Wheel-Engaging Adaptors for Car Lift
03-22-2012, 12:30 PM
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03-22-2012, 01:12 PM
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They are very easy to put on or off, so if I need to remove tires, or lift my Avalanche, I just use the regular lift pads. I also mix and match. I changed my oil last week and, of course, you need to remove the right rear wheel to get to the oil filter. So I just used the lift pad in that one position and left the wheel-engaging adaptors on the other three corners.
03-22-2012, 07:42 PM
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Yeah! But how do you get the tires off? You should consider using something like this. 
How long have I been asleep? I thought you just took a test drive. That is definitely a beer AND chips topic.
How long have I been asleep? I thought you just took a test drive. That is definitely a beer AND chips topic.
03-23-2012, 11:58 AM
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It is a little like Chouinard's story. Except he didn't stay in a small market like climbing equipment. He left it to start Patagonia clothing. For every poor climber that scrapes together a few bucks to buy a carabiner there are a hundred richer guys who want to buy clothes to look like a climber. Sadly, I've never been that focused on doing something mainstream, always being interested in more esoteric pursuits. But, I can't complain - it's fun.
03-23-2012, 12:04 PM
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I took the test drive and then a couple of weeks later I thought I'd bought that nice GT3, only to have it painfully snatched out from under me. So I had a serious talk about the F-car. It was surprisingly reasonable, came fully serviced with new tires and a warranty and I decided that, damn it, the kids could fend for themselves, so it's in the garage. It's pretty fun. The two cars are very different and I think they are a great combination.
03-23-2012, 04:02 PM
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They're beautiful and I love them!
But, that said, I would be worried that they might slip to the outside and drop the car. They do have a little downward pitch to the inside when the car's weight is fully on them.
--Chuck--
But, that said, I would be worried that they might slip to the outside and drop the car. They do have a little downward pitch to the inside when the car's weight is fully on them.
--Chuck--
03-23-2012, 05:29 PM
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Additionally, the lift arms are locked when they are off the ground and can't move anyway. But that's not even necessary. Assume the lift arms were totally free and lubricated and on ball bearings and imagine the adaptors were inclined twice as much as they are. Put a car on and increase its weight until failure. The failure would still not be from the arms being pushed out, the failure would be in a downward direction (at the adaptors or a bent/twisted lift arm or a collapsed post). There just is not much of an outward force vector until the angle becomes much greater.
03-24-2012, 02:22 AM
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i can't complain, it's fun...utahrock
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03-25-2012, 08:19 AM
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That is amazingly-beautiful design & machine work.
If I had the means, I would construct a separate shop on our property that would house all of my equipment, and allow space for an old-skool Bridgeport knee mill and a proper 5-axis milling center.
Along with real paint booth, powdercoating booth, and anodizing setup.
Good Lord.
Andreas
If I had the means, I would construct a separate shop on our property that would house all of my equipment, and allow space for an old-skool Bridgeport knee mill and a proper 5-axis milling center.
Along with real paint booth, powdercoating booth, and anodizing setup.
Good Lord.
Andreas
CAUTION: Slippery Slope Ahead!!
