Two Post Lift

[Dick in Wisconsin]

This is why I don't want a two post lift in my shop.

 

[z28ke]

I'm not sure how that can be blamed on the lift? It should have a safety switch on the top to cut the motor when the roof hits it. It either wasn't installed or not wired properly, leaving fault on the operator, as well as the fact that person pushing the button should be watching!!!

 

[Kevin54]

The lifts I have seen, and also on mine, there is a switch that has to be wired, or I should say cabled that stops the lift when it gets too high. The above pic shows me that the switch was not hooked up, and the operator wasn't paying attention. It doesn't have anything to do with a "two post lift". A four post will flatten things also if not paying attention.

 

[lakeroadster]

Picture looks photo chopped to me. The top of the lift crossover would have bent before doing that much damage to the car.

Nevertheless, People do stupid stuff all the time..... don't use that as an excuse to not buy a tool to make your life easier.

2 post lift, 4 post lift, scissor lift, car ramps, jack stands, hell, even a pair of scissors, whatever the tool, you have to be smart enough to us it.

The lift in the photo has a safety switch, it is actuated by the foam covered tube that runs over the top. probably installed by the same genius that kept lifting the car as it was folding in the center.

 

[txvwnut]

That's gotta be staged. The relief on the hydraulic pump should've tipped off before it was allowed to provide that much crushing force, actually I doubt that pump has enough power to fold a car in half.


That lift appears to be a screw jack setup and not hydraulic so either way I call shenanigans.

 

[LXCam]

That's total ********. Just as Lakeroadster pointed out it's obvious the safety switch either had been defeated or wasn't functioning. Regardless that is operator error. The exact same thing could happen with any lift especially a 4 poster since there isn't a height safety normally.

 

[turbodave]

That picture looks funny, pretty sure it's photoshopped.

 

[jhelrey]

Regardless, my buddy had his lift button stick and it is hard wired. He kept hitting the release while someone ran to the panel. Whoofta!

 

[zkdiesel]

The height is also to talk. Pretty sure that max lift in this arms is way over what it normally should be
I claim photoshop. Also lift crossbar would have way more damage

Also what prevents a 4 post from doing same thing?

 

[General Geoff]

Yep, photo is chopped. It takes a LOT of force to fold a car up like that, way more than a standard 2-post lift can provide. Crush the roof in a little bit? Sure, but it won't fold the car up. There's a reason that scrapyard car crushers are ridiculously huge and heavy.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

fake, photoshopped. Main under structure would not have given before the roof. Car is folded in the middle, but the lift has (presumably) four arms. The folding of the door is way too even and metal isn't going to split open like the door did, the way is appears to be crushed. As noted, cross bar of lift would be bowed up or severely damaged.

Charles

 

[astroracer]

That is exactly why I HAVE a 2 post lift in my shop... because I know it would never be able to do that. Never... The only worry with one is dropping the vehicle OFF the lift. Paying attention is part of the job.
Mark

 

[ABADWILLYS]

Looks "Faked" to me..

 

[HAP]

Stupid picture! Completely out of context for the alleged damage.

 

[WhiffySpark]

Looks like the car was already damaged before they lifted it. Scrap yard perhaps?

 

[tfi racing]

My wish is that the idiot that created that fake POS image was crushed to death by that same two post lift...

 

[brownbagg]

Regardless, my buddy had his lift button stick and it is hard wired. He kept hitting the release while someone ran to the panel. Whoofta!

i had that problem too, that why i have a small sub panel with circuit breaker right beside the lift button, beside i can padlock the sub panel keeping buddies and friends from using lift when im not there

oh and the picture fake. not enough travel in ram to crush car against a whimpy ceiling that had no damage

 

[lakeroadster]

My wish is that the idiot that created that fake POS image was crushed to death by that same two post lift...

.................................... and scene.

 

[Scud67]

i had that problem too, that why i have a small sub panel with circuit breaker right beside the lift button, beside i can padlock the sub panel keeping buddies and friends from using lift when im not there

This is why I have a switch mounted on the lift post right above the power button - if I let go of the button and it doesn't stop, I just flip the switch and kill the power.

 

[dynahoe]

faked the roof of the car is still straight

 

[dynahoe]

lifts are like guns "only as safe as the operator"

 

[Rod N]

That's funny stuff right there.
I wish my lift went that high!

 

[rburke65]

I worked at Gen. Motors and have seen hundreds of cars that had been damaged put in a crusher that the millwrights had built with numerous large hydraulic cylinders. Trust me......the pix is photo shopped. Total ****!