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I have two style lifts.
One is the black ice version and the other is a motorcycle air activated lift along with side extensions and there is absolutely no substitute for the more expensive motorcycle lift. You can do more with it compared to the black ice type.
4 wheeler, riding mower etc easy drive on back off.


The black iceType is a nice lift to do some cleaning as well as engine modifications and repairs but you will not be able to pull the rear suspension out while it is up on the lift.

Personally, the motorcycle style lift works best for me. I searched Local as well as craigslist type ads and within a few weeks I located one in New Hampshire and purchased it for around $500. I couldn't be happier.

If you don't do much work on your sleds and are mainly looking so its easier to clean then service then the Black Ice may be the cheaper and better choice.

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Just bought a Trick Lift. 100% American made - even the jack -- which looks much more robust than others I have seen. Really clean workmanship - you can immediately tell it has thicker tube steel and better overall build than most lifts out there. A great set of back "posts" (I think they are a new add-on this year) to work with the very skeletonized footboard and long track of my Switchback 146. Great guy does all the building himself except the powder coat. If you need a lift you should give Brian a call. 612-987-8025.

 

J&S air lift,also has casters so you can wheel it around when lifted.

 

man i am just looking for one of those. saw the cheap ones in one of the catalogs , doesn't look anything like the one from trick lift. i hope i can still get one of those. can the skid be removed with that lift?

 

Not safely, in my opinion. I have one, and I stopped trying to use it years ago. When you drop the suspension out then there is no weight on the back of the sled and the machine wants to fall forward. Well, not actually fall forward, but it is not balanced well at that point and becomes unstable. I thought I wanted one of those lift tables like the nice one above, But for rear suspension work I don’t think that would be very good either. I would have to put an extension of the back and then have a bumper lift or over had chainfall or something back there to raise the machine up off of the table. That doesn’t make sense for me.

 

I have one of those lifts like the trick lift. Heavy duty and good quality. I never use it. It’s been in the back of my garage for years. My go to snowmobile lift is the one with two small wheels that goes under in front of the track and the bar goes under one running board. I use this to maneuver the sled into the garage. It works great. I have an old bumper style car jack I modified to hold the sled up
If I want to work on the front, I move it a little forward and the skis stay in the air. Move it a little back and the track stays in the air. With it under the sled, there is no weight to put on jack. I can lift it with one hand

when the sled is on the trailer with the skis secured, I can slide it under and it will hold the track up, to spin the track for adjustment

I’ll try to find pictures

 

If you are talking about the EazyMove style dollies, they are great for moving your sled around a garage, or onto the driveway. I use the actual heavy duty snowmobile lifts only to work on my sleds. A link to the EazyMove website for anybody who is interested: EazyMove Snowmobile Carts

 

i would never attempt to pull the skid with one of those trick lifts or lesser copy. i have similar to the trick lift and it's good for working on your sled on everything, but i wouldn't pull the skid. not sure if it's even possible with the frame of the lift in the way at the front anyways. best is to still put it on it's side and pull it out

 

No pictures because it's currently at my buds, but I bought an aluminum "Lift-a-Sled" this winter and we are both impressed with the quality of construction, welds, etc. Moves loaded easily and it's easy to store flat against a wall when not in use. Lift's the sleds effortlessly and is "Made in the USA". Not Amazon China junk!

 

Chopper City had all aluminum crank up lifts, might still sell them..I have one of those and a ho-made steel version.

 

I purchased this from a vendor on here back when this site started, I like the cable winch style.
I have pulled the rear suspensions many times, just use carpenter clamps at the rear as a precaution, never an issue.

 

So you just clamp the running boards to the lift before pulling the skid? Looking for a good stand that can also be used for pulling the skid.

 

Yes, because with the weight of the track and suspension removed, the snowmobile will want to fall forward. I still almost never use my lift. I pull suspensions with the track about 4” off of the ground, with just my bumper Jack/warm up stand.

 

This never ends. I'm also looking for a bumper jack that doesn't fuck with the mudflap. Even the simple things are hour long searches!!@

 

I work on my sled on milk crates.........no joke, it's really backwards to most, but man it works great.

 

I welded about a 4” extension onto the “hook” of my bumper lift years ago. It still rubs the flaps, but doesn’t hurt them. I have sticky foam on the edges where the flap rubs. I use milk crates a lot too.

 

I have a sidekick to do anything that requires putting it on its side. Works very well to remove the skid.

 

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Thank you, that one looks good. So when you guys pull all the shocks off front and rear, what do you use?

 

Thank you, that one looks good.

Im not sure the area you are from in Illinois, but if you are in the North Central area, Leones in Peru sells them on the floor.

 

Lift a Sled has served me well.

 

Somebody gave me one of these Sweet Water / Black Ice 700 lb Snowmobile Lifts: Black Ice Snowmobile Lift - 700 lbs. Capacity

I have only used it a few times and went to use it the other day, and the lift mechanism is already stripped out. And no, I never used an impact wrench on it. I also talked to a friend who has one too and his also failed.

I can report that is is absolute CHINESE JUNK and I don't recommend buying one.

 

Lift-A-Sled. Aluminum, quality welding, American jack and eight (8) casters for rolling loaded.

 

I have a black ice lift. It’s ok. Lil wobbly but functions ok. I use an electric impact on the nut instead of. The hand crank. So far so good. I had to put a better bolt through the nut though. I do pretty much all my service stuff (engine , front end , ckutches. Etc. On the lift. It saves my already shitty back. I still still prefer old school chain hoist or better yet electric winch to pick the ass end up for skid removal or install. Same with studding. If not that then I remove and install rear suspension with sleds on thier side.