Wachuko

Not affiliated, blah blah blah. Came across this in a thread in the Pelican forums:

http://www.maxjaxusa.com/

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=440986

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=24033




As great as my mid-rise lift is, having nothing under the car while working is a big plus. Only reason I got the mid-rise was because there were no two post alternatives for a garage with a low ceiling...

Can't wait to see it in action.

GG Allin

What's stopping that from tipping over? The one picture looks like it secured to the floor, but then I see that it's portable.

Wachuko

From what I read, it is bolted to the floor. But you can unbolt it and move it if you need to get it out of the way for storage.

GG Allin

I just scanned the Pelican thread, and see I'm not the only one concerned. And if it does bolt to the floor I would want to bolt it to a deep footing and not just part of the floor. When my floor was poured I was guaranteed two things. 1- It will crack. and 2- No one will steal it.

HalV

There are installation instructions on the site. It is bolted to the floor. It lists requirements on the floor, such as thickness of concrete. However, I'm not sure that I'd know if my floor meets the requirement since I'm not the owner that built the floor.

Cupcar

I just called the company and the lifts won't be available for around 90 days. The latest price projection is $2100.

Given that I have no idea what my floor is speced at, I would be tempted to cut a section of my floor and pour a deeper footing with rebar in it that went under the existing floor and perhaps use some custom threaded tubes set in the concrete to receive the bolts.

Wachuko

+1

But the price better be less than that... something closer to 1,5000.00

Marc Shaw

Wow - they first projected the price to be about $1600 so they'd better not be $2100 or they won't sell many!

Marc

newsboy

Seems a little pricey. I got a 9,000 lb. asymmetric lift from Eagle for $1600.00 including shipping. It needs just under 10' for ceiling height.it weighed 1600 lbs. It is a bottom plate lift, the hydraulic lines run under a plate at the bottom.

ltc

They can price it higher than a standard 2 post lift, since the only reason you would buy one of these is due to the fact that a std 2 post is too tall for your garage.

ltc

With a handheld hammer drill and a carbide drill bit, you can drill a small hole in your slab and determine the thickness of the slab.
Unfortunately, you can't easily determine what type/strength of concrete is in the pad.

CanyonBlaster

What do you guys think of this one?

http://hardingsteel.com/carlifts.shtml

ltc

FWIW, I considered a lift similar to that (storage only), but felt a single post lift was superior.

Cupcar

I have been looking for a lift recently and have an issue with only an 88" limit to my overhead door when it's open (ceiling = 100")

I think it essential for working on the car's engine, transmission and suspension that the lift allow the suspension to drop and that there be nothing down the center of the car obstructing access as the Maxjax does.

I thought about a Bend Pak floor lift like this one: http://www.bendpak.com/products/auto...-lifts/p-6.php but it would require a drive over when not in use and the pressure hoses do not have the quick disconnect feature to get them our of the way when not in use (this could be added I know). Also the Maxjax lifts the car higher.

I like the Maxjax lift because it would allow me to easily disconnect the hydraulics and move the pedestal from the middle of my garage when the lift is not in service (I would keep the other pedestal permanently mounted along a sidewall).

I also like the idea that I could use 1/2 of the Maxjack as a "forklift" to lift an engine up to an engine stand .

Marc Shaw

Take a core of the floor to a concrete place and they can pressure test it to be able to tell you the psi strength rating (I did that in my last garage).

Marc