Lift dilemma

[kamlung]

My Mrs and I will be closing on a house with a two car garage at the end of the month. The current owner, a Jag and Ferrari guy has a SnapOn scissor lift in the garage he is willing to sell me for 1k.

My dilemma is that I was thinking about possibly getting a 4 post lift to store my MR2 Spyder on during the week so none of our DDs are sitting outside. I measured the ceiling today and it's approx 8'4"-5" (~100 inches total).

The bendpak hd9 says it will work in any 8' garage. I shouldn't have issues with the garage door since the car is short and I can park it forward and leave the top down. I could eventually do a roof mod to gain a few inches, there is an attic now, but I plan to eventually build a bedroom over the garage so I may need the space back later.

Do I just get the scissor jack now and have it to do work on my cars. I guess I could always get a 4 post later keep two lifts hehehe or just sell the scissor down the road. Or do I pass on the scissor and just put the money towards a 4 post and do a slight roof mod.

 

[big.jim]

which scissor is it i got all the specs for the snap on eelr mid rise made by wheeltronics

 

[kamlung]

It's a mid rise withe the flip up lift points.

 

[kamlung]

Looks like this one

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=249520

 

[big.jim]

thats the eelr mid rise i paid £700 for mine with a leaking ram seal (cost me £10 to replace)i got all the details and pictures if you want them pm me an e mail and ill send them, mines the open middle one

 

[rsanter]

I think $1000 is a little much for that lift. Part of what he is looking at is the name and the original cost.
To me that would be $1000 away from what you want.
Now if it was $500 to $600 I think I would get it

Bob

 

[kamlung]

Mine would be a solid deck one. Aside from being in the way is there a diff between the open middle vs solid?

Pm sent

 

[big.jim]

no difference i move mine out when i want it and it lives under the porsche when i dont want it

 

[big.jim]

e mail sent let me know if attachments dont come and ill rejig i just forwarded the e mail i got

 

[kamlung]

Thanks matey. Came thru fine. I'll have a look.

I'm still on the fence about the price. I could prob find another used one slightly cheaper but then I'll have to worry about picking it up and all that non sense. Hmm

 

[big.jim]

you got bargain power because he dont want to have to pay to move it i picked mine up in the bed of my mitsubishi l200

 

[kamlung]

Unfortunately I don't. He already has a buyer at that price but because I'm buying the house he is giving me first choice.

Anyone who has a 4 post bendpak, do they run about 3k new?

 

[Charles (in GA)]

I could eventually do a roof mod to gain a few inches, there is an attic now, but I plan to eventually build a bedroom over the garage so I may need the space back later.

Unless you have documentation that can substantiate that the trusses or construction is capable of supporting a second floor room, don't count on this. Attic space trusses are usually designed for a rather light floor loading. Tread carefully on a mod like this, your bedroom could end up in the garage.

Charles

 

[kamlung]

Unless you have documentation that can substantiate that the trusses or construction is capable of supporting a second floor room, don't count on this. Attic space trusses are usually designed for a rather light floor loading. Tread carefully on a mod like this, your bedroom could end up in the garage.

Charles

Thanks... I plan on having an engineer come in before doing this. It's an attached garage and I'm planning to blow out the master over the garage later down the road... It isn't just me laying down a subfloor to build a loft over the garage. I'm not even sure if the attic is insulated at the moment, I'll find out tho.

Buy the lift.
It's there...and you're about to be.
so what if you lose $500 six years from now when you get the lift you want?

The best tool is the one at hand.

Thanks that is exactly what was attracting me to this lift in the first place. It's not the deal of the century but cheaper than any other lift I can get in there less my time and energy.