bendpak....5 months later

[ryno]

Thought i'd give a little update.
I got my benpak 2 post xpr-10acx in dec of 08.
I absolutly love it, thinking of getting a 4 post now, mostly for storage, because as some of you know the shop gets tight some times with all of our projests going on at once. I have put my f-250 super duty on it and also some duallys with out even the slightest of a problem. use it daily with the classic cars, mostly 60 ears gm's cadillacs and such. I really dont know how i lasted the last few years without a lift.

 

[brownbagg]

dont let the others find out that you are happy epecially since its build in china.

 

[e-tek]

dont let the others find out that you are happy epecially since its build in china.

Love the caddy on there!
Everyone loves their BendPak - maybe that should be their motto!
I have the 4post HD9-XTW and love it too. Just got the 1500lb sliding jack (thought it was rolling, but guess the wheels where causing too much trouble). Can't wait to get it set up, but need the lane to dry before I can get my Galaxie out of the shop!

 

[ryno]

Love the caddy on there!
Everyone loves their BendPak - maybe that should be their motto!
I have the 4post HD9-XTW and love it too. Just got the 1500lb sliding jack (thought it was rolling, but guess the wheels where causing too much trouble). Can't wait to get it set up, but need the lane to dry before I can get my Galaxie out of the shop!

thanks.
im thinking of getting the hd9 also.
let us know how it is wonce you get to use it alittle.

 

[ryno]

dont let the others find out that you are happy epecially since its build in china.

while is guess the cats out of the bag and " the others know now"

not to start an other made in usa topic, but.......

that computer that your looking at was probly not made in the us, nor was you shoes, or the seat your *** is sitting in. Im just as proud of living in the us as anyone in this country, but the simple fact is we, me and you alike are lazy and simply cant produce as good of a product for the same amount.

could you imagine what a case of strawberries would cost if the average american would be picking them? i wouldnt do that work for 3 dollars an hour.

 

[e-tek]

thanks.
im thinking of getting the hd9 also.
let us know how it is wonce you get to use it alittle.

I should have been more clear.... I've had the lift up and operating since last summer - it's the jack I need to set up. The lift has been AWESOME! It's amazing how much you find needs to be done on the underside when you can see it!

 

[Matti]

... but need the lane to dry before I can get my Galaxie out of the shop!

I know what you mean. I just got my car out of the garage and down the back alley today after the neighbor cleared away a lot of the ice. He must be bored and I think he is retired anyway. I've got my eye on the HD9 also. I was wondering how you might drop a 165 pound transaxle using the lift w/o one of those giant ****** jack/lifts. Do you think you could slide it back using the bridge jack? I'm sure a 2 poster might work better for this but I'm not going there.

 

[sberry]

I should have bought one 15 yrs earlier.

 

[sberry]

I should have bought a lift 15 yrs earlier, pays for itself in no time.

 

[n1gzd]

Since I just got mine I am still learning to trust it (I always go and shine a flash light at all 4 safety latches each time I raise it). I did not lash mine down to the floor (because I did not want to put holes in the floor and risk damaging it). The factory says that it is optional so it must be completely safe.
Rebecca

 

[OldCarGuy]

I should have bought one 15 yrs earlier.

I purchased my first lift over 15 years ago.

And have appreciated them since. A real time and back saver. Now I have six lifts. I use my four 4-post lifts only for stacking my antique cars in my storage garage. My two 2-post lifts are used only for working on my antique and modern cars.


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[sberry]

Its one of those deals where I was always thinking a suitable unit would pop up right around the corner and one day lead to the next. The easier it is to do service the longer one can keep older units running, only takes driving a couple cars or trucks another year or so to pay for one.

 

[SteveU]

The lift has been AWESOME! It's amazing how much you find needs to be done on the underside when you can see it!

I should have bought one 15 yrs earlier.

These pretty much sum up my sentiments. Not having to bend, crouch over, or work while laying on your back on cold concrete really makes things more fun to work on.

 

[Junkman]

I should have bought one 15 yrs earlier.

I got my first 4 post life back in 1970.. If I remember correctly, it was made by Walker. It was new in the crate, since the school had bought more than they had space for. I knew someone that worked at the school, and they were going to scrap them all, since they were installing new 2 post lifts in the auto shop. It was a monster to put up, and the instructions called for a 4' square hole 4' deep in each corner to anchor the lift legs to and a complete 4" thick top pad.. all poured in one pour. I remember the cement trucks delivering the concrete, and the look on the drivers face when he saw what I was pouring. The lift was cable operated, and had a large motor mounted on one side of one end. The cables wrapped around pulley's and ultimately around a drum on the motor end. I think that the lift must have weighed 3 tons.. When I moved in 1973, I left it at the shop, since moving it was out of the realm of possibility. I found another in 1982 when a old shop was being renovated, and they gave me the lift for free, with the condition that I remove it. I already knew how it went together, so taking it apart wasn't a problem. Moving it was a hassle, and then I never got to install it. It sat outside for years waiting for a place in the yard, but I could never bring myself to spending that amount of money on concrete. In 1970, it was cheap.. In 1982 it was a lot more expensive. I eventually cut it up for scrap metal, and when attempting to cut the end that had the motor mounted to it, I learned why it was so heavy. It had a 2" solid bar inside the drum that the cables rolled up on. I don't know exactly what the bar was made of, but I couldn't cut it with my torch. I think it might have been a monel/steel alloy. I now have a Bend Pak HD-9XW with the RJ45 rolling jack, and couldn't be more satisfied with the product.

 

[Shadowdog500]

while is guess the cats out of the bag and " the others know now"

not to start an other made in usa topic, but.......

that computer that your looking at was probly not made in the us, nor was you shoes, or the seat your *** is sitting in. Im just as proud of living in the us as anyone in this country, but the simple fact is we, me and you alike are lazy and simply cant produce as good of a product for the same amount.

could you imagine what a case of strawberries would cost if the average american would be picking them? i wouldnt do that work for 3 dollars an hour.

Your right, less and less is made in the USA. Whole industries have left this country, and up until your post, I didn't realize it was because the American worker is lazy and can't produce a good product. Thanks for pointing that out.

In a few decades, tools may not be made here anymore, but at least they will be cheap like your strawberries.

I think it is a nice lift as well, and are glad you like it, but I just had to respond when you wrote that american factory workers were lazy and could not produce a good product. Im sure allot of factory workers would take exception to that statement.

I cant wait to get my lift in my new garage. Hope to eventually get a Mohawk.

Chris

 

[1984GMC]

Its no that we can't make a good product, its the EPA and government Prevents us from building the factories and using the materials we need to make stuff. Instead they offer you a tax brake to open a ******** tanning sallon and then want you to tax your clients.

 

[ovilla]

Since I just got mine I am still learning to trust it (I always go and shine a flash light at all 4 safety latches each time I raise it). I did not lash mine down to the floor (because I did not want to put holes in the floor and risk damaging it). The factory says that it is optional so it must be completely safe.
Rebecca

After I lower my HD-9 onto the locks I always look under the runway that has the big cylinder and look for the presence of cable slack across all four cables. That show's me that all four corners are trully locked in place.

 

[tdkkart]

Its no that we can't make a good product, its the EPA and government Prevents us from building the factories and using the materials we need to make stuff. Instead they offer you a tax brake to open a ******** tanning sallon and then want you to tax your clients.

I don't remember what the show was, or what the product was, but on some show the other night a guy was bitching about trying to get a new product manufactured in the USA. After over a year of trying to jump through all the hoops to get it done in the US he went to China.

Within 60 days he had a contract and samples in his hand......

(sorry, I've been laid up with a broken leg since April 1st, most of what happens on the Boobtube is nothing but background noise, I catch only fragments)