McFall1984
RMS Regular
We have a scissor lift at work, takes up no room at all
Absolutely brilliant for bodyworkWe have a scissor lift at work, takes up no room at all
2 poster will in almost all cases need a suitably strong concrete floor to bolt to as well, and a lot of domestic garages would not be built with that in mind
I've never really considered a scissor lift.
It looks like it could be a nightmare if working on anything under the middle of car (IE exhaust brake lines even rwd gearbox etc)
I would guess the 2 posters with h section base would be safer also to balance out the load better
No mater what. I wouldn be working underneath any lift without a separate back up. Such as acro jack or similar. Especially when swinging on tight bolts etc
They don't have a H section base. The ramp you see on the floor between the 2 posts of a lift is a cover for the cables. The way the cables are routed via the pulleys at the top and bottom of each post ensures that the top of the posts are effectively being pulled away from each other once there is weight applied to the ramp legs. If you see the tops of the posts moving in towards each other, it means the cables aren't tensioned correctly.
I seen a video of 1 brand of ramp lifting a car to full height and then the anchor bolts being removed from the ground purely as a publicity stunt to show that their ramps are that well balanced. Must have a look online for it here as it gives a great explanation to their workings...
Not sure how to find this crowd.Try SEARCH tools they do alot of lifts
Theres is very little you wont be able to do on a full height scissor lift. Also very nice not to have the post in the way of the doors etc and feel like they are smaller too.
The other advantage of a 2 poster is having one car on ramp and then another parked underneath it
I've never really considered a scissor lift.
It looks like it could be a nightmare if working on anything under the middle of car (IE exhaust brake lines even rwd gearbox etc)
I would guess the 2 posters with h section base would be safer also to balance out the load better
No mater what. I wouldn be working underneath any lift without a separate back up. Such as acro jack or similar. Especially when swinging on tight bolts etc
Brake and fuel line scan be the plug only issue, but not exactly a regular thing you work on.? Don't see how you wouldn't be able to do anything you've mentioned with this type of lift?
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Also I'd love to have the money to put on of those in while putting my shed up so I would have to cut the floor up.? Don't see how you wouldn't be able to do anything you've mentioned with this type of lift?
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Also I'd love to have the money to put on of those in while putting my shed up so I would have to cut the floor up.
Will probably end up getting one like this when the money comes available, that sits on top of the floor
? Don't see how you wouldn't be able to do anything you've mentioned with this type of lift?
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Except his comment was directed towards the type of lift in gizmo98's post, or Rob's post which will allow no access to the middle.
Also I'd love to have the money to put on of those in while putting my shed up so I would have to cut the floor up.
Will probably end up getting one like this when the money comes available, that sits on top of the floor
Agreed. But that looks like an expensive setup!!? Don't see how you wouldn't be able to do anything you've mentioned with this type of lift?
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