Direct Lift 4 Post Clearance Question

[Joel 67]

I have a 3 car garage in a 2 + 1 arrangement. I'd like to install a Direct Lift 7000# 4 post lift in the single car bay, which is the left most bay as you look at the house.

Direct Lift says the lift is 102" wide. My garage has a single support column in it that is approximately 99" or so from the left wall. From what I can see, the 102" for the lift is actually the width of the posts, and the lift ramps are narrower.

Does anyone think it would be possible to set the lift such that the garage support column sits in the recess created by lift post and the lift ramp?

If there is anyone here who has this lift, can you measure the distance between the outside edges of the two ramps?

Also, on this lift it seems the hydraulic pump is located on the outside of the drivers side front post. How wide is this pump? This would possibly create an clearance issue with my left garage wall. Can the pump be relocated to a different post?

Thanks in advance and sorry for the long winded question.

 

[Junkman]

I have a post in my garage, and it is located between the two posts of the 4 post lift. In my case, I intend to move this post sometime in the near future about 2 or 3 feet to the rear of the garage. In my case, the support post isn't a critical placement. You will have to make this determination on your own if you decide to move the post. On my Bend Pak HD9, the pump is located on the inside of the front left post and is parallel to the runway. If yours is mounted on the outside, then I would ask the manufacturer if they can supply you with brackets to relocate the pump on the post. The Bend Pak lifts had the pump originally mounted on the outside of the post, but at sometime in the past, they made the change. I also believe that at one time, they offered a "kit" to relocate the pump.

 

[TY2185]

Direct Lift says the lift is 102" wide. My garage has a single support column in it that is approximately 99" or so from the left wall. From what I can see, the 102" for the lift is actually the width of the posts, and the lift ramps are narrower.

Does anyone think it would be possible to set the lift such that the garage support column sits in the recess created by lift post and the lift ramp?

I don't have this lift I have the ProPark8.
But in the pictures It looks to be 75" to the outside of the ramps.
HTH

 

[Joel 67]

Thanks for the reply gents. Very helpful. It looks like I can do what I thought I could.