[Shop-talk] Scissor Lift

[David Scheidt]

Sorry this got sent before I finished tapping it in. 

In ground lifts are too expensive relative to above ground, so it’s pretty much killed the whole segment.  Too bad,  they’re just so nice. 

> On May 2, 2024, at 18:43, David Scheidt <dmscheidt at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On May 2, 2024, at 13:08, Paul Parkanzky <parkanzky at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Outside of muffler I was on my way alignment shops, four post lifts are pretty awful for working on cars.  They are better than the ground, and the ones that can move are great for flexibility, and one former employer had one we pushed outside in good weather.
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> A couple shops I used to work in had 1 post in ground lifts. They are pretty great for general service stuff, but if you need to work on exhaust or a transmission not so much. For body work and doors,  they’re about ideal.  It’s too bad the economics of in-ground lifts is so much