2-post lifts to stay away from?

[Moose]

well thanks to this thread, I stepped back from buying one from greg smith equiment.

Ended up getting a rotary SPOA9. I was talking to a friend, and he had a friend that was selling the rotary out of his commercial shop. He needed it gone so he could get a 4 post for alignments.

picked it up for 900$. its a year and half old. SCORE!

[GregWeld]

Perfect!!!

[wiedemab]

Originally Posted by Moose

well thanks to this thread, I stepped back from buying one from greg smith equiment.

Ended up getting a rotary SPOA9. I was talking to a friend, and he had a friend that was selling the rotary out of his commercial shop. He needed it gone so he could get a 4 post for alignments.

picked it up for 900$. its a year and half old. SCORE!

That's what I'm talking about.... I love my SPOA10!

[sniper]

Originally Posted by Moose

Ended up getting a rotary SPOA9. I was talking to a friend, and he had a friend that was selling the rotary out of his commercial shop. He needed it gone so he could get a 4 post for alignments.

picked it up for 900$. its a year and half old. SCORE!

that's a really good deal.

I purchased 3 used Rotary lifts for $1050 each. They all are all about 6 years old. I recently had the cylinders rebuilt on one of them for about $300 for the pair.

The peace of mind of a good lift is worth it.

[Ketzer]

I've got a BendPak. Has worked flawless and seems very well made. I looked for over a year to try and catch one of those nice used deals you guys are finding everywhere now. Finally gave up and bought new. I agree it is the most handy tool in the shop!

Some comparison stuff...
http://www.bendpak.com/a-study-in-li...ft-Comparison/



Jeff-

[SSLance]

Originally Posted by Ketzer

I've got a BendPak. Has worked flawless and seems very well made. I looked for over a year to try and catch one of those nice used deals you guys are finding everywhere now. Finally gave up and bought new. I agree it is the most handy tool in the shop!

Some comparison stuff...
http://www.bendpak.com/a-study-in-li...ft-Comparison/



Jeff-

Pretty sure that is the same comparison article I read...before I decided to purchase my Atlas from Greg Smith Equipment.

My Atlas looks very similar in construction to the Bendpak BTW, nearly identical.

And regarding replacement parts for my Chinese made lift...the distributor is in Indiana and stocks everything you could possibly need for them.

Nothing wrong with a Rotary though, they are a good lift too and it sounds like someone found a pretty good deal on one above.

[INTMD8]

I've owned an asymmetrical BendPak for about 9 years now. Never once a problem with it.

I think they are made overseas now, not sure if they were when I bought mine.

I've known a few guys with off brand Chinese lifts and they seem to be a bit less reliable. (problems with pulleys and cables/etc).

And as mentioned, get low profile arms. One of the lifts at the shop I work at was ordered without them and it can be a real pain in the ass.

[Revved]

I've been pretty happy with my Asymetrical 10k Bendpack- it's a year old now. I've worked on Rotary my whole life before now so I'm spoiled. Its clunky, it's loud but I haven't had any issues with it. And it was nearly $1500 cheaper than the comparable Rotary at the time.

[TheJDMan]

Summit Racing sells the entire Bendpack line of 2 post lifts.