Like one of these.......... http://www.completehydraulic.com/4post.html we see them in the US all the time, but does anyone have one in the UK. Thinking of putting one in as my next new toy needs an internal home and I might not have the space with only a 2 car garage. Do I need to get a roller type garage door?
No practical advice I'm afraid, but a 4 post lift is ubercool in a private garage! My garage is under the house so I don't have the headroom.
The trouble with ordering one of those is by the time you pay all the shipping and customs charges they will work out very expensive. I would guess your best bet is to buy an ex garage lift. You see a lot of decent two post lifts for around £800-£1200 http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R10&_trksid=m37&satitle=car+lift&sacat=9800%26catref%3DC6&a6=-24&a10244=-24&alist=a6%2Ca51%2Ca70398%2Ca10244&pfmode=1&reqtype=1&gcs=1709&pfid=3529&pf_query=car+lift&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D3&sadis=200&fpos=Nr32+4hw&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ga10244=10425&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=2%26fsoo%3D2&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search
From $1600... blimey that's a gift at the current exchange rate (or without it) Think it's headroom that would be the factor in most garages.
I bought a 2 post from ebay, bloke imported them from US. they were 240v single phase. like these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-LIFT-2-POST-300KG-CAPACITY-SINGLE-PHASE-230V-NEW_W0QQitemZ170132312925QQihZ007QQcategoryZ108783QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem beware most garage lifts are 3 phase. Been fairly happy with it although took some work to bleed it properly. It certainly makes work on car a breeze, i have placed 4 paving slabs under the wheels to give enough height for arms to go under car with ease, also helps know when car is in right position. I use it in preference to a jack for even small jobs. But have also used it to remove fuel tank and gearbox, makes life so easy, dont know why i didnt get one years ago! And it takes up to 3 ton so handles heavy cars with ease as well.
cheers that looks cool. Would it harm a car if it were to sit on that for months on end like a storage unit?
Might not do the suspension much good to have it at full extension for that long. 2 Post lifts are best for working on the car, drive on 4 post lifts are best for storage. I.
I just finished building a garage which is designed to take up to 8 cars with four lifts. Although the lifts are not installed yet, eventually I plan to have 1 x 2 posts and 3 x 4 posts lifts. As I just have 5 cars, I am thinking of just putting a 2 post lift first. If you can easily access the main electricity board, I recommend you to have the 3 phase installed which will operate the lift much quicker. Make sure the concrete floor is level and has at least 1500 mm depth. For a long term storage, I will go for a 4 post lift which will still enable you to work on the central part of your car from underneath. Assuming your garage is a standard depth of between 5 and 6 metres, you will most likely to need a roller door (automatic is recommended). I have 2 automatic ones each measuring 4.7 x 3.3 metres. The internal height of the garage is 4 metres to ebale me to store most cars. The floor space is 13 x 6.2 metres. Hope to see you on Friday at KH. Mass
Have you seen / tried these:- http://www.levo-artis.com/index.html Not quite the full auto lift, but might work well?
I'm getting this gear put into my new house http://www.woehr.de/en/produkte/parklift/index.php http://www.wohr-parking.co.uk/
I bought a 4 post Bend Pak its 10000lb capacity which is way over spec but the size suited my garage. Best thing I ever bought, aside from allowwing me to fit a third car in the garage, its saved me a lot of time and money. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
A friend of mine bought a decent 2nd hand 4 poster (electric) for circa £400 but it cost him about the same again for a guy to come and set it up in his barn. Bolted to a flat concrete floor. Pity I don't live just up the road from him any more
al, there's a thread running on cs .bernard's just had one delivered, diy job but 2 people required to assemble . i'll pm u the link
The chap I bought my 308 from had a 4 post lift in his garage... In London properties this apparently not that uncommon. Thinking cheap, as I often do.... If you search on Ebay you'll find used examples from £400. Obviously these will need to be moved rebuilt and commissioned. Also beware of machines requiring 3 phase electricity... a problem in a private dwelling environment. And all ought to be inspected as a piece of lifting aparatus (LOLER regulations) if they were to see professional use. You might still want to get an insurance assessor to check the installation (new or used machine). Royal and Sun Alliance have done our corporate crane inspections, so if you wnat to go down that route ask for their lifting equipment inspection service (01403 232 323). For personal domestic use I'm not sure that statutory inspections are required. In any case (new or used) I'd get a machine that features some form of mechanical locking (ie: one that doesn't rely on hydraulics alone to hold the load). Also look for some form of drip tray to infill between the ramps (although a sheet of plywood would probably serve!) so that the top car does not drip on the paintwork of the lower. Garage door, this depends on the space the existing door takes up whenit it is opened. Probably Yes you'd have to change it to give clear "flying hieght". As you can see I've considered this option for my garage / workshop. Unfortunately I don't quite have the clear height to do it. Yours, David 308 GTS carb
Just read this and if anyone is still thinking about one I got this from Butts of Bawtry https://www.jhmbuttco.com/acatalog/Shop_Scissor__Mid_Rise__154.html (top one on page) Only lifts about 50 cm but it actually feels more as you can get right underneath...+ headroom was my problem and could really go any higher Fast delivery and the ramp is really solid - thought about ebay but after looking at a few I thought I'd rather have from new as opposed to one that I was looking at where it was 100% perfect... except that the safety locking mechanism was broken :-0
