[Shop-talk] 4-post lift thoughts

[Brad Kahler]

Eric,

In the past when I had the lift setup it did seem to have a lot of "stuff"
sitting on it when I wasn't using it :)

The ramps on mine are 14" wide.  This is an early lift built by a company
called Grand out of Texas.  It just so happens the model of my lift is
"TR3".  Somehow that just seemed appropriate to me!

The adjustable shower poles is an interesting suggestion.  That might work
well with something Marty suggested to me.

Thanks for the idea!

Brad


On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 8:57 PM, Eric J Russell <ejrussell at mebtel.net> wrote:

>
>  Anyone have a 4-post lift that has the trays and if so how well do you
>> like them?
>>
>
> Since a four post lift excels at storage, it seems like drip trays are a
> good idea!
>
> I have a Direct Lift ProPark 9 - I bought that model because it has ramps a
> few inches wider than other models. This allows it to fit the narrow track
> of my smaller cars (MGA, Alfa Romeo) and also my F250 pick-up.
>
>  My platforms can be adjusted out to almost 9' outside edge to outside edge
>> and can also be moved together to where they touch each other.  That's why
>> I've struggled with what to do about leakage trays.
>>
>
> I thought about a lift with a moveable ramp but that makes both drip trays
> &
> a jacking bridge problematic.
>
> For your lift with moveable ramps, how about a few spring tension shower
> curtain poles? They could be fairly easily adjusted for the varying ramp
> widths and could then support a few light weight drip trays.
>
> Eric Russell
> Mebane, NC