[FC] Service Lifts for a home shop

[Ron]

The low rise model for $200 less is probably plenty for most residential 
garages.
RonH

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From: "Vairtec Corporation" <Vairtec at optonline.net>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [FC] Service Lifts for a home shop


> Tim Colson wrote:
>> I looked into hoists when i built the new shop. there was one at the
>> nationals i should have purchased. it lifted from the side , had the pump
>> (110volt plug in the wall) as a cart separate. it looked very stable and 
>> portable.
>
> From this description I cannot be certain, but it sounds very similar
> to a lift that I intend to get, because I had one for a short while and
> loved it.
>
> A friend in my local Corvair club had one, and during a household move
> he needed a place to keep it while they got settled in to the new home.
> The place he kept it was my garage.  He's lucky that I gave it back!
>
> It can be seen here:
>
> http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Atlas-TD6MR-Portable-Scissor-Lift-p/attd-6mr.htm
>
> For Corvair use, it has only one disadvantage that I can see:  If your
> car is lowered, it may not clear the lift when driving into or out of
> the garage/shop.  For my friend's lift, this issue was solved by placing
> wooden runners on either side of the lift.  For stock Corvair 95
> vehicles this is not an issue.
>
> Also, while it operated on 110v, make sure you have an adequate circuit,
> as it does consume a fair amount of power when being raised.
>
> While technically it is portable, figure on keeping it right where you
> use it, as it is heavy!  It took two of us, working like the ancient
> Egyptians building the pyramids, using levers and fulcrums, to load this
> lift into a trailer for transport.
>
> It's an excellent unit at a very favorable price, and its design is
> well-suited to Corvair work in a home garage.
>
> --Bob Marlow
>
>
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