Hope this is in the wright place on this forum.....Without getting crazy, I am looking to get a 4 post lift, what is a good one. Would like to stay away from China, but? Anyway, my friend has one and it seems nice, and the big plus is that he can move it, so it is not fixed to the floor! They are all confusing when looking on the internet, so I hope for advise here.
I love my Backyard Buddy made in Ohio. Picked it up with my F150 and 18 ft open trailer.
A friend and I put it together in a day with no problem.
Check Advantage lifts......great 4 post and accessories
advantagelifts.com
Advantage Lifts are great if you want all the bells and whistles... my father has one and its a pretty incredible thing in terms of build quality.
That said, just throwing this out there...but theres nothing wrong with the typical chinese lift.....and most of the lifts you are going to buy (with very few exceptions) are going to be coming from China regardless of the extensive marketing attempts by the part of these lift companies to make you think otherwise.
The Chinese stuff certainly serves a purpose and works fine....there ARE different levels of quality and features from these international products also.
Kind regards,
Vern
I have a Nussbaum 2 post at my home shop and a Nussbaum scissor lift at my work shop. There made in Germany and have a factory in NC. They make 4 post lifts. Probably more expensive but I'm happy with them.
I have been very happy with my Direct Lift Propark 8000.
Been using it for about 9 years now.
Quote from: hertzdonut on December 23, 2023, 12:42:06 PM
I love my Backyard Buddy made in Ohio. Picked it up with my F150 and 18 ft open trailer.
A friend and I put it together in a day with no problem.
Here's my experience with Backyard Buddy. I called and priced out a 4 post lift, including deck filler panels and installation. Total price was over $8000. The salesman said he throw in a $400 air jack for free.
Two days later, with credit card ready, I called the same sales guy's extension number. A different salesman answered. He said "no way" and raised the price by $1000 and retracted the free air jack. A $1,400 increase.
I called Bendpak and ordered a PL6000DC parking lift for less money. Very pleased so far.
My lift is from Forward Lift. I bought the 9K pound version because I wanted to be able to pick up my F250 if desired.
https://www.eautotools.com/FP9K-DX-XL-9-000lb-capacity-Storage-Service-Lift-p/fp9k-dx-xlt.htm
Link to brochure on this particular lift:
https://www.forwardlift.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Forward-EFP9-Cutsheet.2022.12.pdf
I've had mu Advantage lift for about 6 years and am very pleased with it. I bought the 9000 XLT which my Shelby resides on. It is extra wide, long and tall (I don't have to worry about bumping my head). If you want to move it about I recommend 120V pump. It is a little slower but you probably have 120V outlets everywhere VS 240V outlets. Backyard Buddy lifts are owned by Advantage Lifts and if they haven't changed the Backyard Buddy is quite a bit lighter built than the Advantage Lift. I have had my F250 Super Duty crew cab and my son's F350 crew cab trucks on the lift without a problem.
TOB
no matter what you buy make sure there are parts available to repair it. some of the catalog/ over seas lifts have very little in support after the sale . seals /pumps do not all interchange
You can go to this place and read up on a lot of different lifts. this is where I got my lift and I love it.
https://shopequipmentlift.com/
You can also read up about lifts at the Automotive Lift Institute here:
https://www.autolift.org/
Roy
PS. When I called about ordering my lift the owner of the place talked me out of the lift I was going to buy which was $2400. And he said that for my vehicles, I didn't need that 1 I needed the one that cost
$1700 at the time. how many companies would be that honest to turn down $700 on the sale just to get you what you really needed..!!!
Quote from: TA Coupe on December 23, 2023, 11:29:13 PM
PS. When I called about ordering my lift the owner of the place talked me out of the lift I was going to buy which was $2400. And he said that for my vehicles, I didn't need that 1 I needed the one that cost
$1700 at the time. how many companies would be that honest to turn down $700 on the sale just to get you what you really needed..!!!
Or he didn't have the $2400 one in stock or in actuality he makes more profit selling the $1700 (if it costs him 1200 he makes 5) one rather than the $2400 one (if it costs him 2 grand he only makes 400).
He was being a good guy as the $2400 one wasn't good for small low to the ground cars of which I have 6 and was still able to handle the biggest which is my Supercab Lightning. Bought it in 2014 for the first shop I leased then moved to a larger one and now in the garage I had built. Still working like a charm.
Roy
Just to clarify:
Advantage Lifts are also made in china! :(
Scott.
Almost (if not all) storage lifts are made in China. Actually very few lifts of any type are still made in USA! I have seen many cases where the vendor goes out of business, then you can't find any parts down the road. In fact sometimes you can't get parts if something is wrong when they are brand new!! (I was in the automotive equipment business for 30+ years fwiw)
So definitely buy from a company that has been around for awhile.
Bend Pak always seemed to have decent customer service, parts availability etc as far as storage lifts go.
I agree with you to a degree. Most lift parts are made in China. Some companies assemble those parts in the USA, while others leave most or all of the assembly to the Chinese.