Rotary aro 12k lift

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Looking to get my lifts for my shop soon as concrete is done. Local dealer said he has a used rotary open front for doing alignments on. Said 12k capacity. I am planning to get both a two post and four post lift. As I know one style is not a do all. Said they are selling it for $2500 and installed for $700. He wasn't positive it was a 12k, could be 14k he said possibly. But thought most of the rotary 4 posts were 12k. I've found more info on the 14k then the 12k. Anyone got info or experience with one of these lifts?
 
The slab has not been poured yet. But yes, they are going to pour in 8" thick concrete footings for the lift areas.
 
Penstarpurist said:
The slab has not been poured yet. But yes, they are going to pour in 8" thick concrete footings for the lift areas.
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If it's a 14000 lb lift (and you plan on lifting heavy vehicles) 8" thick concrete may not be enough. Better to add more especially if its only a small area for the footings.
 
I installed a10K Eagle 2 post. I poured the concrete under the two posts 12" thick using 3000 PSI with wire in it. poured it 8'x18'. Over kill I know but that's what I do.
 
Well, the slab got poured yesterday finally. 6" pad with 3'x3' footings dug in an additional 4" deep to make for 10" thick footings for both lifts. Now comes the hard part.....waiting for it to cure out. The night time temps are 25° at low and highs less than 50° during the day. It's been poured, power toughed a half dozen times and sealed. He's going to saw cut the control joints in today, then put heating blankets on the apron areas out front of the building. The pics are late last night as he was power toughing it still. The sidewalk is just a broom finish.
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I've been using my very heavy duty 9k two post on a 4" floor with 4 bag mix fibre mesh concrete for 25 years... I often put my CC dually on it. No cracks or issues ever.
 
The shop floor is finished, looks great. Just the cure time before I can puts lifts on it and get to using it. Of course, first it's got to be the storage unit for our home. The marble and granite countertops are going in next week and behind them by just a few days the hardwood floor guy comes in to refinish our floors. So everything's gotta go to the shop for a week.
 
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