| What lift did you buy? [message #344661] |
Sat, 29 June 2019 10:17  |
jfkarls
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What creative ways have you guys jacked up unit for serious work? I've seen some self made ramps but I'd like to go higher without spending 20k ha ha I'm in S.E. Wisconsin (Racine) about 70 miles North Of Chicago, 27 miles south of Milwaukee. Anyone have a used lift they re wiling to sell?
Joe & Valerie Karls
1976 Eleganza II, & 1976 Palm Beach - Also own
1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible,
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| Re: What lift did you buy? [message #344680 is a reply to message #344661] |
Sun, 30 June 2019 07:58  |
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Matt Colie
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jfkarls wrote on Sat, 29 June 2019 11:17What creative ways have you guys jacked up unit for serious work? I've seen some self made ramps but I'd like to go higher without spending 20k ha ha I'm in S.E. Wisconsin (Racine) about 70 miles North Of Chicago, 27 miles south of Milwaukee. Anyone have a used lift they re wiling to sell?
Joe,
Before you get too far, I strongly suggest that you see what Blain Merrel built. I suggest this because he built a big place to lift coaches. If you can afford such a build, that would be the way to go. If you can only build a big enough barn, plan on having a pit. Anything is better than playing inchworm.
As for me, I cheat. I have a 7000# Rotary "Rocker Pan" lift that was designed at the beginning of the fast oil change times. It can be arranged to lift one end of our coach very well. As I have a 9'6" door, I had to trade off to a low profile A/C unit and as the barn is only 10'+ to the overhead, I can lift one end high enough to work under, but not high enough to get an engine out.
Lift one end?
Yes, then I use a 3 ton floor jack to lift and block the other end if it is needed.
If you have a place to put it, shop for a used lift. They come on the market all the time.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: [GMCnet] What lift did you buy? [message #344684 is a reply to message #344680] |
Sun, 30 June 2019 11:49 |
GMC.LES
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If you are concerned about quality and safety regarding automotive lifts, make sure to verify if the lift you are considering is ALI certified. In some jurisdictions, an ALI certified lift is required to satisfy commercial insurance requirements.
ALI = Automotive lift institute
https://www.autolift.org/what-to-know-when-purchasing-a-car-lift/before-buying-an-auto-lift/
Les Burt
Montreal
'75 Eleganza 26'
> On Jun 30, 2019, at 8:59 AM, Matt Colie via Gmclist wrote:
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> jfkarls wrote on Sat, 29 June 2019 11:17
>> What creative ways have you guys jacked up unit for serious work? I've seen some self made ramps but I'd like to go higher without spending 20k ha
>> ha I'm in S.E. Wisconsin (Racine) about 70 miles North Of Chicago, 27 miles south of Milwaukee. Anyone have a used lift they re wiling to sell?
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> Joe,
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> Before you get too far, I strongly suggest that you see what Blain Merrel built. I suggest this because he built a big place to lift coaches. If you
> can afford such a build, that would be the way to go. If you can only build a big enough barn, plan on having a pit. Anything is better than playing
> inchworm.
>
> As for me, I cheat. I have a 7000# Rotary "Rocker Pan" lift that was designed at the beginning of the fast oil change times. It can be arranged to
> lift one end of our coach very well. As I have a 9'6" door, I had to trade off to a low profile A/C unit and as the barn is only 10'+ to the
> overhead, I can lift one end high enough to work under, but not high enough to get an engine out.
>
> Lift one end?
> Yes, then I use a 3 ton floor jack to lift and block the other end if it is needed.
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> If you have a place to put it, shop for a used lift. They come on the market all the time.
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> Matt
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| Re: What lift did you buy? [message #346068 is a reply to message #345159] |
Sun, 04 August 2019 22:31 |
Stu Rasmussen
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Having just spent a couple of hours under my coach replacing one short length of fuel hose between the selector valve and the steel feed line that goes to the fuel pump area my creaky old body is telling me to move 'acquiring a lift' up significantly on the priority list. There are lots of thing to be attended to on the underside and renting a shop with a lift will easily amount to a good portion of the lift cost. Installing my own, I will have it when I need it.
The shop building may be 'next year' but if I lay a concrete pad and install a lift my vocabulary exercises will be much pleasanter for the neighbors. I can place the pad where the lift will eventually live inside the building and get it sooner rather than later, then build the building around it next year when I can get a building contractor on site.
So - which lift?
My coach is a 23' Birchaven and either the Atlas or Bendpak 14K will work splendidly for its 140" wheelbase (needing approximately 170" of runway from front to rear tires). But what happens if either a: I acquire a 26' or b: Someone nearby needs a lift to do a repair on their 26'? The 26' coach needs about 192" for their 160" wheelbase. The standard 14K Bendpak just barely makes it with runway length spec of 199" and the Atlas says 207" available.
Going to the extended version of the Bendpak (14X) gets into a marginal lift capacity of 10,500 pounds for a 140" wheelbase Birchaven, if you believe the Bendpak derating specification.
So, after all these gyrations: Is the Atlas 414 suitable for both 23' and 26' coaches? Is either brand clearly superior? Is it better to have the hydraulic unit on the outside of the footprint (Atlas) or inside (Bendpak)?
Enquiring minds and all that -
Thanks,
Stu
Stu Rasmussen W7QJ
Silverton, OR
'77 Birchaven
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| Re: What lift did you buy? [message #346188 is a reply to message #346068] |
Wed, 07 August 2019 18:22 |
jfkarls
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where are you Stu? Can I use your lift when you get it - ha ha
Joe & Valerie Karls
1976 Eleganza II, & 1976 Palm Beach - Also own
1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible,
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| Re: What lift did you buy? [message #346189 is a reply to message #345159] |
Wed, 07 August 2019 18:24 |
jfkarls
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Thanks for the input Terry - alas I've no place for a lift 
Joe & Valerie Karls
1976 Eleganza II, & 1976 Palm Beach - Also own
1967 Lincoln Continental Convertible,
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