Home Car Lift

Anyone purchased or ever used a portable car scissor lift? Theres a few out there advertised but I wondered how good they are.
Not sure if they lift the car enough to make underside work easier or not. Stability is also worrying as it must be daunting seeing the car balanced on such a rig!!

have seen a few in use, i would say be carefull and make sure has manual locking pins,so cannot lower when in use… if you have the head height for mobile unit, do you not have room for 2 post lift? which gives more access?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/254216695958?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&itemid=254216695958&targetid=909243431449&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9046230&poi=1006545&campaignid=10199419123&mkgroupid=101401892385&rlsatarget=pla-909243431449&abcId=1145983&merchantid=114981732&gclid=CjwKCAjw2uf2BRBpEiwA31VZj285Hmk0rRVGH_au1IKlhzPp9mcUyk5zGo649OqsPgGHIw4_I_uTeBoCuCMQAvD_BwE


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHORT-NARROW-2-POST-LIFT-CAR-VEHICLE-LIFT-RAMP-HOIST-3500KGS-TWO-POST/274149555299?hash=item3fd4963c63:g:wOYAAOSwpfpeR~IO

Some of those things cost more than my brother barterd for a 4 poster that lifts trucks.

Which in his shop gives him room to park one on it and one under it but he has really tall ceilings @ 20 foot.

His Hobby-Shop.

Briano1234 said

Some of those things cost more than my brother barterd for a 4 poster that lifts trucks.

Which in his shop gives him room to park one on it and one under it but he has really tall ceilings @ 20 foot.

His Hobby-Shop.

Welcome to england.. where land is expensive and so are garage tools.

I had one years ago. Not sure it was very portable as it weighed a lot. Access under the full length of the car was tricky as the middle part of the lift was in the way, but you could get to most things pretty well. It didn't look that safe but had locking pins so it couldn't go anywhere. Couldn't stand up under it, but was a lot better than using stands. In the end the hydraulic tank developed a leak so I got rid of it.

Kenneth Cartwright said

Welcome to england.. where land is expensive and so are garage tools.

My Brother has about every car he has ever owned.  He ended up buying a Old Implement Dealerships Building,
where the main shop could get a 16 row combine in.  For folks that aren't farmers that is one big shop, and door….. He has a Waste oil heater for the winter, and folks all over town deliver him their used oil….so it costs him nothing

I thought I had a pic of his 78 Cabriolet Super Beetle on the lift that a 500 pound woman used to drive she has 2 seat belt extenders for it…We wondered how she could shift the car let alone get both cheeks on the seat, and with his VW 23 window parked below it.. Couldn't find it, but I did have the snap of His 37 Packard and the 89 Mercedes on it….   IIRC he got the 4 post for about 800USD a few years back that he barterd a few antique street lamps for, he waited for me to visit Mom and Dad, I live about 700 miles away to help him install it…Dam my luck….

All in all he has more project cars than I care to have, and most are still in pieces save for his vettes, and a few classics… Some of his projects are
58, and 60 AH-Sprites Frog-eyed, a Lotus Elan 70's vintage, a 69 SS Malibu, and a few trucks fro the 50's all Chevrolets…Now that he is retired he doesn't have time… The Joke in his family is that when he dies the obit will say Funeral at 10:30 with Graveside services at 12:00, Auction will start at 3:00pm….  

Yes we both have a love hate thing for cars.

All thats given me food for thought.
Was looking to maybe use it outside of the garage as I don't really have the height yet.
I think I am erring on the leave it alone side.

I saw these in Costco prior to lockdown, and nearly bought a set, but they wouldn't go in the boot. I changed my mind by I got home, but now think maybe…….
https://www.costco.co.uk/Tyres-Automotive/Garage/Trolley-Jacks-Axle-Stands/QuickJack-Portable-Automatic-Car-Lift-System-Jack-1587kg-Capacity-Model-BL-3500SLX/p/315646

You can get a very big trolley jack and axle stands for that kind of money. Maybe for welding, its worth having the car really high up so you can do it comfortably with the mask on. Or bite the bullet and flip it onto the side or upside down.

Yeah tend to agree, Not much advantage over the use of axle stands