anybody know about 2-post hoists?

toolmanmike said
Most used lifts go for $1000-$1500. Rotary is a Cadillac brand and at $2000 it's about half price of new. I sold a lot of Lifts from Greg Smith Equipment. They are reasonably priced, well built for imported, and Greg Smith is good to work with. Overhead 2 Post Lifts | GSES

this^^ this time of year, they also run a lot of specials. We got our about 6 years ago, 10,000 lb commerical, extra tall, extra wide for just under 2 grand with taxes. Course we went and picked it up and installed our selves. Install is simple. But I'd rent a forklift, we have one and it made the install a breeze lifting the columns into place.

rustycowll69 said
I have a potential line on a US made, 10 yr old, Rotary brand 10k cap. 2-post lift. what do I need to know about these things to check out before I make an offer? what extra pieces are nice to have? what is involved to install them? what are they going for?

If you do buy it, besides whats been mentioned, DO NOT reuse the concrete anchors. Get new ones. 2nd, check out what concrete you have and what the minimum thickness in relation to the tensile strength of the concrete recommended by Rotary is. Our floor is the strongest available PSI rating in the area that we could get and then we added steel rebar in it as well as being 14 inches thick. We ended up getting longer concrete anchors so instead of the 6 inch ones supplied, we went with 10s.

Keep in mind, it has to cure at least a month if you pour fresh. Most garage/residental concrete is going to be the lowest or near lowest PSI rating and only 4-6 inches thick. Wont work for a lift, not a 2 post.