Kwik-lift ques
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alanwoodieman
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I use a quick lift in my garage because I don't have enough head room for a 4 post. I use it a lot, very handy for a lot of work and best of all I feel SAFER than a car on jack stands. Lot of time I won't even raise the drive on end.
petehoovie
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KWIK-LIFT video here > http://www.kwik-lift.com/information_video.html
Talkwrench
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We don't get things like that over here , cheap Chinese 2 and 4 posters pfft! That would do me well..
32 ford barn
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If you have the headroom why not get a regular lift. They take up about the same floor space and I don't have to crawl.
ford38v8
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Because you don't get a "regular lift" for $1400, it's portable, doesn't leak, and not everyone is fortunate to have the headroom. Sheesh!
TomT/Williamsburg
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I considered a Kwiklift a while ago. A 4-post lift is what I bought and to me, unless you have a dedicated garage bay to put it in and work out of, it is more of a storage location than its intended purpose. I have since sold it and still use store bought and home made jack stands and I am considering a Kwiklift again. I guess the car you are working on had to be running or you have to winch it up though?
alanwoodieman
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I have had a BIG Chrysler New Yorker on mine with no problem, so a Merc should be OK
I use mine all the time, also have the skates for it so I can push it outside with the car on it. A 34 sedan, I've only got 9 feet and if I had the head room ( 12 feet ) I would have a 4 post lift. I also have 2 bridges, one for a jack and one for stands when a wheel needs to come off. Too top it off I bought it off craigslist for $500.00, red powder-coat.
oldandtired
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I bought a KwikLift for $200 from a friend who got out of the hobby. I sold it a couple of years later because I never got around to putting it together and had a 4 post that I was going to put together and use, but haven't. I also have 3 vehicles I was going to put together but haven't. I was going to repair and repaint the right front fender on my streetrod, but haven't. I was going to put away the stuff that I didn't sell at Moultrie back in November, but I haven't. I was going to bathe the dog back in October, but haven't. I did take down the Christmas lights, but they haven't made it back to the attic yet. I've been meaning to do that. I solved one problem, though. I was going to have to buy new tires and do a brakejob on my wife's vehicle but I bought a new one for her instead. I won't need the lift I didn't put together for a while. now. She'll probably get to drive her new vehicle when I get around to putting the plate on it and calling the insurance company to get it covered, but so far, I haven't. I was going to list some other things I haven't done, but it's nap time and I pretty much always do that.
oldandtired, that sounds like my life.
cmbrucew
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From what I understand of this he has his priorities in order.
My dog will not let me forget our nap.
Bruce
38bill
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I have had one for about 14 years and I think its great. I purchased it used and it came with a single bridge though a second bridge would probably be handy. Mine doesn't have caster wheels so I use my HF wheel dollies. The caster wheels/wheel dollies make it easy to pull the two ramps apart and slide around for storage. You can also lower the entire lift flat to the floor and park right over it depending on your cars ground clearance. Sometimes I store my truck on the lift but I usually just pull it apart and push the two pieces over to the shop wall. As the lift is longer than my truck it gives me more working floor space by storing it up against the wall. I also like that the lift is just high enough that the bottom of the vehicle is at arm's length while laying on a creeper. PS: I also use it for changing oil and working on my full size pickup so it should hold most any car.
38bill
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petehoovie
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@oldandtired - Your post is refreshing. I thought I was the only one! You made my day....
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ford38v8
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I'm sorry about your situation, and can readily identify, as I have experienced similar symptoms myself. I am perhaps older than you however, and have developed the wisdom required to deal with issues such as have plagued you.
I have found, for instance, that most things in life eventually take care of themselves, as did my Christmas lights issue. This past November, I simply went to the garage and instead of tripping over the Christmas lights, I pointed to them so my son could install them. That issue had not really bothered me much last year, as I knew that it would take care of itself as it had in past years. I expect that this year, my wisdom in the matter will prove itself once again, providing that I don't trip on them during the current year.
I resolved the dog bathing problem years ago, by opting for a cat instead. No lengthy explanation required on that. A great number of problems can be handled in that manner with good planning. I had planned to move for many years, so when I did eventually move, most possessions didn't follow, problem solved. My wife, I should note, has memory problems, so her wisdoms were made to order: Out of sight, out of mind.
The heavy work being the planning itself, I assign to those times in life when I rest up. Resting up, you see, is in itself another wisdom learned over the years, and can be done wherever I am at any given time, coincidentally most often where I lie after tripping over a previous plan. My Master Plan having yet to be resolved, I do plan on resting up more often in the future, and have considerable confidence in my fulfilling that goal successfully. Good luck to you, your dog, and your wisdom, should you acquire any.
