hydraulic car lift - for the garage
(I don't expect anyone to have one of these they're selling, but I couldn't figure out where else to post this question...)
I'm going to install a hydraulic car lift in the garage, so I can get the CMC up out of the way, and be able to park the daily driver inside during the winter, which is important here in Colorado. (cheaper than a new garage bay, eh?)
Has anyone else done this? Or had any experience with these things? I'm going back and forth between a 4-poster (drive-on ramps, see http://eagleequip.com/page/EE/CTGY/LI-EFP) and a 2-poster (swing-out arms which lift from the underside, see http://eagleequip.com/page/EE/CTGY/LI-ETP.)
Pluses and minuses each way, but the idea of being able to get the car up in the air, with the wheels off, is attractive.
Thoughts/comments/advice very welcome.
thanks,
chris
Re: hydraulic car lift - for the garage
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Originally Posted by chris-CMC#35
Go with the 4-post models. The 2-post models put a larger strain on the concrete floor (especially if the car's weight isn't centered ofer the posts,) and a residential floor in a garage may not be able to take the stress (I believe the 2-post lifts require a 6" or 8" reinforced floor.)
If you can, get one with rollers, too. It's nice to be able to roll the thing around.