JustForFun

I have a kwiklift now. can anyone see an advantage that the scissors life has over the kwiklift?

Ill be keeping both, but thinking the scissors lift would compliment the kwiklift....

Comments?

dont have ceiling height for full blown lift or it would be installed tomorrow

mkflanagan

how about a four post lift?I'm not sure a scissor lift would give you as much working room under the car.

Hogwild

i have a 4post my brother has a 2 post . he can't move his i can
when i paint a bike or a car i put the Dolley wheels on it and make my temporary paint both works great . i then put it backin place and park the 97 vette or the 72 vette on top and the Dakota r/t on bottom best 1800.oo i every spent
ntq

rosslato

my buddy has both of em w/only a 7ft ceiling in his garage

JustForFun

that right there is exactly what i was thinking.....

dslater35

Interesting use of the scissor lift in tandem with the kwiklift!!!

I'm in the process of looking at scissor lifts as well. Just as with 2-post and 4-post lifts they seem to be available from a number of vendors. I've done a little research and have come up with the following "short list":

Norco 86002. I've seen other Forum posts about this particular lift and have also seen it mentioned at other sites. Here is a little more info from one of the places that offer it:
http://www.mile-x.com/Lift%20Equipment/86002.htm

Eagle PMR-6000-48.
http://eagleequip.com/page/EE/PROD/LI-LM/602-002

Bend-Pak MD-6XP. Another lift mentioned in Forum posts.
http://www.bendpak.com/product_info.isg?products_id=759

If anybody owns or has experience with any of these or any others I'd welcome the feedback.

GasketDude

Nussbaum Scissor Lift, leaves the floor open for other stuff yet lifts car to 70".

jwp75v

Thats my yellow 75 in the picture, this setup is great you can move any one of these lifts around. Like Ross said i have a 7ft. ceiling. You will not be sorry if you go with this type set up. I use this set up for doing alignments. If you get a midrise get one that goes stright up and down and works on 110 volts.

DA KAR

I like your lift,do you have a # or website for Nussbaum and a price?

brdd

Very happy with this unit. Got it in August and put several hours on it this fall.







Any questions pm me.

sperkins

Cool set up, but I don't really see the need for the kwik-lift here?
It seems to be it would just be in the way.

jwp75v

Not in the picture is a alignment machine for this set up.Great set up for doing what i do alignments.

rosslato

Rite on cue, here it is w/my vette on it being aligned last summer

HIRISC

I have a Bend-Pak MD-6XP as well.

Great quality, can be moved around the garage easily and offers plenty of under car access for most jobs (including exhaust).

My full review on the Bend-Pak here:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1483905

I've heard good things about the Norco as well.

Yeah, I know it's not a C3

jake1

This is what I am looking for. Anyone know who makes one like this, that is open in the middle like this one (which is from Germany and is 5600.00) little too pricey. Anything in US that is close to this one.

GasketDude

BendPak and Mohawk had them, when I was researching these I contacted both companies. Seems both had discontinued because of price. The ones that they stuck with both lifted almost as high, aren't as "clean" when it comes to floor space though. That BendPak above is pretty close though, side work money came in at the right time for me to purchase mine.

sperkins

I would hate to even think about what would happen if one side loses hydraulic pressure
while lifting before safety latches engauge. Too risky for me.

HIRISC

Bend-Pak SP-7X


http://www.bendpak.com/product_info.isg?products_id=757

Under $4K, needs to be bolted to the floor, but has complete underbody clearance and raises to 72".

GasketDude

There are two cylinders per side, main and slave, the way they're "plumbed" no chance of that. Both sides come down together. Only way any thing would happen is if a hose from pump stand to lift would get split. Local guy I talk to has had this in his shop for over 5 years, they use it daily, the way his floor is setup he has had a hose get rubbed but nothing drastic ever happened. Plenty safe, not worried at all. Have had my '04 Avalanche and '97 Pont GP-GT on it, only drawback is the Vette don't run so pushing on and off to work on these is a drag. Someday...

vetteonr

Here's my setup I put in a few years ago. I'm happy........