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#14
11-09-2006, 11:41 AM
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The scissors are about 1/2 that, but are 1 piece which means uber heavy. They "claim" that the scissors are stable though they don't looks that way.  Chris/John/Tony do you have that bolted to the floor somehow?
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11-09-2006, 11:46 AM
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Steve, Kurt & I took the entire assembled lift off the back of his pickup. Dropped one end, then drove the truck forward. It nearly screwed my back when it dropped off, but that's another story. Its doable in one piece, or you can take major elements off [Chris' pic] until the weight is manageable. It slides around on its base fully assembled, but don't think about dragging it up an inclined driveway [think Sisyphus]. I've never felt the slightest need to bolt it down. Its rock solid.
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#16
11-09-2006, 01:29 PM
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Midrise is nice, especially for 911s, but I'm not sure about most other cars. Brakes and suspension work, no problem. What about clutch, exhaust or anything in the middle?
I've been looking for the perfect, affordable 2-post and it just doesnt seem to be falling out of the sky. This thread is very interesting. How much a PITA is moving the 'ramps' out of the way? Do you find it manageble to work around them, or do you move then for every job?
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#17
11-09-2006, 05:47 PM
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I love my mid rise lift. Paid about 1300 for it. The damn thing weighs 1000 lbs and arrived in one of those road haulering tractor trailers. It took three of us to get it off the truck since it did not have a tail gate lift. Pay extra to have it delivered that way. I move mine around as I need and recently it was outside while Michelle cleaned the underside of her Carrera. 110v. I cannot imagine how I would do what i do with out one. Mine is a bend pak. U R welcome anytime to come look.
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#18
11-09-2006, 10:18 PM
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Note that John said he moves his around. The bend pack has small wheels on one end that come into play when the other end is lifted up some and moved using the power pack unit as a trolly. Note the tab with hole on one end of the lift and the hook on the base of the power pack unit.
mid rise parallelogram or X type lifts are handy for many things, work where a full size could not but not a replacement for a 2 post. Some 2 post lifts are well less expensive than the rotary parallelogram low or mid rise lifts and will fit under a surprisingly low ceiling. Bend-pack makes one that sells in the $2400 delivered and fits under a 9 foot ceiling. The 3 from that suburban auto dealer were sold kinda cheap, no?  
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11-09-2006, 10:50 PM
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I'm spoiled, my buddy has Mohawk assymetric that's exactly what I want. Low arm height, low post height, no cables to drive over, posts can be installed as close together as you want... if it werent so damn expensive.
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