Dave Williams wrote:
>
> -> I've just purchased a 4 yr. old Aamco 7-ton twin-post, above
> -> ground car hoist for my home shop. Being delivered on Monday.
>
> Swine. See if I care. My $35 Taiwan floor jack is just fine. Just
> fine...
>
> -> I'm looking for inexpensive support items such as overhead reels for
> -> grease, air and electrical drop cord (don't want to bother with
>
> An air chuck and quad outlet on each post would probably be just fine.
> You might think about fabricating a tool tray to hang off one of the
> arms (or tracks if it's that type), sheet metal or 1/4" plywood would
> do.
>
> If it's an electric lift you're fine for cold weather. For air-over-
> hyraulic you need to use a drier in the air line and/or route your air
> so it will be easy to drain any water out of the low spots.
>
Thanks for the info.
BTW, I have a cheap Taiwan floor jack for sale :-)
The unit is electro/hyraulic so there shouldn't be any problem
with air lines. Good idea for the tool tray, the unit has the
swinging arms so that I can do tire/wheel work also.
Steve
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