Scissor lift tip over.

[Vicegrip]

I don't have many details but i saw a scissor lift that looks like the lift just tipped forward. I suspect it was due to a naturally front heavy PU being loaded too far forward on the lift. The lift looks intact and unbent but there could be something hidden such as a floor surface failure or the like. I will post back if I hear more. Just my opinion but I don't like scissor lifts for the most part and this only reinforces my dislike.

Please be careful guys.

 

[nissan_crawler]

A tool is only as good as the "tool" using it. Sorry, it's no different than any other lift (except four post), except perhaps they won't have immediate results. Extend the forward arms on a two post lift out as far as they can every time, and put a heavy diesel pickup on it as far forward as you can without dumping the pickup off. Do that every time, and at some point, you're going to have a bad day.

It comes down to the 2% rule...you have to be 2% smarter than what you're working with. A properly loaded scissor lift will not tip. I'm still not a fan of them, because they're useless for many things, but that's not the point.

 

[Vicegrip]

As I have posted in the past, IMO the brand matter far less than the user. I agree on the use it right principles but not fully about the lifts themselves. You will need to run the load imbalance far in excess of what will tip a X frame lift before a 2 post will fail. One aspect I don't like is the higher you run them up the smaller the footprint.

 

[nissan_crawler]

That's why I said you may not see the consequences as quickly, but IMHO, loading a 2 post that way is just as bad in the long run.

 

[HIRISC]

You would have to go WAY out of your way to get a scissor lift to tip forward (or backward). Agree w/ the posts up top - 2% smarter would have avoided that.

 

[ron in sc]

A tool is only as good as the "tool" using it.

I know a shop that managed to tip a Porsche backwards off a two post lift. They were removing some suspension members and the rack. Probably no gas in the tank either, so when they removed the rack the weight in rear cause the front to go up in the air and the car to come off the lift.

I used to have a scissors lift and I'd think it would be really hard to get a car to fall off one.

 

[SteveU]

I know a shop that managed to tip a Porsche backwards off a two post lift. They were removing some suspension members and the rack. Probably no gas in the tank either, so when they removed the rack the weight in rear cause the front to go up in the air and the car to come off the lift.

I used to have a scissors lift and I'd think it would be really hard to get a car to fall off one.

That's a good reason to have a couple of these to keep this sort of thing from happening
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/OTC-2018A.html

 

[FunfDreisig]

That's a good reason to have a couple of these to keep this sort of thing from happening
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/OTC-2018A.html

WOW! Jack stands for your lift

Does anyone use simple tie down straps to steady a vehicles on a 2 post lift when doing major parts removal/installation that would significantly change the weight distribution?

Funf Driesig

 

[jtrace]

Are yoy talking about Man lifts when you say scissor lifts? If so I cant see how one can tip forward side to side yes I worked on them for 16 years and never heard of that one of course anythong is possible,We had a guy forget to put the saftey chains across one end of a lift. He was using an Airless sprayer and working backwards and walked right off of the machine 21 foot on the air. He didnt sue us his wife did for lack of perfomance lol. Won too, outta court...

John