Advantage Lift 4-Post

[jfitz]

Each lift has its own pros/cons. I ended up getting a Bendpak HD9XW because the overall width was a little narrower, but the drive thru post to post was wider. I also liked that one of the runways is adjustable width wise. I actually like the air activated locks. No exposed rods to get bent accidentally if you really work around your lift, that's important. Buddy has an Atlas with exposed rods. Has caused him a few problems. In the end, pick which one suits your needs

 

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Food for thought. I recently just got the XLT. I was wondering if it would be possible or structurally feaseable to widen the ramps on the XLT. Would it be possible to drill two new holes in the cross member so one could plug a wider stance vehicle on it. I have a mustang and was thinking of getting some wider tires but the rear tire barley fit on the ramps?

I was thinking of widen the by maybe 3-4”??

I know the bendpak has two positions one for narrow vehicles and one for wider ones.

 

[cajunfirehawk]

Food for thought. I recently just got the XLT. I was wondering if it would be possible or structurally feaseable to widen the ramps on the XLT. Would it be possible to drill two new holes in the cross member so one could plug a wider stance vehicle on it. I have a mustang and was thinking of getting some wider tires but the rear tire barley fit on the ramps?

I was thinking of widen the by maybe 3-4”??

I know the bendpak has two positions one for narrow vehicles and one for wider ones.

No offense, but you didn't think about that before making your purchase? I would call them and ask...YMMV

 

[Burl]

Food for thought. I recently just got the XLT. I was wondering if it would be possible or structurally feaseable to widen the ramps on the XLT. Would it be possible to drill two new holes in the cross member so one could plug a wider stance vehicle on it. I have a mustang and was thinking of getting some wider tires but the rear tire barley fit on the ramps?

I was thinking of widen the by maybe 3-4”??

I know the bendpak has two positions one for narrow vehicles and one for wider ones.

I have the same problem with my Silverado truck. Seems as though moving the ramps wouldn't work in my opinion, may throw the whole thing out of balance. I've thought about adding a 3 X 3 angle to the sides of the ramps.

 

[WaterBoyz]

When I was looking to buy I compared the design of a bunch of lifts that would work for me. I saw some certified lifts that looked much less beefy than this lift. I believe I read somewhere that the manual lock release on this lift prevents it from being certified........

The Danmar and Direct Lift and Quality have the 2017 ALI certification and have manual unlocking of the locks. So I'm confused. Bendpack just got their certification on 08/08/2018.

(Referring to 7000 / 8000 / 9000 4-posts)

 

[Woodyhfd]

Reviving this thread...

I'm pretty close to pulling the trigger either on the Advantage or the Bendpack HD-9.

I noticed in the video that, by design, the pump for the Advantage lift hangs off the top of the post, rather than mounting directly to the post like the Bendpack. I understand why this is necessary, but does it flex and move around a bit while you are raising or lowering it? And is there any flex in the lock release rods?

Thanks.

 

[scottmoyer]

The motor and pump bracket is a 2x4 box tubing welded to a 1/2" flat plate at the top. The flat plate is bolted to the top of the 5x5 boxed column. There might be 1" total flex movement in the bracket if I push on it, but it doesn't move at all when operating the lift.

The lock release rods can flex if you apply pressure to them, but flexing them cannot release a lock because there's a 5/8" plate holding the lock into the lock tab. I'm not sure what your concern is regarding the lock rods. There's no slop in the linkage assembly if that's what you are looking for. All of the locks release equally when pulling the release handle. The rods are pulled to release the locks, not pushed, so the rods don't flex at all to release.

 

[OldracerJones]

The motor and pump bracket is a 2x4 box tubing welded to a 1/2" flat plate at the top. The flat plate is bolted to the top of the 5x5 boxed column. There might be 1" total flex movement in the bracket if I push on it, but it doesn't move at all when operating the lift.

The lock release rods can flex if you apply pressure to them, but flexing them cannot release a lock because there's a 5/8" plate holding the lock into the lock tab. I'm not sure what your concern is regarding the lock rods. There's no slop in the linkage assembly if that's what you are looking for. All of the locks release equally when pulling the release handle. The rods are pulled to release the locks, not pushed, so the rods don't flex at all to release.

Ditto, Not at all.

 

[scottmoyer]

If you start watching their installation video #4, you can see the motor bracket and how it gets attached within the first couple minutes of the video. You can even see how much flex is in the bracket while he's tightening the bolts. Maybe 1" max.

At 10:50 in that same video, you can see the release rods movement as he release the locks.

 

[pbon]

The motor is hydraulic and air actuating a remote piston, not mechanical direct drive, so it’s not like the motor is straining and pushing against the mounting arm to push the lift up. I have the bendpak hd9-xw and like it. Motor is mounted to the post, cable is inside the post, runner arms go inside the post rather than holding the post captive. Either style works fine - even bendpak is coming out with a captive post style lift. The only disadvantage to hd9 is that you need air and that accessories like rolling bridge jacks are more expensive.

 

[dagofast]

It is also worth noting that on the Advantage lift, the hydraulic motor mount bracket can be rotated to the front, side or back of the post by using the bolts on the top cap in a different orientation. Some re-routing of the hydraulic hose and clamp may be necessary.