Badger90 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 hi all.. has anyone seen/heard of a 4/2 post lift that you use high lift jacks? some one told me about them but i cannot seem to fing anythink.. i think they work the same a 4post ramp but with high lifts!! anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88 inch of pure pleasure Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 heard of a 2 post lift not using hi-lifts though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 I've seen the adverts, but you really don't want to go there. Mainly on the grounds of price. Looks like a good way to build muscle tone. http://auto.frost.co.uk/search?p=KK&sr...atform&rk=6 The source site. http://www.hamercarlift.com/ HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 I think Machine Mart or similar offered one. Personally I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole - high lifts don't inspire confidence at the best of times, let alone when you are relying on them to keep your truck off your head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Sounds like an immensely dangerous way to drop a car on yourself, methinks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger90 Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 I think Machine Mart or similar offered one.Personally I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole - high lifts don't inspire confidence at the best of times, let alone when you are relying on them to keep your truck off your head! just looked.. a hydrualic 4 post ramp isnt much more in price.. and must safer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 You can pick up a pukka 4-poster for much less on eBay, those things look like torture at best, or lethal. I'm sure I've seen them somewhere actually called safety lifts top marks for optimism from the sales guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Surely by the time you've run round all four jacks enough times to get the car up to height it'll be time to pack up and go home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Surely by the time you've run round all four jacks enough times to get the car up to height it'll be time to pack up and go home? Letting it down should be easier - tie pieces of string to the catches, stand well clear and pull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger90 Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 Letting it down should be easier - tie pieces of string to the catches, stand well clear and pull. after that then you know weather its safe or not when your trucks on it side or just plumits to the floor lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 I find it scary with just one corner in the air on a Hi-lift.... I bought a 4 poster ramp and a friend let me install it on his farm. It is sooooo much better than scrabbling under a truck. I would not dare do some of the stuff we have done using the ramp on the hi-lift versions.... I don't fancy hauling a transfer box or gearbox out using one of those..... Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 I wonder if it is really as scary as it looks? Are those standard Hi-lifts just pushed into sockets on the frame, or hi-lift mechanisms more securely fixed? The biggest danger would be if you were letting one corner down and it ran away, assuming you were still concious you'd see the thing keel over and possibly get bent and topple the car off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger90 Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 I wonder if it is really as scary as it looks?Are those standard Hi-lifts just pushed into sockets on the frame, or hi-lift mechanisms more securely fixed? The biggest danger would be if you were letting one corner down and it ran away, assuming you were still concious you'd see the thing keel over and possibly get bent and topple the car off. to be fair.. it should be ok.. the posts have pins and you support it with that jack.. so they should be ok.. trouble is with having a fixed one.. i havnt got enough room for one so i must say that would do the trick for my use and i do work for other poeple truck so can just pack it up and use it there... bloody good idea im not guna lie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 It looks quite a good idea to me! Ultimately, all it needs is four locking pins to make it safe. I really like the idea of putting a car seat on rollers as a sort of comfy inspection trolley. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I really like the idea of putting a car seat on rollers as a sort of comfy inspection trolley. Yes it is. Had one at the last garage I worked at. Old car seat on castors. Needs one or two locking ones tho' or else you can prove one of Newtons law regarding opposite and equal reaction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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