[DeTomaso] scissor/mid-rise lifts

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/26/09 13 43 49, matt at nwpantera.com writes:


> Can anybody please share their experiences with these things? 
> Recomendations?
> 

I have a Benwill parallogram lift that I bought used from Larry Stock.   I 
debated buying one of these for about five years before I finally made the 
plunge, and after I did, I REALLY regretted waiting those five years!!!!!   
It has just totally changed my automotive quality of life.

I have low ceilings in my garage and thus can't have space for a proper 
two-post lift.   But this is the next best thing.   Unfortunately, Benwill went 
out of business (was purchased by Maxon, the utility truck lift-gate 
people), and although they kept their two-post lift business going for a short 
while, they never continued the low-profile lift production, and now they've 
apparently done away with the entire Benwill line.

Given a choice between a scissors and parallogram-style lift, I wouldn't 
even consider the scissors style.   I have MUCH better access to the center of 
the car.   Scissors lifts are great for shock/suspension/brake work, but 
you can't easily drop a transmission out of a front-engined car--I can with 
mine.

Similar lifts are almost impossible to find, but the search is worth it, in 
my opinion.

Mike