http://maxjaxusa.com/index.html
Interesting system... saw it at Costco.com. Priced at the same level as the normal shop lift. However, this is for normal garage height.
Cosmos Black/Black 1995 540iA M-Sport
BMW Individual Exclusive Edition, 1 of 65 total, 9/25/95 Build
we just imported a MaxJack from the U.S. for our wrenching group, was delivered last Saturday, not yet installed.
In addition to the price we paid for shipping by air and import duty/tax another $1000.
Be nice to have a garage like the one in the ad Wonder how deep the concrete has to be so it will safely take the anchor bolts?
Concrete should be 4" thick minimum and you could use RawlBolts or Redhead anchors that are set in the concrete or epoxy and would never let loose. Most garages do it this way as once you have the stands set and anchored and balanced there is rarely any sway in the mechanisms.
http://www.rawlplug.co.uk/
http://www.concretefasteners.com/?gc...FdZj2godfEe_6Q
By building code in USA, garage floor are minimum 4" thick. Commercial is thicker.
A simple test is just to drill a amall hole with a long concrete drill bit... and tape it at 4"... If you make it there without falling through, it is 4" thick.
We have a guy out here theat has put together a group buy for $1800.
But I have a friend that gets old pro shop lifts for free when they close down. They get treated as scrap and he just picks them up...Now he has two at his house... a big two post and a ramp type
Vee ave vays of dealing vid your kind...........
Nice to have such a high ceiling garage.
Nice find... I could really use this.
RICK
BMW 1995 525i (Alpine White)
I'd much rather see the towers tied together.
I've had vehicles slip from where I've mistakenly thought was a good lifting spot or used too many blocks on high trucks or vans and "land" on the underbody. This must generate some pretty serious side loads that makes me glad the tops of the towers are connected by a sturdy beam.
A few anchors in 4" of concrete ain't going to hold **** when one of these towers experiences a side load from 6 feet off the ground.
There are lots of horror stories around about "home" lifts collapsing. I wouldn't work under one.
As Blitz Bob said, used commercial lifts are available cheap, or free in his lucky circumstance.
Last edited by Ross; 08-13-2010 at 04:43 PM.
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