Identify this car lift

[Herb67SS]

I'm used to 4 post and 2 post assymetric lifts myself. Used to use a 2 post symmetric, that was a PITA.[/QUOTE]

Why a PITA? Getting ready to buy one. Would really like to know.

Re: single post lift shown in OP
A friend has one in his repair shop, still called *** TEXACO ;-)
The rope seal is shot and leaks around the main shaft. He says he can't find the seal anywhere. He still uses the lift by raising it to the safety, lowering it on the safety and closing the lift valve (now a 2 inch brass ball valve) to stop any further pressure on the cylinder. Works fine but is still a PITA.

Center post lifts will work fine most older cars/trucks and many newer ones. We drop engine cradles all the time on late model cars. But newer vehicles are best suited to be repaired on side-lifts.

You should get years of service from it until it leaks. Newer lifts have better and multiple safety's.

 

[skyking]

I helped install one in 1959.Had to dig a 3'wide hole,8'deep ,concrete bottom and fill with sand then pour the top.

 

[Bob C]

So the correct procedure for this is to build up air pressure in the hydraulic tank by using the air valve then once the pressure is high, use the hydraulic valve to raise the lift? Any ideas on what is an appropriate pressure for the tank to raise the lift on a single fill?

Correct.

125 -150 PSI will work fine.

If you need the "OIL CONTROL VALVE" , I sell them. The pipe size is usually 1-1/4"

Here is some data on inground lifts. You have a "FULL HYDRAULIC" inground lift.

The difference between "Semi-Hydraulic Lifts" & "Full Hydraulic Lifts"


A FULL HYDRAULIC lift has a separate oil tank and has two valves to operate the lift, an oil-valve and an air-valve. The oil tank can be under the floor near the hydraulic cylinders or can be mounted on the floor surface next to a wall near the oil valve or even in another room out of the way and then piped in. The air is piped through the air valve to the tank, where the pressure pushes on the oil in the tank moving it through a 1-1/4 pipe to an oil control valve and then to the hydraulic cylinders to raise the vehicle.
The raising of the vehicle is controlled by manipulating the lever on the 1-1/4 inch oil control valve after pressurizing the oil tank.​

A SEMI-HYDRAULIC Lift has the oil tank integrated with the hydraulic cylinder itself and only has one valve, an air valve to raise and lower it. There is no 1-1/4 inch oil pipe leading to the cylinder, instead it simply has the 1/2-inch air pipe going to it. The 1/2-inch air pipe that enters the bottom of the hydraulic cylinder goes straight up through the oil inside, almost reaching the top of the cylinder. The air pressure builds inside the cylinder air chamber pushing down on the oil, telescoping the piston from the cylinder and thereby raising the car. This type of lift is raised and lowered by simply adding air or removing air from the hydraulic oil reservoir in the cylinder. Semi-Hydraulic lifts are always single post lifts and were made by many different companies throughout the years. ​

 

[Murphy4570]

I'm used to 4 post and 2 post assymetric lifts myself. Used to use a 2 post symmetric, that was a PITA.

Why a PITA? Getting ready to buy one. Would really like to know.

It was a ***** to use. You have to park the vehicle dead center, with the lift posts at the mid point of the vehicle. This makes opening the door more than a few inches so you can get out impossible, as the post is in the way. More than once I got in and out of cars "Dukes of Hazzard" style.

Lift arms are positioned towards front and rear, instead of both positioned towards rear like on an asymmetric. Positioning them correctly can take a few tries of moving the car around if you don't drive it in dead perfect.

 

[laskt9]

there is one of these style lifts at my work. And a two post for trucks. The two poster is valved seperately so its super easy to dump a truck off the lift

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[wldmike223]

That's a Globe FS10 full hydraulic lift. These lifts were very high quality with a floating bearing.

 

[matthew b]

That's a Globe FS10 full hydraulic lift. These lifts were very high quality with a floating bearing.

Yeah this was an older thread and I have since identified the lift. I still use it often and its a workhorse never giving me trouble. I would like to get more details on it still though. The most I've been able to find it is a brochure and parts list but not anything like a manual or details on maintenance.

 

[ABADWILLYS]

Matthew b
if you need parts and tech help these guys are great, I have an old one like that in one of my shops, still working everyday.

http://automotiveshopequipment.net/