[DeTomaso] scissor/mid-rise lifts

[Asa Jay Laughton]

If I might, I believe this is the same lift I used at Larry Stock's 
during a tech session some years ago.  It was a beautiful design, worked 
very well with the Pantera and was a pleasure to use and work with.  
I've been looking at the photos of the scissor lifts folks have been 
posting, and they just don't hold a candle to this lift Mike speaks of.  
Personally I can't regret having never purchased one as I never had the 
money to start with.  But if I ever saw these on the market again, I'd 
be very pressed to get a loan and buy one.  It's THAT good and THAT 
helpful for doing general automotive work.  No it doesn't get it over 
your head but it does get it in the air far enough to work comfortably 
underneath and provide access to nearly every part of the car.

If I had one in my garage... it would get the TPR Seal of Approval.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/26/09 13 43 49, matt at nwpantera.com writes:
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>> Can anybody please share their experiences with these things? 
>> Recomendations?
>>
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> 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
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