Rotary i10 pricing

[Mastiff37]

I'm looking to put a 2-post lift in my new shop. I'm not in a position to unload and install myself, especially since my shop has a 4" slab, so some footings will be needed. I really struggled to find anyone locally who does the installation. Online searches brought up mostly places that just want to ship you the lift. It's unclear how a normal guy would even unload the parts from the truck, much less do a safe install. Anyway, I finally found a guy through word of mouth who sells and installs Rotary lifts. He suggested i10 for me, and it seems like a decent product from what I can tell. He's asking $12K total though, which is honestly about double what I thought it would be. Half of this is to cut giant footings into the slab, 2-3 feet deep and anchor into the existing slab. I still have to run the electrical, which isn't a big deal. Looking for thought on this.

 

[Pontiac787]

I recently had a Rotary lift installed. I got quotes from a couple of places and the prices were very close to what you see online. You can use Derek Weaver for a baseline. Installation was $850-$895. I don’t know what the concrete work would cost.

 

[MikeC55]

You might be able to save a big chunk if you do the concrete yourself. You can rent a concrete saw, remove the 4" concrete, dig the holes, install rebar and have concrete delivered. If you've never poured concrete before, you may want to hire a concrete finisher. THere are numerous threads on GJ where people have done this themselves. As for unloading a full sized lift, it helps to break it down on the trailer so you unload the major pieces one at a time, but you will still need a helper. A couple of heavy duty furniture dollies too.

 

[racecougar]

Agreed; you'll save a lot if you take on the slab work yourself. If it's all too much, take a look at 4-post lifts; those will play just fine with your 4" slab.

 

[Mastiff37]

Thanks for the replies. I got another quote for $10k or so installed but I do the concrete... $2k for concrete is worth it for me to make sure it's done right. In hindsight I should have considered more strongly a 6" slab in the first place. It might be paying back now.

 

[racecougar]

$10k to provide, assemble, and bolt-down a 10k 2-post lift still sounds awfully high. What is the price on the lift itself, $6k? Sounds like the first bidder was going to provide, assemble, and bolt it down for $6k.

He's asking $12K total though, which is honestly about double what I thought it would be. Half of this is to cut giant footings into the slab, 2-3 feet deep and anchor into the existing slab. I still have to run the electrical, which isn't a big deal.

 

[575cat]

4 inches is good enough dont overthink it , install is easy stand up columns , measure measure , square up , level columns , punch holes , run hyd line, wire it , put fluid in , done

 

[Mastiff37]

The first guy is Forward i10 installed including 2' deep new cut footings for $12K. The second place is a lift called TLS "Flexmetric". I have not researched the relative merits, but they are both about $6K for the units. The second place gets to $10K with tax, delivery, and install but doesn't include the footings. They have a concrete person they recommend, but I haven't tried to get an estimate yet. The first one will probably come out ahead and I've heard of the brand.

 

[racecougar]

Forward is a reputable brand. Regarding the first bidder, my comment was based upon the portion of the OP that I quoted.

 

[carlaisle]

Who says you need two foot deep footings? The installation manual I found on the web says you need a slab with a minimum thickness of 4.25". The only other mention with regard to concrete is "If an anchor will not reach 150 ft-lbs or does not have enough embedment or adequate spacing cannot be achieved, replace the concrete under the leg with a 4’ X 4’ X 6” thick pad of 3,000 psi concrete keyed under the existing floor. Let the concrete cure before reinstalling the lift."

 

[Mastiff37]

Who says you need two foot deep footings? The installation manual I found on the web says you need a slab with a minimum thickness of 4.25". The only other mention with regard to concrete is "If an anchor will not reach 150 ft-lbs or does not have enough embedment or adequate spacing cannot be achieved, replace the concrete under the leg with a 4’ X 4’ X 6” thick pad of 3,000 psi concrete keyed under the existing floor. Let the concrete cure before reinstalling the lift."

I'm out of my depth a little, but the idea is that you can't just drop a square of 6" concrete into the 4" slab since it will float and drift relative to the existing slab. I see in your quote the thing about "keyed" which is probably going after that same issue. This certainly sounds less onerous that digging the deep footings.

 

[finn]

I'm out of my depth a little, but the idea is that you can't just drop a square of 6" concrete into the 4" slab since it will float and drift relative to the existing slab. I see in your quote the thing about "keyed" which is probably going after that same issue. This certainly sounds less onerous that digging the deep footings.

Two post lifts use the slab as a large “table” to keep from tipping over with an imbalanced load. Thickness isn’t all that important as long as the slab is strong enough to resist that tipping moment. I haven’t looked lately, but when I bought my 10k Bendpak, they recommended a minimum of 4”. What seems confusing is that they recommended that, if you want to pour a new, thicker base for your lift, the cutout has to be something like 4’x12’ ( don’t recall exactly), keyed and pinned. Not worth it for a home lift install that isn’t going to be cycled twenty times a day, in my opinion. Especially for me, as I have radiant floor heat.

The concrete for a two post lifts use is typically required to be a minimum of 3500 psi Compressive strength. The pads on the bottom of the lift posts are 1 square foot 144 sq in, and probably a lot larger.

 

[Pontiac787]

Thanks for the replies. I got another quote for $10k or so installed but I do the concrete... $2k for concrete is worth it for me to make sure it's done right. In hindsight I should have considered more strongly a 6" slab in the first place. It might be paying back now.

$10k is bonkers. My delivery was included in the price and install was $895. Have you used the distributor locator on the Rotary site? I see the below company nearby and several others in Phoenix.

ACM EQUIPMENT
PO BOX 341
Marana, Arizona 85653

 

[Mastiff37]

$10k is bonkers. My delivery was included in the price and install was $895. Have you used the distributor locator on the Rotary site? I see the below company nearby and several others in Phoenix.

ACM EQUIPMENT
PO BOX 341
Marana, Arizona 85653

That's the $12k guy with the serious footings.