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St0rmBr1nger

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posted 10-13-2010 02:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for St0rmBr1nger     send a private message to St0rmBr1nger   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by St0rmBr1nger
Just a quick question. I am completely out of space for cars, at least at ground level. I am looking to some of those single post lifts for the garage to lift my next prowler above the SSR.

Something along the lines of this.


Thing is that they get monster expensive when you go up in weight load, since the 550 spyder and the Prowler are the heaviest things I want to put on one does anybody know of one with like a 3.5K weight limit that will not break the bank.

This message has been edited by St0rmBr1nger on 10-13-2010 at 02:44 PM

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posted 10-13-2010 05:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for phil2237     send a private message to phil2237   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by phil2237
Just remember , we live in Earth Quake country, Is that single leg on that lift going to take the movement ? Maybe one with 4 legs might be safer here.
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posted 10-13-2010 07:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dave Mills     send a private message to Dave Mills   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by Dave Mills
I chose a four post lift myself. I prefer the stability.


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posted 10-13-2010 07:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dave Mills     send a private message to Dave Mills   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by Dave Mills
Can't post pics for some reason tonight?

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posted 10-13-2010 08:59 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for CJ     send a private message to CJ   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by CJ
Like Dave, we chose a four post. The added stability is a great concern to me and I've had no problems with the lift.


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I have a 10 foot long 4 post lift inside the Monster trailer that holds the Prowler trailers above the Kats. It's a 12 volt system made by Gemini Lifts in Ft. Worth Texas for stacker trailers. They make garage lifts also.
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I've got that exact singlepost lift shown with the corvette. I love it ,but had to pay 6 K for it and it required 220 wiring which wasn't a big deal. Also a bear to put together, but I managed it all by myself with a forklift. Mainly bought it for display purposes as I like to feature a differant car on itin my garage each month.
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posted 10-14-2010 07:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for StingRay     send a private message to StingRay   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by StingRay
quote:
Originally posted by Dave Mills:
I chose a four post lift myself. I prefer the stability.


Same here, and same models as what CJ is showing in her garage.

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posted 10-14-2010 07:54 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dave Mills     send a private message to Dave Mills   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by Dave Mills
Don't know why I couldn't post a pic before:



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cj,are your cars catnapping for the winter.

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posted 10-17-2010 11:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for St0rmBr1nger     send a private message to St0rmBr1nger   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by St0rmBr1nger
Ok had a local lift guy come out and see what would fit.

He agrees with you guys. 4 post lift. I have to do a roll up garage door to get them to fit but it will be cheaper for 2 4 posters and the garage door, then one single post lift.

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posted 10-17-2010 12:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for StingRay     send a private message to StingRay   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by StingRay
Not sure what you mean by "roll-up" garage door, but on my first house with existing garage door, a company came out and re-ran just the top rails higher, along the ceiling, and used a 'dummy' panel atop the existing door to help with the existing opener reach and lift the door. Worked great. On current house, with second lift in second stall, the door company did the same thing right from the get-go, running the rails up along the ceiling and using a traditional, insulated, fiberglass garage door. Hope this explanation makes sense to you.
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quote:
Originally posted by StingRay:
Not sure what you mean by "roll-up" garage door, but on my first house with existing garage door, a company came out and re-ran just the top rails higher, along the ceiling, and used a 'dummy' panel atop the existing door to help with the existing opener reach and lift the door. Worked great. On current house, with second lift in second stall, the door company did the same thing right from the get-go, running the rails up along the ceiling and using a traditional, insulated, fiberglass garage door. Hope this explanation makes sense to you.

Actually that makes much mores sense then what they recommended.

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posted 10-18-2010 11:10 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dave Mills     send a private message to Dave Mills   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by Dave Mills
That is what I have. I have extended radius rails with a false panel to get the door(s)high enough. But I have 10-12 foot ceilings in my garage.
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave Mills:
That is what I have. I have extended radius rails with a false panel to get the door(s)high enough. But I have 10-12 foot ceilings in my garage.

Designed the current garage height based on the minimum I would need for cars being lifted and fitting under - have 9'8" here. More is sure better, if you can get it!

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posted 10-18-2010 02:58 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for CJ     send a private message to CJ   Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote   Search for more posts by CJ
Catfish.........that photo was taken years ago. However, we do store them that way each year. Prowler #3 is stored in my Prowler garage up north. I haven't put them away as yet, I hold out as long as I can and drive them as much as I can!!
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quote:
He agrees with you guys. 4 post lift. I have to do a roll up garage door to get them to fit but it will be cheaper for 2 4 posters and the garage door, then one single post lift.

St0rmBr1nger....if you look at my photo, you can see where we had the door modified to accommodate the car on the top of the lift. Fortunately, we had very high ceilings in the garage and it was no problem. They ran the rails higher. Bob and I opted to leave the garage door opener off since we don't open that door as often. Works great!!

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I went with a stable 4-post Danmar lift, which was only about $2K, and considered worth every penny to get three cars in our 2-car garage! It works great, and has short profile perfect for the Prowler fit in garage. Only takes a couple of minutes each time to lower it down for Prowlin around in sunny Florida... and ready for Prowlin Naples and to Key West next Month.
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