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Don't buy that cheap Chicom lift

Mike67 said:
Ya we have an Aimco 9000# lift, ( American made) I had my 02 Ram 2500 5.9 4x4 on it and even then it made me nervous.
Of all the lift failures I've seen most have been at the base and the anchors popping out in two post liftsthat is.
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Have you scaled that Ram yet? Might make you even more nervous.
 
1967coronet said:
Always make sure the concrete you install it on is the correct type and depth.
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This is very important and often overlooked. Any structure is only as strong as it's foundation. New builds especially should be checked as the builder may have tried to save money with either a thin slab or a waffle pod design which uses polystyrene pods with ground beams between, with only maybe 2" of concrete over the pods.
The concrete should probably be minimum 30 MPa (M30 I think it's called in the US), but I would want 40 MPa if it was mine, 6" thick.
 
Ironbuilt said:
I am about to purchase a Direct Lift 2 post for my shop. The lift that I am considering is a 9000 LB lift. My car weighs under 4000 lbs, and I don't plan on picking anything else up with it.
The future will bring a semi lift, but that is a different animal.

https://stertil-koni.com/truck-lifts
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I purchased this same lift a few months ago. Its nice and handles my chargers just fine. I also had my 2018 Ram 1500 on it for an oil change and it handled it just fine. All I will ever put on it so its fine for my needs.
 
I completely agree with 66Sat, I worked for a ford dealer, under four door 7.3 diesel long bed 4x4 trucks on a rotary brand lift. They would give the lift a work out but the thing that spooked me was the floor split all around the post mounting! I left years ago and I never heard any problems or if it got repaired .. So my thinking is use your head and buy the best you can, choose wisely and yes there are stands you can use under them too.made is USA is a very desirable tag to have and only 30% of it has to be done here to get the tag ( so I was told), China parts are usually splattered all over If you look.
 
Appeared to me that the "safety feature" in the video was the pump it self, since it would not lift rated load. They had to replace it to get rated load to move. Then trying to lift the 50% over weight severely compromised the components. My first lift was a Ben Pearson, and was the same color as their test mule. Was told Ben Pearson lifts of today ARE made in China.....as many are. Last two i bought were Challengers Versametricals, and are well worth the extra bucks.......but not sure where all the parts are made.......
 
DeltaV said:
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I guess that why I like buying old stuff more and more... before China took over.
 
mopar 3 B said:
Which one you looking at? Do not think I would like working over an open trench. Just looks like a accident in the making. The in floor jobs I have never cared for. Especially the old ones that operated separately on each end.
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I would like to get one similar to this one...

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mopar 3 B said:
Is that fully hydraulic or hydraulic with chain lift?
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The Rotary that is pictured is fully hydraulic, with each post being independent of the other, yet all work off the same controls. So you can raise the entire lift from any of the 4 posts, or just raise 1, 2 or 3 if you wanted. It has a 60,000 lb capacity and maximum lift height of 78 inches. They also have an optional wheel kit to make the entire lift mobile. Why you would want to move it I am not sure, but it's available. I can't imagine what that must cost but my Kenworth dealer has one and it's nice.
 
Ironbuilt said:
The Rotary that is pictured is fully hydraulic, with each post being independent of the other, yet all work off the same controls. So you can raise the entire lift from any of the 4 posts, or just raise 1, 2 or 3 if you wanted. It has a 60,000 lb capacity and maximum lift height of 78 inches. They also have an optional wheel kit to make the entire lift mobile. Why you would want to move it I am not sure, but it's available. I can't imagine what that must cost but my Kenworth dealer has one and it's nice.
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I can understand the mobile wheel kit. I have a son that owns a truck shop and truck line in Phoenix. Will have to see how mobile they consider mobile is. Lots of difference in across the shop, parking lot or road worthy.
Not sure I would consider taking it to a job site though or trying to lift a tractor for road repairs.
 
66 Sat said:
This is very important and often overlooked. Any structure is only as strong as it's foundation. New builds especially should be checked as the builder may have tried to save money with either a thin slab or a waffle pod design which uses polystyrene pods with ground beams between, with only maybe 2" of concrete over the pods.
The concrete should probably be minimum 30 MPa (M30 I think it's called in the US), but I would want 40 MPa if it was mine, 6" thick.
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I went WAY overboard with the concrete footings in mine.....
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2 foot by 2 foot, 16 inches deep.
 
mopar 3 B said:
I can understand the mobile wheel kit. I have a son that owns a truck shop and truck line in Phoenix. Will have to see how mobile they consider mobile is. Lots of difference in across the shop, parking lot or road worthy.
Not sure I would consider taking it to a job site though or trying to lift a tractor for road repairs.
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I just sent you a PM with the brochure attached. Let me know if you received it. I would love to know the price.
 
Kern Dog said:
I went WAY overboard with the concrete footings in mine.....
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2 foot by 2 foot, 16 inches deep.
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Looks good thickness wise, but without trying to be critical, and in case anyone else pours their own slab and looks here for advice, go much heavier on the mesh reinforcement, and drop a reinforcement cage in each thickening for the post locations. This photo is just a slab to park a car on but you can see how heavy the reinforcement is (4" thick slab).
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On the railroad, we had some nice portable electric screw jacks, made by Whiting. You could get them up to the 60 ton range (each). They were connected together so that a single person could operate them all at once. (not my photo) They had wheels but at over two tons per jack, still a struggle to pull them around the shop. Those wheels are not taking any load right now, they retract when the jack starts to lift.
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Photon440 said:
On the railroad, we had some nice portable electric screw jacks, made by Whiting. You could get them up to the 60 ton range (each). They were connected together so that a single person could operate them all at once. (not my photo) They had wheels but at over two tons per jack, still a struggle to pull them around the shop. Those wheels are not taking any load right now, they retract when the jack starts to lift.
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What does an engine like that weigh?
 
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