used lift purchase

Grumpy

The Grumpy Grease Monkey mechanical engineer.
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A friend and I went to an estate sale Saturday.
We got a truck(and car) load of parts at a great price.
Part of the sale includes an old 4 post lift.I have no pictures and haven't seen it working.
I can get it very cheap.
There was no brand name on it that we could find.It looks to be in good condition though.
Each post has a large threaded rod from top to bottom to do the lifting.There's a shallow beam between each set of posts at each end with ramps between them.I'm guessing there's a cable or chain drive system inside this part of the lift to connect all 4 posts.It is about 11' wide and 15'long.8'tall where the motor is mounted.Other 3 posts are about 7'tall.
Does anyone recognize this lift?
Hoping to find some info on dis-assembly to move it.
We had a few thousand used,new and nos parts to go thru and spent hours there is why I didn't spend more time on the lift.
It's a good ways from me,so when I do go back I'll get pics of it,but hoping to try to get it then.
Again,I'm hoping someone has any info.I've looked at a lot of them on-line but nothing is it.
Thanks,Mike.
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this is a case where a dozen clear detailed pictures from several angles of the component parts would be almost mandatory

does it have a sticker?? (almost all the better quality lifts will, and most of the import junk won,t
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I can't find anything on this lift!
Here's some pictures---

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I looked over dozens of older auto lifts designs and web sites and my advice would be to NOT buy or use that lift for the simple fact finding any replacement parts will be a challenge, and looking at the design it looks far from sturdy.
I think you can very reasonably assume the company that sold that is no longer in business or supporting it with repair parts.
theres more than a few suppliers of decent auto lifts
some are obviously much better made stronger and in many cases more expensive than others, but the last thing you want too do is save a few hundred dollars and get crushed under a car when it falls! or spend money on a lift that you find theres no replacement parts for,or a lift that may fail in service!
I used 4 12 ton rated jack stands and a couple floor jacks for decades before I purchased a lift and still do use them on occasion as lying on your back under the car,and use of a mechanics creeper makes it much easier to work on a car in some cases


http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/a-car-lift-in-your-shop.98/

http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/under-car-safety.26/

http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...-diy-project-video-well-worth-watching.15647/


http://www.ben-pearson.com/twin-post_1092_c.aspx?pp=0

http://www.mohawklifts.com/wp/

http://www.bendpak.com/

http://www.kwik-lift.com/
 
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