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ericjon262 DEC 02, 12:07 AM
I'd pass and save the money to build a workshop with high enough ceilings for a larger lift.

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Will DEC 02, 08:55 AM
How thick is your slab? Is it thick enough to adequately anchor the post?
wftb DEC 02, 11:20 AM
I probably would have bought a lift like that if it was available at the time I bought my lift. The two post lift I have limits placement of other cars. I have 10 foot ceiling in my garage so height was only a minor issue. I can work standing up under all of our vehicles but I am only 5'8" tall. As for the slab, I have a 4" thick floor (5" is recomended by the lift mfr) and it has not been an issue. But I do have rebar in the floor.

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fieroguru DEC 02, 02:10 PM

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Originally posted by ericjon262:
I'd pass and save the money to build a workshop with high enough ceilings for a larger lift.



Adding more garage space is tricky and expensive. I am at the HOA limit (3 car garage) and at the setback limit (6') for my cul-de-sac lot. To add on I would have to demolish the 3rd bay and build a new one further back so it could be wired (but not wide enough to be a 2 car). No free standing structures besides the house are allowed, so no detached garage either. All in it would likely be a $30K to 50K expense and my house value is already at the upper limit of the neighborhood... I have several plans drawn up, but not ready to pull the trigger at this point.


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Originally posted by Will:
How thick is your slab? Is it thick enough to adequately anchor the post?



4" thick and the spec for the lift is 4".


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Originally posted by wftb:
I probably would have bought a lift like that if it was available at the time I bought my lift. The two post lift I have limits placement of other cars. I have 10 foot ceiling in my garage so height was only a minor issue. I can work standing up under all of our vehicles but I am only 5'8" tall. As for the slab, I have a 4" thick floor (5" is recomended by the lift mfr) and it has not been an issue. But I do have rebar in the floor.



If my garage was about 18" wider, this single post lift would be a no-brainer... I think it will work just fine for the summer months when the Murano is evicted to the driveway, but would be rather snug in the winter months. I am also concerned with the legs and structure being in the way when I don't need the lift.

The other option is to do some concrete work on the floor and install my 44 x 64 6000 lb scissor lift with 50" rise so it is flush with the floor (7" deep pit required). It would work well for swaps and have less clearance challenges, but not sure I am ready to commit to that path either.
Will DEC 03, 07:56 AM

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Originally posted by fieroguru:

Adding more garage space is tricky and expensive. I am at the HOA limit (3 car garage) and at the setback limit (6') for my cul-de-sac lot. To add on I would have to demolish the 3rd bay and build a new one further back so it could be wired (but not wide enough to be a 2 car). No free standing structures besides the house are allowed, so no detached garage either. All in it would likely be a $30K to 50K expense and my house value is already at the upper limit of the neighborhood... I have several plans drawn up, but not ready to pull the trigger at this point.

If my garage was about 18" wider, this single post lift would be a no-brainer... I think it will work just fine for the summer months when the Murano is evicted to the driveway, but would be rather snug in the winter months. I am also concerned with the legs and structure being in the way when I don't need the lift.

The other option is to do some concrete work on the floor and install my 44 x 64 6000 lb scissor lift with 50" rise so it is flush with the floor (7" deep pit required). It would work well for swaps and have less clearance challenges, but not sure I am ready to commit to that path either.



Yeah, HOAs just suck.

A slightly shallower pit isn't any less work, but if you recessed the single post into the floor until the under-car arm was flush, then it wouldn't be as much in the way when not in use.

[This message has been edited by Will (edited 12-03-2019).]

ericjon262 DEC 03, 09:55 PM
I like the scissor lift better for two reasons.

1. takes up less space.

2. you already have it.
Trinten DEC 03, 11:06 PM
I've seen a few scissor lift systems for cars, I think they are pretty slick if they have the right safety features. I'd like to put those in my garage floor sometime in the future.

Sorry you have to deal with an HOA

I refused to buy a house in an HOA. "Protecting the value of my property" at the price of being told what I can and can't do, and potentially being outvoted and straddled with new R&Rs that I can't opt out of... is too high a cost.
Will DEC 10, 08:50 AM

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Originally posted by Trinten:

I've seen a few scissor lift systems for cars, I think they are pretty slick if they have the right safety features. I'd like to put those in my garage floor sometime in the future.

Sorry you have to deal with an HOA

I refused to buy a house in an HOA. "Protecting the value of my property" at the price of being told what I can and can't do, and potentially being outvoted and straddled with new R&Rs that I can't opt out of... is too high a cost.



HOAs only protect their own authority. Zoning laws that make development hard "protect" the value of your property by ensuring that housing supply has no chance of keeping up with housing demand in an area of rising population.
KissMySSFiero DEC 13, 09:34 AM
I didn’t even know single post lifts existed until I saw this post.
Have you considered the mobile type single post lifts? With a pallet jack style handle for mobility.

Will DEC 13, 10:49 AM
That's snazzy... who makes it?