MOT Garage scissor-lifts

MOT Garage scissor-lifts

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DIYMechGuy

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29 posts

103 months

Monday 10th October 2016
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Wonder if anyone knows the answer to this?

Whenever I've taken my car in for test at a council place, they've had the usual drive-on ramp/lift, which then goes up in the air of course.
But, they also have had something that slides along the actual lift itself (whilst it's up in the air), and I think they wind it up and down, and it lifts either both front wheels or both back wheels off the ground.
It's NOT hydraulic, because they wind it (exactly like the old wind-up car windows?

Unfortunately, I've never thought to ask what it's called!

Does anyone know what it's called?

Jimmyarm

1,962 posts

177 months

Monday 10th October 2016
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You mean the jacking beam ?

'Most' of them are hydraulic.

DIYMechGuy

Original Poster:

29 posts

103 months

Monday 10th October 2016
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Yeah, that sounds about right!
Last time I was at the council place, it was a manual windy thing... they might of upgraded by now!
They're quite expensive, looking at some of them.