4 post car lift at home..........

[jason61c]

Has anyone fitted a used 4 post lift at home? Been offered a very good deal on a refurbed bradbury 8.

However I'd have to pay to get it taken down and delivered to me. Has anyone done this? Who did you use? What would it cost?

Sorry for all the questions. Basically it means I can lift my car into the roof space, also use it to lift bikes upto the boarded section.

[jason61c]

944fan said:

I've always wanted one. Don't have the space.

Sticking points will be. Who is installing it? Do you really trust yourself with 1.5 tonnes of car over you?

Also I think they need a 3 phase power supply, which you wont have. Not sure how much they cost.

I'm going to get a company to remove and install so no issue.
No worries at all about a car being over me, they have safety lockouts.
I've got 3 phase power as I've got a rotary phase converter I use for a lathe/mill etc.

[jason61c]

944fan said:

Fair enough sounds like you are all set.

bar finding the cost of having it moved...... and by...

[jason61c]

Yes, 4 post lifts don't have the same requirements as a 2 post lift. However my garage sits on a reinforced floating slab.

[jason61c]

TA14 said:

Can't see Jason's slab being any problem.

Quite I imagine its stronger than some garage floors.

[jason61c]

Ooops, I meant 40 series, 3 tonne jobbie so quite compact compared to some.

[jason61c]

So to bump this thread.......

I've had one quote so far, of £400inclusive to remove, deliver and rebuild with a few new bolts etc. This is for a lift 100miles away. I think thats not to bad? I've found a few really tidy bradbury 40 series lifts for £600, so £1k all in for a used(tidy) working lift. Seem about right?

[jason61c]

TA14 said:

I'd want to spec the bolts/studs and fixing material carefully. Any guidance from the manufacturer?

Also think carefully about the electricity supply; I wouldn't want to cut through the slab. It sounds like you want to install it next to the mezzanine so can it be routed that way.

At a stab in the dark your prices sounds OK.

Where it would sit, a lead would go straight to the rotary phase converter, so no slab cutting. It would go in the open bay here...



Bradbury are getting back to me with the right spec of bolts etc, the company I've spoken to would supply these in the price and warrant them.

Where I have dropped a bk is on the lift, I'm pretty sure the hydraulic post extends as the lift rises, so I need to see/measure where that post would go and if it clears the pitch of the roof. If I was any good at maths i'd do it using trig