elfman
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Oct 19, 2021 11:21:49 GMT
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Hi all, I have been looking to get some kind of Car Lift for my Special saloon and Volvo Amazon and been looking at these www.quickjacklift.co.uk/I cant fit in a 2 post lift or anything like that and also want to clear it away when not in use. Anybody have experience of the Quickjacklift or anything similar regarding easy of use and costs... I only have 70mm clearance under the Special saloon so would have to push in onto some wood to get this under, but that's not a big problem. The Volvo only weighs less than 1100kg so neither car is heavy.. Any advice appreciated
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elfman
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Oct 20, 2021 19:18:47 GMT
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Nobody bought anything similar ?
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Oct 20, 2021 20:30:36 GMT
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I have one of these for working on my Vitesse. I use it at 90 degrees so sideways under the car It lifts to 1 metre and I can access all mechanicals under the car. It is a great back saver. The car is on ratcheting wheel jacks so clearance isn't an issue and I use it sideways as the Vitesse is just not wide enough between the wheels to slide it under. It lives under the car and wheel jacks when not in use, my garage is double width so this is easy to use. www.kelston.nz/Scissor-Lift.php
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I've been looking at the CJ Autos scissor lift, the 2000kg tilting car lift, this one: cjautosheywood.co.uk/product/2000kg-tilting-car-lift-cl03-2/It'll lift up to 58cm, which is higher than my jacks, and as I'm not lifting it up and down all the time the manual operation probably won't be a major issue. It's also not a terrible price IMO, though I was thinking of having a chat with them at the NEC Classic show to see if they're doing any deals there. While I'd like it to be higher, the tilting means that if I was doing something on the back end of the car, I could tilt the front down which would raise the back further. Doesn't list the "folded" height though.
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Oct 21, 2021 10:51:30 GMT
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I have the tilting lift you link to. It works well and is capable of lifting the rears of my cars so high that I can sit on a chair and work on the rear end. However this is not true of the front - even with the lift pushed right up behind the front wheels, it always lifts the rear and requires you to tilt the back of the car down to lift the front. Obviously the F/R weight bias of the car plays a part i.e with a Honda Jazz I can tilt the car either way with one hand, Fiat Coupe (very front end heavy) I need to use a jack under the front subframe, alternatively I get my wife to sit on the open boot whilst I wind it up and then support the front on axle stands.
Winding with the supplied handle is slow and hard work, you need to use a powerfull electric drill, I use an 18v set to slow speed.
Wound down folded to its lowest it sits at 15.5cm high. I have to drive the Fiat onto simple wooden ramps before I can slide it under.
Would I buy it again? Yes, for the money it is good however if I could afford hydraulic I would buy that.
Hope that helps
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elfman
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Oct 21, 2021 16:32:34 GMT
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Yes thanks both for your advice, very grateful, ground clearance is my problem under one of my cars. I think i would have the same problem with balance as well. One car front engine the other mid/rear..
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I have the tilting lift you link to. It works well and is capable of lifting the rears of my cars so high that I can sit on a chair and work on the rear end. However this is not true of the front - even with the lift pushed right up behind the front wheels, it always lifts the rear and requires you to tilt the back of the car down to lift the front. I did think that if I buy one, I'll have to get hold of some longer axle stands for my own peace of mind if nothing else, and I had pictured that the weight at the front end would cause some issues. And I'd probably need to get a better battery drill. I'd like the hydraulic one, or a proper lift, but starting at more than double the cost puts me off, especially as I've got this far without one. That said, I've previously had the use of a mate's four-post lift which I can no longer use, and there are some things where it's nice to get a bit of height. Always really valuable to hear from someone who has actually used the product, though, and it's good to know it's generally useful - thanks for commenting.
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elfman
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I can also use a local garage if i wish but its not convenient at times plus the faff of using a trailer to get the competition car there. I do like price of the CJ Auto Scissors but not a fan of the way it tilts plus you i have to pickup the jacking points on both cars very accurate so don't think its suitable, also its way too tall for the Special saloon. Its why I was looking at the www.quickjacklift.co.uk/ it has much more flexibility and leaves the middle of the car clear for working on. I'm in no mad rush so will look at other alternatives and feed back what I find before making up my mind. Thanks again for all your help.
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Ritchie
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Oct 24, 2021 17:06:30 GMT
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I have a set of quickjacks and like them a lot. Costco have them usually if you can get a card.
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elfman
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Oct 24, 2021 19:29:35 GMT
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I have a set of quickjacks and like them a lot. Costco have them usually if you can get a card. Many thanks I will look into that ASAP. Cheers
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Oct 29, 2021 10:28:30 GMT
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I have one of these for working on my Vitesse. I use it at 90 degrees so sideways under the car It lifts to 1 metre and I can access all mechanicals under the car. It is a great back saver. The car is on ratcheting wheel jacks so clearance isn't an issue and I use it sideways as the Vitesse is just not wide enough between the wheels to slide it under. It lives under the car and wheel jacks when not in use, my garage is double width so this is easy to use. www.kelston.nz/Scissor-Lift.phpMy mate uses one of these in his garage business , he thinks it's the Dogs whatsits..
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Oct 29, 2021 18:09:37 GMT
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I've got the quickjack as well, (from Costco) and its very good - very low ground clearance.
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Oct 29, 2021 18:20:01 GMT
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what do the quickjacks retail at?
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The Doctor
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Oct 29, 2021 18:37:19 GMT
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If you have the space, i can deffo recommend the 1 post lift from TwinBusch like me and some mates bought last year. Not very cheap, but it is so handy. Can lift 2500kg to 2m (ish) and it sits on a pallet truck, so you can put it away. Ground clearance issues stay, but there's always a way around that
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Oct 29, 2021 20:03:06 GMT
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I was interested in those, putting the cost aside are there any other downsides to that lift?
Is stability an issue with a vehicle thTdoes not have a near 50/50 weight ditribution for example. Does it feel a bit iffy to work under, i don't mean that in a bad way, honestly 7nterested.
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The Doctor
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Oct 29, 2021 20:35:44 GMT
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I had a Volvo 245 on it yesterday. Removed the engine without any stability issues. Yes it's a bit wobbly when it's high up, but I've never felt unsafe. It's been a while since I've worked with a 2 post lift, but I think it's only marginally less stable. It's a heavy lift, it weighs 750kg in total.
I drove a car over the legs of the lift when it was high up with a car on it, and it didn't move at all.
For us it's the perfect lift, the way the barn we're in is constructed we only can lift a car high in the centre and a fixed 2 or 4 poster would be very much in the way. Now we can roll it underneath a car and do the work and put it out of the way when done.
A small down side is that the outside pads are less adjustable than the inside ones because of their construction (they can swing in/out and slide in/out, the inside pads can slide left / right and in/out, so they are easier to position). So I position them first
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Last Edit: Oct 29, 2021 20:40:20 GMT by The Doctor
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elfman
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Oct 29, 2021 22:08:30 GMT
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That does looks a nice bit of Kit, i do have a 500sqft garage but that would take up far to much room when not in use, plus the ground clearance would be a big issue on a car with only 60 to 70 mm ground clearance as i would have to jack the car up to get on the jack! defeats the object a bit... so far the only one that ticks most boxes for my two cars is the quickjacks.. but thanks for the info if i had the space, money and time i would build one like that into the floor of the garage.
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Oct 29, 2021 22:48:17 GMT
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what do the quickjacks retail at? In Costco they are around 970 quid.
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The Doctor
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That does looks a nice bit of Kit, i do have a 500sqft garage but that would take up far to much room when not in use, plus the ground clearance would be a big issue on a car with only 60 to 70 mm ground clearance as i would have to jack the car up to get on the jack! defeats the object a bit... so far the only one that ticks most boxes for my two cars is the quickjacks.. but thanks for the info if i had the space, money and time i would build one like that into the floor of the garage. Ground clearance is a thing, yes. I have to drive my cars up on some bits of wood to get the lift underneath. But not having to ly on my back under the car anymore is worth a lot of hassle to me!
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I bought one of the Twin Busch mobile single post lifts earlier this year. Very, very pleased with it so far. If you have to drive a low car onto it, then bits of wood are needed, but no great issue really.
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