redm18
Well-known member
I bought this lift for what I thought was an OK price without really knowing much about it. I was looking for a lift that I could park my daily driver over in my garage that would be useful mostly oil changes, tire rotations brake work, etc. I would love a nice 2 post but it was never going to work in my current garage. There is no model or brand markings on the lift. The prior owner showed it to me in operation. The prior owner did not have the lift anchored to the floor in anyway and I thought this was similar to a lot of scissor type lifts in that it was portable. After more research I'm pretty sure that this is very similar to a challenger SRM10. Maybe an earlier model or something? The manual for the SRM10 indicates that it needs to be anchored into at least a 4 inch pad with 3500 PSI concrete that is steel reinforced and cured at least 28 days. Also each anchor point needs to be 8 inches from cracks edges and expansion joints. This obviously makes installation much more challenging. I think i can position it to get every bolt section 8 inches away from expansion joints and my slab does not have cracks that I can see. I'm wondering if there is anyway to test though if the slab meets the specs? I purchased the home with the slab already in place. I'm assuming I can drill a test hole to check thickness but I'm not really sure how to determine PSI or if steel reinforcement was used. The slab I am fairly sure was poured in the late 2000s if that makes any difference. Also would I just use a standard hardware store type anchor from like Simpson or red hed? I'm thinking that with this being a low rise lift that anchoring might a little less critical for a two post that raises the car at least 5 or 6 feet in the air but I could be wrong and obviously want to be safe.
