triumphs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [TR] Car lift / hoist

To: Andrew Uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Car lift / hoist
From: Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 07:02:20 -0700
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <004d01d12ee3$46af6a10$d40e3e30$@uprichard.net>
--===============0161128524423066008==

--001a113ed7269637b5052627124c
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

What I've been using for about 8 years:

http://tinyurl.com/z7hzxy8

Many manufacturers offer a narrow version (as above) with 37" or so between
the ramps.  This gets you a narrower footprint but also you need the narrow
version to get a TR on there.

My ceiling height is 10' which means I can use the next-to-highest stop -
which is an ideal working height for me.

My garage door opener recently died and I was pleasantly surprised that
jack-screw openers are reasonably priced.  Replacing the old style overhead
drive track & motor with a side-lift jack screw simplifies the use of the
lift.

Geo

On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Andrew Uprichard <auprichard@uprichard.net>
wrote:

> I have been on the lookout for a decent 2-post car hoist for some time =
=E2=80=93 I
> am getting too old and stiff to do exhausts, engine and gearbox oil chang=
es
> and brake bleeding with the car on jack stands.
>
>
>
> Anyway, I found a local outfit who could accommodate my 10=E2=80=99 ceili=
ngs, but
> the only hoist they had was 140=E2=80=9D external diameter.  When I expla=
ined my
> TR3 only needed about 6 feet between the posts I got a blank stare.
>
>
>
> My problem is, the flat portion of my cement floor is only 130=E2=80=9D w=
ide:  any
> wider than this and there is a slope which would result in the arms being
> too high off the floor to get under my cars.
>
>
>
> Does anyone have experience with a car lift / hoist which would meet my
> requirements?
>
> Andrew Uprichard
>
> Jackson, Mi
>
>
> ** triumphs@autox.team.net **
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ahwahneetr@gmail.com
>
>

--001a113ed7269637b5052627124c
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>What I&#39;ve been using for about 8 years:</div><div=
><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/z7hzxy8";>http://tinyurl.com/z=
7hzxy8</a></div><div><br></div><div>Many manufacturers offer a narrow versi=
on (as above) with 37&quot; or so between the ramps.=C2=A0 This gets you a =
narrower footprint but also you need the narrow version to get a TR on ther=
e.</div><div><br></div><div>My ceiling height is 10&#39; which means I can =
use the next-to-highest stop - which is an ideal working height for me.</di=
v><div><br></div><div>My garage door opener recently died and I was pleasan=
tly surprised that jack-screw openers are reasonably priced.=C2=A0 Replacin=
g the old style overhead drive track &amp; motor with a side-lift jack scre=
w simplifies the use of the lift.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><=
div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 4, 201=
5 at 3:29 PM, Andrew Uprichard <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:aupr=
ichard@uprichard.net" target=3D"_blank">auprichard@uprichard.net</a>&gt;</s=
pan> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex=
;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" vlink=3D"=
purple" link=3D"blue"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have been on the lookou=
t for a decent 2-post car hoist for some time =E2=80=93 I am getting too ol=
d and stiff to do exhausts, engine and gearbox oil changes and brake bleedi=
ng with the car on jack stands.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u>=
</u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Anyway, I found a local outfit =
who could accommodate my 10=E2=80=99 ceilings, but the only hoist they had =
was 140=E2=80=9D external diameter.=C2=A0 When I explained my TR3 only need=
ed about 6 feet between the posts I got a blank stare.<u></u><u></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">My probl=
em is, the flat portion of my cement floor is only 130=E2=80=9D wide:=C2=A0=
 any wider than this and there is a slope which would result in the arms be=
ing too high off the floor to get under my cars.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Does anyone h=
ave experience with a car lift / hoist which would meet my requirements?<br=
><br>Andrew Uprichard<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Jackson, Mi<u=
></u><u></u></p></div></div><br><br>
** <a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a> *=
*<br>
<br>
=3D"noreferrer">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
Archive: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/archive"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n=
oreferrer">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>
Forums: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/forums"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nor=
eferrer">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>
hs/ahwahneetr@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">http://autox.=
team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ahwahneetr@gmail.com</a><br>
<br></blockquote></div><br></div>

--001a113ed7269637b5052627124c--

--===============0161128524423066008==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline


** triumphs@autox.team.net **

Archive: http://www.team.net/archive

--===============0161128524423066008==--

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>