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Any board members do car lifts in Mohave Valley, Havasu, Bullhead?
Agreed. I have the 11,000 pound Tall Dually lift and love it.have an ADVANTAGE LIFT ,,, only lift Mecum auctions will list Great Lift a few dollars more but worth it . mine is 9000lbs cap.
Agreed. I have the 11,000 pound Tall Dually lift and love it.
Do you have a 2 post with overhead beam, a 2 post without or a 4 post?Agreed. I have the 11,000 pound Tall Dually lift and love it.
Mine is the 4 post 11,000 Pound Tall Dually lift. It comes with a wheel kit and I have the rolling jack and another Rolling Jack tray and LED Lights too. I looked at them all and truly believe that for the money Advantage is the best value on the market. They are very well made. It also goes tall enough that my triple stage forklift will drive under it when it is fully raised too so I don't lose the floor space.Do you have a 2 post with overhead beam, a 2 post without or a 4 post?
I was looking at the AL12 due to wider stance to drive through and 12k capacity but a 2 post not great for storage and car parked underneath.
Those single posts are rad but scary.. lol.
Those single posts are rad but scary.. lol.
It doesn’t have Kings it will never work Bro.........My idea of a car lift. View attachment 1005186
I have been looking at this one, wide version https://www.forwardlift.com/product/i12pro/ I think it is the same one you may have bought. If so, let me know how you like it once installed and operational. I have 3 crew cab diesel dually's and an 7.3 Excursion so 12k would be a bit overkill but ALWAYS better over than under.recently bought a (Forward Lift) affiliated with Rotary Lift, 12k symmetric two post, its ALI certified, be sure what you buy is!! go to https://www.autolift.org/ and see if the one you're considering is certified. received the lift yesterday, plan to install it myself in a couple of weeks. I did the 220 volt Wiring last month. more lift than I need most of the time, but on occasion will lift a F450. I also bought the wide drive thru so truck and boat could be driven through it.
also bought the wide version to accommodate lifting boats that approach 9 ft beam. its ALI certified so its been tested with 18,000. It was hard to sort out the good lifts, but once I found ALI, that added the clarity I needed. I had height restrictions @ 12 ft, so that limited what could be found with the wide stance. looked at Mowhawk too, but a little pricey.I have been looking at this one, wide version https://www.forwardlift.com/product/i12pro/ I think it is the same one you may have bought. If so, let me know how you like it once installed and operational. I have 3 crew cab diesel dually's and an 7.3 Excursion so 12k would be a bit overkill but ALWAYS better over than under.
I'm at 16 feet so I am estimating 15 feet at the top to be safe. That should be more than enough to park crew cabs under or drive through if needed if I get the one I am thinking of.also bought the wide version to accommodate lifting boats that approach 9 ft beam. its ALI certified so its been tested with 18,000. It was hard to sort out the good lifts, but once I found ALI, that added the clarity I needed. I had height restrictions @ 12 ft, so that limited what could be found with the wide stance. looked at Mowhawk too, but a little pricey.
I have a Rotary/Forward 9k 4-post. Put it together by myself in my garage in about 8 hrs. Just needed help getting the pieces off the trailer/out of the crate and laid out. Then I used a cherry picker, a floor jack and some moving dollies to move the runways and get everything in place. The thing I liked about the 9k lift is that it's heavy enough for even a crew cab duallie, but it's also the largest one that you can still get casters for. Mine is NOT bolted down, so when I unload the car, I can throw the casters on it and move it around if need be.
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You are lifting boats with a 2 post?also bought the wide version to accommodate lifting boats that approach 9 ft beam. its ALI certified so its been tested with 18,000. It was hard to sort out the good lifts, but once I found ALI, that added the clarity I needed. I had height restrictions @ 12 ft, so that limited what could be found with the wide stance. looked at Mowhawk too, but a little pricey.
You are lifting boats with a 2 post?
Thick concrete for embeds helpsThose single posts are rad but scary.. lol.
thats actually an intereesting thought. I guess if you hit the balance points on the trailer frame rails does it matter that much? I hadn't thought of it much
Im not sure how you would find the balance points on your trailer?
My casters are sitting on a shelf, but basically you remove the vehicle, lift the lift about 2 feet and put the casters on the pins in the posts, then drop the lift which pivots the casters down and lifts the lift about an inch or so off the ground.where are the casters? O me how does that work?
What a great way to move the lift to any location in the garage for a 4 post. I would have a hard time trusting 2 posts though without being anchored to the floor due to the heavy trucks I would want lifted. I am going to have to do some more research. May end up going with a 4 post instead of a 2 post.My casters are sitting on a shelf, but basically you remove the vehicle, lift the lift about 2 feet and put the casters on the pins in the posts, then drop the lift which pivots the casters down and lifts the lift about an inch or so off the ground.
This is not my exact model (mine has the enclosed safety releases), but the caster kit works the same way:
Having the option to move the lift around when needed is just one of the reasons I chose a 4-post.What a great way to move the lift to any location in the garage for a 4 post. I would have a hard time trusting 2 posts though without being anchored to the floor due to the heavy trucks I would want lifted. I am going to have to do some more research. May end up going with a 4 post instead of a 2 post.