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MikeK · 08-09-2010, 11:52 PM

Please be extremely careful! It is not ALI (Automotive lift institute) or ANSI certified. This lift has NO inertia or ratchet safety locks. There are only four widely spaced cross holes to insert a pin to relieve the cylinder pressure when working. You need to pull those pins when lifting or lowering. If you blow a hose or cylinder seal one side will be in free-fall. There are no safety retainers to keep the lift forks in place if one of the UHMW plastic guide blocks fail. The two cylinders are synced by a hydraulic gear divider, and if one side gets out of sync mid-lift there is no override on the pump valve unit to manually tweak one.

mrtexas, you are an important contributor to this forum, I just don't want to hear about you becoming orange juice. Stay well clear when going up/down!

08-09-2010, 11:52 PM	#2
MikeK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Windy City Posts: 2,919	Re: MaxJax 2 post car lift Please be extremely careful! It is not ALI (Automotive lift institute) or ANSI certified. This lift has NO inertia or ratchet safety locks. There are only four widely spaced cross holes to insert a pin to relieve the cylinder pressure when working. You need to pull those pins when lifting or lowering. If you blow a hose or cylinder seal one side will be in free-fall. There are no safety retainers to keep the lift forks in place if one of the UHMW plastic guide blocks fail. The two cylinders are synced by a hydraulic gear divider, and if one side gets out of sync mid-lift there is no override on the pump valve unit to manually tweak one. mrtexas, you are an important contributor to this forum, I just don't want to hear about you becoming orange juice. Stay well clear when going up/down!