The fact that it costs $50 retail screams top quality
m16d,
Apr 18, 12:33am
Would you crawl under there.
sr2,
Apr 18, 12:35am
If it looks too good to be true.
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What's hard about ramps ? Hubby made some from a couple of free offcuts from Mitre10 6x2" and 4x2". A couple of nails and all done. Not that high but it's fine and that extra height - ah well it's either too high or too low really. Can't stand under it, sitting might just work, (depending on what you're trying to work on), lying nah.
mrfxit,
Apr 18, 5:07am
Great concept. Grossly over rated for weight No sideways lateral bracing Probably asking a lot of a simple worm drive to lift heavy cars.
sr2,
Apr 18, 6:49am
As an engineer I have to ask the question, why do you rate a "simple worm drive" as being inferior to hydraulics?
muppet_slayer,
Apr 18, 11:49am
4 post hoist use a worm drive in each corner.
tygertung,
Apr 18, 5:04pm
Worm drive or screw jack?
tamarillo,
Apr 18, 5:43pm
This is most relevant info here. Now I look at it and think, wow that’s clever!
mrfxit,
Apr 18, 5:50pm
Small diameter worm drive lifting upwards of 3T (rating) apparently with a good safety margin for excess weight & vehicle movement when suspended or tilting as per video. The worm drives in that lifter would probably be a smaller diameter then the old wind up car jacks & I have seen plenty of those fail just lifting a corner of a car.
If that size wormdrive was as safe & durable as they suggested in the video, then why do commercial vehicle hoists of equal or lesser rating mostly use hydraulic systems / cable pull systems or a much larger worm drive system along with substantial auto safety latching systems (anti drop systems).
Even most motorbike service lift systems use hydraulic's
mrfxit,
Apr 18, 5:51pm
larger worm drive system along with substantial auto safety latching systems (anti drop systems).
mrfxit,
Apr 18, 6:03pm
LOL oh come on, it's a real bargain dropped from $92.99 to $48.99 Beats paying $1,995
amasser,
Apr 18, 6:52pm
No chocks for the wheels!
mrfxit,
Apr 18, 6:53pm
Nothing to stop it going sideways with 3T on it Also, it's made of light gauge square tubing, not heavy gauge thick wall box section tubing
sr2,
Apr 18, 8:37pm
You're jumping to a lot of conclusions there mate?
kazbanz,
Apr 19, 2:10am
Maybe Im missing something but doesn't that try to loft a car from a non lifting point?
sr2,
Apr 19, 3:06am
It uses the same lifting points (i.e. front/rear jacking points) as a midrise scissor hoist.
mrfxit,
Apr 19, 3:50am
Yes I do have my glass's on & know the difference in basic square tubing designs
mrfxit,
Apr 19, 3:52am
In theory, those flat plates should be enough to spread the load on most cars
kazbanz,
Apr 19, 4:23am
I must be a blind old barsteward because it looks to me to lift about 900mm in the middle of the car -long way from the jack points.
mrfxit,
Apr 19, 5:51am
Really depends on the specific cars own balance point. Most cars would have the leading edge of the plates touching or at least very near to the front jacking point. Almost the same position as the center lift hoists some of the tyre shops use.
curlcrown,
Apr 19, 7:20am
Free shipping anywhere in the world. It would be more prfitable to take them all to a scrap metal merchant.
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