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I've wanted one (or two) of these for a long time. I finally pulled the trigger and ordered one. Been researching lifts for some time and decided on the Bend Pak HD9 four post lift. 9000# capacity with casters, drip trays and jack platform. Should be here in about a week. I'll post some picks when I get it assembled. :D
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Super cool!! I've got lift envy!! One regret is when I build my barn I put 10' sides on when 12' or even 14' would have been a very small incremental cost. 20-20 hindsight...:o
Congrats on your new purchase. You will love it. I have had my lift for a year and feel it has already paid for itself just saving me time and my back. You will wonder how you ever got along without it.
Roger,
I know the feeling. My shop also has 10' walls, wasn't even thinking of a lift. My only concern was room for a hoist. When we move and build another house the shop will have 13-14' walls. I wish I had a lift now for this rebuild.:CRY::LOL::)
Jack.
Well - my achy breaky back is among the envious as well. I have a couple of upcoming projects that could use one of those lifts. I'm looking forward to the photos
I can't wait Guys. I'm anxious already. I just hope the weather will cooperate so I can put it together outside. When I built my shop I had it done with 12' walls ao I could eventually get a lift.
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Congratulations, I have been wanting one for a while myself. I have been measuring and can stack two of my cars with seventeen inches to spare.
if you look around you'll find some have used them with roof's of nine feet on the inside and less.
are you going to install it or have them do it Roger
keep us updated with pictures on the install.
Ricky
You will love it!
Congrats. Will go nicely in that large shop you have. It's funny, I guess it really doesn't matter how big the garage is, since we all have a tendency to fill them up with stuff!
Finally had time and a good weather to put up the lift. Deviated a little from the written instructions just make things easier.
The lift came very well packed.
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Layed the posts down and inserted the cross bar and lift them up instead of standing the posts up and dropping them in.
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Tilted up the posts and cross bar and then set the deck platforms on the cross bars.
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Lifted the whole thing up with the crane to run the cables and hydraulic lines.
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Completed lift on the casters. Need to move the cars out of the shop to get it in. I will use this one for storage. I'll get a 2 post to work on the cars.
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Lift is in the shop and in use for storage. Will be ordering a 2 post soon.
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I'm envious and jealous, good looking lift.
Looks good! Nice way to double up on storage space for cars!
Looks great, and the stored cars both look great, too!!
dmw,
That is a great looking lift and it looks like 12' was a good height to store the 2 cars one above the other. My next shop will definitely have 12' walls at a minimum. Thanks for the post.
Jack.
You guys with low ceilings (10ft), check out Bendpaks website. They have ones that fit in low ceiling applications. I have been researching them too.
Keith
Hi Keith,
The 10' height isn't so much a problem for some lifts as the fact that you can't store two cars one beneath the other.
Jack.
nice lift, I like the bikes parked outside too!
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Originally Posted by stovens
Those are my buddies that came and help put up the lift. Ones a HD Ultra Classic and the other is 73 BMW R60 bobber. It's pretty cool!
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I am super jealous!!!! I have wanted a lift for years!
:D:D
Don Jr.
I like the beemer. I had a nice r 80. It was cool but needed more work than I wanted to put into it at the time. Wouldn't mind another though!Quote:
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I bought a used 6000 lb Matco Lift yrs ago. It's been a big help for sure.
You are so going to enjoy that hoist I have the same one and have had it fo a few years now. The world of working on cars has realy changed.... Your list of friends will grow too:eek: A friend of mine and I raised the roof when I got mine 14' on one side 11 ft on the other and 20 ft long. one day open and close.