Erie Fred
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I'll wager there is a missing decimal floating around somewhere....42ft? That I doubt.
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The eBay one in Doncaster that I linked to is now at £350 and still cheap. It is single phase and very solidly built. However it lifts at the wheels only.
The other forklift-type gadget lifts across the sills, but the price of £2250 is about three times what it is worth.
The Hauberg Autolift does block access to the centre of a car, since it has an X-shape lifting frame, but the arms can swing and telescope, like the side-arms on a 2-post lift. It provides wheels-free lifting at sills, wishbones, back axles, or subframes. The full kit includes many different height-adjustable feet: flat, angled, pinned, and deep Y-type with wrap-over locking chains. It has mechanical ratchet and hydraulic load-holding safeties.
The other forklift-type gadget lifts across the sills, but the price of £2250 is about three times what it is worth.
The Hauberg Autolift does block access to the centre of a car, since it has an X-shape lifting frame, but the arms can swing and telescope, like the side-arms on a 2-post lift. It provides wheels-free lifting at sills, wishbones, back axles, or subframes. The full kit includes many different height-adjustable feet: flat, angled, pinned, and deep Y-type with wrap-over locking chains. It has mechanical ratchet and hydraulic load-holding safeties.
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For the cost of one of them I would be as well putting the money towards a second hand 2 or 4 poster. Think I am going to try either trestles or scaffolding for this depending on what I can get my hands on locally for sensible money
Yeah, see what your saying. But you can't pack a two/four poster away and lean it against your garage wall... using only around 6" of space.
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True, this is out on my driveway though so storage not a concern. Can't have one inside the garage anyway as the roof is too low
Possibly?. You could knock up some custom uprights if not out of box section.
I think they are mainly used on the sills to roll the car about.
Worked a treat for what I needed.
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if you base it around a genie lift with a beam across the rear you will lift it high enough
i prefer a bar under the car
high lift car jacks and also the genie lift ratchet can also lift the cars
i prefer a bar under the car
high lift car jacks and also the genie lift ratchet can also lift the cars
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Thanks Gaz they look pretty interesting. Might take a trip down the scrapyard and see if they have any heavy box section. More I think about it the more a trestle style seems to be the way to go
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a hammer 4 post car lift does the same thing just uses hi lift jacks
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4 small bottle jacks and a simple lifting frame like the above videos if you dont mind doing a bit of time or wasting a bit of energy
i prefer 4 post with a bar under the vehicle for safety the higher you go id fit a bar across the base as well but thats me
safety over stupidness with car lifts
A four-post lift
I have always fancied a lift to work on my car. When we bought our house the first thing I wanted to check with the estate agent was the garage and its height. I got used to holding my arm straight…
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4 small bottle jacks and a simple lifting frame like the above videos if you dont mind doing a bit of time or wasting a bit of energy
i prefer 4 post with a bar under the vehicle for safety the higher you go id fit a bar across the base as well but thats me
safety over stupidness with car lifts
