Do you even lift?? The Only Lift You Need for Small Garages
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2023
- I bit the bullet and finally got myself a proper car lift for my tiny-a$$ garage, and for tight spaces its the best value car lift you can get! This mid-rise scissor lift should be able to tackle any of the small to medium size car restoration project work I'm going to throw at it, and compared to a Quickjack, two post or four post lift is a much better option!
Link to the lift I bought:
www.capitalautoequipment.com/... - Авто та транспорт
I bought the exact same lift about a year ago from CAEL in Hamilton Ontario Canada. It's fantastic lift for the price. I recently converted my '71 Challenger from auto to manual trans using this lift - it was perfect for the job because of the open center design. I wish I'd bought one years ago.
Amazing, glad to hear it!
Just looked at CAEL site but don't see this on there?
Thank you for the well done vid. Very informative.
This is the best lift. Got rid of my quick jacks and bought this. Due to its construction, it gives you a lot of safety confidence.
Excellent vid, a nice solution. Awesome that you have your son assisting at such a young age 👍🏽
Thanks! All 3 kids "helped" but the oldest did the most haha
I love the "Soul Destroying" reference! Laughed a little back here in Sydney, Aust and can relate. Not every workshop has to have the latest 3 Pack Poly Urethane flooring, NASA developed lighting, air purifiers, rubber floor tiling, piped music, etc.............
Haha totally agree! Thanks mate!
Thanks for your video. I gave it a like but I gotta say that your electrical work is a concern. If you don’t want to run conduit to contain the yellow Romex, then at least use metal clad wiring so the insulation has some protection on that open wall. Secondly, your plug wiring doesn’t have any strain relief. This means the cord weight is pulling on those individual insulators all the time (gravity never sleeps), so eventually you could have an internal connection failure.
Thanks again for sharing this.
Thanks for the tips!
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Haha hvala buraz!
Awesome group of 'Minions'!
Nice video, I have I think the very same chinese lift, just different sticker :D Lack of space and the ability to regularly park the car over the lift is also the reason why I chose mine - even though it was more expensive than a 2 post lift.
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I have a basically identical unit here in the UK and have to use assistance ramps like yours for every car I own - if I don't, the cars that can get on the ramp without grounding tend to shove the whole lift forward in the garage rather than climb the ramps.. also don't forget that to come down it has to go up slightly to disengage the locking pawl, so don't stop too close to the garage door opener! (I only narrowly avoided that mistake once 🤣)
It is a great piece of kit .. I'd still love to be able to have a 2-post lift, though!
All valid points that I have also experienced, thanks for watching and commenting!!
@@DeadEndRestorations all that included it is still a *great* lift for small garages. It's nice to see someone with a "normal" (for the UK!) sized garage rather than the giant 100' x 100' caves everyone south of your border seems to have, as well ;) We seem to have similar interests in financially ruinous old BMWs so now I'm off to watch more of your videos!
I have same lift plus 1m pit. Good combo for a small garage.
the pit is another extra plus for standing/headroom. nice!
Nice man! 👍
Hey buddy. Loved the video. Very clear and concise. I am sold and hope to get this same product in the future. My current barriers are, I don’t have a garage 😂 and two, I don’t have a 220 outlet. So the plan is to get those two things first and then I will pick up one of these lifts. I also mainly work on aircooled VWs that don’t have frames and use a floor pan design, but this should still work fine. I’m excited about getting one and it would take my hobby to a whole nother level😆 pun intended.
I have the same issue with not access to 220 unless I rewire my garage's panel which is a big job in and of itself being as my garage is not attached. Still trying to justify the expense too, but man I want one.
I badly need one of these ..
I looked at these but they get in the way of everything under the car. The advantage of a side post is it's all open under the car. Ya it'll lift too high for low ceilings but you just need to be aware of the or install a limiter switch.
Congrats! I miss my E34 😢
Great video and lift! I'm subscribing BC I live in Burlington 😆
Thanks for the sub!
That is a nice lft. Wonder if the company will offer other ramps to address what was for me the biggest (yet still not a deal breaker) con. Maybe you have a metal worker buddy that could fab you either a replacement set or a type of cover/sleeve that'll lay on top to cut down on the approach. Just found your channel today and thoroughly enjoyed your e34 journey. Best of luck with the e90 and future projects; I'll be watching. //Subscribed//.
Awesome thanks! The other option is cut the concrete and set it below ground to sit flush with the garage floor - that might be my longer term solution 👌
This one looks pretty cool. But I like that the QuickJack lift is portable and can be moved easily.
I debated those as well, but for doing serious engine work like rod bearings having 100cm of clearance underneath was a life-saver! Cheers
Quick jack which model you bought I am in Canada planning to buy Thanks
Very nice! But...A car that has the full set of underbody panels.... I don't think I would be able to remove the panels with those wide lift sections under the car. I have a 997 and pretty sure it won't work. My Quickjacks work well, but don't' go as high of course. Thanks for the video! -Tom.
I really want to say he is really a good boy！
Pretty neat lift. Wish I saw this video before I purchased my Quickjack 7000TL last year for $999 CDN at Costco.
quickjacks can always be sold on kijiji/fb marketplace ;)
Thank you for the recommendation! Are there some German viewers who can recommend something similar available in Germany? (And where to buy it?)
The height seems nice, but once you put the car on it it seems like it’s a weird in between. Too high for a roller, too low to stand under it. Like you I have a small one car garage and the quick jack has been perfect for me.
Congratulations on getting a lift.
I really like this, however I’m afraid what the shipping cost would be to Calgary.
Have the bars in the middle been an issue at all and how difficult is it to move around the garage. Thanks for the video.
So far the bars haven't been an issue, and once you mount the wheels it can easily be moved around the garage. You're welcome!
I am not a car guy, but that is pretty sweet.
I have a super small garage like yourself. Impressed you managed to have a solid scissor jack like this. Just to clarify these don't need to get bolted down?
Not needed but I bolted mine down just in case. Thanks!
I got a QuickJack a year ago and have been generally satisfied with it. Looked at scissor lift when I was comparing it and thought the space in the middle was very limited. But seeing your scissor lift it looks like there's a decent amount of space in-between. Do you feel the ramps are a bit too wide? Or maybe it's just the camera angle.
The ramps are a good width, if anything they're a bit narrow on the outside width for newer/more sporty vehicles. The space in between is wide enough that I should be able to drop my E90 M3 exhaust (next video I'm working on)
Cheers!
Have you used this lift much since you installed it, and did you find that new power point location to be poor planning near the centre of the vehicles side? I'd imagine the controller should be forward of the vehicle to allow more free space around the lift.
I use the lift all the time! I've done a ton of serious work on my M3 using the lift, as well as on my daily tesla model 3 (brakes, tire changes etc). Ideally yes at the front of the garage would have worked but I don't have the space so had to fit it on the sides. thanks for watching!
Hope you have a warning bumper for the ceiling.
Perfect job for a squeaky toy
Drawbacks aside that’s actually a really good deal for what it is
Agreed!
You can add extra height in your garage by changing the angle of the same garage door tracks and use the same angle for the garage door opener. You just might have to tighten the spring a bit more. You'll thank me later. I did my garage already year ago
Absolutely, that's my plan but I have an attic with storage above so need to rebuild that to get extra clearance. Eventually I will sink the lift into the concrete to make it flush. Thanks for the tips!!
Chamberlain makes garage door openers that work off the shaft (jackshaft) the garage doors main coil spring is attached to. Getting rid of that track type door opener will gain you some clearance between the roof of the car and ceiling.
I just got my Quickjack 7000tl. I have 9ft ceilings and 7.5ft garage door up. The QJ max lift maxes out possibly lift height in my garage. Plus they are easy to move for a temporary paint booth which is important for restoring cars.
great video! curious, when the freight truck came to your home to delivery the heavy items, did you have to pay for liftgate service, and did they drop it off on the curbside or on your driveway? Or, did they help you lift it into your garage? Any insight would be helpful, as that is my only hesitation to purchase heavy equipment. I have a sloping driveway into the garage and not sure how to handle the last 25 feet of maneuvering, even if I rented a pallet jack from the hardware store. Any insights are greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
Truck had a lowering ramp and the driver used a pallet jack and the two of us barely pulled it up the driveway and into the garage. My driveway is a slight incline but nothing major and it was very difficult. You better call some strong friends over the day it gets delivered :)
Can you tell me how you connected the air line and the connectors used. Thank you
This was a bunch of trial and error buying couplings from Lowes/Home Depot but eventually I made it work. Best to take the one from the lift with you to the hardware store and test them out. Good luck!
this is so cool. Have you come across any lifts that can be plugged in into a regular outlet (not 20 amps)?
thanks! No they all need more than usual 12amps unfortunately
Is that 20amps at 120 volts? I Australia we run 10 amps on a 240 volt circuit, so we might be OK.
And the answer to my question is further down. This is 20 amps at 110 volts. An Australian power plug should handle it OK.
Understood. You cannot keep all of them.
I have the same type of lift I sunk my one into the floor leaves you with a level floor and not having to step across the lift and no need for extra ramps
that's awesome, that's my plan too next year to do the same. cheers!
Very neat!
Is there any lock in that prevents the lift from dropping if there is a hydraulic failure?
Absolutely, theres 5 different locking positions from top to bottom, you always rest it on the locking stops prior to going under the car. Cheers
Does it have safety locks? I didn’t hear any when you were raising it
yes of course, one should never buy a lift without locks!
Hi friend, question for you. Have you found any vehicles that were not able to work due to the drive over platforms being the jack points? Reason I ask is because I have a big range of vehicles by size (tiny bmw z4, c6 corvette, several hummers, and a humvee). My concern is that I will find a limitation with where the platforms don't reach the jacking points on the vehicles. I am debating between this lift and a similar midrise that uses adjustable arms to pivot around to the lift points of the vehicles but Ive love to hear if you came across any vehicles personally that didn't work. My widest vehicle (humvee) is 84" wide. From what I see online, these tracks around about 75" wide so driving over them with the humvee may be difficult. Cheers!
I haven't had this issue, but a Humvee is massively wide and this lift will be too small for it to reach the jacking points. The midrise that uses the arms to reach the jack points is limited because the entire middle underside of the vehicle cannot be reached whereas this leaves a big wide hole in the middle for doing exhaust, transmission, driveshaft work etc. Cheers!
@@DeadEndRestorations true true, thanks so much for the input. I am pretty certain I determined which lift I will be getting. I found a nice Tuxedo 2 post locally at a vendor that will also deliver and install for me. I think long term with the uniqueness of the wide humvee, it will serve me better but hoping someday to add a scissor lift in another bay for other cars. Cheers!
Did you resolve your issues
@@user-hi9jr3rf2f never an issue, just if you have a wide vehicle like a humvee, then a 2 post will work better. I am prepping my garage for a 2 post to be installed next month. tp9kacx is the model I landed on. Cheers!
@beurownboss1554 I've been looking at these lifts too; I've found on Atlas equipments site there's an extension kit you can buy for the larger vehicles if using these style hoists. Worth a look anyways
Is there any kind of locking mechanism for possible lift failure?
Yes there are about 5-6 locking steps at different heights
How easy is it to disconnect the lift from the pump assembly? I would want to basically tilt it on its side when not in use.
It will drain out the oil, so not recommended on a regular basis. Plus its super super heavy so tilting without cables/machinery is not really possible. Cheers!
@@DeadEndRestorationsthank you!
I'm a little confused about lift points. It appears it doesn't lift by the pinch weld area but by pads located elsewhere. How do you know if this will work on your car?
You can move the pads around to place them on the right support structure for your car, I put mine on the pinch welds or you can place it on a frame/jacking point as well
Where in Canada did you purchase this lift? Thanks in advance!👍🇨🇦
Capital Auto Equipment, there's a place in Hamilton and one in BC somewhere I believe. Cheers
@@DeadEndRestorations Thanks for the quick reply, I live in Woodstock Ontario Canada, I’ll check out Hamilton for sure, thanks again.
Hey would you know how to remove the wheels on the lift? It seems like theres no easy way to remove the lift wheels once you move it!
to mount/remove them the lift needs to be up as it rotates the pipe that the wheels attach to. Cheers!
I have a mr8 lift can’t figure out we’re to put the 2 wheels
With mine I have to raise the lift and there's two flat points on the rear bar that are raised enough to slide the wheels onto. When you lower the lift it will rest of the wheels for easy movement. Cheers
This lift looks excellent for my situation but it is setup to be a semi-permanent fixture. That concerns me because in the winter it will get a bunch salty, grimey snow dumped all around it and on it which I can’t imagine will be good for it. Would be great if it was easy to move it out of the way when not in use.
Its definitely washable as the whole thing is painted and sealed. My long term plan is to cut out a small trench in the concrete and mount it flush to the floor so that driving in/out is a breeze. Thanks for commenting and watching!
@@DeadEndRestorationsWould like to see that. I see a UK viewer has done this (above).
How did you get out of your car when you drove in with that pump in the way?
It clears the driver's door no problem
Hey there did you have to hook up an air compressor on the lift to work?
Cheers
Yes I did have to
@@DeadEndRestorations thanks ✌
@@DeadEndRestorations hi there one more question please , how did you connect the air line to a compressor? We live in Toronto and went to Canadian tire and princess auto but didnt find a fitment to the one sent with the machine from China...
Cheers
Do you have a link for how to purchase this in the USA?
Reach out to Capital Auto Equipment in Canada they may have affiliates or warehouses in the US. Cheers
What model of lift is it and where did you get it for that price? Thx.
Capital Auto Equipment, this is the link:
www.capitalautoequipment.com/product/7716lb-double-scissor-car-lift-mrsl77/
How much does it cost to runa 20A plug? Is there converter as a solution?
It cost about $100 in labour and another $100 in parts
Thank you very much for the idea. I am looking to do a similar setup.
are you able to sit on a mechanics stool and fit underneath to work
no, more like kneeling on a pad or sitting on a creeper
This is what I wanted to ask. Thanks 🍺
crazy and probably stupid idea, but what if you integrated a two post lift INTO the wall. You wont have posts taking up your precious, just need to make sure the arms are beefy/long enough which they are usually over built. No idea if this is actually feasible but just thought id run the thought past you
love the creativity! I guess I would need to build the chains/locks/steps into the wall somehow??
@@DeadEndRestorations yeah I'm not sure, my thought was kinda making it structural and part of the wall and roof in a way that makes it tied in and out of the way but still functional, and possibly making the feet/arms able to tuck into the wall when not in use so they don't take up space. I honestly don't know a lot about lifts but now I think I'ma start researching and see if this might be feasible and try to do it in my own garage lol
😭😢😭😢😭.....how could you let that beautiful e34 go! Could you video it on the move before you hand over the keys so that we can see and hear how she looks and sounds in all her glory traversing down the road? 😎👍
Yes i will, not to worry 🥲
is it 20 amp 110 volt
yes
is this lift still available with the same price?
should be as far as I know...
this product can be use in car wash ?
Should be OK as far as I can tell
Do they ship to US?
great question, I think they do but best check it out with them directly. Cheers
2,700 yw
C'mon ~3000$ !! after taxes. Helluva cost when a typ lift is only 1/3 rd $ More
Agreed, but hence my title for 'small garages' because a 2 post is too wide, and a 4 post eats up all the floorspace in my tiny ass garage! Cheers
Well, shoot wish i woulda saw this before buying mine. Oh well, i will run the crap out of it, despite its flaws.
WHY do you feel the need to tell us how many CENTIMETERS wide it is. We us English units in the USA.
Canadians stuck with the metric system, sorry! Google translate cm to inch :)
Love the "white power" symbolism!! ROFL!! jk
Hi, two questions! First, thanks for posting the video. First question - do you feel secure under the lift without the addition of a low height screw jack? I would hate to be crushed by my own car. Yes, I know that all these lock in place - but I would feel more secure if I had additional braces to support the main weight of the vehicle - for most cars - the front end of the car. How do you know where the center of gravity or balance is; apart from just using the factory pinch welds? We can assume lifting by the manufacturer specified lift locations is the correct approach?
My second question is about the logistics of the lift, and how to maneuver it onto the garage. I understand this is not a portable solution. Most of these have a pivot point at the far end and a bar with wheels to drag it along. I've also read that they weigh about 1500-2000 pounds. Lets say you move, and would like to transport the lift onto a trailer and take it to your new home. How would you begin to do that? Thanks!
great questions! to be honest i do very feel safe, I have since bolted the base into the concrete garage floor with heavy duty anchors and its rock solid. I have thought about sticking a pair of jack stands in between the arms that go up/down and you can/could as an added safety measure. I decided against it because knowing myself, I would forget they were there and lower the lift and possibly cause more damage/injury in the process!
As far as moving it around, it weighs around 500-600 pounds and with the wheels its easily moved on a relatively flat surface. I used a combination of dollies/floor jack to maneuver the box into my garage and unbox it. It was definitely a bit tricky without any sort of crane but doable even on my own without any help (from adults at least).
Hope that helps, thanks for watching!
Thank you for your reply! Much appreciated! It's a very nice lift, have you ever thought about cutting the concrete in order to recess the lift into the ground? That way, you wouldn't need to use the extra wooden ramps. @@DeadEndRestorations
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