[DeTomaso] scissor/mid-rise lifts

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Fri Nov 27 19:23:40 EST 2009


Um... talk about a brain fart...
I mean Roger Sharp's tech session... geez.. the brain isn't in gear 
yet.  Must be too much Turkey.
:)

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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Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
> 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]
>     
> ******************************     
> http://www.asajay.com
> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
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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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>>   
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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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