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> scissor lifts, how useful are they really?
r_towle
post Dec 14 2010, 02:32 PM
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So,

How useful are the 5-6 foot scissor lifts versus the standard 2 post lifts.?

I am about to buy a new one...they are the exact same price.
The two poster does add , well, two posts to my shop...good or bad has yet to be determined.

What are you views?

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RE: scissor lift.....Don't be fooled by an advertised "lift" from any manufacturer. They run the lift to the top, add all the rubber blocks that are provided and measure from the floor to the top and call it "lift"....WRONG!!!!! They don't subtract how high it is sitting on the floor collapsed. Ask what the actual "hydraulic lift" is, not the advertised lift.

I did not want posts in my garage. I think it's just a matter of taste and amount of room available as well as ceiling height. You will NEVER regret getting the tallest lift that will work for your ceiling. I got a lift that will go 6 feet up and sunk it in the floor and I can stand underneath it. I lost no space in my shop, no risk of door dings and my shop is totally usable...I can drop engines, remove wheels etc.

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QUOTE(PRS914-6 @ Mar 22 2011, 04:51 PM) *

RE: scissor lift.....Don't be fooled by an advertised "lift" from any manufacturer. They run the lift to the top, add all the rubber blocks that are provided and measure from the floor to the top and call it "lift"....WRONG!!!!! They don't subtract how high it is sitting on the floor collapsed. Ask what the actual "hydraulic lift" is, not the advertised lift.

I did not want posts in my garage. I think it's just a matter of taste and amount of room available as well as ceiling height. You will NEVER regret getting the tallest lift that will work for your ceiling. I got a lift that will go 6 feet up and sunk it in the floor and I can stand underneath it. I lost no space in my shop, no risk of door dings and my shop is totally usable...I can drop engines, remove wheels etc.

Pic for you....Before and after sinking. The ramps are no longer needed of course

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r_towle   scissor lifts   Dec 14 2010, 02:32 PM
GeorgeRud   I would imagine that the scissors lift may be port...   Dec 14 2010, 02:41 PM
r_towle   I would imagine that the scissors lift may be por...   Dec 14 2010, 02:59 PM
quadracerx   Just an opinion...If I were going to buy a lift I ...   Dec 14 2010, 02:58 PM
r_towle   Just an opinion...If I were going to buy a lift I...   Dec 14 2010, 03:25 PM
Tom_T   Just an opinion...If I were going to buy a lift ...   Dec 14 2010, 05:21 PM
McMark   I'll be getting a scissor lift, and not a two ...   Dec 14 2010, 03:05 PM
Brett W   I have looked around for the best option to not sc...   Dec 14 2010, 03:13 PM
r_towle   I have looked around for the best option to not s...   Dec 14 2010, 03:26 PM
914rat   I have a midrize scissors style lift.My garage is ...   Dec 14 2010, 05:19 PM
Bartlett 914   I have 2 post lift in my shop. Life is much bette...   Dec 14 2010, 05:28 PM
Steve   I have a bendpak midrise scissor lift in my garage...   Dec 14 2010, 07:39 PM
Mark Henry   Two post gets my vote, nothing beats standing up s...   Dec 14 2010, 10:45 PM
sww914   I got my 2 post used on craigslist for $700.0...   Dec 15 2010, 12:20 AM
sww914   BTW, the 2 post installation was really easy. Epox...   Dec 15 2010, 12:22 AM
Elliot Cannon   If your garage is 17X17 and the ceiling is only 7 ...   Dec 15 2010, 02:02 AM
Gint   This is like a 4 vs. 6 or carb vs FI thread. *Som...   Dec 15 2010, 06:25 AM
Bartlett 914   This is like a 4 vs. 6 or carb vs FI thread. *So...   Dec 15 2010, 06:55 AM
toon1   This is like a 4 vs. 6 or carb vs FI thread. *So...   Dec 15 2010, 06:08 PM
ottox914   How about some pics of the underside of a 914 on t...   Dec 15 2010, 07:27 AM
Elliot Cannon   How about some pics of the underside of a 914 on ...   Dec 15 2010, 04:14 PM
iamchappy   Harder to open the doors on a 2 post. I picked up ...   Dec 15 2010, 07:46 AM
Brett W   I also would like to see picks of the under engine...   Dec 15 2010, 09:43 AM
race914   I did my evaluations and ended up with a mid-rise ...   Dec 15 2010, 09:57 AM
mepstein   I did my evaluations and ended up with a mid-rise...   Dec 20 2010, 08:58 PM
Mark Henry   [quote name='race914' post='1405850' date='Dec 15...   Dec 20 2010, 09:23 PM
URY914   I guess it just depends.   Dec 15 2010, 04:40 PM
Valy   So, How useful are the 5-6 foot scissor lifts ve...   Dec 15 2010, 07:08 PM
Mark Henry   On the other side, the scissors are much more st...   Mar 22 2011, 07:37 PM
scotty b   2/4 post better for maintenance. A scissor is p...   Dec 16 2010, 04:15 PM
scotty b   My scissor lift mod. Makes the underside and engin...   Dec 20 2010, 08:03 PM
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