Picking up midrise lift tomorrow- WooHoo, Was MaxJax VS Midrise car lift question Options

[GaroldShaffer]

Since I am not partner in teh shop anymore (long story) I'm back to working out of my garage at home. The only thing I miss about the old shop is teh 2 post lift we have there..

So I have been looking around at different lifts for home. My biggest isssue is I have 10ft ceiling in there so a standard two post lift won't work. I was thinking about a mid rise lift like I know some here have when I came across the MaxJax portable two post system.

I like what I see. It will work in my garage, portable, and easy to use. I like the fact that when not in use it can be removed and stored against the wall.

Here is the link to their website MaxJax

The more I look at it the more I like it over a midrise lift. Your thoughts?

[Mark Henry]

I used to build scissor lifts and the big thing I don't like is the lack of automatic safety locks. It uses pins that could be forgotten if one was in haste.

I hope they use in-line hydraulic fuses and I would definitely ask about this. A hydraulic fuse is a last ditch safety device in the event of a cut hose, etc. I also would ask if this was an ALI ( www.autolift.org/ ) certified lift.

Not much to a hydraulic fuse (pics), it can be all that stands between you and being squashed like a bug, but it doesn't replace a physical safety lock device.