Moving a 4 Post Lift With a Car On It

[Mikes61]

So it looks like I’ll be getting the other side of my garage floor epoxy coated in the nearish future. I have a 1100 lb. formula car on the ramps and up in the air now.

Can I lower the ramps, leave the car on the ramps, put the casters on it, and wheel the whole thing out of my garage?

Should I lower the ramps all the way down, or halfway down for support?

 

[Old Man Roger]

Probably not recommended, but if I were to break the rules, it would be lowered as much as possible.

 

[finn]

The way the casters work, the ramps have to be pretty much lowered all the way down so the fulcrum can function to lift the legs. I haven’t moved mine recently, but that’s how I remember it working.

An 1100 lb car won’t present a problem. The ramps will only be a few inches off the floor.

I recall some lift manufacturer advertising showing their lift being moved with a car aboard. Don’t recall who, though.

 

[Stuart in MN]

If you have a caster kit, that's what it's meant for. Put the casters on and lower the car to the ground, the casters pick up the four corners, and then you can push it around wherever you want it. I've done it many times with cars that weigh much more than 1100 lbs.

 

[Mikes61]

The way the casters work, the ramps have to be pretty much lowered all the way down so the fulcrum can function to lift the legs. I haven’t moved mine recently, but that’s how I remember it working.

An 1100 lb car won’t present a problem. The ramps will only be a few inches off the floor.

I recall some lift manufacturer advertising showing their lift being moved with a car aboard. Don’t recall who, though.

Ahh yes, Ive forgotten about how that works. I’ve only used the casters once to move the lift from one garage to the other. Thanks!

 

[Mikes61]

If you have a caster kit, that's what it's meant for. Put the casters on and lower the car to the ground, the casters pick up the four corners, and then you can push it around wherever you want it. I've done it many times with cars that weigh much more than 1100 lbs.

Ahh great thanks for the info.

 

[kbuhagiar]

If you have a caster kit, that's what it's meant for. Put the casters on and lower the car to the ground, the casters pick up the four corners, and then you can push it around wherever you want it. I've done it many times with cars that weigh much more than 1100 lbs.

Same here. I've done this twice with my DirectLift ProPark.
One thing - if your floor has even the slightest bit of slope, have chockblocks or some other method of restraint at the ready at all times.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Same here. I've done this twice with my DirectLift ProPark.
One thing - if your floor has even the slightest bit of slope, have chockblocks or some other method of restraint at the ready at all times.

Yes. One person should be able to handle it on level concrete, but if there's any slope a helper and some chocks are a very good idea unless you want to end up in one of those Fail Army videos.

 

[Adaylate]

So it looks like I’ll be getting the other side of my garage floor epoxy coated in the nearish future. I have a 1100 lb. formula car on the ramps and up in the air now.

Can I lower the ramps, leave the car on the ramps, put the casters on it, and wheel the whole thing out of my garage?

Should I lower the ramps all the way down, or halfway down for support?

How tall are your garage door openings?
Will your posts clear the door opening?

 

[Mikes61]

How tall are your garage door openings?
Will your posts clear the door opening?

Yes it will, I have 8ft doors and the lift is only 7’. Whew lol

Thanks for the thought.