show me your car lifts

[472 R/T SE]

One of these would make my life so much easier.  I have 8' ceilings & I'm only 52" tall.  I'd really like to have a scissor lift but my car sits so low, I don't know if it would work?  What kind of ground clearance is needed may I ask.

Great thread.  I've always wanted one and I figure it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission so once I can find something I'm getting it w/o her approval.

[birdsandbees]

There should be no need for approval, my lift was under 3 grand CDN delivered and I've made that back 3 fold in just 2 years thanks to the savings in labour from sending the kids, significant others and friends vehicles to the local garage at $92.25/hr. And I'm talking the $ difference between my worth / hr and the garages. Otherwise I've paid for the lift 6 times over already.

[DixieRestoParts]

To go with a two post , clear floor , you need 12 1/2 feet ceiling . You need a baseplate two post lift  with even still 12 foot high ceiling, the one I have is the bend pak xpr-9 . Or like the one Dixie posted . Looks like the one Dixie posted is an atlas model which I have seen in person and looks real nice. If you want American made , the bay bridge of lifts are the Mohawks , but very costly. When I checked , it was like $6-7k for a two post 9k lb. depends what and how much you are going to use it.

Mine is actually a Tuxedo brand. I built the 12' ceilings, thinking I'd need it for clearance on the columns, then wound up buying the one I have which is just under 10' tall at 111". Still like the 12' ceilings though for getting trucks higher to get under them.

[mally69]

Dixie , where Did you get yours at??

[J.Bond]

Rotary here.

[birdsandbees]

Keep an eye on your floor Dixie.. that's about the same distance mine is from the expansion cut in the floor, I highly suggest wedging some metal spacers into that cut in a few places so that the slab can't try to crack and move towards the cut.

[billssuperbird]

What do you think of the Titan Mrl 6000 car scissor lift

[warpspeed]

Dixie , where Did you get yours at??

Warpspeed here.  He bought it from me thru Spray One Systems.  We can have one shipped anywhere in the country or if you are close enough, you can drive there and pick it.  We can install or have someone local install it for you.

[warpspeed]

Here is one of our popular models-
http://www.tuxedodistributors.com/automotivelifts/scissor/mr6k-48/mr6k-48_quick.pdf

[DixieRestoParts]

Keep an eye on your floor Dixie.. that's about the same distance mine is from the expansion cut in the floor, I highly suggest wedging some metal spacers into that cut in a few places so that the slab can't try to crack and move towards the cut.

Thanks, I saw your post. That's scary. Glad it's working out now. I'll look in to that.

[warpspeed]

Cracks are in the concrete designed to allow for expansion/contraction.  If you simply jam something in there, then you can stop the expansion and cause it to crack.  I have not seen it happen, but, have heard about it from a close friend.  I would ask an enigneer about that idea first.

[birdsandbees]

Where would you like me to put the PEng seal in my post... 

The anchor bolts expanding when tightened are for all intensive purposes wedges. With the expansion crack so close to the lifts bolts it allows a place for the cement to move to when the load on the lift increases the pressure on these "wedges" and the cement cracks and moves towards the expansion cuts. If he restricts the ability for the slab to move towards the cut NOW, he may never have an issue. All I can tell you is I was lucky to get my wife's truck off the lift before it let go. Wedging the joint and probably more importantly joining the tops together has made my lift safe again.

[stripedelete]

Where would you like me to put the PEng seal in my post... 

The anchor bolts expanding when tightened are for all intensive purposes wedges. With the expansion crack so close to the lifts bolts it allows a place for the cement to move to when the load on the lift increases the pressure on these "wedges" and the cement cracks and moves towards the expansion cuts. If he restricts the ability for the slab to move towards the cut NOW, he may never have an issue. All I can tell you is I was lucky to get my wife's truck off the lift before it let go. Wedging the joint and probably more importantly joining the tops together has made my lift safe again.

Got a pic?

[472 R/T SE]

Where would you like me to put the PEng seal in my post... 

The anchor bolts expanding when tightened are for all intensive purposes wedges. With the expansion crack so close to the lifts bolts it allows a place for the cement to move to when the load on the lift increases the pressure on these "wedges" and the cement cracks and moves towards the expansion cuts. If he restricts the ability for the slab to move towards the cut NOW, he may never have an issue. All I can tell you is I was lucky to get my wife's truck off the lift before it let go. Wedging the joint and probably more importantly joining the tops together has made my lift safe again.

Got a pic?

[birdsandbees]

Thanks for dragging those pics over a page 472! I thought he wanted a picture of my Engineers seal, and being self employed for the past 30+ years with no need to use it I couldn't even tell you were it is! 

I'll try to remember to get a picture tomorrow of the 3/16 steel I sledged into the expansion cut to help retain the cracked sections.

[Paul G]

Not enough head room for a regular lift.

[HeavyFuel]

One of these would make my life so much easier.  I have 8' ceilings & I'm only 52" tall.  I'd really like to have a scissor lift but my car sits so low, I don't know if it would work?  What kind of ground clearance is needed may I ask.

Great thread.  I've always wanted one and I figure it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission so once I can find something I'm getting it w/o her approval.

Holy crap.....

[472 R/T SE]

So you seen that but no one with a ground lift seen my question?   



OK, so I lied.  53" with my hat on.   

[stripedelete]

a picture tomorrow of the 3/16 steel I sledged into the expansion cut to help retain the cracked sections.

^That's what I was looking.

Thank you 472 for taking the time to post the pics.