[TR] Car lift / hoist

[Geo Hahn]

What I've been using for about 8 years:

http://tinyurl.com/z7hzxy8

Many manufacturers offer a narrow version (as above) with 37" or so between
the ramps.  This gets you a narrower footprint but also you need the narrow
version to get a TR on there.

My ceiling height is 10' which means I can use the next-to-highest stop -
which is an ideal working height for me.

My garage door opener recently died and I was pleasantly surprised that
jack-screw openers are reasonably priced.  Replacing the old style overhead
drive track & motor with a side-lift jack screw simplifies the use of the
lift.

Geo

On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Andrew Uprichard <auprichard at uprichard.net>
wrote:

> I have been on the lookout for a decent 2-post car hoist for some time – I
> am getting too old and stiff to do exhausts, engine and gearbox oil changes
> and brake bleeding with the car on jack stands.
>
>
>
> Anyway, I found a local outfit who could accommodate my 10’ ceilings, but
> the only hoist they had was 140” external diameter.  When I explained my
> TR3 only needed about 6 feet between the posts I got a blank stare.
>
>
>
> My problem is, the flat portion of my cement floor is only 130” wide:  any
> wider than this and there is a slope which would result in the arms being
> too high off the floor to get under my cars.
>
>
>
> Does anyone have experience with a car lift / hoist which would meet my
> requirements?
>
> Andrew Uprichard
>
> Jackson, Mi
>
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