Good deals on 2 post automotive lift?

Got my danmar brigadere 10k 2 post symmetric from auto zone of all places. Great Price delivered to my door 2400+/-. Installed easy, bout 4 hours. Picks up my cclb dually Chevy and cclb f450 no problems. Use it many times weekly. Had great locks and beefy arms. I did invest in some tall jacks for the heavy overhead work as well.
 
hillbilly21 said:
YEP AND THERE SERVICE IS SOMETHING ELSE...BURNT UP TWO MOTORS IN TWO DAYS ..DOWN TO ONE LIFT ...NOT BAD FOR BEING TWO MONTHS OLD NOW....MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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Good to know. I couldn't find much on their service but that is who I was looking at due to them being somewhat local.
 
See...I'm the opposite, I don't like the flip up style. I like a hunk of rubber between the lift pad and my frame as kind of a cushion, but also for what grip it offers. I used to work at a MCAS "hobby shop" and basically all I did was operate lifts for customers day in and day out for 3 years straight. I've lifted some crazy stuff....low to the ground (vettes with lift pucks) or jacked way up (F350, crew cab, long bed on 40s) and all with the stack style extensions. I guess I'm just accustomed to them.
 
I always wanted flip up pads until I saw the number of pin failures encountered within the past couple of years. However I hear rotary went back to an old pin style or modified the new one to be less failure prone. I'll see if I can find some links on that. I think I'd feel safer on a flip up style but the frame cradles with my bendpak do well.
 
TonkaToy said:
Good to know. I couldn't find much on their service but that is who I was looking at due to them being somewhat local.
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THERE ISNT ANY SERVICE !!!! IF IT BREAKS AND UNDER WARRANTY THEY WILL SEND YOU THE PARTS VIA UPS AND YOU WAIT...NO ONE WILL COME DO IT FOR YOU AND WHEN YOU CALL YOU WILL WAIT ALSO........MMMMMMMMMMM
 
even my brand new bend pak was made in china....guess you can just say you get what you pay for.
 
Still looking, about ready to pull the trigger on something.
I've got it narrowed down to the following:
Bend-Pak 10k, $2900ish http://www.gesusa.com/BendPak-XPR-10A-Asymmetrical-Two-Post-Lift-p/120142.htm
Derek Weaver 10k, $2300ish http://www.derekweaver.com/rodders-garage/2-post-lifts/weaver-w-10de-certified/
Forward 10k, $2700ish http://www.derekweaver.com/rodders-garage/2-post-lifts/foward-lift-i-10-certified/
Maybe one of the Dannmar 10k as well since I can get them for about $2700.

Derek Weaver has a warehouse in Thomasville, so I could pick it up and inspect it (and save the couple hundred on shipping). Plus it would give me the opportunity to look everything over before buying it, and compare the Derek Weaver branded to the Forward ones.

I'd still really like to find a used one for about a grand, so if anyone has any leads or connections, it would be much appreciated. Only requirement is 10k or greater.
 
tknopp said:
I have a friend that just acquired a hunter alignment lift he wants to sell. $1500 bucks and he can deliver also. Let me know if your interested and I can put you in touch with him.
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2 post or 4 post?
 
Well, after tons of research, study, indecision, undecision, redecision, and contemplation, I ended up going with the BendPak XPR-10-168 extended height ( http://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/two-post-lifts/xpr-10-168.aspx ). Rotary has lost their mind on their prices ($4000 plus depending on options), and offers nothing more than the other low cost lifts (Atlas/Forward/Dannmar/Derek Weaver @$2-2500). But at twice the price, I feel like it's mostly just marked up for the name. Mohawk is made in the US and extremely overbuilt, and while it has some nice pros, there are also a few cons, the biggest of which is price ($7000). Worth is another brand made in the US with a price that is reasonable ($3500), and while they seem to have a good column design, their arm mounting and locking designs were not to my liking. Bendpak seems to be the best balance of excellent design, consistent build quality, beefy construction, good customer service, and a reasonable price ($3000). If anyone has any particular questions, I've got a lot of knowledge floating around in my head right now, so feel free to pick my brain and save yourself the searching.

Hopefully it will be here next week, and I'll get it installed next weekend. If anyone is bored and wants to come drill holes in concrete...:rolleyes::gitrdun:
 
That one is symmetrical, right? Where'd you buy it from?
 
Croatan_Kid said:
That one is symmetrical, right? Where'd you buy it from?
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Yep, went with symmetrical. They had a scuffed up asymmetrical for about 10% off, and it was really tempting, but I wanted symmetrical for the truck and to be able to load in either direction. I figured in the long run, I'd me more frustrated with asym than I would be happy about saving $300.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Yep, went with symmetrical. They had a scuffed up asymmetrical for about 10% off, and it was really tempting, but I wanted symmetrical for the truck and to be able to load in either direction. I figured in the long run, I'd me more frustrated with asym than I would be happy about saving $300.
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until you dent the door on your truck, or pull one on there that you can't get out of
 
transman731 said:
until you dent the door on your truck, or pull one on there that you can't get out of
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May be true, but it'll be set up in the wide configuration which is 118" inside the columns, and my truck is 78" wide, so worst case scenario, there will be 20". There's no reason I can't use it asymmetrically, the column loading still works about the same, they just aren't rotated.

The idea of always having the load offset to the back of the posts does not sit well with my engineering brain. Concrete is good in compression, not tension.
 
transman731 said:
i was being semi-sarcastic (and i'm fat)
when actually setting the lift, there isn't much difference in the two. (if i would have known you were an engineer i would have understood everything)
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Sorry, I missed the sarcasm, I'm an engineer :flipoff2:
 
I got in the habit of getting out before the vehicle was between the posts and rolling it wherever I needed it to be...I hate trying to squeeze out of a door wedged up against a lift post.
 
Croatan_Kid said:
I got in the habit of getting out before the vehicle was between the posts and rolling it wherever I needed it to be...I hate trying to squeeze out of a door wedged up against a lift post.
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it's not an issue when the vehicle is not racked,(usually) it's when it's racked and a few inches off of the ground when it becomes troublesome.
 
Yeah, that's annoying...so is leaving all your parts and/or fluids in the vehicle and not realizing it until it's above your head :rolleyes:
 
you also have to remember that 90% of the vehicles i'm working on are being run on the rack, so i must be able to get in and out of them. a customer with a $100,000.00 bmw doesn't want a door ding from the lift, or to see me crawling through his window to get in his car.
 
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jeepinmatt said:
Well, after tons of research, study, indecision, undecision, redecision, and contemplation, I ended up going with the BendPak XPR-10-168 extended height ( Sprinter Lift BendPak XPR-10S-168 Two Post Lift, 10,000 Lb. Capacity, Clearfloor, Narrow ).
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I am looking at this same lift for my new shop. How's it working out for you??

jeepinmatt said:
May be true, but it'll be set up in the wide configuration which is 118" inside the columns, and my truck is 78" wide, so worst case scenario, there will be 20".
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Set up wide, can it still reach in and hit the frame rails on an older Jeep, about 36"?

jeepinmatt said:
Hopefully it will be here next week, and I'll get it installed next weekend. If anyone is bored and wants to come drill holes in concrete...:rolleyes::gitrdun:
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Wanna come help with the install on mine?? :)
 
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