Need an extra lift - Direct-Lift?

I bought mine from Panther Lifts for $1895. Works like a champ.

 

Is "champ" the brand name of your lift?

 

I had been looking at the lift in the link attached; includes casters, jack tray and drip trays.

http://www.asedeals.com/garage_lift_d-7.html

 

Nope, it is just the 7000 lb four post lift. It is sold by Panther Lifts. Have had it for about a year. No trouble. The casters are of little value in my opinion. Just use them to move the empty lift to position in the garage. Took about 4 hours to assemble.

 

Looks just like mine.

 

It is pretty easy to assemble. Just need a couple of guys to help since the ramps are quite heavy. Not brain surgery, just takes a little time.

 

Friend of mine just picked this up and it seems to be as well made as others I've seen at a pretty good price. http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/ If you're in the Delaware area I think it was $1 a mile for delivery.

 

Here's my Direct Lift:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107282

Regarding the pump placement: Since the lift is double-ended, the post with the pump can be located at either the drivers-side front corner or the passengers side rear corner - it all depends which end of the runways you hook the ramps to. I chose the right-rear corner because it was nearest a wall outlet and out of the way.

Also, realize that the pump is just that - a pump (with a motor). The only connections are a hydraulic hose and a power cord. I read here somewhere that someone fabricated a different mounting bracket - on a hinge, I believe - to swing it out of the way when not in use.

Regarding the height: The runway height is 72" - Which also happens to be MY height - so I can bonk my head if I'm not careful stepping under the runways. If it were any higher, though, I would worry more about putting my Mondial through the garage ceiling than bonking my head. I still lower the lift a notch or two from maximum sometimes to make reaching easier.

I'm very happy with mine. The price was great. It came with a set of 4 heavy duty dollies, a jack tray and two plastic drip pans. I picked it up at Greg Smith Equipment in Delaware myself, assembled it by myself and as a bonus: Delaware has no sales tax.

 

First, I mentioned the tax thing in case you picked one up yourself, in person, as I did. Just something to consider.

The pump does mount outboard of the column, regardless of which corner you put it on. I also agree about the long forks on the casters - they were the deciding factor on how close I could get it to the side wall in my garage.

I agree with JSL, though. I only used the casters to place the lift in its final location after assembly. I haven't used them since, although I am glad they were included no-charge.

I'm not quite sure why you would like to move the lift out of the garage except if you were to move it to a new home. If so, a partial disassembly might be in order. The QD on the hydraulic hose you mentioned would certainly make the job less messy.

I'm very happy with mine. The only problem was the noisy "stick-slip" I mentioned in the other thread, which I think was caused more by the brand of hydraulic fluid I used than anything else. One quart of additive and it is fully cured.

I can measure the foot width dimension tonight.

 

I have one at home too.

All good things to say about it. Plenty of product for the money. I really just use it for storage but I like it overall as well.
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Bob,

If you need a place to store the lift, I have an empty bay.....

-Paul

 

Hello,

I installed this Bend Pak 9000lb. lift about 4 mos. ago. Its not the cheapest, but it is American made, and great quality. Cost with casters and drip pan 2665.00 delivered. If I can help let me know.
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Here are my measurements:

The width, "foot to foot", I measured at 102 1/8".

The bracket for the pump/motor, is welded to the outside of the column and extends out 1" further than the foot on that side.

I'm coming up with a total width of 103 1/8", WITHOUT MOTOR.

As-is, the pump/motor on mine extends about 1' from the column (measured to the furthest point which is the dump valve lever), so it looks like you would definitely have to move it. The hinged bracket idea might work or the remote mount you mentioned earlier.

If you were to "remote mount" the motor, I suppose you could cut off or shorten the existing bracket and save an inch there.

If you have only 103 1/2" it looks like you'll have a whopping 3/8" clearance without the motor. Cut the bracket off and you'll have 1 3/8" clearance.

Greg Smith Equipment is in Newark Delaware, only about 1/2 hr or so from the NJ border. They have the lift on display there, along with all their other stuff. It might be worth a day trip to take a look at in person. They were even open Saturday mornings when I picked mine up.

I hope this helps. Good luck.

 

Congrats,
Please post pics when you're done with the assembly.