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MG TD TF 1500 - Car Lift Follow Up
| I'm a happy camper. Garage door track raised to ceiling. 
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| Mort 50 TD |
| Lift installed. Car on ramp. 
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| Mort 50 TD |
Car in the sky.
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| 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 
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| 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 |
This thread was discussed on 18/12/2014
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