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Herbert E. Gault (Irfgt)
| | Posted on Friday, June 15, 2001 - 6:16 pm: | |
For Lincoln products try www.lincolnautomotive.com |
Steve (Steve)
| | Posted on Friday, June 15, 2001 - 6:00 pm: | |
Sam I think the web site is eaglelift .com or look in Hemmings mag. for their adds. There was no installation because the lift is a 4 post type with 12" square bases on each post. You don't need to bolt it to the floor and you only need a 4"thick concrete floor. It comes unassembled and it took me 4 hours to put it together. I needed help to lift 1 ramp with the cylinder in it. Other than that it was a snap. I am 6'4" so I need to duck walking under it but if you are 6' or less you can stand under it. When I got it they gave me a free (ha) oil drain tank on wheels with an extended neck which is adjusted up under the car. Makes oil changes a snap.If you get one you'll love it. I can't tell you how long I've worked under cars and i wonder why it took me so long to get one of these things. Good luck. Steve |
Arnaldo Torres (Caribe)
| | Posted on Friday, June 15, 2001 - 1:12 pm: | |
Herbert, do you have a link, or number for these products you suggested?
Caribe. |
Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
| | Posted on Friday, June 15, 2001 - 12:08 pm: | |
Steve, thanks for the report..any info (pics, source company , url etc) would be very welcome...did this need to be professionally installed? Sounds like what I am looking for as I also have jaguar, masers. etc. to work on and jacking up the ferraris (they are sooooo low, is tough and working on my back gets tiresome. I like the 3-car gargage idea and moving it around advantages as well! |
stu cordova (Balataboy)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 11:36 pm: | |
I bought a set of nice jack stands only to discover that they're too tall to fit under my 308! I became too uncomfortable jacking up the car high enough to fit them. I saw a pair of low profile jacks in a car magazine that looked like they would be a much better fit. If anyones interested I can forward the name of mag. (I have to dig it up).
Also, anyone ever had a pit built into the floor of their garage? I'm considering this - any pros and/or cons? |
'75 308 GT4 (Peter)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 10:15 pm: | |
Arnaldo, I'm doing the same thing as Herbert and I just use a jack and stands. I work on tanker trucks for a living and even there we don't use lifts or pits. There's enough room underneath those large trucks (Kenworth, Peterbilt, etc...) that you just crawl under with a creeper. On occasions we use the overhead crane to pick things up. |
Steve (Steve)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 8:45 pm: | |
I just bought an "Eagle Lift" this year. I have a 11' high garage ceiling and have no problem using it full height with my 308 on it. I park my winter car under it so it gives me a 3 car garage. It cost $3300 and considering I work on other cars on the side (Jags , Corvettes , Volvo's,etc.) it was a great investment. This is a "ramp" type that you drive on and it has a jack tray for a floor jack or jack stands. I got the optional wheel kit that allows you to move the whole jack with car on it all around the garage and outside to pressure wash the bottom of the car/cars.110VAC motor drives a hyd. pump and a single cylinder. Jack moves with 4 steel cables. It's the same one that is on "Horsepower TV". Steve |
Herbert E. Gault (Irfgt)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 8:42 pm: | |
Sure, if you buy the right tools. No Wal-Mart or Bob Villa, or Binford stuff though. Lincoln makes the good equipment. |
Arnaldo Torres (Caribe)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 6:20 pm: | |
Herbert, do you think jack and stands will provide enough clearance/height to be able to remove, or at least work, on a Testarossa to replace the Timing Belts and rebuild the water pump?
Thanks,
Caribe. |
Herbert E. Gault (Irfgt)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 5:34 pm: | |
I have been a professional Technician for around 30 years and do not use a lift. Floor jacks and jackstands will work just fine. There isn't that much to do under a Ferrari anyway other than change oil and a lift would be like killing flies with a tank. I just removed and overhauled the engine and trans in my 308 with floor jacks and an engine hoist, in fact you get to lie down on a creeper and take a load off! |
Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 4:00 pm: | |
THANKS, never knew something like this existed, thanks, now I am jazzed about this, can we get some field tests or reviews out there...hey one of the brands even features a bogus 308 gtb as the car model in the picture! |
Arnaldo Torres (Caribe)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 2:35 pm: | |
Sam, thanks for pointing out the other thread, I'll check it out. You mentioned the 14 feet lifts, but I was discussing the Mid/Low rise ones that are normally flat to the ground, and come up to probably 3 to 5 feet maximum on the average. In addition, some of them actually work on both 110V and 220V. Check out some of these links for information:
http://www.lifts.com/residential/mr60/index.html
http://www.e-autolifts.com/pitstop/pitstop.html
http://www.eagleequip.com/products/lifts/low_midrise/pmr6000.htm
http://rotarylift.com/products.htm
http://www.automotivelift.com/power/low.html
http://alltiresupply.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=MDMHI-F9A1AK810C1&Category_Code=L3_MLRPL
http://www.geocities.com/genidude/auto_lifts2.html
Hope this helps,
Caribe. |
Sam NYCFERRARIS (Sam)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 1:48 pm: | |
I asked this same q in my thread "your ferrari's home garage, I found that the 14 foot hieght of these units made it hard to fit in residential gargages. some can be used outdoors I guess. I see these as being more common these days than the old fashioned built-in lifts that used to be common in service bays of years gone by. they also require 220V which is no problem. I have not seen any that are portable and I think all should have professional installation for safety. would love more info as well |
Arnaldo Torres (Caribe)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2001 - 1:44 pm: | |
I have been checking the web for car lifts in preparation for the major service, and I was surprised by the Mid/Low Rise lifts prices. Most seem to range in the $1200 to $1800 dollars, which seems cheap if you get to do the major yourself at least once, let alone multiple times, or even perhaps other services and maintenance.
How safe are these things? Any experiences? Some of them are even portable, which is great if you want to share the cost and/or usage with others.
Any thoughts?
Caribe. |
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