[Land-speed] 2 or 4 post lift?

[Ed Van Scoy]

I highly recommend the 2-post lift because it is easierto work on the
underside of the car....... but that's just my opinion.One thing I feel
strongly about is the lift material..... You couldn'tgive me one of those
Chinese lifts. I have heard too many horrorstories. An American lift seems to
average about $400 more...... buthow much is your life worth?
Ed


-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Odom [mailto:dlodom at charter.net]
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:08 AM
To: landspeed at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] 2 or 4 post lift?

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>>