TylerRNEMT
Well-known member
Hello,
This last spring I finally pulled the trigger on a scissor lift! I have been looking for a couple of years and finally decided it was time..... I looked around at all options, stopped in at my local Greg Smith and looked at the Atlas options, bendpak, etc and finally decided on Titan's SL-6600 Midrise. There were a quite a few reasons I went with Titan:
1. They are headquartered about an hour south of where I live.
(This meant I could easily pick up myself and save on freight expenses)
2. They seemed to have excellent reviews from everything I could find.
3. They were the only only I could find at the time that had a 6600 lb capacity (most if not all of the others were only 6000lbs and my Supercrew F150 was going to be right at if not a touch over the limit of the 6000lb units.)
4. It was the only one that had 3 rollers on each leg instead of a single.
5. It had way more catches or lockable height increments than most I saw.
6. It ran on 120v instead of 240v.
7. It came with multiple adapters including truck adapters.
8. It was priced extraordinarily competitively with other sub-par units.
After looking at all of my options Titan won hands down!!!!
I spent a ton of time last winter in sketch-up trying to plan out my layout and positioning for the lift for once I got it home:
Titan was excellent as far as purchase and pick up! I purchased and ordered from one of their online vendors whom offered it at a few hundred under most other's I saw with the option to pick it up myself at headquarters in Greenwood, IN. The transaction went flawlessly and I scheduled a time a couple days after purchase to head down with my little old trusty utlility trailer to pick it up.
I showed the front office my paperwork and they sent me across the street where one of their warehouse employees happily loaded it on my trailer with a fork lift. He was very friendly and made sure he centered it well over the axles and that I was happy with how he loaded it.. I strapped it down and off I went!
I made a stop at Home Depot on my way home and picked up the lumber I had planned out for making parallel ramps to get my Mustang high enough to clear the lift, then headed home.
Once home I backed the trailer down my gravel drive to the garage and then it hit me just how dang heavy this thing actually was!!! I decided my best bet was to unpackage as much as possible on the trailer. Getting this thing off the trailer and then again off the pallet it came on was SIGNIFICANTLY harder than I had anticipated..... I would strongly advise anyone thinking about one of these to have a few helpers and a very good plan in place!!!
Once I finally got it unpackaged and off the pallet onto the floor of the garage I was able to turn my attention to making the ramps. I wanted them to be modular but yet lock together when in use so I decided on making each ramp out of 3 seperate sections. I constructed them out of 2x4's framed approx every 6-8 inches on center. The top was 1/2 ply that overlaps the other middle section that I then covered in carpet before attaching. I decided I would bury a carriage bolt in this overlapping section with a not on the bottom side and then drilled out the frame to allow this bolt to drop in therefore locking the pieces together. I was very happy with how this design turned out and required exactly one 4x8 sheet of plywood. I used another piece of wrapped 2x4 as a stop on the rear of each ramp.
Once these were done, I was able to get everything in place and lined up how I wanted on the garage floor and then hooked up the unit, filled up the reservoir with fluid and gave it a couple of tests. Everything worked as intended with no leaks!
The quality of the lift itself and the power unit was far beyond my expectations! The powder-coat finish looks great!
I went ahead and drove the Mach 1 up on the ramps and gave it its first workout! I couldn't be happier with how well this setup works for me!!!! Unfortunately my garage height won't allow me to use it at its full height position but I can still easily get under the car and do what I need on a rolling stool. SOOOOOOOOO much better than rolling around on a creeper knocking elbows on everything!!!!!
First project I actually used it for was a new exhaust system on my F150...... The lift made this project a piece of cake!!! And it didn't struggle AT ALL lifting the supercrew!
I have to pull the truck further over the ramp to center it correctly but I have marked out with yellow and blue tape on the floor of the garage the corners of where the ramps need to be depending on whats going on the lift. The mustang lives permanently on the ramps over the lift.
Ultimatiley I can not say enough praise for how well this product is made, how well it suits my needs, and how easy Titan was to work with! Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for a scissor lift!!
-Tyler
This last spring I finally pulled the trigger on a scissor lift! I have been looking for a couple of years and finally decided it was time..... I looked around at all options, stopped in at my local Greg Smith and looked at the Atlas options, bendpak, etc and finally decided on Titan's SL-6600 Midrise. There were a quite a few reasons I went with Titan:
1. They are headquartered about an hour south of where I live.
(This meant I could easily pick up myself and save on freight expenses)
2. They seemed to have excellent reviews from everything I could find.
3. They were the only only I could find at the time that had a 6600 lb capacity (most if not all of the others were only 6000lbs and my Supercrew F150 was going to be right at if not a touch over the limit of the 6000lb units.)
4. It was the only one that had 3 rollers on each leg instead of a single.
5. It had way more catches or lockable height increments than most I saw.
6. It ran on 120v instead of 240v.
7. It came with multiple adapters including truck adapters.
8. It was priced extraordinarily competitively with other sub-par units.
After looking at all of my options Titan won hands down!!!!
I spent a ton of time last winter in sketch-up trying to plan out my layout and positioning for the lift for once I got it home:
Titan was excellent as far as purchase and pick up! I purchased and ordered from one of their online vendors whom offered it at a few hundred under most other's I saw with the option to pick it up myself at headquarters in Greenwood, IN. The transaction went flawlessly and I scheduled a time a couple days after purchase to head down with my little old trusty utlility trailer to pick it up.
I showed the front office my paperwork and they sent me across the street where one of their warehouse employees happily loaded it on my trailer with a fork lift. He was very friendly and made sure he centered it well over the axles and that I was happy with how he loaded it.. I strapped it down and off I went!
I made a stop at Home Depot on my way home and picked up the lumber I had planned out for making parallel ramps to get my Mustang high enough to clear the lift, then headed home.
Once home I backed the trailer down my gravel drive to the garage and then it hit me just how dang heavy this thing actually was!!! I decided my best bet was to unpackage as much as possible on the trailer. Getting this thing off the trailer and then again off the pallet it came on was SIGNIFICANTLY harder than I had anticipated..... I would strongly advise anyone thinking about one of these to have a few helpers and a very good plan in place!!!
Once I finally got it unpackaged and off the pallet onto the floor of the garage I was able to turn my attention to making the ramps. I wanted them to be modular but yet lock together when in use so I decided on making each ramp out of 3 seperate sections. I constructed them out of 2x4's framed approx every 6-8 inches on center. The top was 1/2 ply that overlaps the other middle section that I then covered in carpet before attaching. I decided I would bury a carriage bolt in this overlapping section with a not on the bottom side and then drilled out the frame to allow this bolt to drop in therefore locking the pieces together. I was very happy with how this design turned out and required exactly one 4x8 sheet of plywood. I used another piece of wrapped 2x4 as a stop on the rear of each ramp.
Once these were done, I was able to get everything in place and lined up how I wanted on the garage floor and then hooked up the unit, filled up the reservoir with fluid and gave it a couple of tests. Everything worked as intended with no leaks!
The quality of the lift itself and the power unit was far beyond my expectations! The powder-coat finish looks great!
I went ahead and drove the Mach 1 up on the ramps and gave it its first workout! I couldn't be happier with how well this setup works for me!!!! Unfortunately my garage height won't allow me to use it at its full height position but I can still easily get under the car and do what I need on a rolling stool. SOOOOOOOOO much better than rolling around on a creeper knocking elbows on everything!!!!!
First project I actually used it for was a new exhaust system on my F150...... The lift made this project a piece of cake!!! And it didn't struggle AT ALL lifting the supercrew!
I have to pull the truck further over the ramp to center it correctly but I have marked out with yellow and blue tape on the floor of the garage the corners of where the ramps need to be depending on whats going on the lift. The mustang lives permanently on the ramps over the lift.
Ultimatiley I can not say enough praise for how well this product is made, how well it suits my needs, and how easy Titan was to work with! Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for a scissor lift!!
-Tyler
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