Shop around for the ramps, you can do better than that. Most four posts come with castors. Moved my lift around a couple of times. Makes it easy. Quick search on google found them for 300 bucks.
My lift is in the single door side of my three car garage. 12 foot ceilings also. I have shaft opening garage door openers. I had one outlet on its own 20 amp breaker mounted high on the wall so I can walk under it when in use. Like someone said, aluminum ramps are a must have.
My pump is located immediately in the hot water return line throughout the house. i have immediate hot water at every sink in our home at all times. My unit pumps away from water heater.
I have a Direct Lift. Not one big enough for a Caprice however. It is 12 years old and operates at least once a week. It’s been flawless. Easy to use. I got it with the sliding jack. Three years after warranty was up it leaked. Direct Lift replaced it no charge. Been very good for me.
I had just started working at a new Fiat dealership in 1974. Brand new facility. My lift leaked hydraulic lift in the ground and almost daily had to add fluid to fill cap in the floor. On bottom of the cap which took a 1/2 drive ratchet to open had about four foot metal stick attached to it. On...