Craftsman 45099 Lift - 500lb Lifting Capacity, Fits Most Residential & Zero Turn Radius Riding Lawn Mowers, Space-Saving Foldable Design, Ideal for Lawn Mower Maintenance and Repairs

Someone said in another review that this thing was flimsy - Not so in my opinion. It is very sturdy, well- designed, and easy to use. I have a 345Z John Deere Zero radius and you have to push the adjustable wheel slots in all the way but it works fine; amazingly with a battery operated hand drill. It is not cheap but is not over priced.

I've cleaned and serviced many garden tractor mowers and zero turn mowers...not my favorite task at all! That said, I finally bought the Craftsman mower jack and all I can say is I wished I'd done it sooner. Putting it together was simple enough (decent instructions), it seems well constructed and sturdy and easy to use. Using the hand crank to raise and lower the mower is not bad, but a drill and socket makes this task a breeze (used on Exmark radius 60" zero-turn). One note of caution - this lift has a safety catch that clicks in about halfway up. You'll need to raise the lever when lowering...not a problem, just something to watch for. All in all, I'm very pleased with the lift...and yes, experiences will likely vary. Enjoy...

I love this thing, use a drill to lift , impact to take blades off an angle grinder to sharpen the blades. In 15 minutes I have a clean deck and 3 sharp blades!!! The lift is very stable and is extremely well built. Technically my JD mower weights less than 500 lbs so just lifting the front up does not even stress the lift... If you have a rider or two like us it is worth every $.

It works great. Using a drill, you can hoist your mower up pretty quickly. Gets your mower up to where you can access the blades. Nice product.

It was not too difficult to assemble. I have used it once and it seemed to work well. Be sure to take the handle off if you are planning to use a drill to raise or lower the lift.

Just a great choice for lifting your zero turn or rider. I absolutely love it more than I thought I would. The use I have gotten out of it in one summer has paid for it. I would buy again without question.Ihave a Cub cadet ZT1 50"

I was very excited to get this lift after my hydraulic one died on me. Was thinking this would save my legs from pumping my tractor up and it sounded like it would be easy cranking it up. Well it's not terrible but not a dream either. It worked OK for the first few times then it started to keep disengaging when trying to lower it even with the safety handle held up. Very frustrating and ended up having to try and push down on the front whiles cranking down and holding the handle up. NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION FOR A 70 YR OLD WOMAN!! So now when I use it I don't crank it up all the way so I can handle cranking the dang thing down with all the stages and acrobatics I have to.go though. Even does it now when there's no weight on it at all. Definitely would say no to this. Great idea but not made to handle the weight it says. And yes I am within all the specs it should be able to handle. One nice thing is I can handle moving it around by myself which is one thing I was looking for.

Great product. Cranking up and down by hand is time consuming. As soon as I converted to using my drill the product met its full potential. I like it.