Is there a shop thread anymore?

[REKIII]

I Don't know, but I installed this over the weekend.  1 man job.  Not powered yet.  Been a dream of mine since I was about 16 to have my own lift.  

Getting the shed cleaned up for electric, lights, big outlet drops to be run.  Getting much closer to functional!

[suspenceful]

That's awesome. Looks like it'll be a nice space.

[patsbimmer1]

Awesome!  Who's the manufacturer?

[REKIII]

Not quite sure, got it in a package deal from my uncle.  He bought two 4 post lifts, so I got this one at cost with free shipping.  I'll look through the paperwork to find the details.  Probably chinese junk, but I'm not a commercial shop so it should be fine for what I'm doing.

[patsbimmer1]

Yea, it looks like one of the no name lifts.  As long as you maintain it then you should be fine for what your using it for.  Make sure it's always on the locks and you'll stay safe!

[REKIII]

It's rated at 9000lbs, and my car is at best half that.  My truck tops out around 6K, so unless I get really crazy, I don't think I can break it. The hydraulics may go, but it should be easy enough to rebuild.

[patsbimmer1]

It's the pulleys and the cables that tend to go out.  The motor for the hydraulic unit may but that's not very common.  Just keep it on the locks when you've got something on it and you'll prevent a lot of that stress.

[REKIII]

I do that as common practice when I use a lift anyway, raise to the desired height, then let it down to put the weight on the locks.  

Thanks for the tips.

[CMart]

Congrats, a dream of mine as well.

[YoungCR]

Nice! I'll add these onto the other thread. I know it's hard to find.

[Bassboy3313]

CMart said:

Congrats, a dream of mine as well.

Yes, me three!!!

[Jdesign]

The drift valves tend to fail if you dont keep it on the locks all the time. Looks to be about the same lift I have. I must say, your space looks killer, congrats.