New 2 Post 8 Arm Lift

[c39er]

Bendpak has come out with this dual stage eight arm lift...
Mainly for lifting truck cabs off but also chassis work and also being able to service the chassis off the floor...suspension, dtive train etc...
Yay or nay?

 

[LXCam]

That’s pretty cool

 

[dscheidt]

If you do a lot of that work that’s very cool. Details matter, like how out of the way are the extra arms when you don’t need them, but there are shops where this would save lots of time, every day.

 

[c39er]

A Dave's Auto Center Youtube video on this lift and how they use it...

 

[firebirdparts]

If you worked on super duties all the time, then I guess any advantage would eventually pay off. But I am sure it's an expensive lift. In my mind it's really just made to lift one vehicle.

 

[dante2]

Very nifty. No use myself but I can see where it would have It's purpose. Going to be spendy for sure.
Edited: The one price I found and it's only $30K. Almost as much as the vehicle you're lifting.

 

[thunderskunk]

I’ve had a two post lift in my building for two years. My opinion: absolutely not. Portable transmission lifts aren’t that expensive, and the item dropped can just be rolled out of the way. If yo did a particular frame repair all the time, I’m sure you’ve already preordered one.

 

[AC-WC]

Nice option for electric cars since the batteries are across the entire floor and that's where the weight is.

 

[pbon]

Maybe for dropping the subframe with engine and trans and suspension attached. Big lift carts are expensive but still much less than a $30k lift if that is really what it costs.

 

[zkdiesel]

If you worked on super duties all the time, then I guess any advantage would eventually pay off. But I am sure it's an expensive lift. In my mind it's really just made to lift one vehicle.

I work on super duties daily, multiple cabs off a month. There isn’t a need to lift up the chassis after cabs already up. For engine work in chassis or engine removal. Extra arms will just be in way all the time. I see no purpose other the. A look at me gimmick……


Only place it would be useful is manufactur frame swap outs. Not custom junk but items replacements like Toyota did. Most other guys doing custom frame **** will put body on one lift and chassis on other at that point for two crews or working room

 

[mikedodge]

Looks like the most usefulness of it would be electric vehicles like the first video showed. For separate frame vehicles once you have the body off there's not much reason to lift the frame especially when it's so accessible. I've seen large truck shops where they use the lift to raise trucks then put them on super tall stands that you could walk under and put the lift back down.

 

[c39er]

Yeah...I think it's a lift ainly for the shops.
I didn't search the price....very spendy.
Interesting to see if the style will succeed.

 

[djbmw]

Looks like the most usefulness of it would be electric vehicles like the first video showed. For separate frame vehicles once you have the body off there's not much reason to lift the frame especially when it's so accessible. I've seen large truck shops where they use the lift to raise trucks then put them on super tall stands that you could walk under and put the lift back down.

You can simply use a rolling scissor lift ($800) under a normal 2 post for removing EV batteries. PS... should owners calculate this into the "EV savings"?! ;-)

 

[mikedodge]

You can simply use a rolling scissor lift ($800) under a normal 2 post for removing EV batteries. PS... should owners calculate this into the "EV savings"?! ;-)

There's always more then one way of doing things. Someone could also argue why have lifts at all when you can simply jack a car up and put it on stands.

 

[djbmw]

There's always more then one way of doing things. Someone could also argue why have lifts at all when you can simply jack a car up and put it on stands.

The difference though is a lift raises the vehicle to a comfortable working heigh, jack stands dont.

A multi arm lift such as the one we're talking about, lowers the battery just the same as a scissor lift. The usefulness of an EV battery 5.5 feet above the ground vs 5 feet above the ground with a scissor lift is negligible.

As for lifting up a truck body... while the frame is also in the air... i just dont get the justification/need. Keep the rolling frame on the ground and lift the body,... roll the frame away, and lower the body onto dollies (or kep it raised to work on it). Then roll the frame back to the lift and raise it, if needed.

 

[zkdiesel]

Never have I said man, I wish I could lift this frame up 4’ while the cabs off

 

[mikedodge]

The difference though is a lift raises the vehicle to a comfortable working heigh, jack stands dont.

A multi arm lift such as the one we're talking about, lowers the battery just the same as a scissor lift. The usefulness of an EV battery 5.5 feet above the ground vs 5 feet above the ground with a scissor lift is negligible.

You also have more clear space to work without a scissor lift there and not as limited to height. Look at all the other times a vehicle is on a lift where it's handy to have additional support for something. Like I said it's one more way of doing something. Is it for everyone? Nope. Is it worth the extra price? Probably to some people.

 

[djbmw]

You also have more clear space to work without a scissor lift there and not as limited to height. Look at all the other times a vehicle is on a lift where it's handy to have additional support for something. Like I said it's one more way of doing something. Is it for everyone? Nope. Is it worth the extra price? Probably to some people.

I guess the only way to tell if its worth it to a good number of people, is to look back at their sales data in a few years. If they still have it for sale in 2031, its worth it.

 

[thunderskunk]

There's always more then one way of doing things. Someone could also argue why have lifts at all when you can simply jack a car up and put it on stands.

When I get crushed by the car because I’ve never heard of jack stands, I want it to be one and done because I’m standing under the car, not just crippled for life because it landed on my leg. Personal preference.

Seriously though, they have those stand alone jacks that are essentially stackers…. Let me find a photo. There:


Single post lift. I really like the idea, though it falls in that same camp of “who would buy that?” If you have room for a lift, get a 4-post. If not, jacks and stands. I wish someone made a version of this that was a bit less limited in what it could be used for. Fighting physics on this one though.

 

[dscheidt]

You also have more clear space to work without a scissor lift there and not as limited to height. Look at all the other times a vehicle is on a lift where it's handy to have additional support for something. Like I said it's one more way of doing something. Is it for everyone? Nope. Is it worth the extra price? Probably to some people.

Suspension work. Lift the car, do your work, then load the suspension when you bolt it up.

If the arms can be synchronized, there are a fair amount of engine and subframe removals that it could be useful for.

I’ve done an engine swap in a ford e-series with a bus body. Used a lift to lift the body off, there was a bunch of stuff that had to be done under the frame, being able to lift it would make that easier.

A lot depends on the details, because it is going to get used as a normal lift a lot. But I bet there are a lot of six or eight bay shops where the extra arms would get used every day. That might be a reasonable purchase for them. If it generates a couple hours a week, what is the payback period?