[tdatk]

Saw this on the Ultimate garage website.Guy says it should retail for ~$1700 Not a bad solution for us short guys..http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=24033

[hoophead]

Hmm - it's a little disturbing to have a 2-post lift that's not bolted to the floor. You would have to align the car's center of mass to the posts fairly accurately, or very bad things would happen.

Free shipping is pretty sweet though...

[HoodPin]

Ditto stability concerns. On some lighter cars, simply removing wheels can move the balance point.


Call me a wuss, but I'm willing to deal with the hassle of working around ramps on a 4-post......

[tdatk]

Originally Posted by hoophead

Hmm - it's a little disturbing to have a 2-post lift that's not bolted to the floor. You would have to align the car's center of mass to the posts fairly accurately, or very bad things would happen.

Free shipping is pretty sweet though...

Look at the website install .pdf, They are using drop in anchors, I would just use standard ones.

[hoophead]

Originally Posted by tdatk

Look at the website install .pdf, They are using drop in anchors, I would just use standard ones.

Ah - that's better. So it's really just sort-of-portable. Still, the pad for the posts looks small. My lift has another foot of angle steel on each side of the pad to give it better forward/aft stability.

[William Miller]

Originally Posted by hoophead

Ah - that's better. So it's really just sort-of-portable. Still, the pad for the posts looks small. My lift has another foot of angle steel on each side of the pad to give it better forward/aft stability.

Mine has the angle too, but since this is a short lift, 48" all that is probably not necessary. Looks like a great compromise if you can't find a good used two post lift.
Competition for the mid-rise lifts that some here have. I'd love to see how it works when you get it. It seems like they could have supplied a little longer hoses so they don't have to streach so far!

[smdubovsky]

http://www.maxjaxusa.com/

Interesting. They're using a dual pump setup and hope that both sides are equal. That seems a little risky. Is it really that big a deal to get baseplate lift w/ equalization cables on the floor? Mohawk sells lifts w/ hyd equalization (I think they have the patent.)

One drawback of the maxjax is that you can't lift the arms up and out of the way. I seriouslly doubt people are going to be removing it from the floor each time.

[Potomac-Greg]

"Low-Ceiling Solution
The MaxJax™ garage lift fits in any garage with ceilings less than eight feet high."

Bummer. My garage ceiling is 9 feet. Too tall for the MaxJax!

[HoodPin]

This MaxJax testimonial has me wondering???

"I currently own a MaxJax lifting system and it was the best investment I ever made. I can't begin to say how many times I have used it for all of my DIY'in around the house and side jobs. Thank guys." - Annette

Is she using this thing to change lightbulbs and hang sheetrock??

[Andy Clements]

Originally Posted by smdubovsky

http://www.maxjaxusa.com/

Interesting. They're using a dual pump setup and hope that both sides are equal. That seems a little risky. Is it really that big a deal to get baseplate lift w/ equalization cables on the floor? Mohawk sells lifts w/ hyd equalization (I think they have the patent.)

They don't exactly call it a dual pump setup - it's really more like a dual flow regulator to keep it balanced. "A cast iron gear flow divider is the heart of the MaxJax™ system, providing precisely equalized lifting. The specially designed flow divider/combiner is a positive-displacement fluid control device with precise flow division of hydraulic power from one column to the other even if load balance pressures change."

Most of you guys seem pretty critical of the system, but I think it is a very interesting idea. EVERY lift is a compromise in one way or another, and what works for one person's space/needs may not work elsewhere. This was clearly designed to have the advantages of a 2-post (i.e. clear underneath) for very low ceiling applications. My mid-rise is great, but when it comes time to work in the middle of the chassis, the lift gets in the way and I long for a 2-post. I personally wouldn't want to deal with the hassles of working around a 4-post, and the hydraulic jack-kits are very pricey....but they are much more convenient to drive-on. I agree that most people will anchor this lift once and ignore the "portable" concept, but it still has big advantages over a jack and stands if you ask me.

My $0.02