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Sled Jack

Does anyone have a link to a manufacturer of sled jacks (type used in the snow) in Colorado? If I recall, one of the better jacks are made right here in Colorado.

Thanks in advance. Safe riding.

Chaos
 
Gunni,

You just can't make a statement like that and sign off; interested to hear your comments as to why you believe it is better. Thanks in advance.

Chaos
 
A fool and his money....:rolleyes: Are you another guy running snow-eliminator knock offs....:rolleyes: I'll put the pjack I bought up against Bill's any day. It's the same jack! This new one he's selling, i don't know about, but it's cheap and light. ++. Unlike the arm-chair engineers who don't know WTFTTA, I'll with hold judgement until I've seen it on the snow. Is Bill everybodys uncle on here? geesh, step away and take an objective look. Sorry your hero has competition now but that happens in a capitalist based market economy! I've met and rode with Bill and meant no ill intentions when I bought a competing jack. It's business, don't take it so personal. When you see me getting out just the same as you, time after time with no "mythical failures" maybe you'll see it different....but I doubt it. cut nose off to spite your face syndrome here... let the name calling continue.
 
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I agree, Bill's jack is better quality, hands down. It's like any purchase you make though, there are comprimises. I wanted a new truck instead of used, but I comprimised cause I didn't want to spend that much. Yeah, i'll have more problems with the used, but in the end I think i'll be ahead in the value for dollars calculation. Same thing with the sled jacks. Wouldn't afford the BMW but I could justify the Pinto. In the end they do the same thing. Get you from A to B. One you brag about, the other not so much..
 
lol. true and if your jack bursts into flames the 3 year warranty may not cover that :)
 
Gunni,

You just can't make a statement like that and sign off; interested to hear your comments as to why you believe it is better. Thanks in advance.

Chaos

for starters it is all aluminum bills jack has a plastic foot if you will (the part that slide up and down the shaft and is used to hold the weight) he did this trying to save weight.

the problem is that the plastic and aluminum expand and contract differently

in the super cold temps i ride in (somedays -20 is the high) the snow and ice will build up on the shaft. I swear if that hugging foot doesn't shrink and all but weld itself to the shaft. if you have used one you will notice that the jack mechanism will leave little cut marks in the shaft. after 10-20 time you will have to use wet dry sand paper and smooth them out or you will end up like i did and have to beat the god dam thing off the mounting brackets with a hammer. (yes i said hammer) the ice build up in these cut marks and when the foot shrinks you can't get it off and if you can you won't be able to get the jack all the way to the bottom (without the hammer).

The one I posted a link to is all aluminum, the foot and shaft contract at the same rate so you don't have the stuck foot syndrome like with bills. (at least I haven't)

the base plate on bills is solid one piece. weight in which he save by using the plastic was just added back into the whole unit via the base plate

the other is easily stowed in just about all sled seat storage compartments ranter than externally. Why does that suck well lose one (because it fell off) and you will find out

I keep this other one in my back pack if I lose that I don't need the jack as I am probably dead

Bills is one size fits all, "thesnowjack" can be added to. Steve has sold many 2 and 3 ft extension and even one 6ft extension.

Bushy that Pjack looks cool I don't like the way it mounts but that is a personal thing more than any. I like the Price $$$$
 
This goes on in so many different industries...

If a product works, and there is a demand for it, others will come to make their profits.

Competition generally is never a bad thing for the consumer..

...and along comes innovation.


Who here drives a car/truck that is not a Ford (think they were the first american auto maker)?
Should a person be slammed for bringing other options (and price points) to the masses?
If its junk, then maybe so.. But there are also a lot of JUNK Fords out there too.. ;)

And no, I'm really not a manufacture hater..its just a point.
 
I don't have his newer generation, GAR. The one I have has the plastic "foot" like Bill's and I paid 189 for it last season. Interesting you mention the High-jacker hanging up because of the tight tolerances. I noticed that too and watched guys struggle to move it. When I showed the Pow jack to a high-jacker owner, he mentioned how the foot slid easier and attributed it to the fact it is a looser fit on the pole and that was a good idea.
 
I don't have his newer generation, GAR. The one I have has the plastic "foot" like Bill's and I paid 189 for it last season. Interesting you mention the High-jacker hanging up because of the tight tolerances. I noticed that too and watched guys struggle to move it. When I showed the Pow jack to a high-jacker owner, he mentioned how the foot slid easier and attributed it to the fact it is a looser fit on the pole and that was a good idea.

Hell i might just sell the both of mine buy one of these pow jacks and have enough money to buy 3 more


Thanks for the link
 
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