Automotive lift...and suggestions?

[paintball_addiction]

I'm looking into getting a 2 post vehicle lift sometime in the somewhat near future. What I'm wanting to know is does anybody have any recommendations on what brand to purchase? Any experiences good or bad? I know I can buy an Atlas brand lift for $1500-$2000, but I have a feeling you might be getting what you pay for. I'm wondering if it is worth paying a little more for a Rotary or some other brand.

 

[melensdad]

With a 2 post lift make sure you have a reinforced concrete floor, most 2 point lifts that I looked at required a thicker floor thickness under the posts than exist in most pole barns, garages and barns. I ended up with a 4 post lift. Not ideal but it works for me.

Watch out, some of the lifts are made in China. Not sure about the Atlas lift.

 

[jclark]

Rotary. Expensive but worth it.

 

[CountryBoy19]

With a 2 post lift make sure you have a reinforced concrete floor, most 2 point lifts that I looked at required a thicker floor thickness under the posts than exist in most pole barns, garages and barns. I ended up with a 4 post lift. Not ideal but it works for me.

Watch out, some of the lifts are made in China. Not sure about the Atlas lift.

+1 on concrete thickness. You may need to cut a section of floor out and pour a footer under it to ensure that the lift is properly secured. The combination of a focused weight, and an off center weight on the lift with a thinner floor could result in the floor cracking, or worst case scenario, it completely tears free and falls. Both situations would be very bad IMHO.