Two-Post Auto Lift
04-03-2008, 07:49 PM
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Two-Post Auto Lift I am starting to buy somethings for my new garage and i am looking into a lift.
I
ed "2-post auto lift" and cam up with a lot of different companies. The lift that i am looking for is a 2-post lift upto 9,000 pounds (i am not worried about how fast it lifts it, as long as it doenst take 2 minutes
)
Now for the tricky part! There is a difference between wal-mart tools and "snap-on" tools. This is the problem i have no clue what company to look at for a lift. They all say the samething "reliable" etc.
I am looking for one that wont fail, and that i will always enjoy having... the basics!
What is a company that i should look into? And why?
Thank you for your time.
I
ed "2-post auto lift" and cam up with a lot of different companies. The lift that i am looking for is a 2-post lift upto 9,000 pounds (i am not worried about how fast it lifts it, as long as it doenst take 2 minutes)Now for the tricky part! There is a difference between wal-mart tools and "snap-on" tools. This is the problem i have no clue what company to look at for a lift. They all say the samething "reliable" etc.
I am looking for one that wont fail, and that i will always enjoy having... the basics!
What is a company that i should look into? And why?
Thank you for your time.
04-03-2008, 08:21 PM
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We use these at work
http://www.rotarylift.com/products/P...tive%20Service
Great lifts, to be honest. No problems what so ever. Can be a problem if the car you're trying to lift is really low to the ground. But you can always get some pieces of wood, and drive up on the wood, then lift from there.
I don't know if all of our lifts are from rotary, or not.. Most of ours use these extension cylinders that you put on the end of the arms, if you're raising a vehicle like a truck, so you can get a good contact on the frame. We have another model (that I know for sure is a rotary) where you just flip these hinged like extenders over to get more height. I don't know what to specifically call it.. but I like the hinged version a whole lot better. Quicker and you don't have to worry about losing the extensions.
http://www.rotarylift.com/products/P...tive%20Service
Great lifts, to be honest. No problems what so ever. Can be a problem if the car you're trying to lift is really low to the ground. But you can always get some pieces of wood, and drive up on the wood, then lift from there.
I don't know if all of our lifts are from rotary, or not.. Most of ours use these extension cylinders that you put on the end of the arms, if you're raising a vehicle like a truck, so you can get a good contact on the frame. We have another model (that I know for sure is a rotary) where you just flip these hinged like extenders over to get more height. I don't know what to specifically call it.. but I like the hinged version a whole lot better. Quicker and you don't have to worry about losing the extensions.
04-03-2008, 09:38 PM
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I would honestly look into a four-post lift, if I were you. Especially for a home garage if you're gonna be parking a vehicle frequently in that sopt. You won't have to worry about dinging your door and trying to crawl out of your door cuz you can't open it enough. Plus with 4 post, you can leave a car on top and park one underneath.
04-03-2008, 09:56 PM
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I would honestly look into a four-post lift, if I were you. Especially for a home garage if you're gonna be parking a vehicle frequently in that sopt. You won't have to worry about dinging your door and trying to crawl out of your door cuz you can't open it enough. Plus with 4 post, you can leave a car on top and park one underneath.
4-post lifts are nice and all but you can do suspension work on them as easy as a 2-post.
04-05-2008, 03:24 PM
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Bendpak dumdumdum, assymetrical is better imo. In our auto shop we had 5 bendpaks and a matco lift, that matco lift was made of THIN metal, the bendpaks were made from like 1/4 1/2 steel. I woudn't trust any lift but bendpak, i've seen what happens when people buy cheap lifts, it aint pretty.
04-11-2008, 07:23 PM
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If you plan on storing a car or just using it for oil changes then get a four post. If your planing on using it for working on the car, get a two post, then you wont have to fight working around the ramps. for suspension work just buy some screw jacks or a trans jack.
