[Land-speed] 2 or 4 post lift?

[Glen Barrett]

I have seen both in use and I would opt for the 4 post. Seems the two post 
in the center gets in the way when working on that part of a vehicle while 
up in the air. I think both have positive stops to keep from falling.
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <neil at dbelltech.com>
To: "'Elon'" <saltfever at comcast.net>; "'land-speed submit'" 
<land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] 2 or 4 post lift?


> I'd be interested in that, too. Elon.
>
> Regards, Neil   Tucson, AZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: land-speed-bounces+neil=dbelltech.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:land-speed-bounces+neil=dbelltech.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Elon
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 11:04 PM
> To: land-speed submit
> 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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