I know....

Definitely overfilled the reservoir. lol

There must be a new variation because the instructions indicated my type of filler cap didn't require any air bleeding. Just fill up and go. As a matter of fact, we likely could have completed the entire assembly in less than half hour if the instructions weren't such trash. We counted three blatant mistakes. Ended up taking a little over an hour I would say.

But it works. Lifted my Buick up and down with ease. A little slower in each direction than I imagined, but still far easier than jacks and stands.

Blackbirdws6 09-02-2019 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by qwikz28 (Post 952947)
Definitely overfilled the reservoir. lol

There must be a new variation because the instructions indicated my type of filler cap didn't require any air bleeding. Just fill up and go. As a matter of fact, we likely could have completed the entire assembly in less than half hour if the instructions weren't such trash. We counted three blatant mistakes. Ended up taking a little over an hour I would say.

But it works. Lifted my Buick up and down with ease. A little slower in each direction than I imagined, but still far easier than jacks and stands.

Yeaaa it's oddly easy to overfill the first time. The reservoir "cap" allows air to bleed off if unthreaded a bit which is intentional. I'm not sure if yours is the same as mine. I had mine a bit too tight and the reservoir attempted to implode but thankfully I noticed it.

I'm fine with the speed as I wouldn't want it to operate that quickly anyway.

Have fun with it!

3.4 grape of wrath 09-07-2019 06:50 AM

Ordering one up today. Just had another birthday recently and the less work setting up the car the better. Thanks for the posting.

qwikz28 09-08-2019 08:53 PM

It was just posted back in stock and a bit cheaper than I got it for: https://www.homedepot.com/p/QuickJac...klSP4S5o2y-TQ0

V 05-11-2020 12:27 PM

Random bump, but Costco just advertised the 5000lb version for $999 delivered.


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