Vehicle Lifts

[kenmac]

I must admit. It sure is scary standing under an 8 K vehicle supported only buy 4 small arms. I guess I'll get use to it

 

[Code54]

I use a set of stands that are made for lifts to make sure nothing goes anywhere while i'm under the car. Sure I don't need it but it does make me feel better...

 

[kenmac]

I use a set of stands that are made for lifts to make sure nothing goes anywhere while i'm under the car. Sure I don't need it but it does make me feel better...

Guess I haven seen any. I'll have to see if I can locate them somewhere

 

[Code54]

Here is an example to give you an idea...
Astro Pnuematics 1102N 2-Ton Tripod Underhoist Stand

 

[truckdiagnostics]

I must admit. It sure is scary standing under an 8 K vehicle supported only buy 4 small arms. I guess I'll get use to it

Near as I can figure the safest place is underneath. Every lift I have seen has safety dogs that have a manual release independent of the lifts hydraulics. So, it won't go down. Now it could pull out of the floor in which case I think the whole lift vehicle and all would pivot forward. Sideways don't see it happening but suppose it is possible.
The scariest I have had is I lifted a rusty car. One of the lift locations gave way the whole car tipped in that direction. I am real careful where i lift them now. I have had maybe one car I refused to put on the lift because it was just to rusty.

 

[kenmac]

yes, this one has those safety latches that must be released before lowering.
I'm probably just over thinking this.

When I was a teen and worked in a long passed service station. We had one of the lifts that come out of the ground. Best I remember it didn't have a safety to prevent it from falling. I was under that old thing changing oil all the time and never gave it any thought.
Every time I raised a vehicle up on that old lift, I always went to the back bumper and shook to make sure it was stable

 

[kenmac]

Here is an example to give you an idea...
Astro Pnuematics 1102N 2-Ton Tripod Underhoist Stand

thanks . I may look around and order a couple. I'm always on the look out for something else . I'm on the hunt for a mini ex as well

 

[Code54]

thanks . I may look around and order a couple. I'm always on the look out for something else . I'm on the hunt for a mini ex as well

Your welcome - I will add that my MiniEx is my favorite machine!!

 

[kenmac]

Your welcome - I will add that my MiniEx is my favorite machine!!

I'm looking at some used ones. Not making a living with it ,so used should serve me well.
What brand and size engine is your mini ex ? I have been looking at between 30-40 hp models

 

[Code54]

I only have 28hp, but on minis the HP is always pretty small. Mine is a Kubota KX91 (2015), bought it with 232 hrs on the clock. It is around 7500lbs so I can haul it easily.
Overall i am really happy with it, surprises me all the time on what all I can do with it. Used it to take down a few big trees at the house (24" oaks - round not tall - LOL) that would have cost me a fortune to have removed. (One was within 15' of the house), used it to build some stone walls, unload implements, dug out 30+ stumps, made 5-6' wide trails thought the woods, dug several water/ elec lines, and tons of other things. Really glad we got it and surprised how often we use it. A lot of time I pull it out and only run it 15-20minutes but do a task that would otherwise have taken me hours. Plus the neighbors love that I have it....... (dug a greenhouse foundation, taken out tress, loaded trailers with 12' logs, etc)
I would advise getting a quick attach (QA) bucket system for whatever you decide on and a thumb is invaluable. We use the thumb pretty much every time I use the machine. It makes the machine 5x more useful. The QA makes changing the bucket a 2 minute process and allows me to alway have the correct size bucket on the machine instead of trying to use one that is less than ideal.