Automotech lift - self assembly?

[AWG]

wuckfitracing said:

Be under no illusion the ramps are heavy as hell. The only way I could move mine was with the engine crane in the foreground. It is possible to fit yourself. I did.The hardest bit was drilling the floor. The other huge issue was getting the whole lift out of the back of the delivery van without a forklift !

Sorry to resurrect but is this the AS-6745P 4.2T lift?

[wuckfitracing]

AWG said:

Sorry to resurrect but is this the AS-6745P 4.2T lift?

Its the AS-4T36S and after testing for over 2 years its superb and the best thing I ever bought, other than a spare 10mm socket.

[AWG]

Thanks, I emailed them to ask if they were available to view, stand under, that kind of thing. But unfortunately and quite understandably they only stock and don't have one for display.

[phazed]

Had my 2 poster for about 3 years now.

Sons a mechanic and so it has been used to death! never missed a beat

[MikeE]

Are we sure the 4 poster mentioned below has to be bolted down as their website says fully mobile in minutes

Also for anyone who has one of these, I presume you can raise the deck to any height you wish (within the range) and then the mechanical fail safe will hold it there? Or is the mechanical fail safe set to catch the deck at discrete heights rather than a continuous mechanism?

The reason I ask is I want to buy one to store a Griff on top and an Exige 380 below and I will only have a matter of a couple of inches clearance, so if the deck were to drop to the mechanical safety point a couple of inches it will crush my Exige!

[phazed]

What about mounting the 4 poster on some 4 inch concrete blocks?

[MikeE]

phazed said:

What about mounting the 4 poster on some 4 inch concrete blocks?

I meant I'm limited by a low ceiling, so if I raise the Griffith to within an inch or two of the ceiling I should be able to roll the Exige underneath with an inch or two clearance. If the ramp then settles onto the mechanical stops then it will crush the Exige

[phazed]

Ah!

[mk1fan]

Let the tyres of the Lotus down.

Seriously, you can get 'stop bars' mounted above the lift and wired to the lift so that it cuts it out when it gets too close to the ceiling.

Or lower the floor.

[TwinKam]

Consider a mechanical screw-drive two-poster.
The lack of a full platfom will give you much more space under the upper car, and a simple screw-and-nut mechanism has infinite anti-creep/ anti-drop by default, giving you more peace of mind over a hydraulic design dropping

[wuckfitracing]

You are correct the ramp drops down into mechanical slots/stops so the pressure is released off the main cylinder. The distance between each stop is 6" however the height of the stop plate is adjustable upwards or downwards if you require a specific locked position/height.

[LeeHodges]

It's ironic, I started this thread, talking about the ability to self assemble it. I've now had the lift (assembled for me by the Automotech guy) for a couple of years and now I am about to move house and need to take it to bits! Does anyone know how to take it apart??

Re: bolting it down, no it doesn't need to be. Mine has been unbolted and is fine. It does rock a little when you've got the car in the air and you're up there with it, but nothing excessive. I was going to bolt the uprights to the wall, but I've ran out of time in this garage.

[MikeE]

wuckfitracing said:

You are correct the ramp drops down into mechanical slots/stops so the pressure is released off the main cylinder. The distance between each stop is 6" however the height of the stop plate is adjustable upwards or downwards if you require a specific locked position/height.

Ah ok so I could set the stop plate in exactly the right position for my car combination which is good news

And as Lee says (sorry for the thread hijack Lee) it doesn't need bolting down which is one less thing to worry about

I think I'll give them a call and see how much delivery and assembly would be

[phazed]

I assembled my two post lift, (I know not a four poster lift) it really was a piece of cake.

[adamnutt]

wuckfitracing said:

Its the AS-4T36S and after testing for over 2 years its superb and the best thing I ever bought, other than a spare 10mm socket.

I have just bought a second had one 'as new' and got it home to discover the installation instructions are missing. Don't suppose by any chance you have a copy?? Any help.would be appreciated. Thanks Adam

[wuckfitracing]

Yes I have all the instructions. PM me

[phazed]

Automotech are themselves very helpful. They were very informative and answered a couple of questions when I was assembling mine.

[MikeE]

I’d second that they were very helpful with me two

[C. Grimsley]

Just bought myself a shorty, I managed to get it off the van on my own, well with a tail lift, will have a bash at fitting it tomorrow.



Have to say they are heavy things, son gave me a hand so he could have the bubble wrap😂



Carl

[phazed]

They are flipping heavy. Managed to slide and lower my full height one from the side of a massive lorry on to my trailer, (lorry wouldn't fit down my lane).

Just the driver and me, I almost died!

Assembly is a piece of cake and very quick...

Had mine at least 7 years, has done my cars plus part time work for mechanic son so loads....

Hasn't missed a beat!