I am getting too crippled to be crawling around on my knees servicing my lawn mower. My thinking is a two post 4Ton car lift would be a good solution. Also for pressure washing the decks. Changing the tires and such. Are there things to look out for in one or are they pretty standard in their design? I would locate it in my shop so I could also use it to lift machines I am building. A firewood processor is in the works now and I can see some things might be easier to do if I could lift it and get under it.
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Check the required foundation. I've seen a few where they cut out the floor to pour a base for them.*** I always wanted a welding stinger that looked like the north end of a south bound chicken. Often my welds look like somebody pointed the wrong end of a chicken at the joint and squeezed until something came out. Might as well look the part.
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A 4 ton lift is not going to take too thick of a floor to install it on my 10 ton only required 4" of concrete as it's base. It had to have a certain margin of cement between the hold down holes and the edges of the cement.
I did not want anything on the ground to drive over so all my hyds and cables are overhead.
You can probably find a 4 ton lift that is portable.
THANX RICHPeople say I'm getting crankier as I get older. That's not it. I just find I enjoy annoying people a lot more now. Especially younger people!!!
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Originally posted by Noitoen View PostYou could get something like this:Location: The Black Forest in Germany
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Originally posted by Black Forest View Post
That is not heavy duty enough for my lawn mower. It is only rated for 2500kg. And I think I will buy something made in Germany! I am not sure how good the Chinese are at welding.Helder Ferreira
Setubal, Portugal
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Originally posted by Noitoen View Post
I didn't mean buying that one. It's just the concept of being portable. I've seen one heavy duty for trucks that had 4 remote synchronized battery operated posts that you move to the truck and lift it. When not in use, park it in the corner.Location: The Black Forest in Germany
How to become a millionaire: Start out with 10 million and take up machining as a hobby!
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