Buying a 4 Post Lift advice
Here's mine, it's an Atlas from Greg Smith Equipment. Other than the criminally ignorant, incomplete, and negligent assembly instructions, I'm very happy with it. I don't have it anchored yet, as I've moved it a couple of times trying to find the sweet spot in the shop. It's been in the current location for about two years so I think I'm ready to secure it to the floor. I like it a LOT, but it does have some hassle factor to it. You have to jack up and use stands to work on anything needing the wheels off the ramps. Using a cherry picker is a bit harder because you can't roll it under the car - you have to lift the runners up about 7" and block them, then roll the picker under. This means you lose about a foot of vertical lifting capacity. Not a big deal on a car but a real hassle pulling the engine on a truck. However, a two-post also has its hassles and issues they are just different. All that said, it's still some of the best money I've ever spent on my shop.
Here's mine, it's an Atlas from Greg Smith Equipment. Other than the criminally ignorant, incomplete, and negligent assembly instructions, I'm very happy with it. I don't have it anchored yet, as I've moved it a couple of times trying to find the sweet spot in the shop. It's been in the current location for about two years so I think I'm ready to secure it to the floor. I like it a LOT, but it does have some hassle factor to it. You have to jack up and use stands to work on anything needing the wheels off the ramps. Using a cherry picker is a bit harder because you can't roll it under the car - you have to lift the runners up about 7" and block them, then roll the picker under. This means you lose about a foot of vertical lifting capacity. Not a big deal on a car but a real hassle pulling the engine on a truck. However, a two-post also has its hassles and issues they are just different. All that said, it's still some of the best money I've ever spent on my shop.
