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MG TD TF 1500 - Car Lift Follow Up

I'm a happy camper.

Garage door track raised to ceiling.

Mort 50 TD

Lift installed.
Car on ramp.

Mort 50 TD

Car in the sky.

Mort 50 TD

Good solution and nice job. Does it have jacks to be able to raise a wheel?
JE Carroll

Looks great and solid. Is it floor mounted or only balanced?
Mike Fritsch

Mort

How much lateral space does the hoist consume? With the TD raised on the hoist can you park another vehicle underneath with easy access via the garage door?

Graeme
G Evans

Could you post a link to the lift website maybe? Is that a one post movable rack I think you mentioned or is it permanent?
efh Haskell

Looks like great arrangement interested in earlier questions and ? make/model of lift, looks like the answer to my quest
Jon Levine

Nice, Mort... I'm jealous.
I'm hoping my next tool investment will be a bigger jack so I can raise the car 24 inches. Currently all I can do is raise it about 11 1/2 inches, just enough to squeeze under grrrrr....
Geoffrey M Baker

Mort, which manufacturer did you purchase from? I have two single post lifts but the foot on yours is half the size that mine are.

Mike, I'm not sure about Mort's with that very small foot, but the models with a full size foot will balance on their own even when fully loaded. However I would never use one without anchoring it to the concrete, especially in areas prone to earthquakes.

See these links:
http://www.mgnuts.com/garageproject/garageproject1/part9/
http://www.mgnuts.com/autolifts/
Steve Simmons

Mort ,
Very nice! All you need is another one and you can get some more M.G.'s...Looks like you could stack 4 of them in there!
Smart move taking the track to the ceiling...I only raised my door motor...but wish I had done the track also so I normally have to have the door down to use mine.
I am real curious as to make & model as well...not that I have the $$ for a second lift ...but I do have a lotto ticket! LOL If these are movable I could stack a bunch of cars when I hit the big one.
David Sheward 55 TF1500 # 7427

They are not moveable. One company sells a version with wheels, but they are dangerous.
Steve Simmons

If I want to work on the wheels/suspension, my plan is to slide the ramps off the forks and raise the car with the forks. The forks will lift the car by the frame. It will require 4 large blocks of rubber to 1) eliminate metal to metal contact and provide stability and 2) to clear the muffler.

I was leery about the stability of the portable lifts. This one is very solidly anchored into the floor.

There is plenty of room for another car underneath. I pulled one of my cars in but could not open the door because of the lift tower. I backed it in and it was no problem exiting on the clear side.

BTW I pull the TD onto the ramps as you see in the photo above. I then let it drift back until the door clears the tower. I pull the brake and chock the rear wheels.

This brand is made in China and imported by Redline in Texas. There are about a dozen distributor in the US. I got the best overall deal from Merchant 1 Marketing in Greensboro, NC.

He has it listed on eBay but the price was negotiable.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-000-lb-Single-Post-Service-Lift-SP-6K-SS-Free-Shipping/281516768631?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27538%26meid%3Df3571e4b91a547a5932979c733d7d4ea%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D11353%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D281082154771&rt=nc

Mort 50 TD

I'd like one for Xmas & a garage to put it in! Geoff I leave the car on 4 stands while I'm still working on it. Using blocks of timber 12" square & 2" thick & an old garage type jack on 4 rollers I'm able to get it almost 2ft off the ground. This is a great all round working height for both inside & under the car. Added advantage is no flat spots on the tyres. Cheers
Peter TD 5801
P Hehir

Reactivated for Bob McLeod

Due to space limitations I went with a single post lift.
It was installed on the existing 4 inch concrete floor.
It is bolted to the floor and extremely heavy duty and stable. It has a capacity of 6000 pounds. I have had my SUV on it with no problem at all. It does require professional installation.

There is only one correction to the discussion. The ramps are much too heavy to slide off to lift by the frame. To work on the suspension I jacked the car up off the ramp and block it in that position and then lift the ramps/car.

Mort
Mort Resnicoff

Still haven't decided on which lift but in building my house I am specifying 6" reinforced floor, door track to the ceiling and a Liftmaster 8500 side mounted garage door opener.
Bob McLeod TD 5618

Bob, that's a perfect start. Exactly what I did on all counts.
Steve Simmons

I use a 4-Post lift and I'm perfect satisfied with them.
It's a Chinese product and is available in Europe for about 2000 Euro or 2200 US$
It works fine for me.
Cheers,
Guenter


GK Guenter

Is one of the lifts where you drive onto two rails and the car is raised on its wheels worth the expense and effort? Most of the work done on our cars requires a wheel to be removed. Isn't a much better option to buy one of the lifts that has arms that fit under the chassis. A friend of mine has one and my TF was raised on it last week for a general inspection. I could access the entire of the underside and spin/rock each wheel to check for binding brakes and loose joints. I also removed the rear oil seal catcher tank but it was dry! The car appears to know one is fitted and has stopped dripping oil. I have spoken to other owners who have had the same experience.

Jan T
J Targosz

My one is coming with a movable cross member. One can lift the car with a standard hydraulic jack to lift the front axle or the rear axle.
Cheers,
Guenter
GK Guenter

I think this is the one I will go with. With drip pans I can keep the TD up in the air and put another vehicle underneath. https://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Atlas-Garage-Pro-8-000
Bob McLeod TD 5618

Note the warning at the bottom of the Greg Smith Equipment ad. So apparently, according to the State of California, car lifts now cause cancer! <grin>
Lew Palmer

Jan, lifts with ramps are used for both storage and maintenance. So the ramps are needed for storage, and jack trays are used when the wheels need to be hanging. If the lift is to be used only for maintenance then yes, a true work lift would be a better choice.
Steve Simmons

Bob
I bought that same lift about 5 years ago, and have been more than happy with it. One thing that I would suggest though, is to go to O'reilys (sp) Auto Parts and buy 3 or 4 metal drip trays. The ones that come with the lift are flimsy and weak. The ones I bought fit correctly and were only about $11 each. Maybe some of the other suppliers have them also. Also, when letting your lift down, watch all the post, and make sure the safety catches release. I had one instance where I had not pulled the release lever down far enough, and one stayed locked. No fault of the lift, my screw up.

Gary
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