Ray, is your's fastened to the floor?
Two post lift
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Yes.
Smart move. 
Sure hope anyone working under a 4 post has it fastened.
Sure hope anyone working under a 4 post has it fastened.
Is it advisable to use a four post without fastening it to the floor?
Reason I ask is I had planned for a two post lift in a rather narrow area (14-15 feet wide) and placed the radiant heat tubing around (outside of) what would be a two post lift. If I went with a four post in that same area I'd be concerned about the location of the fasteners in the 6 inch concrete flooring with radiant tubing.
Reason I ask is I had planned for a two post lift in a rather narrow area (14-15 feet wide) and placed the radiant heat tubing around (outside of) what would be a two post lift. If I went with a four post in that same area I'd be concerned about the location of the fasteners in the 6 inch concrete flooring with radiant tubing.
Clint, my son Mark, has a Greg Smith lift. It's a Atlas 9,000, 2 post lift. He uses it, every day.
Never a problem, with it. When he ordered the first one, it would have been Too High.
He called them up, and told them he needed the shorter one. They told him, the first lift is already on the way. They cancelled the first lift. They worked a deal with him, that he only needed to pay half the shipping on the second lift. Greg Smith is an Awesome Company, to deal with.
Never a problem, with it. When he ordered the first one, it would have been Too High. He called them up, and told them he needed the shorter one. They told him, the first lift is already on the way. They cancelled the first lift. They worked a deal with him, that he only needed to pay half the shipping on the second lift. Greg Smith is an Awesome Company, to deal with.
I have had a 4 post lift in my garage for over 15 years and have never fastened it down. I only use it for stacking 2 cars and only lift it high enough to park my Corvette under. My opinion is a 2 post is good for working on cars and a 4 post is good for stacking cars, I know you can work on cars on a 4 post lift but if you are working on the suspension a 2 post would be better suited.
I would not work on a car the way I work on a car under a 4 post not fastened.
Junkman 104
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I bought a 4 post 9,000lb extra long and wide from Greg Smith Equipment in Atlanta. It has been 8 years trouble free, I use it every day in my shop.
I looked at Advantage Lifts this morning, VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!!! And they have a dealer in southern Missouri!!!!!!My 4 Post 9,000 lb. Advantage Lift, is Not fastened to the floor. Never moves, never wiggles.
Bought a 4 post Rotary in 2002 and it has been the best piece of shop equipment I've ever owned....
Not fastened and I have c/o transmissions, gas tanks and rear ends, etc with lotsa pulling and pushing and never
a hint of movement......
Bought a a 4 post Direct Lift about 7 years ago mainly for storage and in about another year or two it will have paid
for itself in storage charges.......
........I will re/re a transmission on the Direct lift soon, no problem.
Not being tied down allows you to move them around and Rotary said you could even move it around with a car on it
(not up of course) but not recommended as it can get away pretty quick with that kind of weight........
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Not fastened and I have c/o transmissions, gas tanks and rear ends, etc with lotsa pulling and pushing and never
a hint of movement......
Bought a a 4 post Direct Lift about 7 years ago mainly for storage and in about another year or two it will have paid
for itself in storage charges.......
........I will re/re a transmission on the Direct lift soon, no problem.Not being tied down allows you to move them around and Rotary said you could even move it around with a car on it
(not up of course) but not recommended as it can get away pretty quick with that kind of weight........
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Fuzz1957
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I bought a used/like new Forward Lift about 4 years ago from privately owned individual. It’s a four post and is made by Rotary Lifts for home use. Don’t have it bolted down and is solid as a rock. Not an ounce of trouble with anything. Always use a lift in a locked position on each post when under it - never between locked positions. I’m 6’4” and can stand under it. Love it and is probably the best investment made for working on vehicles. You will ”learn” to duck your head when going under the rails in and out from under it. If you don’t, you’ll become an astronomer very quickly - by seeing the “stars”. My worst time, I took a knee. No protesting, just stars.
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Hey Bernie, how tall are your ceilings that allow that "stacked" configuration?
I have some 10 foot ceilings in one section of the mancave. The main section is much taller, but that's where I had planned for the two post lift to reside.
Cheers! TomK
I have some 10 foot ceilings in one section of the mancave. The main section is much taller, but that's where I had planned for the two post lift to reside.
Cheers! TomK
Ceilings are 12' high......recommended 14' so I don't use the last latch on either hoist.....
It is possible but that leaves inches to spare........
. I'm 6' 2" and I've lotsa room under either hoist.....and always wear a soft bump hat under there.........
I've done the same thing, Fuzz, many times. If I'm not banging my head, I'm smashing my back, going under. My ceiling is only 10 feet high. I can't get the car up, all the way.
That's fine. I have a nice chair, with wheels. 
When you reach a certain age, your body, tells you, it's time, to stop laying on the ground. Best investment, I ever made.
If I'm not banging my head, I'm smashing my back, going under. My ceiling is only 10 feet high. I can't get the car up, all the way. That's fine. I have a nice chair, with wheels. When you reach a certain age, your body, tells you, it's time, to stop laying on the ground. Best investment, I ever made.