car lift for garage

[Dave]

Just want to know what brand you own and what you like and don't like about
it.
Going to buy one so I want to get some pro's and con's

If anyone knows of a better place for this posting please let me know.

Dave

[Dave]

For some reason I can't get anyone to respond to this.
I can't believe no one out there has a lift or ever wanted one...

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[Gerard Forgnone]

Not too many people have ROOM for one, let alone the extra income needed to buy
one. They'll usually spend their money on the car first, and regular tools
second. A lift is a luxury most can't afford, and don't have room for anyhow.
There are people out there that have them, but they are rare.

Keep trying...you'll find someone eventually.

Gerard

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[Leon Corley]

I have an Eagle 4-post.

It came with casters so I can move it around
and a jack tray so I can lift the wheels off the runners.

The college where I take Automotive Restoration has a Rotary 2-post.

Having used both of them I think the main difference is this -
The 4 post is much more convenient - you just drive on it, but after you
mess with the arm adjustment the 2-post provides more room under the vehicle
to work.

I still prefer the 4-post.

regards,
Leon

[buggs]

i have a rotary 2 post...had a bendpak. liked em both. bendpak at old
house..guy wanted it...just got a better deal on the rotary this time so
bought it. 2 post or 4 post..bot have advant and dis..... i like the 2
post for building street rods..can go from the frame on....most 4 posts
are drive on...need axles etc. on car or adaptors to hold it.

later

[John Kunkel]

"Dave" <ra...@eriecoast.com> wrote in message
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> Just want to know what brand you own and what you like and don't like
about
> it.
> Going to buy one so I want to get some pro's and con's

I have a two-post Eagle 9000 asymmetric. I can't think of a single con.
John

[Dave]

The back yard buddy has a nice solid design.I will look at the three
mentioned
Just wanted to here what others had to say.
the two post are nice, that's what I use to work off of years ago. the
problem is if you plan on storing a vehicle on it for any length of time I
would avoid the it.. I think for the few times I will need the tires off I
will go with a drive on. Also the two post lifts make it hard to work in
side that car, the doors hit and you have to squezzzzz in. Of course this
is only my experience, I like the two post for mechanical work but for body
work or storage I feel safer with the drive on.

I hope others join in on this

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[Hemi4268]

>For some reason I can't get anyone to respond to this.
>I can't believe no one out there has a lift or ever wanted one.

I am using a Perfect Park 8000. I think it 8000 because that's the weight
rating. Anyway, I paid $3000 for it and it's worth every penny.

Larry

[Hemi4268]

>I am using a Perfect Park 8000.

Sorry, it's actually a Perfect Park 7000.

Larry

[Dave]

Take a look at this
http://www.mohawklifts.com/pdf/WA-I-12.PDF

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[451ctds]

You might want to see what the guys at the local muffler shop are running.
The old gas station single post
hydralic lifts are great for front end work, but muffler shops need access,
not a big oily column in their way, and for them, price is no object.

[kickstart]

"Leon Corley" <lco...@ticnet.com> wrote in message
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> I have an Eagle 4-post.
>
> It came with casters so I can move it around
> and a jack tray so I can lift the wheels off the runners.
>
>

> I still prefer the 4-post.
>
> regards,
> Leon

I am curious about the 4 post roll around.
I am planning on getting a lift and have decided that the 4 post drive on is
the best way for me to go. But now that I have seen the roll around I wasn't
sure of it's stability. If there are no problems then that would be the best
way to go since mounting one is a done deal and you can't just push your car
around on the mounted one.
So is the roll around that safe and sturdy ?
Kickstart

[buggs]

when you look at and price lifts..make sure of what comes with them, and
be sure the lift is certified by the American Lift Institute. It is your
life under it.

[Leon Corley]

I believe it to be safe.
I work under it.
Sturdy -- that's a little more subjective.
Let me ramble for a while.
The feet are 12x12 1/2" plates
They have holes drilled in for permanent installation.
Since I want to occasionally move the lift, I don't use them.
When I raise a vehicle, the runners are lifted by cables that attach to the
inside of the columns.
After raising it, I lower the runners onto the locks which are on the outside of
the columns.
(Outside means rear of rear column and front of front column)
Because of floor unevenness or slight warpage of the feet, this transfer of
support from inside to outside of the columns causes them to move slightly (3/4
- 1") at the top.
In either state, before or after locked, the lifted vehicle has equivalent
wiggliness to the 2-post lift I use at class.

BTW, the casters are only used with the runners at the bottom of the travel, so
there is no stability issue.

regards,
Leon