Last spring we purchased a hydraulic scissors lift from Total Tool in
Castleton-on-Hudson, NY (Albany area) after looking at the one on display at
the Rhinebeck, NY, car show. This one was made by Quality Lifts
(Louisville, KY -- but TT website currently lists only one made by Mohawk --
maybe they've changed brands?) Width between outer edges of lift framework
is 39-1/2", so any post-war British car can drive over it--but we did have
to make 3" thick ramps out of some 10' 2x8s left over from house
construction so our MGB-GT's exhaust system would clear the swing-out arms
when driving over the unit (it has no more ground clearance than a Healey).
The lift locks at heights from 2 to 5 feet, and so far we're pleased with
it, though we haven't used it a great deal (summer is outdoor, not workshop,
time here in northeastern PA). The lift is heavy and does take some effort
to roll around on the floor (you'd need a trailer to pick it up
yourself--but Total Tool assembles and tests each lift and then delivers it
and gives operating instructions.) Website: Total-Tool.com; our
sales rep. was Chris Holmes (800) 677-8685.
Sarah Carr
BN1 in PA (looking forward to
winter in the workshop)
----- Original Message -----
From: <rfinucane@aol.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 6:26 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Car lifts
> Would like some input on shop car lifts that some of you may have. I like
> the
> idea of the scissor type as you don't have a post in the way so you can
> work
> on the exterior and interior, and don't have the ceiling height for a full
> lift. Moss's lift about right but would rather have hydraulic instead of a
> drill to operate it and looking for a place in the northeast to pick it
> up.
> Any thoughts? Bob 64 phase one 25809
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