Backyard Buddy lift
 

Does anyone have one of these lifts or know of anyone that has it. I'm wanting to know pros/cons, etc. They seem to be nicely made lifts.

www.backyardbuddy.com

Charley has one. I think it's nicer than my Eagle 7000XLT. Definitely faster going up. If I had a "re-do" that would be the one I would buy.

Jody

Thanks for replying Jody. I did a search and saw where Charley had one.

Charley...which model do you have? What accessories do you have or recommend (casters,etc)? I'm 6'3" and thought about getting the slightly taller one that has 71 1/2" clearence.

thanks,

I love it. Get the extra height one since you are tall and get 220 volt motor to make it lift faster. Also casters for moving it and a sliding jack that I assume they now sell.

A couple things to remember.
One, the regular height ones require about 11.5' of headroom to clear the ceiling with a car as high as possible.
Two, don't forget garage door clearance issues
Three, none of these where really designed to do major repairs with, they are somewhat wobbly when you really shake them with a car up. I would not use one without it being secured to the floor, just me.
Not all lifts, like everything else are built equally. Don't fall for that "ours is just as good, but cheaper" crap. Research before you buy. I like mine too, for storage, great space saver. :thumbsup:

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I have an old Stinger. I Like the locking system on the Backyard buddy better. Get extra height if you have the room.

thanks for the reply's. Now to start measuring. :D

You know, I'm 6'5" tall, so I got the tall one too. But I've found that I never use it at it's max height anyway. The car is higher than the lift and the top 2-3 stops are just too tall to work on many things.


Jody

What kind of heavy work are you talking about ? Mine is not bolted down and it doesn't worry me.

What are they worth ?