Very cool, your wife is definitely a keeper
For those of you with automotive lifts.
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70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
I/we got 2 used ones $1000 one even had almost new hose
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I got a U.S. made Bendpak clone back in '06 for $3k delivered and installed.
bajajoaquin
Senior Member
What do you guys think of the four post versus the two post?
72Fury
Senior Member
2 is better/easier for working on a car, 4 is better for storing, unless you don't mind the suspension hanging low. Someone came up with attachments that you would put under each arm on the post, and then set the wheel on it. With that you had a lift both ways. I was all pumped up to get one until found the price.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
When I worked as a young'n in a Chevy Service Dept, being the newbie I got stuck with the the drive-on lift when every other guy got the the swing arm frame lift. It didn't take me long to learn the zillion disadvantages of the drive-on and the two advantages. Oil changes and exhaust systems. Period. For everything else I had to raise the car and the lower the lift to let the car sit on some 55 gallon steel drums!
They're for double decking and for waxing the rocker panels.
Your needs may vary....
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They're for double decking and for waxing the rocker panels.
Your needs may vary....
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polara71
Old Man with a Hat
The Backyard Buddy four posts have an option to raise the wheels off of the drive on....
bajajoaquin
Senior Member
Fair to summarize that for a home mechanic, the two-post is better, but if budget, space or availability are limitations, a four-post will work, just not quite as well?
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
No, but you make do with what you have the space for or can afford.
Just (and only) my opinion. Everybody's needs, wants, and desires vary especially when it comes to reality.
I used to make do with floor stands, blocks of wood, and jacks. Ramps? Never. Scared the crap out of me. And when they came out I always had a cell phone on the ground next to me within easy reach when a car is sitting on your chest.
I weighed the pros and cons of two vs four post at length. Two post seems much handier, but a four post with rolling jacks isn't too far behind. With a two post, I would have had to repour some concrete for sure. The final deciding factor was safety since I the shop is far from the house. Four posts are safer, not that two posts aren't safe....just not as safe. An added plus is getting to store one car above the other as well.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
There it is.. The perfect lift
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I'm not joking about this.
I keep this picture posted over my "UP" button and written in big black letters:
1. CHECK YOUR LOCKS
2. RECHECK YOUR PADS
I keep this picture posted over my "UP" button and written in big black letters:
1. CHECK YOUR LOCKS
2. RECHECK YOUR PADS
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
I'm not joking about this.
I keep this picture posted over my "UP" button and written in big black letters:
1. CHECK YOUR LOCKS
2. RECHECK YOUR PADS
Get the wheels off the floor 1' then bounce the car, test it front and read. And yes, check.
Alan
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
"But I bounced it..."
I'm not joking about this.
I keep this picture posted over my "UP" button and written in big black letters:
1. CHECK YOUR LOCKS
2. RECHECK YOUR PADS
OUCH!!!! That right there is a bad day! Looks like the cylinder failed on the left side. Sometimes I triple check the pads, and always give the car a good shake as soon as the tires leave the ground!
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
An investigation was held and they found that the safety mechanism failed.
It would really suck if that was your own car, but imagine explaining that to a customer!!
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