Rotary Lift

[Ford Farmer]

Hey Folks,

Not really in the market for a lift but I saw this on CL and thought it looked interesting, $750. I'd be more interested at a lower price but thought I'd reach out for some opinions. Thanks!

 

[Jagmandave]

Yeah, that looks like an OLD lift, which doesn't mean it's not worth having......

I paid $600 for mine, but it's a no-name unit (literally, there is no mfr stamping anywhere, even in the owner's manuals!) but it was like new and still works perfectly.

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[Farmall450]

OP that's pretty neat but I don't think it will get what you're lifting anywhere near as high as a four post. So if you're rotating tires and working on brakes while sitting down that's splendid, otherwise I'd pass.

 

[BJ42LX]

That's a mid-rise lift. It will get you up to 38 or 42". You can do wheels, brakes and suspension while standing up. Oil changes sitting on a roll around stool. It's great for detailing, too.

If you're creative (and flexible) you can do exhaust and drive shafts.

For an older lift $750 is a fair price. As always with CL, flash the cash and offer less.

With an afternoon of cleaning and painting you'll make many folks here and in your neighborhood envious.

 

[Ford Farmer]

Thanks for the feedback guys. The Bronco in my Avatar is what I'll be lifting the most, mid-rise would be fine because my garage only has 9' ceilings and the garage door tracks/opener are a lot lower than that (moving those up is part of a future plan). I also have a detached one car workshop that I could get a little higher in. Anyway, point being for the price I might find it useful until I build a shop with enough room to put a bigger lift in. Thanks again!

 

[tyjoja]

awesome bronco, never see them uncut. there's a great bronco parts place in medford, ore. Tom's bronco parts, I think

 

[zkling]

Older parallelogram mid-ish rise lift. I'd pass at that price, especially for what you want to do. A true scissor lift is nicer. If you do go look at the unit, make sure you check over the welds, pivots, etc thoroughly.

 

[Ford Farmer]

awesome bronco, never see them uncut. there's a great bronco parts place in medford, ore. Tom's bronco parts, I think

Thanks! I've ordered many-a-part from Tom's! I actually grew up in oregon and my family still farms in the valley there (near McMinnville).

Older parallelogram mid-ish rise lift. I'd pass at that price, especially for what you want to do. A true scissor lift is nicer. If you do go look at the unit, make sure you check over the welds, pivots, etc thoroughly.

Good points. Maybe I'll just see if it lingers on CL for a week or two then go look at it. Might find him willing to take a couple a hundred, and if some work is required I wouldn't be out much, even if I had to scrap it.

 

[Farmall450]

That's a mid-rise lift. It will get you up to 38 or 42". You can do wheels, brakes and suspension while standing up. Oil changes sitting on a roll around stool. It's great for detailing, too.

If you're creative (and flexible) you can do exhaust and drive shafts.

For an older lift $750 is a fair price. As always with CL, flash the cash and offer less.

With an afternoon of cleaning and painting you'll make many folks here and in your neighborhood envious.

You work on your brakes standing with the vehicle only 3 and a 1/2 ft off of the ground?

While this might work out alright for the OP with his garage configuration, it's certainly no replacement for a "real" lift.

 

[BJ42LX]

You work on your brakes standing with the vehicle only 3 and a 1/2 ft off of the ground?

While this might work out alright for the OP with his garage configuration, it's certainly no replacement for a "real" lift.

No, it's not a replacement for a real lift.

I'm 6'1" and a mid-rise puts the brakes at chest height. Not a problem at all. The height is more like 4' 6" given the location of the brakes on the axle.

 

[Ford Farmer]

Farmall, off topic but I spent much of my youth behind the wheel of an "H" and a 400. The starter on the H broke before I was old enough to drive tractor. Must have been highly entertaining for my Dad to watch his scrawny 100 lb kid start that thing with the hand crank.

 

[Farmall450]

Farmall, off topic but I spent much of my youth behind the wheel of an "H" and a 400. The starter on the H broke before I was old enough to drive tractor. Must have been highly entertaining for my Dad to watch his scrawny 100 lb kid start that thing with the hand crank.

You didn't put your GJ acquired skills to use replacing it?
I'd imagine that is around the size engine in a F-20, that and the F12 are the only ones I've ever bothered to crank start!
I remember first starting the F12 when I was probably in 7th or 8th grade, I concur it's interesting the first few times.

 

[ksucatz]

Not for sure on the size, but we had an M and a couple F20s. At the ripe age of 11, dad turned me loose on both of these. The M was for mowing, and I raked with the F20 I know the M was a LOT harder to crank than the F20. Learned not to leave the power on the M after shutting down for the day. I was thinking the F20 is lower compression which would make the cranking easier.

 

[JRC3]

$750 seems a little high for such an old lift. I got my lift from CL for the same price. With that said it did take a few months to find it.

The pic from my CL listing. http://i.imgur.com/g0tdJf5.jpg

The key is to look every day and snipe it before the next guy. When I was looking there was a fairly new Rotary mid lift for $950 but in typical CL fashion the guy would never reply to me.

You work on your brakes standing with the vehicle only 3 and a 1/2 ft off of the ground?

While this might work out alright for the OP with his garage configuration, it's certainly no replacement for a "real" lift.

A mid lift can get wheels at chest height 54". If that's not tall enough to do suspension and brake work I don't know what is. Certainly no reason to go any higher even with a 2 post.

I park over mine daily and that is needed for my 2.5 car garage. I will buy a 2 post when I have more room, but I after actually owning and using a mid lift I certainly wouldn't refer to it as not being a "real" lift.

 

[zkling]

A mid lift can get wheels at chest height 54". If that's not tall enough to do suspension and brake work I don't know what is. Certainly no reason to go any higher even with a 2 post.

I park over mine daily and that is needed for my 2.5 car garage. I will buy a 2 post when I have more room, but I after actually owning and using a mid lift I certainly wouldn't refer to it as not being a "real" lift.

Agree, but I don't think the lift that the OP pictured will lift that high. Most of the old parallelogram lifts like that I have seen are somewhere between a modern low rise and a mid rise. Additionally they have a bit of front to back movement as the car goes up that has to be accounted for in the space. Still much nicer than a jack and stands though.