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Keith True · 02-11-2020, 09:31 AM

I had one years ago,it has it's place.It is good for certain things,not everything.I got it from a tire store I worked in,we called it the tire lift.I think it was good for about 3 feet.It wasn't really a scissor,as it didn't go straight up.It went up and back as the piston pushed on it.Stability was no problem,it went up the same with a VW or a Caddy.We used it a lot when spin balancing tires.We could pick the car up a few inches and slide the Hunter wheel spinner under it.I bought it for bodywork,but it was great for front end work,brakes,rear ends,rear gas tanks,I changed the transmission in an Olds Toronado on it.I did have it bolted to the floor.

02-11-2020, 09:31 AM	#9
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 2,987	Re: Scissor Type Lift I had one years ago,it has it's place.It is good for certain things,not everything.I got it from a tire store I worked in,we called it the tire lift.I think it was good for about 3 feet.It wasn't really a scissor,as it didn't go straight up.It went up and back as the piston pushed on it.Stability was no problem,it went up the same with a VW or a Caddy.We used it a lot when spin balancing tires.We could pick the car up a few inches and slide the Hunter wheel spinner under it.I bought it for bodywork,but it was great for front end work,brakes,rear ends,rear gas tanks,I changed the transmission in an Olds Toronado on it.I did have it bolted to the floor.