Scissor lift ... downside??

[Anakist]

We had the Stertl Koni's where I used to work picking up coal carriage bodies. They were really expensive, required significant training time for all the old timers, took ages to sync then set correctly to height, were slow AF to actually lift, and were worse than the frames that had been used with the gantry crane for years. Then when you turn them back on to lower the load, you have to go around and resync them all. Took us longer to use them than just to wait for the gantry operator. Some engineer got a huge bonus for introducing that efficiency measure and buying like 32 of the things. Without any consultation from the floor.

Apparently they are awesome, just not for the work we were doing. I would much rather have a flush floor mounted lift of some other kind and just live without the mobility.

James

 

[GarageRefuge]

What is the brown stuff covering the dirt?

It's hard to imagine how a scissors lift would get in the way of work on a 911. I have a solid table, which restricts access more than a scissors lift would. But on my older 911, I'm still able to get to everything that's serviceable.

This BendPak can go to full height.

And if you rent a concrete saw for a day, you can have a zero-hassle installation.

 

[GarageRefuge]

No regrets with the BendPak MD6XP midrise and my 993. I think I'll be able to drop the engine no problem when the time comes, and I think I'll do the BendPak Porsche mod then.

Best pic I have, unfortunately:

I see that your lift is set into the floor. Did you rebar it or just put another cement pad below the surface?

 

[GarageRefuge]

What is the brown stuff covering the dirt?

Is the rebar connected to the cement floor?

 

[Willh]

Anyone using a scissor lift on a mid engine car? If spaced wide enough I assume that there would still be acces to a flat six to drop the engine.

 

[redmondjp]

Anyone using a scissor lift on a mid engine car? If spaced wide enough I assume that there would still be acces to a flat six to drop the engine.

All the time! The previous owner of my Bendpak SP-7X had a Porsche 911. There is 28" of clearance between the two lift sections.

 

[Willh]

All the time! The previous owner of my Bendpak SP-7X had a Porsche 911. There is 28" of clearance between the two lift sections.

Thanks, the 911 is rear mounted and why the scissor lift is so popular among the 911 crowd. My car has the flat six midship,(mounted ahead of the rear wheels), so would need a significantly larger gap between the platforms to clear. I want the convenient store in the floor of the scissor lift but might have to go with a two post

 

[fordman302]

With in floor scissors lifts, I see a downside of having to make sure you are not stepping/falling into the pits while working on a car/truck in there air. Is that much of an issue?

 

[ArkTinkerer]

Some of the alignment lifts have rolling front and rear air jacks to the the wheels off the lift and then there are the Hunter swing air jacks. Any of these compatible with these scissor lifts so you could get a working space between the lift and the car to a) make a mid-lift a bit taller and b) get to some components of the vehicle that might be obscured by the lift itself?

 

[SiGmA_X]

With in floor scissors lifts, I see a downside of having to make sure you are not stepping/falling into the pits while working on a car/truck in there air. Is that much of an issue?

Watch your footwork? I haven't seen any issues related to the pits but maybe it could be a problem for some people.

Some of the alignment lifts have rolling front and rear air jacks to the the wheels off the lift and then there are the Hunter swing air jacks. Any of these compatible with these scissor lifts so you could get a working space between the lift and the car to a) make a mid-lift a bit taller and b) get to some components of the vehicle that might be obscured by the lift itself?

It wouldn't work IMO, and isn't necessary. Just block up the chassis off of the lifting platforms as much as you need. For a very low car, you could lift the chassis up, set it on jackstands, lower the lift, and then re-block and lift.