Premier

hey mooty, your daughter should meet my son. He's nuts on cars like me!

sharkster

If I had a daughter I would absolutely trust her with your son

I can't afford any "car nut" sons though. No way.

Carnerd

I feel bad for my parents now...

ex10psi

it's a Bend Pak MD-6XP details and pictures here: http://bendpak.com/cart_product_deta...=260&cat_id=49 yes it runs on normal 110/220 household. it does not bolt to the ground as it's truly portable. although i wouldn't move it around every day, it is quite portable with it's hydraulic hand cart attaching to one end of the lift and large steel wheels on the opposite end of the lift to allow movement.

i bought it from these guys... great service, price, they ship quick from Calif warehouse: http://www.asedeals.com/mid_rise_lift.html i purchased mine for $1533 shipped. they use the "yellow freight" shipping company because of weight, nearly 1,000 lbs.

you have 2 options for delivery: a) have them deliver it to a business address, b) have them deliver to your residental address (there's a shipping surcharge and your neighborhood should accommodate an 18 wheeler). your responsible for getting the lift out of the semi-truck so be sure to have engine hoist or similar on hand, c) you pick up from one of the yellow freight terminals. i went with option c, hooked up a friend's flat bed tilt race car trailer, they used a fork lift to get it on the trailer, tied it all down, towed it home, backed the trailer into my driveway, used the "tilt bed" function and slid the lift off (it comes on a wooden pallet). yes it's heavy, i'm not an unusually strong guy and i was able to get it off the trailer by myself. once in my garage, i used floor jacks to lift it up a bit and wiggle the wooden crate out from under it. then hooked up the portable dolly thing and moved it in to position. just make sure you dont try to move it in your driveway due to non-smooth surface. the smooth concrete in your garage makes moving it around MUCH easier.

for our gt3's, you'll need to build some sort of ramp to actually clear the lift: pair of 2x12's 12 ft long and a pair of 2x12's 10 ft long. put the 10 fters on top of the 12 fters and screwed together. this gives you a nice "transition" as you drive on to the wood ramps. its perfect for the lift arms to swing out and you position under the porsche factory jack points. very easy. i recommend using hockey pucks at each corner to give clearance between the bend pak rubber mounting post and your car's underbody. this will ensure you don't put any stress on side skirts, etc.

i park the gt3 on the wooden ramps all the time. it takes me 5 mins to swing out the arms, position, place hockey pucks, and push button to raise her up. awesome changing wheels/tires, brake pads, while STANDING. only thing i regret is not buying this sooner! and the lift is surprisingly stable with the gt3 up at max height. its a really nice unit and i find that it works very well with our 911 cars, engine in the rear. i find that this little scissor lift does everything i could ask for. you could drop the motor if you wanted to... impossible to stand underneath the car even at max height but easy to get under there sitting on a mechanics stool, and i'm 6 ft tall. its also nice to detail (wax) your ride with it slightly lifted up.

i will say that this was the best garage purchase of my life... i don't know how i lived without it!

oh, to answer your last question, the lift utilizes a "safety" lock system, 4 stages to set the entire car's weight on the safety locks, not just hydraulics. good stuff.

VB997

Awesome John!!!!

EricGT3

Hahaha, Mooty, you're the best! Do you sleep?

blake

+1 on this topic. I just purchased this very lift from ASE ($1533 shipped) and had it delivered to my track garage at MMP this past week. I was out at the track on Friday working the install, but the wife wanted to come to Vegas for the long Easter weekend so I had to put my new toys away...

Mooty - you need to get this lift. It is freaking unbelievable! I will post pictures when my garage is *done* in a few weeks...

BTW - great picture of your daughter! Get her hooked and she will be kicking all of our butts in 10-15 years...

-Blake

Racerron

She's a cutie....your daughter that is. We all know about the orange school bus. Nice seat tho'.

mooty

plenty of time to sleep when i am dead.

CWay27

Ron, school bus were and are always yellow!!

CWay27

I wouldn't hold my breath, god might reincarnate you into an ant......

john0719

Very cute kid Mooty. Ever get a chance to bring her back to Taiwan?

mooty

not yet, i dont want to travel with on 12 hour flt.