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I am in Austria. I have been meaning to get a close up of the ID plate so I can look it up more but I think you just answered my question...that brand / model isnt available in the US.
I would like to have a lift. I have not taken the time to research lifts mainly due to never being home to actually need a lift but that may change so I'm now starting to think about tools I want to make my life easier when working on vehicles and this one looked ideal because it could be moved out of the way. there is probably something similar in the US, I just need to start looking.
So what is the "mechanism" that lift the arms, chains? gears? I mention the chain because a friend got a lift with 4 legs driven by chains and at some point one of the PO fiddled with the chain and replace the triple link with a single link... and yes the lift collapsed, but fortunately nobody was injured, only the expensive 1930ish toy took a dive off the lift with serious damages.
Good lifts are getting cheaper and cheaper. I would not spend that kind of money on the scissor style lift shown, but since you are in Europe, I cannot comment on what they go for there. For 7k USD, I could probably get a used Mohawk 10k lift and those are usually considered among the best around here. Used Rotary's are available for even less and are pro quality and used in most shops.
New cheaper lifts can be mail ordered, but I would expect the parts/service of such to be sketchy and I wouldn't want to stand under such a lift 10+ years down the road. Lifts are like elevators, they need maintenance and inspection. Which means you need parts and support. I doubt the mail order company will be around in 10-20 years from now. If they are, they will probably just want to sell you another cheap crappy lift.
Spend the money once, cry once, and don't look back. You are going to be standing under it, so it is important.
Hopefully my new shop extension is done soon. Once the slab is put down, I can get a real lift and get some real progress made on the beast.
I know this is an old thread but If anyone is considering buying a lift like this DON'T DO IT!
Working with the wheels at chest height for brakes or front end work is impossible on 1 end of the car. You have to lower it and flip it around or just work at or above head height. Forget pulling a transmission let alone servicing it unless you back the vehicle on it. That section on the ground connecting the 2 sides gets in the way and is a trip hazard.
Especially when you're elbows deep, arms are numb, neck is hurting, last bolt, phone is ringing, boss is nagging, sun is setting, stomach grumbling, knuckles bleeding just to forget you're working with a crappy lift and go head first into that low hanging solid front axle because you tripped on something that should NOT be there. ..Ask me how I know this.
I worked for a guy that was too smart for his own good.
Portable! he said.
Space saving! he said.
He ended up selling it to put in a proper 2 post lift. I don't know where this lift would excel but it's not in a shop. Maybe for the guy that changes the oil on his trailer queen once a year.
We use a lot of these at work and I’ve come to enjoy them. Obviously they don’t work well for cars with low height or plastic bumpers but for 4x4s like a Jeep...