[DeTomaso] NPC: 4 post car lifts

Jim Gray grayjim at cox.net
Wed Jul 22 22:39:24 EDT 2015


The wheels are removable. You put the lift up, a bit attach the wheels and 
then let it down, where upon the lift is now movable. At least that's the 
way mine works.

Jim Gray

-----Original Message----- 
From: Robert Pink
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 8:14 PM
To: bflesland at gmail.com
Cc: chris bupp ; Ken Green ; detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC: 4 post car lifts

So what about the good 4 post lifts that are on wheels?

On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, bflesland at gmail.com <bflesland at gmail.com>
wrote:

>    Thanks to all of you for chiming in with great info.
>    Arjun, can you perhaps suggest a lift with mechanical locks?
>    Being a novice with auto lifts, I need to collect some basic info
>    before a purchase.
>    Looking to buy 2 lifts, so not that keen to cough up $6k total...
>    Perhaps of importance here is that they will be used for
>    storage/stacking only, so I don't need them to be of "workshop" quality
>    as they will not be in daily operation.
>    I found this info/guide which is interesting:
>    [1]http://www.bendpak.com/blog/top-10-guide-to-car-lifts/
>    And this study/compare:
>    [2]http://www.bendpak.com/a-study-in-lift-design/Direct-Lift-vs-BendPak
>    /
>    What do you guys know about the Direct Lift?
>    It might be a good option as Julian suggests!
>    [3]http://www.directlift.com
>    [4]http://www.directlift.com/Four-Post-Lifts-C9.aspx
>    Direct Lift are ALI/ETL approved according to their website. Would you
>    say that's mandatory?
>    [5]http://www.directlift.com/Certification.aspx
>    Cheers Bjoern
>    Den Jul 20, 2015 kl. 22:05 skrev Arjun Ghosh-Dastidar
>    <[6]arjun.ghoshdastidar at gmail.com <javascript:;>>:
>
>    I have 2 Bendpak HD9 lifts for over 5 years and couldn't be happier.
>    While the Backyard Buddy has its fans, it is not ALI certified (whereas
>    the Bendpak is - if you have an accident and your lift is not ALI
>    certified, you're going to have issues with your insurance claim) and
>    their foot print is bigger than other lifts so you cannot have two
>    lifts installed side by side in a regular 20' wide garage.
>    Only downside to the Bendpaks is that you will need access to an air
>    compressor to operate the air locks on the lift. If you don't have an
>    air compressor, you may want to look into a lift with mechanical locks.
>    On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Michael Shortt
>    <[7]michaelsavga at gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
>         I think that you should spend a little more and get a Backyard
>      buddy.
>         Michael Shortt
>         On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 3:54 PM, [1][8]bflesland at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>
>         <[2][9]bflesland at gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
>           Hi guys,
>           I am looking for a 4 post car lift so I can park and store 2
>      cars.
>           One car on the lift and one parked under the other car.
>           Any recommendations?
>           Realize there are several on eBay around $1600-1700.
>           Cheers Bjoern
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>    1. http://www.bendpak.com/blog/top-10-guide-to-car-lifts/
>    2.
> http://www.bendpak.com/a-study-in-lift-design/Direct-Lift-vs-BendPak/
>    3. http://www.directlift.com/
>    4. http://www.directlift.com/Four-Post-Lifts-C9.aspx
>    5. http://www.directlift.com/Certification.aspx
>    6. mailto:arjun.ghoshdastidar at gmail.com <javascript:;>
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