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They’re more than just a riser with muscle
from Auto Service Professional - October 2017
by EndeavorBusinessMedia-VehicleRepairGroup
Lift overview
They’re more than just a riser with muscle
Vehicle lifts are critically important pieces of shop equipment and deserve to be addressed on a routine basis. There are many aspects that need to be examined so that you make the best buying decision when it’s time to add a new lift to your service bays. The lift’s function and design have a direct impact on your profitability and capability.
By Mike Mavrigian
The decision-making process involved in purchasing a new lift involves a number of factors in order to suit your specific needs:
• Types, lengths and weights of vehicles to be serviced • Available floor space • Lift contact at tires or at frame • Lift height requirement • Access to under-carriage • Weight capacity • Availability of optional add-ons • Lifting/lowering speed • Warranty • Lift ergonomics
It should go without saying that you should only consider lifts made by established and reputable manufacturers, featuring quality construction. With that said, one of the primary considerations involves lifting capacity. Each style and model of any given lift carries a maximum weight rating.
The rule of thumb: If in doubt, always go with a higher weight rating. While your shop’s “normal” service work may involve vehicles with a maximum weight of, say, 8,000 pounds, there may be instances where a heavily loaded commercial box truck will enter the shop, where weight might be in the 12,000 or 14,000 pound range. If your lift is not rated with a high-enough capacity for a given vehicle, NEVER attempt to place that vehicle on that lift.
You’ll need to carefully make the decision with regard to being able to handle these heavier loads and the lift that you choose. Turning away perhaps three or four jobs per year because your lift won’t handle a certain load is one thing, but being forced to turn away a dozen or more jobs per year is a different matter.
You really need to think about the lift capacity that will handle the vast majority of your potential jobs and buy the appropriate lift.
Of course, if your shop has the available floor space, one or more 10,000 lb.-rated lifts to cover your routine jobs and one heavy-duty lift to handle the big jobs would be ideal.
If you’re dealing with heavy and long applications such as buses and tractors (possibly with trailer), long parallelogram or mobile column lifts are available to meet those needs. An advantage of mobile column lifts is that each lift tower can be moved to both required floor locations and to critical lift points on the vehicle, using as many individual columns as needed for a given task.
For the majority of shops that cater to
automotive and light-duty trucks, one or more trucks. While price is always a consideration, two-post lifts and at least one four-post lift is stick with well-established brands and avoid usually adequate, especially if the four-post inferior imitations that may not feature the lift can accommodate both general service required quality of steel and/or design and and alignment tasks. manufacturing quality.
Again, if floor space is available, consider Considering the ever-expanding “globalizaadditional lifts that can be used to augment tion” of offerings, always bear in mind that fixed-location lifts, to handle small jobs the lowest price does not often go hand-inand/or overflow jobs, such as low-/mediumhand with quality and reliability. If the price rise lifts that offer lifting heights ideal for seems too good to be true, a red flag should performing brake or suspension work on pop up. The old saying still holds true — you passenger cars and light-duty trucks, and that get what you pay for. The bottom line: Stick can be moved to various locations as needed. with an established brand that has proven quality, and then worry about cutting the best financing deal. Saving a few hundred, or even a few thousand, dollars isn’t worth risking your technicians’ lives or your shop’s reputation. One lift failure is all it takes to have a bad day. At the least, you risk damage to the customer’s vehicle. Even more threatening is the possibility for worker injury. The worst case scenario could involve the loss of life. Bite the bullet and spend what it takes to buy quality. Quality is foremost. Remember: There’s a difference between price and cost. Price is what you pay to obtain Rotary’s twin-post in-ground lift features a floor-mounted control station the lift. Cost is deterwhich can be located in a spot deemed appropriate as needed. mined in the benefits of safety, durability Safety vs. price and ease and speed of use. A lift that is slow
Regardless of the style of lift, safety is to operate costs valuable time. A lift that always the number one priority. The lift must obstructs under-body access wastes time. All be capable of handling the weight, and the things considered, the price factor is simply distribution of weight for the anticipated not important. vehicles. The weight rating is of obvious Any lift that you buy should feature a gold importance, as is the stability of the lift when label from the Automotive Lift Institute that fully loaded, especially when you consider says “ALI Certified/ETL Listed.” If not, the the excess rear weight of commercial box lift is not certified to meet U.S. lift industry
standards and should be avoided. Also, if the brand of lift is listed only on the internet, that should raise a red flag, as it’s likely an inferior model, and parts and service support are likely non-existent.
In short, all lifts are not created equal. Beyond the elements of quality and lifting capacity, each lift must be selected based on the specific tasks that can be performed, shop layout and user preferences.
Lifts are like clothing — you need the correct size and type. You wouldn’t wear a tuxedo when you’re rock climbing or fishing, and you wouldn’t wear a heavy winter coat on a hot summer day. One lift may not suit all applications. Here we examine types of lifts.
In-ground
In-ground lifts (single or two-post) offer a minimal floor footprint, but obviously require floor and ground boring for installation, making them somewhat permanent in terms of placement, as opposed to surface-mounted lifts which can be relocated if needed. Variations of lift points are available including multi-stage lift arms (in terms of arm length adjustment) and pad adapters.
Two-post
Twin-post lifts require a smaller shop floor footprint as opposed to four-post lifts and are available with symmetric or asymmetric lift arms.
Depending on the make and model, driveon ramp and/or body lift pad options may be added for greater service flexibility. The two-post lift is the most popular for most shop environments. Due to vehicle length and weight distribution, paying attention to the correct lift points of the vehicle is critical. ALI offers a handy reference publication that provides the correct lift points for all popular cars and light trucks. This brochure should be attached to each lift for easy operator reference.
Four-post
Four-post lifts provide added stability and drive-on ramp vehicle placement ease. Depending on the make and model, cross
Four-post lifts provide added stability but require a larger shop floor footprint.
Twin-post lifts are available in a variety of load ratings and height configurations.
Many four-post lifts can be outfitted with optional cross-members and hydraulic jacks to accommodate suspension unloading.
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Green for go
Whenever servicing a vehicle on a two- or four-post lift, the vehicle should be raised slightly above working position, then lowered onto its mechanical locks. This is standard practice and provides a critical measure of safety, in case the hydraulic system fails.
Unfortunately, some technicians tend to ignore this procedure, especially when they’re in a rush. Adding an alert in the form of a bright light lets the tech (as well as the shop
Rotary Lift’s LockLight is connected to the lift’s hydraulic system. As soon as the lift is placed on its locks, the light illuminates a bright green to verify that the lift is secured on its locks. Two versions are available: FA834 for 100 volt and FA835 for 220 volt. They can be mounted to any two- or four-post lift and are a great safety feature.
This example clearly illustrates the advantage of adding lock lights. At a quick glance, a technician or shop manager can verify that the arms have been placed on resting blocks. manager) know that the lift arms are indeed resting on the locks. Rotary offers its LockLight, which can be mounted to any two- or four-post lift. Measuring about 4 inches square, it’s connected to the lift’s hydraulic system. As soon as the arms rest of the locks and hydraulic pressure is relieved, the bright green light illuminates, verifying that the locks are engaged. It’s a great safety feature.
Co-workers or the shop manager can easily spot this from across even the largest shop. Every post lift should be equipped with one of these lights.
Screw posts
Fitting the correct lifting pad post height to suit a specific vehicle is straightforward, but it eats up time. Optional screw posts provide contact point height adjustment quickly and conveniently without the need
Photo courtesy of Mohawk Lifts Screwtype arms stands allow easy frame contact adjustment without the need to swap post heights.
to experiment with swapping out different height posts.
Lift by the tires
There are instances where you simply want to keep the suspension loaded, or when you prefer not to make contact with the frame. Optional wheel adapters attach to the arms of a two-post lift and simply slide into position under each tire. This allows full access to the undercarriage and eliminates any contact or clearance concerns at areas such as brake lines, fuel lines, etc.
These adapters also make contact adjustment easy, with no need to kneel on the floor to adjust the arms and posts. Unless you need to perform brake or suspension work with the suspension unloaded, these adapters offer ease and speed.
An alternative to consider when you want to speed things up on a two-post lift is a set of optional drive-on ramps that attach to the
lift arms. Simply drive onto the ramps, place support pads between the ramp pads and frame at the appropriate spots, and raise. This option makes it faster and easier for a single technician to place the vehicle on the lift.
Lift buying guidelines
For a comprehensive guideline for lift purchase decisions, ALI offers a wealth of information, available as a download from its site.
Go to http: www.autolift.org/news/ guidelines-buying-lift-provides-best-value/.
LIFT MANUFACTURERS
Atlas Automotive Equipment
atlasautoequipment.com (866) 898-2604 Types of lifts: two-post, four-post, alignment, specialty, motorcycle, mid-rise, scissor and mobile columns
Challenger Lifts
challengerlifts.com (800) 648-5438 Types of lifts: (automotive and heavy-duty) two-post, four-post, short/medium rise, inground, double-scissor, mobile column lifts
Forward Lift
forwardlift.com (800) 423-1722 Types of lifts: (automotive and heavy duty) two-post, four-post, low/medium rise, scissor, mobile column, motorcycle lifts
Hunter Engineering
hunter.com (314) 731-0000 Types of lifts: (automotive and heavy-duty) scissor, four-post/four-post alignment, pit racks
John Bean
johnbean.com (800) 362-4618 Types of lifts: (automotive and heavy-duty) scissor, two-post, four-post alignment racks, mobile columns
Mohawk Lifts
mohawklifts.com (800) 833-2006 Type of lifts: (automotive and heavy-duty) turf maintenance, car storage, scissor, parallelogram truck lifts, mobile column, two-post, four-post
Rotary Lift
rotarylift.com (800) 445-5438 Types of lifts: (automotive and heavy-duty) two-post, in-ground, four-post, scissor, lowrise, Y-lifts
Stertil-Koni USA
stertil-koni.com (800) 336-6637 Types of lifts: (specializing in heavy-duty applications) two-post automotive, heavyduty mobile column, heavy-duty in-ground, heavy-duty four-post, heavy-duty platform, heavy-duty scissor
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