My Mohawk 2 post lift

[Cadman500]

just thought I would post some photos of my lift install.
its a 2021 Mohawk System 1 ————-10,000 pound cap.
The first thing was foundation.
I did not want to take any chances so I put a new foundation in.
I know I went way over but gone this far (Mohawk) so why not.

 

[619DioFan]

Welcome to GJ. no such thing as over kill in my book. I think your dog approves of the work.

 

[ZRX61]

110,000lb??

 

[Cadman500]

System 1 ———— 10,000 pound cap

 

[crazylunker]

nice clean work, i wish they were that careful when they installed the same lift where I work. The installer was a complete hack and it turns out he wasn't an authorized installer. I work in a police department and this guy bid the job and somehow got it.

 

[road_king]

Looks great. I have the same lift installed for about 4 years now. Love it, I'm thinking you will as well!

 

[Cadman500]

don’t have a fork yet so I just pick it up my self from the trucking yard.
pretty heavy over 2500 pounds

 

[txvwnut]

Just had a couple Mohawks installed at the day job, they seem very well built.

 

[Cadman500]

Just had a couple Mohawks installed at the day job, they seem very well built.

Yea very heavy duty very nice so far

 

[Buckgnarly]

Damn those Mohawks are nice, enjoy it!

 

[Cadman500]

I have read a lot about wedge style anchors versus epoxy and so I chose epoxy.
It came out really good but one big problem is that the anchors are 3/4 dia And the base holes are 7/8.
That only gives 1/16 clearance on each side of the bolt so it better be right on. The plan was to just put the post in place and drill Right through the base holes.
But if using epoxy the drill hole is also 7/8 so the drill bit won’t fit.
So I had to put the post in place mark the holes them move them out of the way then back again.
The epoxy is very strong and within an hour I was able to to torque them down to 90 foot pounds.



Next is hydraulic lines then conduit and wiring

 

[sweetk30]

mohawk lift made in upstate new york 3.5 hr's from me . there site even lists were all parts are sourced from and they try and keep in house or in the usa if at all possible .

i always feel 100% safe under a mohawk lift .

 

[DaveInTX]

Nice! I'm eyeing a Mohawk for my future build. but haven't had any luck getting a $$ estimate...

Where are you routing your hydraulic lines? Overhead I'm guessing?

 

[Cadman500]

Nice! I'm eyeing a Mohawk for my future build. but haven't had any luck getting a $$ estimate...

Where are you routing your hydraulic lines? Overhead I'm guessing?

I just got done with the hydraulic lines.
normally they just go straight overhead but I though this looks a lot better.
this way it also gives me a little more head room.

 

[txvwnut]

So far the hydraulic lines and routing is my only complaint about the Mohawks. Your way looks much better.

 

[Cadman500]

So far the hydraulic lines and routing is my only complaint about the Mohawks. Your way looks much better.

the nice part is there is nothing on the floor. No cable track.
But one other thing is they don’t have a limit switch.
In my shop you will be able run your car right into the roof. Yikes
May have to try and make one?

 

[sweetk30]

Easy to make . Pipe on a set of hangers . Pipe gets bumped up and lifts off switch .

I have a cable pilling on a switch for my lift . Cable gets streched and it pulls the switch .

I have seen a few from factory this way .

 

[road_king]

Did you get the Mohawk wheel adapters option? They are great for storage and for doing non suspension related work.

 

[Buckgnarly]

You can also put a manual kill switch by the power head, that's what I did.

 

[Cadman500]

You can also put a manual kill switch by the power head, that's what I did.

how Does that work?

 

[Buckgnarly]

how Does that work?

I don't think I have a write up myself, but I just wired this from the power feed before the lift momentary button. I mounted it right above the power head on theift column. There are some threads on here, I used those for my install.

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[sweetk30]

after my switch stuck on 1 time i wired in a double pole double throw 220volt 30 amp rated switch box bolted on the power switch box . if it ever happens again i just kill both legs of the 220 volt with 1 flip of the switch .

since your unit in the pics has a twist lock plug head this is good also . just untwist and disconnect .

 

[sweetk30]

side note the GOLD sticker on the lift for certification is done in cortland new york area . i drove by the place last week .

 

[Cadman500]

after my switch stuck on 1 time i wired in a double pole double throw 220volt 30 amp rated switch box bolted on the power switch box . if it ever happens again i just kill both legs of the 220 volt with 1 flip of the switch .

since your unit in the pics has a twist lock plug head this is good also . just untwist and disconnect .

I was planning on running conduit hard wiring it in

 

[sweetk30]

hard wire to a box . then matching other side of the plug on it and good to go .

i have used lifts for 20+ years and 1 time it sticks on you and your alone and have to RUN to the breaker box you will be on here thanking us it didnt have a bad story . . . i was lucky i had a 2nd person here to hold my dump lever as i went for the breaker box . . . its super rare but dose happen .

 

[Cadman500]

I don't think I have a write up myself, but I just wired this from the power feed before the lift momentary button. I mounted it right above the power head on theift column. There are some threads on here, I used those for my install.

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Something like this looks good

 

[minytrker]

after my switch stuck on 1 time i wired in a double pole double throw 220volt 30 amp rated switch box bolted on the power switch box . if it ever happens again i just kill both legs of the 220 volt with 1 flip of the switch .

since your unit in the pics has a twist lock plug head this is good also . just untwist and disconnect .

I had the button on a new 2 post lift stick raising a $200,000 racecar. After that all my lifts now have power discount switches right next to them.

 

[Cadman500]

Done with conduit and added that kill switch also

 

[Pompey]

That is something to think about..I will add a kill switch

 

[Walkers]

After my switch stuck I just installed an outlet instead of wiring directly into the box. When it wouldn’t stop I jerked the piece of flex along with the wires out of the box to stop it. Talk about heart stopping moments.

 

[Walkers]

Regarding the Mohawk lifts, what method of safety do they use to replace the cables?

 

[Buckgnarly]

I love those pressure gauges on them...I'd probably make a game of finding the heaviest truck on mine and keeping records!

 

[Cadman500]

Regarding the Mohawk lifts, what method of safety do they use to replace the cables?

That’s one bad thing is they have none.

 

[txvwnut]

Some Mohawks are direct lift off the cylinder and some use a lift chain setup like a forklift mast. Not having cables is a good thing in my book. Mohawk has a very robust safety catch so if a cylinder were to fail to the point of a sudden drop the safety would catch and hold.

 

[Cadman500]

What I ment was there is no overhead safety cable to stop car from going to high.
like in my shop you could run the car right into the ceiling.
Now I least have a emergency stop in case of stuck lift button.
But the advantage of no overhead beam is you can have a lower ceiling.
They do have a Setup were if something breaks and it starts to fall a safety cable inside the post
will activate the locks and stop it.

 

[txvwnut]

Oh those cables… one thing you can do in the event of a stuck switch during lifting is push the release/lower, handle effectively sending the pump into bypass until you can get a plan of action for getting the power shutoff.

 

[Walkers]

Oh those cables… one thing you can do in the event of a stuck switch during lifting is push the release/lower, handle effectively sending the pump into bypass until you can get a plan of action for getting the power shutoff.

Yes, you can, IF you think of it in that split second after you have raised you car as high as you want it, release the button and realize it is not stopping.
What I should have done was practiced using the release lever while lifting at a low height so that I knew what to do and exactly what would happen. Fortunately I am a wiser man for it, and not much was hurt except for my pride.

 

[kenners]

I'll have to go look at mine. I was thinking this valve at the top was a limiter ? But if your ceiling is not high enough and could damage vehicle prior to reaching this valve.

 

[Cadman500]

Found this on google Lol

 

[racerboy]

Ouch. I've never had my System-1 switch get stuck, but now you all have me thinking that maybe I should also add in a kill switch near the pump.