[Healeys] Platform lift

[Bob Spidell]

I don't know how high you need to lift, but I got one of these (on sale 
at Costco--maybe you have an equivalent 'box' store--for $1,000 a while 
back).

https://www.quickjack.com/car-lifts/bl-5000slx/

Gets the car up high enough to just get under it with a creeper (it has 
safety locks). My BN2 is up on one now, I'll grab a photo later if you 
like. And, no, I don't think it's a good idea to lift under the outriggers.

Bob

On 4/13/2021 6:14 AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:
>
> You may all wearily recall that I asked about lifts some weeks ago. I 
> haven’t thanked you, until now, for your replies as the search is 
> still ongoing.
>
> So-called lockdown has slowed everything down as one hasn’t really 
> been allowed to cavort around the country buying lifts. And they all 
> seem to be miles away and cost a fortune to deliver. It seems slightly 
> counter-intuitive to pay, say, £1000:00 for something and have it 
> delivered for, say, £250:00???
>
> So, the little MaxJax isn’t licenced over here. And other short two 
> posters are few and far between.
>
> Scissors lifts seem to be an option, but they all look rather frail.
>
> I’ve located a Nussbaum Sprinter 1300 within easy driving distance. 
> It’s a straightforward mid-rise scissors, but looks better than most. 
> Germany rather than PRC.
>
> However, it looks, like most scissors, to be a bad fit. See attachments.
>
> Issue is that the chassis rails are too close together to get anywhere 
> near the platforms.
>
> Has anyone got something similar and managed to work with it?
>
> I presume that lifting the car on the outriggers is a Nono?
>
> I believe that the car is 1540mm wide and that one could thus raise it 
> on the sills. (Making way for the side exit exhaust!) Wouldn’t that work?
>
> Any ideas? The auction ends late tomorrow so am in a bit of a rush.
>
> Nussbaum manual also attached. The widths don’t match with those on 
> the diagram….I gather that one could choose a width out of the factory 
> which, presumably explains the discrepancy. Of course, it’s possible 
> that I could tailor the width still further, but I don’t want the car 
> raised up on too narrow a longitudinal axis.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
>
>

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