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Re: [Land-speed] 2 or 4 post lift?

To: "landspeed@autox.team.net" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] 2 or 4 post lift?
From: "Doug Odom" <dlodom@charter.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:08:25 -0700
Depends on what kind of car you are working on and what you are going to be 
doing. In my shop I have a 4 post but I would love to have a rotarylift 2 
post.
Doug Odom in big ditch
----- Original Message ----- >>
>> Subject: [Land-speed] 2 or 4 post lift?
>>
>> Can folks give recommendations on different brands of garage/shop lifts. 
>> A
>> couple of years ago I talked to two reps at a car show each representing 
>> a
>> different brand. I can't remember the names but I was interested in the
>> latching (locking) mechanism , the design safety factor, and the way they
>> were certified or tested. It was discouraging. Neither rep new anything
>> about safety factor, or what I was talking about. One brand was not
>> certified by any organization and the other was certified by an 
>> independent
>> organization the company started! Talk about conflict of interest! That
>> brand was proud of their testing and had examples of overload failures 
>> and
>> some luke-warm information on the latch design. The other brand provided
>> anecdotal data on the latch safety but no engineering analysis. Anyway, 
>> that
>> was a few years ago and I was hoping things had changed.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you have a lift could you indicate why you choose the style you have 
>> and
>> the brand name. Also, now that you have experience with it are there 
>> thing
>> you wish you had considered before buying?  Thanks in advance,  -Elon
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