4 Poster Car Lift
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Another big thumbs up for SJR: top class product and great service. Sam the Owner is well worth talking with.
I'm fortunate my garage is not width restricted but does have a ceiling height of 10'4". Allows for more than enough height to be able to comfortably work under the TVRs and also the Defender.
I would strongly suggest asking Sam to provide a "crash bar" which automatically switches off the lift if the vehicle gets too close to the ceiling: on vehicles like the Defender it is difficult to see the roof line when lifting.
I would also recommend using the SJR installation team.
TC
I'm fortunate my garage is not width restricted but does have a ceiling height of 10'4". Allows for more than enough height to be able to comfortably work under the TVRs and also the Defender.
I would strongly suggest asking Sam to provide a "crash bar" which automatically switches off the lift if the vehicle gets too close to the ceiling: on vehicles like the Defender it is difficult to see the roof line when lifting.
I would also recommend using the SJR installation team.
TC
Always though a good idea to save space but does the top car not drip oil on the bottom car. Or mud etc
And by the time you've got the bottom car out and the lift down, you could probably be at your destination... (The reason my Caterham and to a lesser extend the Chimaera never get used, too many cars in the path blocking the 7 and TVR in the tandem garage).
And by the time you've got the bottom car out and the lift down, you could probably be at your destination... (The reason my Caterham and to a lesser extend the Chimaera never get used, too many cars in the path blocking the 7 and TVR in the tandem garage).
Skyedriver said:
Always though a good idea to save space but does the top car not drip oil on the bottom car. Or mud etc
And by the time you've got the bottom car out and the lift down, you could probably be at your destination... (The reason my Caterham and to a lesser extend the Chimaera never get used, too many cars in the path blocking the 7 and TVR in the tandem garage).
Both cars normally have their covers on, never had an issue with drips, as for mud seriously its a sports car not a bloody landrover ! It takes less than 5 minutes to get the car on the bottom out and the lift takes 2 minutes to drop. Whats your experience of 4 post lifts ?And by the time you've got the bottom car out and the lift down, you could probably be at your destination... (The reason my Caterham and to a lesser extend the Chimaera never get used, too many cars in the path blocking the 7 and TVR in the tandem garage).
Edited by wuckfitracing on Wednesday 28th February 07:39
wuckfitracing said:
Skyedriver said:
Always though a good idea to save space but does the top car not drip oil on the bottom car. Or mud etc
And by the time you've got the bottom car out and the lift down, you could probably be at your destination... (The reason my Caterham and to a lesser extend the Chimaera never get used, too many cars in the path blocking the 7 and TVR in the tandem garage).
Both cars normally have their covers on, never had an issue with drips, as for mud seriously its a sports car not a bloody landrover ! It takes less than 5 minutes to get the car on the bottom out and the lift takes 2 minutes to drop. Whats your experience of 4 post lifts ?And by the time you've got the bottom car out and the lift down, you could probably be at your destination... (The reason my Caterham and to a lesser extend the Chimaera never get used, too many cars in the path blocking the 7 and TVR in the tandem garage).
Edited by wuckfitracing on Wednesday 28th February 07:39
I cannot push a car onto the ramp single handed so am looking at use of a powered winch / hoist for the odd occasion no one else is around.My lift came with full length drip trays and they have stopped a few drips dropping on the covers
Before working on the underside of my landrover it is always jet washed first: can't have those big lumps of "farm mud" falling on you from a great height
wuckfitracing said:
Skyedriver said:
Always though a good idea to save space but does the top car not drip oil on the bottom car. Or mud etc
And by the time you've got the bottom car out and the lift down, you could probably be at your destination... (The reason my Caterham and to a lesser extend the Chimaera never get used, too many cars in the path blocking the 7 and TVR in the tandem garage).
Both cars normally have their covers on, never had an issue with drips, as for mud seriously its a sports car not a bloody landrover ! It takes less than 5 minutes to get the car on the bottom out and the lift takes 2 minutes to drop. Whats your experience of 4 post lifts ?And by the time you've got the bottom car out and the lift down, you could probably be at your destination... (The reason my Caterham and to a lesser extend the Chimaera never get used, too many cars in the path blocking the 7 and TVR in the tandem garage).
Edited by wuckfitracing on Wednesday 28th February 07:39
Caterham is drip free, TVR isn't quite.
Both sports cars but you mustn't live around N Yorkshire, where farmers consider the public roads there own and happily spread their mud around on them. All vehicles generally covered in muck.
No experience of a lift, except the one in the local village garage, but with a tandem garage and two cars on the drive, the Caterham needs three cars moving before I get it out the garage and then three cars put back before I drive off. In the time that takes I can just about be in the office with a coffee.
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