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Lift install prices
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dwatsonkc
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Just had a 4 post and 2 post installed. $1100 for both.
Included unloading, unpacking and complete installation.
Included unloading, unpacking and complete installation.
tdkkart
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I bought mine a year ago, hired a local guy that does service and installs. He picked it up at the freight terminal, hauled it 25mi to my house and installed it. $425, which at the time I thought was kinda alot, but in retrospect it was worth every dime.
motofool33
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dbabicky
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I installed my 2 post and the 4 post at the local garage for my friend. Piece of cake, if you have any ability at all with squaring and leveling things, don't bother paying anyone. It's a piece of puss.
Notch1988
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Cost me $900 to have my 2 post installed. They had to travel 70+ miles each way and they picked it up from the freight terminal.
killahog
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I was Quoted $600.00 to install a 2 post and that did not include electrical work. I am going to place an order for a 2 post Bendpack from the group buy on this forum this week. I plan on doing to myself. I sure could use a hand if anyone is bored and in the Mansfield Ohio area.
Dakota00
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Was quoted $750 for pickup, delivery, and install. Did not include electrical hook up or hydraulic fluid.
Called a tow company with a flat bed truck to pick up and drop off the lift for $120. Put the lift (4-post) together pretty much by myself with a 2.5-ton engine hoist and a 3-ton floor jack.
Best $630 I ever saved!!!
Called a tow company with a flat bed truck to pick up and drop off the lift for $120. Put the lift (4-post) together pretty much by myself with a 2.5-ton engine hoist and a 3-ton floor jack.
Best $630 I ever saved!!!
JCQuick
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I was just offered a deal on a challenger 9k lift So I'm very interested in what it takes to install one
r_egan
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I paid $425 to have my 4 post installed (including 3 gallons of hydraulic fluid).
Diesel Dan
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About 6 yrs ago I was quoted about $1300 to install my floor plate model not including electrical drop and hydraulic fluid(ATF). That was in NW Wisconsin.
Picked it up from the terminal and installed it. Even stood the columns up by myself. Since then I have moved it twice. With two people it is pretty easy, IMO.
Picked it up from the terminal and installed it. Even stood the columns up by myself. Since then I have moved it twice. With two people it is pretty easy, IMO.
cstreu1026
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The quote I got for delivery and installation of 4 post was $750.
Trey T
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For a ball park figure, the cost can always be justified base on three criteria:
1. labor rate(s) & schedule
2. equipment use (folk lift, concrete drill, etc...)
3. material use (hydraulic fluid, wirings, breaker box, etc...)
i.e. for a 2-post lift
1. $50/hr technician and $30/hr laborer/helper & 4hrs schedule for completion
2. SDS drill $100/day
3. $200 for wirings, breaker box, and misc material
about $620 for 2-post install. For 4-post, I would add several more hrs to the labor and any additional equipment they may use to install it.
*labor category and rate is an estimate and it may change in your area. The schedule is just an estimate and it may change in your area.
1. labor rate(s) & schedule
2. equipment use (folk lift, concrete drill, etc...)
3. material use (hydraulic fluid, wirings, breaker box, etc...)
i.e. for a 2-post lift
1. $50/hr technician and $30/hr laborer/helper & 4hrs schedule for completion
2. SDS drill $100/day
3. $200 for wirings, breaker box, and misc material
about $620 for 2-post install. For 4-post, I would add several more hrs to the labor and any additional equipment they may use to install it.
*labor category and rate is an estimate and it may change in your area. The schedule is just an estimate and it may change in your area.
tdkkart
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about $620 for 2-post install. For 4-post, I would add several more hrs to the labor and any additional equipment they may use to install it.
Uh??
Why the upcharge for a 4-post?? IMO no harder, and possibly easier/less technical than a 2 post.
#1 the 4 post does not require drilling the concrete and setting anchors, CAN use anchors if you want, but not required..
#2 No, or very little measuring to determine placement on the floor, which can be a bit tricky, and a real bummer if you measure, drill and set anchors and then realize you did it wrong.
4-post lift assembly and install is really not very difficult. There is a bit of lifting requiring an engine hoist and/or 2 people, but the actually assemobly is not technical at all. If you can put together an entertainment center for your TV, you can most certainly assemble a 4-post lift.
I paid to have mine done, primarily for the convenience of having someone else take care of pickup and delivery, which is just a pain. I certainly could have done the assembly, although it would have taken me a bit more time.
I paid an installer $450 a couple years ago to install a MaxJax in my garage in suburban Maryland. That included pickup at the freight terminal, assembly and installation. Not rocket science, I know but I don't have a truck and no experience drilling concrete and setting anchors. I also didn't know if the concrete was adequate (it was). I decided it was too important to get it right to be learning on this job.
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landlord30
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I installed my 4 post lift myself this past fall. The directions were horrible. It was fairly simple. I never built one before. I had it shipped to where I work. I rented a uhaul trailer for $48 and got it home and unloaded it myself. My brother and I installed it. Looking to buy another 4 post in the spring. Will do the same thing.
Can't comment on a 2 post.
Depending what brand you buy, you may have to wade through the "Chiglish" in the instructions.
Matt
Can't comment on a 2 post.
Depending what brand you buy, you may have to wade through the "Chiglish" in the instructions.
Matt
Trey T
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Uh??
Why the upcharge for a 4-post?? IMO no harder, and possibly easier/less technical than a 2 post.
#1 the 4 post does not require drilling the concrete and setting anchors, CAN use anchors if you want, but not required..
#2 No, or very little measuring to determine placement on the floor, which can be a bit tricky, and a real bummer if you measure, drill and set anchors and then realize you did it wrong.
4-post lift assembly and install is really not very difficult. There is a bit of lifting requiring an engine hoist and/or 2 people, but the actually assemobly is not technical at all. If you can put together an entertainment center for your TV, you can most certainly assemble a 4-post lift.
I paid to have mine done, primarily for the convenience of having someone else take care of pickup and delivery, which is just a pain. I certainly could have done the assembly, although it would have taken me a bit more time.
I don't know what's the scope of work is but I was trying to provide a general sense of cost estimation. there are a lot of questions to be asked and I don't know who the OP is. Some ppl just want to manage the project and they farm-out the entire project from A-to-Z; therefore, that's the cost estimate that I generated.
Assumed the lift was on-site, what is your cost estimate for 2-post and 4-post lift install from A-to-Z?
Vet65te
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I was quoted $650 for delivery and installation of a 2-post Mohawk lift and just contacted Challenger for a price on their 2-post lift and installation. We're about 2.5 hours away from the Phoenix/Scottsdale area where most of the lift vendors are located.
Mike T - Prescott AZ
Mike T - Prescott AZ
tdkkart
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Depending what brand you buy, you may have to wade through the "Chiglish" in the instructions.
Elsewhere I did a post on the install of my 4-post Direct Lift.
My installer had many positive comments about the unit, including the manual being better than most.
If you are handy at all, and since you are buying a lift I would guess you are, download the install manual for your new lift and read it thru. It is fairly simple. If you have any issues post here, someone has been there done that already. I had a tractor with loader available to move the posts around but I think a few guys could have done it manually.
I picked up the one my uncle wanted from the freight dock. They loaded it up in the back of my truck. Drove it home and unloaded it ourselves and installed it ourselves. Wasn't hard at all. Just have to make sure you have a thick enough slab.
junkman104
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I did my own 4 post install as well. Drove to Greg Smith in Atlanta and they loaded it on my car trailer.
TheJDMan
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I don't know why anyone would pay to install a 4 post lift. They are not difficult to assemble and do not require anchoring to the floor. In fact most 4 post lifts have optional caster wheels available so you can move the lift around. My 4 post lift is not anchored and it withstood a 6.8 earthquake here in VA three or four years ago without any ill effects. I had a 68 Camaro stored on the lift about 6' in the air at the time the quake struck. Absolutely no damage to the lift or car.
A 2 post lift is a different matter. A 2 post lift MUST be properly anchored due to the nature of the design and should be installed by someone competent enough to do the job.
Which is better is a matter of debate. I have used both and I prefer a 4 post over a 2 post.
A 2 post lift is a different matter. A 2 post lift MUST be properly anchored due to the nature of the design and should be installed by someone competent enough to do the job.
Which is better is a matter of debate. I have used both and I prefer a 4 post over a 2 post.