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BigAl (Alan):
I've had a Clarke lift for many years with metal wheels (as image), very very heavy to position or move around.
Providing the bike is central on the lift, I have found it very stable 

Moorey:

--- Quote from: orcadian on September 11, 2017, 10:39:07 AM ---Amazon UK have them advertised at £377 inc vat and del at the moment - looks identical to mine and 450 kilos.
Ian

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Looks good but I think if you can find one with extendable legs for the screw down jacks that are for more stability would be better. Not all can have the wheels removed and be bolted down as the ram peddles go through the gap the wheels make under the frame.

Roy mine is totally fine on the wheels even with the bike on the side stand and at full lift. A pity mine is just 600mm wide. A removable plate for the rear wheel would be nice.  You only find these thing out once you start using them, That's the beauty of a forum when you can ask and find out others opinion s before you splash out.

Trigger:

--- Quote from: BigAl on September 11, 2017, 11:22:22 AM ---I've had a Clarke lift for many years with metal wheels (as image), very very heavy to position or move around.
Providing the bike is central on the lift, I have found it very stable

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These are not intended to be moved with bikes on them. Very easy to move with no bike, just pump it up to table height and a nice greasy workshop floor makes it glide  ;D ;D ;D

matthewmosse:
Mine was £75 in the local car boot and vintage machinery rally plus auction. To say I was chuffed was an understatement, only downsides are it is a lot of space to loose when not in use, and mine has nylon wheels and one deformed when left with a horsedrawn finger mower on it for a long time, cost a fiver for a new wheel. Surprisingly stable even with a bike on it and moving it around on not very smooth concrete. It can be persuaded to tip up if miss using it to lift engines onto pallet racking without paying attention to just how heavy an industrial diesel engine actually is, moral of that story is if using it to lift heavy lumps of metal, try to keep them near the middle of the length of the bed, not at one end. Like others I found the short ramp a bit steep, a longer bit of plank makes a better ramp. Mine is about 60cm wide maybe more, handy to be able to stand on there when putting the bike on it's centre stand. Mine might be replaced with a tail lift I picked up off eBay that is electric hydraulic rather than hand pumped hydraulic and is wide enough to take my sidecar.

BigAl (Alan):
Thank you for the very helpful comment Graham (Trigger). Moving the bike and the lift! ( I know it read's that way...lol) 
Handy bit of kit though, especially when chrome cleaning the exhausts.

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