12/11/25
Been building out a workshop in my garage and needed a way to move some larger tools. Enter Garvee 2-Ton Hoist, this ended up not being the best idea.
The box came in rough shape, it looked like all parts were there but missing any sort of assembly instructions and at least 4 missing bolts. I ended up following the Harbor Freight setup since its mostly a clone of that one.
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8/8/25
Success, 30 minutes for the hoses and pressure sensor. Then first boot up! Temperature error…le sigh. Take out the boiler tighten the sensor slightly more than hand tight. Put everything back together, fiddle with a few more cables and then one expresso! I dont know if I have ever had a more satisfied coffee.
Still need to button it up, but happy with it so far. Not sure I can recommend it yet, the instructions need a bit more love.
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