Thinking about buying a lift for my garage.

[tc1959]

I have been thinking about buying one of these mid height lifts for my home garage. I found one on sale $400 off the regular price with Free shipping.
Anybody out there have any experience, good or bad with one of these? BendPak LR-60P. 6000 Lb cap.

 

[Fox80]

Where did you find that price? We had six of them in the bodyshop I worked in, they are great. You still end up on a creeper to do under-car stuff but things like brakes, gears etc are much easier. The only downfall is exhaust works is almost impossible because of the cross-braces. A car that sits very low will need some wood blocks before the ramps to keep it from rubbing. I say they are the safest lift to use, no arms to set just pull over it and it picks it up by the frame rails

 

[tc1959]

Where did you find that price? We had six of them in the bodyshop I worked in, they are great. You still end up on a creeper to do under-car stuff but things like brakes, gears etc are much easier. The only downfall is exhaust works is almost impossible because of the cross-braces. A car that sits very low will need some wood blocks before the ramps to keep it from rubbing. I say they are the safest lift to use, no arms to set just pull over it and it picks it up by the frame rails

JMC Automotive Equipment, $1585.00 delivered.

 

[Fox80]

If your thinking about one, that is a good price on a quality lift, two of the lifts we had in the bodyshop were that brand. Snap-on makes a nice one as well but it is over 6x the price

 

[MrHernandez]

You could get a good used 2 post lift for $1200-1500. If you find one get it, definitely 100x better than what you're considering. :2cents:

 

[Fox80]

If you have the ceiling height I would agree, but most home type garages don't. And the concrete has to be able to support the post without pulling out

 

[565bbchevy]

I agree that style would be great for a standard garage with a low ceiling plus you can roll that out in a driveway and use it, you can't do that with a 2 post.
I was looking at a similar lift but each side was separate and had it's own hydraulic pump it was still a low/mid rise lift and portable but you would have access to the center to do exhaust,trans etc. kind of work.
If I am going to spend the money to raise my car I would still want access to everything underneath even if I am on a creeper.

 

[Bowiemontecarlo86]

I could have had one of those for $300 two years back used .

 

[DRIVEN]

We had a similar lift for our tire bay at a shop I used to work for. That's what it was good for...not much else. It's better than jack stands but no comparison to a 2-post. All depends on your budget and what you have room for.

 

[tc1959]

You could get a good used 2 post lift for $1200-1500. If you find one get it, definitely 100x better than what you're considering. :2cents:

Won't fit in a 2 car garage.