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Tom Wesenberg · 08-06-2014, 03:46 PM

Wow, I just went back to the first post showing the lift. I agree that it is NOT one I'd want to work under. The two post hoists I worked under in the past at least had a top cross bar to keep the cars weight from wanting to tip the posts inward. But even at that, the cement floor wasn't strong enough for the mounting bolts, so I couldn't tighten a couple of them. I watched when they poured the cement floor and it was thinner than pea soup. I don't know why they poured such a weak cement, but maybe it was to make it easier to tear up in 10 years when the junk yard had to be gone. I had to make sure that any car on that hoist was EXACTLY lifted on the center of gravity, or it probably would have tipped over.

I would not buy this hoist.

08-06-2014, 03:46 PM	#13
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: MaxJax 2 post car lift Wow, I just went back to the first post showing the lift. I agree that it is NOT one I'd want to work under. The two post hoists I worked under in the past at least had a top cross bar to keep the cars weight from wanting to tip the posts inward. But even at that, the cement floor wasn't strong enough for the mounting bolts, so I couldn't tighten a couple of them. I watched when they poured the cement floor and it was thinner than pea soup. I don't know why they poured such a weak cement, but maybe it was to make it easier to tear up in 10 years when the junk yard had to be gone. I had to make sure that any car on that hoist was EXACTLY lifted on the center of gravity, or it probably would have tipped over. I would not buy this hoist.