[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
>
>
>
>
> MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
>
>> 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
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