Carlo

agree, single post really sucks. Does the rotary move up & down at a
reasonable rate? or do you hit the "up" button, go in the house, have a cup
of coffee, come back & it's still going up?

--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr at comcast DOTnet
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang


"Old Crow" <walliscrow@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 7 May 2004 21:16:16 -0700, "Carlo" <carlo.jr@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> >I have been thinking about this for awhile, but have not gotten one yet.
> >(would have to do a lot of work to the garage before it would fit) - but
> >have seen a few of the $3000.00 lifts - they are very slow & noisy -
making
> >it very time consuming for those situations during which you go up &
down,
> >up & down, up & down (I do that a lot). The ideal thing to do, in my
> >opinion, would be to find a used 2 post lift (controlled by air) from an
old
> >garage that is closing or something. You would have to dig a deep hole in
> >the floor - but the difference is well worth it. I put my time in a few
gas
> >stations, and then a couple of Ford garages in my young & foolish days
and I
> >have missed the old style lifts since then. I want one ever so
> >bad............
>
>
> Having been in the car repair business for almost 30 years, I've used
> lifts of almost every size and configeration. I've had lifts that
> would barely lift a VW bug and lifts that would put a 40' motorhome 6'
> in the air.
> I'm getting ready to build a shop at home also, and IMHO the Rotary
> 7000lb twin post above ground is the way to go.
> First, it's about the cheapest you can get, and way big enough for
> homeowner use.
> Second, it allows complete access to the underside of the Jeep, unlike
> those in-ground single post lifts, so it's no problem to remove the
> t/case or tranny.
> Third, you can lift anything up to and including an extended cab
> pickup. Can't do that with the old style single post without bending
> something(driveshaft, frame, etc.)
> Fourth, the only special construction you need to install it is that
> the slab you put it on has to be 12" thick in the 8' square area where
> you will put the lift, and the garage has to be wired for 220.
> Besides, I think the EPA has a thing or two to say about the old
> style, pnuematic/hydraulic, in-ground lifts(can you say permit?)
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
> ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51

DougW

Carlo did pass the time by typing:
> agree, single post really sucks. Does the rotary move up & down at a
> reasonable rate? or do you hit the "up" button, go in the house, have a cup
> of coffee, come back & it's still going up?

The rotory I used a few months back was fairly fast. Wasn't going to win
any race but then it's not like a few extra seconds was going to kill me.

Your not going to be able to go get that cup-o-joe anyway, quite a few require
two hands to operate for safety reasons. Especially when lowering.

--
DougW

DougW

Carlo did pass the time by typing:
> agree, single post really sucks. Does the rotary move up & down at a
> reasonable rate? or do you hit the "up" button, go in the house, have a cup
> of coffee, come back & it's still going up?

The rotory I used a few months back was fairly fast. Wasn't going to win
any race but then it's not like a few extra seconds was going to kill me.

Your not going to be able to go get that cup-o-joe anyway, quite a few require
two hands to operate for safety reasons. Especially when lowering.

--
DougW

DougW

Carlo did pass the time by typing:
> agree, single post really sucks. Does the rotary move up & down at a
> reasonable rate? or do you hit the "up" button, go in the house, have a cup
> of coffee, come back & it's still going up?

The rotory I used a few months back was fairly fast. Wasn't going to win
any race but then it's not like a few extra seconds was going to kill me.

Your not going to be able to go get that cup-o-joe anyway, quite a few require
two hands to operate for safety reasons. Especially when lowering.

--
DougW

DougW

Carlo did pass the time by typing:
> agree, single post really sucks. Does the rotary move up & down at a
> reasonable rate? or do you hit the "up" button, go in the house, have a cup
> of coffee, come back & it's still going up?

The rotory I used a few months back was fairly fast. Wasn't going to win
any race but then it's not like a few extra seconds was going to kill me.

Your not going to be able to go get that cup-o-joe anyway, quite a few require
two hands to operate for safety reasons. Especially when lowering.

--
DougW

Carlo

sounds like a plan to me................the cup of coffee........I said that
facetiously

--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr at comcast DOTnet
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Carlo did pass the time by typing:
> > agree, single post really sucks. Does the rotary move up & down at a
> > reasonable rate? or do you hit the "up" button, go in the house, have a
cup
> > of coffee, come back & it's still going up?
>
> The rotory I used a few months back was fairly fast. Wasn't going to win
> any race but then it's not like a few extra seconds was going to kill me.
>
> Your not going to be able to go get that cup-o-joe anyway, quite a few
require
> two hands to operate for safety reasons. Especially when lowering.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

Carlo

sounds like a plan to me................the cup of coffee........I said that
facetiously

--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr at comcast DOTnet
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Carlo did pass the time by typing:
> > agree, single post really sucks. Does the rotary move up & down at a
> > reasonable rate? or do you hit the "up" button, go in the house, have a
cup
> > of coffee, come back & it's still going up?
>
> The rotory I used a few months back was fairly fast. Wasn't going to win
> any race but then it's not like a few extra seconds was going to kill me.
>
> Your not going to be able to go get that cup-o-joe anyway, quite a few
require
> two hands to operate for safety reasons. Especially when lowering.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

Carlo

sounds like a plan to me................the cup of coffee........I said that
facetiously

--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr at comcast DOTnet
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Carlo did pass the time by typing:
> > agree, single post really sucks. Does the rotary move up & down at a
> > reasonable rate? or do you hit the "up" button, go in the house, have a
cup
> > of coffee, come back & it's still going up?
>
> The rotory I used a few months back was fairly fast. Wasn't going to win
> any race but then it's not like a few extra seconds was going to kill me.
>
> Your not going to be able to go get that cup-o-joe anyway, quite a few
require
> two hands to operate for safety reasons. Especially when lowering.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

Carlo

sounds like a plan to me................the cup of coffee........I said that
facetiously

--
Carlo F. Serusa, Jr. RPh
carlo.jr at comcast DOTnet
'98 Sahara TJ - '89 YJ - '79 Scout II
O|||||||O
'92 Explorer '65 Mustang


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
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> Carlo did pass the time by typing:
> > agree, single post really sucks. Does the rotary move up & down at a
> > reasonable rate? or do you hit the "up" button, go in the house, have a
cup
> > of coffee, come back & it's still going up?
>
> The rotory I used a few months back was fairly fast. Wasn't going to win
> any race but then it's not like a few extra seconds was going to kill me.
>
> Your not going to be able to go get that cup-o-joe anyway, quite a few
require
> two hands to operate for safety reasons. Especially when lowering.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

DougW

Carlo did pass the time by typing:
> sounds like a plan to me................the cup of coffee........I said that
> facetiously

You should see some of the lifts I've seen. Safeties removed because it was
slowed letting the car down or kept on catching. Wish I could find that link
but there is one with a truck cab smooshed to the rafters probably because someone
bypassed the safety. Or maby they just didn't like the truck.. I dunno.

I think my yard is trying to kill me. Ten bags of grass and leaves, a full dumpster
of garbage and still more to do. :(

Yay, the weekend!

--
DougW