[Charley Lillard]

You can't adjust the slack out of the cables because when you lower the platform onto the safety stops you want to let pressure off of the cylinder. When you do that the cables get slack. I have a Backyard Buddy that has lost 2 pulleys but it is mainly the pin galling and grinding itself apart over time. The replacement is better made. If you just check things over periodically the stuff will last along time. Kinda like checking your oil. Just keep a eye on things.