Anyone have a single post lift


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david b

GT Owner
Jun 10, 2010
343
cleveland ohio
There is a lot of discussion about 4 post lifts and lifts in general on the forum. I have a 4 post lift already which I enjoy but due to my garage configuration I know need another lift and I am interested in a single post lift to store a car and drive another underneath for daily driving. Anyone have one? Any recommendations? Also, I have read that there is a bump from the platform that you must drive over and that clearance on your car becomes an issue. Any comments / thoughts would help. Thanks.
 
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HHGT

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david b said:
There is a lot of discussion about 4 post lifts and lifts in general on the forum. I have a 4 post lift already which I enjoy but due to my garage configuration I know need another lift and I am interested in a single post lift to store a car and drive another underneath for daily driving. Anyone have one? Any recommendations? Also, I have read that there is a bump from the platform that you must drive over and that clearance on your car becomes an issue. Any comments / thoughts would help. Thanks.
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I saw one installed in a buddy's garage in Del Mar CA. He had the same concerns with clearance. He hired a guy that came in and cut the 4" garage concrete floor and had a new recessed footing and floor poured. After the final anchoring and install it was flush with the rest garage. It looked very nice actually.
 
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teej

GT Owner
Jan 12, 2010
95
West Los Angeles
HHGT said:
I saw one installed in a buddy's garage in Del Mar CA. He had the same concerns with clearance. He hired a guy that came in and cut the 4" garage concrete floor and had a new recessed footing and floor poured. After the final anchoring and install it was flush with the rest garage. It looked very nice actually.
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I'd love to know more about that if possible. I just picked up another car (have 5 now) and only a double garage so I've got cars distributed around at various places to keep the, out of the weather. I have to do some construction to put any sort of lift in though a single post would be the easiest...but it only partially solves my problem so I have been leaning towards getting a commercial property to store the cars, but keeping an extra one at home would be nice.
 
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robt777

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Jun 28, 2010
73
Florida & Ohio
Here's another style to consider. http://www.hardingsteel.com/carlifts.shtml
 
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HHGT

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teej said:
I'd love to know more about that if possible. I just picked up another car (have 5 now) and only a double garage so I've got cars distributed around at various places to keep the, out of the weather. I have to do some construction to put any sort of lift in though a single post would be the easiest...but it only partially solves my problem so I have been leaning towards getting a commercial property to store the cars, but keeping an extra one at home would be nice.
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I sent the owner an email to see if he has pictures. He's on the road quite a bit, I'll post when he responds.
 
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financialman

GT Owner
Nov 22, 2010
12
I have a single post lift, it is a BendPak PL-6SP, nice lift that I have had no trouble with since it was new in late 2006. The only car I have ever had trouble driving over the bottom support is my 355, but it is only inches from the ground, by far the lowest car I have ever owned. I use a one inch thick piece of plywood if that car is on the bottom. All other cars roll over no problem, GT, 430, Corvette, 360.
It really is a space saver if you need that which I do.
 
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