Where can I buy a 4 point jack/lift system???

[Barreti]

So, you guys who bought these lifts. Do you use them, were they worth the investment?

[M&S]

Best thing i have bought in ages, would not have been able to do buy another Tiv other wise, also makes doing the hard stuff things so much easier, gearbox to change on the 'M' during the winter would be a lot harder to do without it.

[Aussie John]

Mine arrives this Thursday, if you want a cheap one then order now as Fred is changing the design to a "professional" type with a price rise of £400 or £500 increase, cheers, John.

[Red Cabbage]

[quote=M&S] Best thing i have bought in ages, would not have been able to do buy another Tiv other wise, also makes doing the hard stuff things so much easier, gearbox to change on the 'M' during the winter would be a lot harder to do without it.


[/quote]

How wide is your garage?
One of these would be wall to wall in my garage but I've no room for the motor on the side. I have heard Fred will adapt the design if required.

[Aussie John]

The new design has the motor on the end of a post and has an electric locking system.

[Red Cabbage]

Aussie John said:

The new design has the motor on the end of a post and has an electric locking system.

Do you mean the latest version of the original or the professional one costing £400-500 more?

[M&S]

The garage at its narrowest is 2560, its near is wall to wall, i got them to make it 200mm shorter on the width to get it in, what i also did was mount the motor/sump unit on the wall at the back of the garage as it would not fit with it attatched to the post as should be. Making it shorter width means a few other things will need to be done as the lifting cables still come full length so will have to be clamped to the right position on one side using cable clamps and you will have to cut and weld the jacking beam to get it between the runners.They basically just cut the amount you need out of the middle of the crossmembers so the runners will be closer together.

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[bigrumbly]

Any one got alink to the sales site for this ramp.

Cheers David

[M&S]

http://www.garage-apparatuur.com/208%20engels.htm#...

[Mrs BlueCerbera]

We're very pleased with ours.

[glow worm]

Me too.

[Aussie John]

Hi Duncan, the new expensive one has the motor on the back but the last of the old ones has the electric locking; if you are interested I would ring Fred and explain your situation, he may do a mod to an early one for you, cheers, John.

[Munter]

Hang on people. Are we saying theres a goy out there offering something people want, that actually works, at a price they can afford, and he's prepared to offer good customer service by modifying his product just for you if needs be.

Bloody hell. I need a stiff drink.

[glow worm]

He's Dutch

[Red Cabbage]

Thanks to the enthusiasm of the lift buyers on here I recently took the plunge myself. However due to the size of my garage and the amount of time I am likely to live in this house, I went for the manual option.

It really has been well worth it, all three cars were up there in a matter of days including the 406 estate. With a couple of MOTs under my belt I can now get on with topping up the chassis protection on the TVR with some lovely POR15.

Thanks to Brian at Hamer, like Fred, he is also a top bloke and focused on customer service and satisfaction.

The ramp is only at half height in this photo, thanks to the design of the garage and the fact that the TVR is convertable it can go to the top of the posts so that I can get another TVR underneath.

[rigga]

Would love a 4 poster ramp,but height restrictions negate the hope of that,was leaning towards the levo artis system but found this item on ebay...... wondering if it might be suitable for a Griffith ,its a tiltable system that uses two padded plates either side of the car,i presume along the body or chassis tubes,once raised to level height it can then be tilted so either front or rear is raised higher,then locked off in position....raised by a manual crank handle,or an electric drill... obviously not full access available underneath but far better than jacks and stands.... opinions on its suitability?

From these guys that do a lot of restoration products
http://www.cjautos.org.uk/

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

And some pics of it

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[GreenV8S]

I don't know how far inboard those lifting platforms go, but you definitely *don't* want to be lifting it on the outriggers. You really want to pick up the central chassis, or (not quite as good) the front/rear outrigger supports. I'm struggling to see how those lifting plates would pick up anything other than the outriggers.

[rigga]

I did wonder if lifting on the tub itself was possible,outrigger lifting ive heard is not reccomended due to the possible corrosion on the tubes....width of jacking points can be adjusted from 1185-1550mm wide,not sure were that would leave for lifting elswhere underneath,pads themselves are 800mm long so should spread the load quite well,max lifting height is 585mm then the car can be tilted if needed.

[GreenV8S]

rigga said:

I did wonder if lifting on the tub itself was possible

The tub is strong enough to support its own weight, but not the rest of the car.

[Red Cabbage]

It is difficult to pick up the centre of the chassis while the exhaust system is fitted too!