Recent content by bobs4092

I wouldn't count on that too much. I got estimates from 2 garages with rollbacks and both wanted $100 to pick up my lift, all packaged, loaded for them by a fork lift, and drive it 2 miles to my house! They only charge about $35-45 to tow a car alot further. Damn crooks! I guess they thought...

Still happy with my HD-9 Bendpak. I've never used any others but I can recommend this one. I only wish I got it about 20 years ago! (if they were even available then) :bounce: Bob

See if your lift is powder coated. My HD-9 Bendpak is. If so, try something like carb cleaner or reducer to see if it wipes off. That shouldn't affect the powdercoat. Do this at your own risk though! :shocking: (test a hidden area first) Bob

I have the insulated Clopay's from Home Depot and am very happy with them. They were about $348 each for a 9X7.

The proper bracing is very important like in this pic: :bounce:

I would have loved to get the jack but couldn't justify the cost. Now if that price was for a pair, I'd have to reconsider. :bounce: Using a pair of those jacks to lift all 4 wheels would be really cool. :thumbup: I've decided to fabricate 2 jacking plates and possibly use bottle jacks or...

Thank you Jeff! I appreciate the reply. :) I'm loving this lift and believe me, everyone that drives by IS looking in! :bounce: Being able to work on my own 7 antiques alot easier is awesome but in addition, I am able to help out my family with their cars too. I changed my daughters oil...

Hey guys, I contacted Bend Pak through their website a few days ago just to let them know of the defects I found with mine so they could check any others they have going out and I got a call today from them. They offered me one of their sliding jacks for $500 for my inconvenience but since...

What are you guys doing to maintain your lifts? Looking through the manual of the HD-9, they say to use WD-40 on all the rubbing blocks but WD is water based and weak IMO. Is there something better to use like silicon spray that would work better? Is there any need to add trans fluid at...

Mine wasn't really scratched. A few scuffs but they didn't even go down to the metal. Guess I was lucky in that anyway. :bounce:

Jaguar Fan: Ceiling is 9 ft above garage door and goes up to 13.5 ft at the peak. I had my blue truck all the way up with room to spare. When we built this garage, we sized it so it could fit my largest vehicle on the lift. Looks like we got it right. :) 32roadster: I fully agree. We are...

Got mine! See my report for how things went in the new thread I started: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17129 Bob

Ok guys, many of you were a big help to me so I want to do my part and give back by giving my personal story on this HD-9 adventure. Major complaint/problem: Power runway end beam windows were not positioned correctly. Minor complaint would be the instructions could be better. First I'll...

Guess I'm going to find out soon, just got an e-mail this morning saying it was shipped out yesterday! :bounce: :pimpflash Today I bought and installed the 10/2 wire and I have a 1-3/8" deep impact socket on it's way to me. Best place I found was a seller on ebay for $6.99 plus $9.00 shipping...

The Chinese olympics. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: