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Rambo Approves of the "new shop" ~ and say's Hello with a Wave!
(The pretty girls at the coffee stand love that trick )

HERE WE GO!

SRCraftsman2 wrote:

Dan:

If you have a chance could you post a picture of the underneath of the Hudson as it is on the lift. I am interested in the lift position not the pan of the Hudson.

I have considered a mid-range lift but I have not seen pictures of the amount of access under the middle of a car. It would seem that it is quite congested and you only have good access around the perimeter.

Even on the Garage journal forum, where there is detailed reasons why one lift is better than another, they do not discuss the access for things like oil changes and exhaust work using a scissor type lift.

Thanks
Pat

Pat,

NP - I'll take some tonight.

I was crawling around under it last night and looks like you can get to all the drains. Other than clutch or transmission work - I think I can do pretty much anything else.

The rear differential is completely accessible, oil pan, exhaust, driveshafts, front suspension, steering etc..

Obviously this type of lift is limited - it reminds me a lot of the single pole service station type lifts...when the car is on it you can "move" it a little, but it ain't going anywhere!

Since my pad is cracked and I don't trust the thickness I think this type of lift is a good starter... 6000lb capacity, no worries about concrete thickness and it's portable - so I can use it in the paint area too!

I didn't want to take the time and expense of pouring footings for a 2 or 4 post lift for this shop as I only plan on being in this house for a couple of more years before I sell.

In fact I can see in the future having a BIG shop with a 4 post lift, 2 post lift and this mid-rise...why not have it all? :p