Recent content by JDVERMONT

Just so you know, you CAN use regular hydraulic line from a parts store--I talked to Mohawk about this for my lift and they said it's fine. Stainless is expensive and hard to source, unless you pay an arm and a leg from Mohawk.

A new Mohawk may be overkill for a home garage.....but I will say I can still get parts for the 31 year old lift that I bought, which goes a long way. (They may be hella overpriced, but they have the parts!). As I said before, you have to see the difference in person to appreciate how beefy...

I just had a 2 wire line made at the parts store--I called Mohawk and they said that was fine. The stainless they sell is SOOOOO expensive. 10' of regular line was $58 from the parts store.

Built-in bed when I convert the upstairs to an apartment :) But it isn't bad how it is--can walk under it and will pick up a rolling creeper/stool. Sure beats rusty exhaust pipes flaking off in your eyes five inches away.

FINALLY got the lift up and working--took about five hours. It was in fine shape, needed a hydraulic line and a chain adjuster. The thing is super beefy. You have to see a Mohawk in person to appreciate how well they're made. THANKS FOR EVERYONE'S ADVICE. Glad I made the purchase--there's no...

Just so folks know, the older Mohawks actually do have equalizer chains that run in an 1 1/2" ground plate. The newer units are hydraulically equalized. Anyway, looked at the lift today and am going to pick it up in the next week.

Thanks for the reply. It has an equalizer chain that runs along the floor in a covered plate. Is this what you're talking about being a PITA to install? If so, why? My ceiling is low, by the way, so this is one more thing the lift has going for it.

Hi Folks--Used the forum for research a lot but just joined to get your advice: I'm looking at a used Mohawk lift on Craigslist. It was made in 1981, Model TP-9. Looks from the photos to be in decent shape. The folks at Mohawk said they wouldn't have any qualms about buying a lift this old...