Installing a car lift - need some clever ideas
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Installing a car lift - need some clever ideas
We're building a new house and the plan is to install a car lift in the basement so that I can drive in the garage, lower the lift and drive into the basement. Problem is that my lift is designed to be in the lowered position at rest (kinda like a 4-pole car lift). I cannot leave the lift in the raised position because this would stress the hydraulic system too much (my car will be on it most of the time). Anyone have a clever idea so I can leave the lift in the raised position while being able to release the pressure?
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Incorporate something similar to the safety locks on normal automotive lifts. This will require you to raise it higher than your garage floor level, engage locks, and lower it on them so the hydraulics aren't loaded anymore. You will again have to raise, disengage locks, and lower.
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Walked passed this guys complex last christmas when I was at the future inlaws place in lake tahoe. I was like wow when I saw this on tv.
http://now.msn.com/money/0413-$5M-car-elevator.aspx
http://now.msn.com/money/0413-$5M-car-elevator.aspx
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Walked passed this guys complex last christmas when I was at the future inlaws place in lake tahoe. I was like wow when I saw this on tv.
http://now.msn.com/money/0413-$5M-car-elevator.aspx
http://now.msn.com/money/0413-$5M-car-elevator.aspx
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I'd have a look at the locking mechanism for other "portable" scissor lifts. For example Bendpak's SP-7x. That's rated at 7k and the lift in your pics looks far more robust.
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Incorporate something similar to the safety locks on normal automotive lifts. This will require you to raise it higher than your garage floor level, engage locks, and lower it on them so the hydraulics aren't loaded anymore. You will again have to raise, disengage locks, and lower.
Lock example:
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