Advise on removing old 2 post lift

[bd8134]

A friend has ordered his new Bendpak XPR-9 and needs to remove the old VBM 7,000lb 2 post lift for the scrap man. If we dont have to, would rather not knock down the floor retaining bolts, the pad is 18" thick anyway..
Suggestions how to safely lift the posts over the studs and lower to the ground.
The posts look very heavy, maybe I am making more of a meal of this than necessary.
We have 2 engine hoists we can use, jacks, pads etc.
Oil is drained, electrics disconnected and arms off.

 

[Piper]

engine hoist should do just fine. I used one to install my mohawk and each of those posts were 900#.

 

[emrock32]

Just remove the top bar and then it is very easy to remove the beams, once they are unbolted. I have slanted one on top, and back off by myself and only weigh 150.... With 2 people, it should be a breeze. It took about 4 adults to pick it off the floor and stand in the air though. So maybe 2 people and a rigged pulley system to lay them down?

 

[Richard D]

Why scrap it? You can probably get about a grand for it.

 

[chadman]

Why scrap it? You can probably get about a grand for it.

x2 somebody will want it

 

[Bob C]

If we dont have to, would rather not knock down the floor retaining bolts

Why not? Does the new lift baseplate match perfectly to this pattern?

 

[wnstwolf]

The cost of my XP-10c was the removal from its old location and installing in my garage. I drove up to the donating garage with a flat bed and what I thought were three strong bodied souls. After unbolting the top cross bar and loosening the mounting studs we quickly realized that the 14' tall beams were going to be something that if it got lose would cause issues if not harm to whatever it landed on. Called the farmer down the road and with the help of his front end loader and some ratchet straps it was on the flatbed in less than an hour no isses no pain. Gave him $100 for his wonderful assistance and bought pizza and beer back at my shop for the boys to help me use my FEL to stand the beams back up.. be safe bad things happen quickly...

 

[bd8134]

The lift is maybe 12+ years old and he does not like people looking in his garage.
One piston does not work right and has leaks from the tank. It has no equalizer cables, it is a clear floor with just an oil line above, no top plate either, he has often had to use a floor jack with wood to get his car down (not good), it fits in a low ceiling though..
He has had 2 people say they were interested then drop out, it is delaying his new lift install. I dont think they made this particular model for long.
I am sure the baseplates do not match up at all. Maybe hoping they could use 1 or 2 of the existing bolts. He wants to install the lift in roughly the same position.
The lift has a welded on (looks standard) thick angle stabilizing bracket that extends past the already large baseplate.

 

[cwlo]

Engine hoist should work, but another option would be to tilt the column, you should then be able to get a shim of about 1/2" or so under it. Rock it the other way, shim, and just keep shimming higher back and forth until you are free from the bolts. Once you are free from the bolts, two guys can easily tilt the column down.

Chris