Disassembling Bend-Pak Four Post Lift

[countrysquire]

We are about to move, so I will need to take my Bend-Pak HD9 four post lift apart to carry with me. Has anyone done this? The manual doesn't have any info on taking this thing apart, so I'm guessing that it will be "the reverse of assembly", but would like to know if anyone here has any experience with it.

Thanks.

 

[tfi racing]

How far are you moving?Maybe a flat deck tow truck is worth a try.

 

[countrysquire]

It and all of my junk will be going to a storage unit for the next 6-8 months while we build the new house and garage. Probably 10 miles from the house.

 

[LXCam]

I've moved mine a couple times. I set the ramps at about 2ft off the ground. Then undo the cables from the ram and the uprights. Then unbolt the ramps and support them. Remove the upright and cross bars and move them in one piece. The only issue here is clamping them so they won't slide upwards. For moving the ramps you can use furniture dollies. All in all its not that hard and I've always done it myself with the help of a hydraulic table and a few choice words every now and then. You can also take the caps off the uprights and remove the cross bar if that makes it easier on you too.

 

[countrysquire]

Thanks LX, that makes sense. It wasn't tough to assemble, everything is just so damn heavy!

 

[LXCam]

Ya I have the extra long extra wide model, so its extra heavy too.

 

[CN Spots]

Rented one of these and it was worth every penny. Made it much easier to set the runners on a trailer.

 

[rustyshakelford]

You could have a roll off bring it up to me and I'll store it for free assembled for you. That way you don't have to take it apart and all

Brett

 

[countrysquire]

You could have a roll off bring it up to me and I'll store it for free assembled for you. That way you don't have to take it apart and all

Brett

Yeah, that sounds like a good plan...

 

[St-rider]

Will it fit in the storage unit assembled? Raise it and store the stuff under the lift.

 

[countrysquire]

It will fit in the storage unit, but there's no 220V power there.

 

[HeadsUp]

I'm in the same boat. Sold house and new house won't be done until ~October. Did the same procedure as outlined by LXCam. You'll want to be careful of the hydraulics. I used 4x4s to separate the ramps to avoid damage. Had everything disassembled and in storage in a couple of hours. Having an engine hoist worked out well. Oh yeah and beer for the helpers.

 

[Movover]

It will fit in the storage unit, but there's no 220V power there.

Bring a generator, power it up to put it up for storage ? and take generator home or leave there with all the rest of the tools

 

[countrysquire]

Bring a generator, power it up to put it up for storage ? and take generator home or leave there with all the rest of the tools

Good point, the generator will be there as well.

 

[510ebl]

Is it out of the question that the new owner of the property may be interested in buying it from you? Or Craigslist it and let someone else have the headache? Then you can start with a new one in your new garage.

2c...

 

[countrysquire]

Is it out of the question that the new owner of the property may be interested in buying it from you? Or Craigslist it and let someone else have the headache? Then you can start with a new one in your new garage.

2c...

Yeah, I offered it to the buyer, but he had no need. It's only a year old, so it wouldn't be worth the loss on resale to sell it used.

 

[friar93]

any help here appreciated....Im in the same boat.

1) what procedure did you use to disconnect the hydraulics (cylinder first or power post first) and did fluid spill, did you cap or drain the system?

2) how did you get enough slack on the cables to remove them? seems they are pretty taught so Im just not sure if removing the hydraulic line will provide enough movement to get slack on the cables for removal

3)did you take the cables out completely or leave them routed in the post and just disconnect under the ramp?

sorry if dumb questions...just trying to plan for this in advance of tackling it this weekend.