Unless you are a very short person, that 100" ceiling height is going to
be a problem with getting under the car -- a car is what, maybe 48" tall
or more? That means you only have 4ish ft under it if it is up against
the ceiling. I saw on some car show on Sunday a lift that slides under
the car from the side, then it lifts it up by the frame about 3 ft or
so, enough to work under comfortably. It was kinda big though.
An alternative is to jack the whole garage or roof up a bit, put some
knee wall under it to give a few more feet. Would not be that hard to
do if you have some time and jacks. I had contemplated doing this on a
small garage at my house in MA, but moved before I got to that project.
--R
andrew strasfogel wrote:
This is a very affordable mid-range scissors-type lift that raises the car
enough to sit under, though I wonder how happy I would be at not being able
to stand up under the car....
http://www.pantherlifts.com/6K_mid_rise_scissors_lift.html
On 2/13/07, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Werner - I think this would work for me as I could probably align the
posts between the rafters to accommodate the 113" ht. Is yours the same?
http://www.pantherlifts.com/9K_two_post_lift.html
On 2/13/07, Werner Fehlauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Andrew - check out www.geusa.com - that's where I bought my Bend-Pak
XP-10AC
a few years ago, when they had a sale. They do show a low ceiling lift
that
still requires 113" clearance for the posts. Less than that, you may be
looking at a 4-post or something like that.
Werner
----- Original Message -----
From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" < mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Got a Lift?
What are my options with a ceiling ht. of 100 inches?? The garage has
a
flat roof and rafters are spaced at 16". Width is 137".
On 2/13/07, Werner Fehlauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Even with a 12 ft clearance, I have to watch out for lifting my M-B
with
the
hood vertical. Thankfully, the roof trusses are on 4 ft centers, and
the
hood can "fit" between the trusses a bit when fully raised.
Of course, one could lower the hood, but that would take forethought
and
patience...
Werner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Cathey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Got a Lift?
but the real problem is that it needs 12 ft of ceiling clearance,
Yeah, I built my downstairs garage with 10' ceilings, thinking that
I could put a lift in someday. (And it's a good thing I didn't
spec.
more height, as they were starting to hit some pretty solid rock
by then.) Well, there's one or two that might fit in there, but I
think they're all four-posters.
-- Jim
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