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Cracker |
Feb 18 2018, 09:39 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,148 Joined: 2-February 10 From: Atlanta (area) Member No.: 11,316 Region Association: South East States |
Thoughts, experiences, frequency of use, etc. If you have pictures of your set-up in general; decisions you wish you had made; decisions you were thankful you DID make - all would be helpful! I have plenty of ceiling height; do I need to spend big bucks for infrequent use (mostly as a storage device)? The lift will need to be functional for teener engine drops...suffice to say, it has to be a two-post.
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davehg |
Feb 18 2018, 11:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 185 Joined: 19-September 17 From: PNW Member No.: 21,443 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I have a 4 post lift mostly because I needed to lift an 8000 lb diesel pickup. A two post would require 8-12” concrete floor to safely support, and I’d still feel odd about working under a heavy truck with a two post. I can get by with 6” floors with rebar reinforcement.
I got a rolling jack to lift the cars up for brakes and tires. You can get two or just use the bottle jacks to hold up one side. The jacks are air powered and you need a compressor, same for the safety locks for the lift. Much more stable for storage. If storage and heavy lifting capacity were not considerations I would opt for a 2 post. Bendpak seemed like the value choice. Rotary was nice but more spendy. I don’t use the lift enough to warrant the extra spend. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-21443-1519017284.1.jpg) |
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