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Nubbaum 2 post lift?
- Thread starter mbatarga
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I can't find much via google on this lift brand. This is a picture of the mfr label from the side of a 2 post lift. I'm wondering if it is US made and quality, etc. Anyone in the north Atlanta area looking for a 2 post lift?
http://www.nussbaum-usa.com/portfolio_item/two-post-lift-spl-10000/
IIRC, a Nussbaum lift was used by Wheeler Dealers for the season where they were based in southern California.
there it is:
http://wheelerdealers.discoveryuk.c...qpqdgsuw0xraljq6mwdpfzezt0kp79mm2oucpg70e.jpg
there it is:
http://wheelerdealers.discoveryuk.c...qpqdgsuw0xraljq6mwdpfzezt0kp79mm2oucpg70e.jpg
Aahz
Well-known member
Nussbaum Lifts are a product of Germany. They are (or were) the largest lift manufacturer in the world. They don't have much in the way of market share here in the USA, but they do have some lifts out and about. When they initially were sold here in the USA, back in the 1980's I believe, all of the power units for the lifts were 3-phase electric. Since the vast majority of the USA only uses 1-phase power, (unless you happen to be zoned for heavy industrial), they got very little traction.
Nussbaum pretty much disappeared in the US vehicle lift market5 during the 1990's, but came back again over the past 10 years or so. I believe they now have a manufacturing plant in N.C., but the percentage made in USA vs. the number imported is a big question.
From my experience in the lift industry, parts for many of the older lifts are difficult to come by. That being said, the older lifts worked EXTREMELY well, provided they weren't abused and they were initially installed correctly. The newer lifts are still pretty good quality from what I have seen.
Whenever discussing high quality European equipment vs. high quality USA manufacturing, regardless of the products, Europeans tend to overdue the engineering, expecting that whatever they produce will be used correctly. In the USA, the tendency is to "KISS" (Keep It Simple Stupid), but build it to withstand the 2nd eruption of Mount St. Helens because they KNOW it will be abused in the field. Nusbaum vs. USA Mfg Product is exactly the same.
Nussbaum pretty much disappeared in the US vehicle lift market5 during the 1990's, but came back again over the past 10 years or so. I believe they now have a manufacturing plant in N.C., but the percentage made in USA vs. the number imported is a big question.
From my experience in the lift industry, parts for many of the older lifts are difficult to come by. That being said, the older lifts worked EXTREMELY well, provided they weren't abused and they were initially installed correctly. The newer lifts are still pretty good quality from what I have seen.
Whenever discussing high quality European equipment vs. high quality USA manufacturing, regardless of the products, Europeans tend to overdue the engineering, expecting that whatever they produce will be used correctly. In the USA, the tendency is to "KISS" (Keep It Simple Stupid), but build it to withstand the 2nd eruption of Mount St. Helens because they KNOW it will be abused in the field. Nusbaum vs. USA Mfg Product is exactly the same.