Had 4 Post Lift Installed
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BTW - Bend Pak makes a great lift, however is it just me or is that the worst name possible for a car lift..."BEND PAK". Sounds like an industrial compressor.
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4 Post Lift
I have had my Bend Pak HD9 4 Post lift for about 4 years. It's great for storage of my vette and for servicing. It will also be great for the addition of another vette in the future. No regrets. 
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Have had mine for a couple years now. Some tips: buy some solid rubber wheel chocks...get 4 of them...put some yellow or red tape on the sides of the chocks so if you forget the chocks are there you should see them when you are at the lift's lowering control. 2) Mark your safety stops with bright paint/tape at each post so you can see that your safety levers are seated at all 4 posts...do a walk around before standing underneath. 3) Keep the radios and other distractions to a minimum when using the lift...it's easy to hit the wrong button, or to lower it too fast when not paying attention. 4) If you have a riding mower, make some strong cross member ramps to park the mower on, then lift it to clean the grass from the deck. 5) also, the lift is great to stand on when adding lighting, painting the garage ceiling, etc. 6) If you have a floor you do not want damaged you can leave the ramps ever so slightly raised when it is down...this will take the load off the tiles, concrete, etc and you can still park on it and back off with no side effects. I could go on and on, but the best use is for detailing the wheels and doing brake work...everything is at shoulder height..no bending/crouching/kneeling!!!!!!
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Patches, how are the floor tiles holding up against tire heat? Any burn marks? I have the rubber floor mats in my garage over residential grade builder epoxy as the tires were lifting the epoxy especially when wet. The pads prevent that, however I have tire burn marks now. I was thinking floor tiles, however I don't want to have burn marks on those.
BTW - Bend Pak makes a great lift, however is it just me or is that the worst name possible for a car lift..."BEND PAK". Sounds like an industrial compressor.
BTW - Bend Pak makes a great lift, however is it just me or is that the worst name possible for a car lift..."BEND PAK". Sounds like an industrial compressor.
I have some very slight discoloration after four years of constant hot-tire parking on a couple the beige-colored tiles, although, I have not given the spots the thorough cleaning they need. It barely shows - you need to walk up to them to see it. It's all moot, though - it's so easy to replace tiles anywhere in the matrix of the floor that you can pop a couple new ones in within a few minutes. I had to do that recently. The light beige tends to show dirt more than the darker colors but it's really easy to replace them if damaged so, no big deal.
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Ok.. all finished. Had to move the lift a little, as the car mirror wouldn't clear. Using a line on the driveway to align the car, as the garage is too dark to backup safely.
Last edited by Greg F; Jul 11, 2010 at 07:58 PM.
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Good-looking setup, Greg. Looks like you placed it perfectly to leave as much room as possible on the left side.
Once you get used to having it there, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.
Once you get used to having it there, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.
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Tried it this morning, that's why the car is nose in on some pictures. Even with the front end rubbing against the back wall the garage door hits the glass. There is a beam a few feet back from the front of the house which wastes about a foot of height. I had the door tucked all the way up to the beam and it only fits with the front facing out.
One day......
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My wife asks me the same question. Takes a little practice and I open the door to look at my alignment or even get out to check but it gets easy after two or three times.
Driving on works great...if your garage is deep enough...mine isn't. The only way for the the lift to raise all the way up (10'3" ceilings) and the garage door to open all the way is to back on, so the door goes over the lower portion of the hood.
