Review of the Automotech AS-7251 mobile single post vehicle lift

This video is my view of the Automotech portable single post lift after 3 months use.
For the full details on the lift, see www.automotechservices.co.uk/...
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:25 Why I purchased this?
01:27 Pad extensions
03:00 Why Automotech?
03:42 Delivery & assembly
05:58 Extras
06:38 Moving it
07:34 Specs
08:17 Price
08:46 Ramps
09:06 Lifting arms
10:23 Lifting a vehicle
12:33 Moving it
13:05 Conclusion

[@AnkoWillie]

Great video... it really helps us understand and percieve it well. Had never seen one so i'm glad i watched this video. Will consider one of these.

[@TOMRYANLUKE]

God Bless you and thank you for this video.

[@neilreading990]

yes this was a really useful video, Ive been looking at buying one of these and wasn't sure if they were stable, But thanks to your review I can see they are. Thank you

[@Flussig1]

Best and most informative lift review out there, thumbs up from me !

[@GoGreenAutos]

Thanks

[@user-ee3si6pk7s]

Nice video, very helpful. Thank you. Just to let you know, they are not “handles”, but safety guards. They are there to make sure you don’t lower the lifting arms onto somebody’s foot. Please be extra careful if you have removed them.

[@AlexTheGrumpyOne]

Well done with the video. I got myself a 2 post h base lift from them and so far its great. Ive done a review and installation video on my one as well.

[@drewsquickfix]

Great video review cheers!

[@jacobbaker1921]

Thanks for the review, there are several vids on this lift just by a different manufacturer name

[@jeffalvich9434]

Thank you for a very direct and concise review!

[@GoGreenAutos]

My pleasure

[@johnfaulkner6776]

Fabulous bit of kit! Amazed at stability on such a modest footprint. Seems astonishingly well priced too. When will you be doing servicing and saving me a trip to Swindon?

[@daviduden5043]

Well, based on this excellent review, and the fact that I already have an Automotech AS-6745P, 4 poster hoist which is very good quality, I decided to buy one of these as well. I can confirm exactly what is described in this review. Everything lined up, everything needed was in the kit, there were no screws missing and it works perfectly. I can confirm though that the component sections are very, very, heavy and we had the luxury of a fork lift on site, but without one I think you would require 4 people and need to be very careful when moving parts about. Following the advice in the video, I bought oil and cable in advance and I think the entire job from unpacking it from its transit frame to testing took about five hours, but if you had to do it again you could do it in about three hours. I have now bought four car skates and an engine hoist from Automotech as cannot find better value anywhere. The only thing about them is they are a nightmare to get on the phone, blaming Covid and staff shortages, but if I had not bought from them before, I may have not bought due to the contact issues, although I can confirm they are a good, genuine firm and think this equipment is brilliant quality and great value for money. Happy with the results.

[@GoGreenAutos]

I built ours with just myself & my father with no forklift or lifting equipment apart from a couple of trolley jacks, ratchet straps and old pallets. It took all day, but we got there with no trips to the hospital. Never again though.

[@antonispetrou4472]

Thanks mate!!! Just decided the lift I'm going to buy. 2 post was big and had to screw it on the floor. Scissor lift had not enough lifting height, only 100cm to 110cm most. This single post looks ideal. The reason I buy it is because I own six cars, wife and daughters 3, so I got tired changing oil and filters with a floor jack. Should have done this long time ago.... Again, a big thanks for your time sharing this review.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Glad it helped. 2.5 years on and I'm still please and impressed with this lift.

[@johnmcknight9639]

Great video/ helpful.👍

[@GoGreenAutos]

Thank you

[@ll-rb7or]

Good video, cheers!

[@alan2804]

Excellent review and what a great little lift! I was very pleased to see you actually lift a vehicle as part of the review, i was almost giving up until it happened near the end of the video, so well done! Just the thing for diy car enthusiasts to work safely on our vehicles. Presumably you can use this outside depending on wind conditions, or do they state this isn’t allowed?

[@DIY_PROFESSIONAL]

Thanks a lot for the information . I just bought one and I am about to assemble it...I will try to make a video and post it on my channel also! Hopefully everything goes well. 🙏

[@GoGreenAutos]

Glad I never made a video when I assembled mine. Trying to lift up that main beam with pallets and bits of wood was a accident waiting to happen. A forklift would have made it easy, but don't have one.

[@df033153]

I bought a single post lift after moving from a building I owned that had a 10,000 pound capacity drive on lift. The single post is good in small shops for sure. The only issue I had with it was once I had the column get stuck, it wouldn't lower. It was because I had the car a little too much to the front when I lifted it. It's a bit hard to tell where the center of gravity is on a car as you position the lift under it. I bought 4 high lift jack stand thinking that I would put the car on them and remove the lift because much of the work I do involves rust repair and having the car on the lift has the lift in the way some times so getting it out from under is good. I got the car to go down after I figured out that it was wedging by putting a number of bays of coal in it to shift the weight to the rear and that made it no longer wedged and it came down. Good luck with your business!

[@ASCOAL]

good job thank you

[@spencerrump248]

great video, i just bought one (canada) should be here in a few weeks

[@fitpastprime8543]

did you get from canadian supplyer im near vancouver

[@spencerrump248]

@@fitpastprime8543 hey man, yes I did. I got mine from Daytona up here in Ontario. It's a great lift for doing cars and light trucks, I haven't had any issues with mine and have been using it almost daily.

[@martinS-vn3wy]

Hi, I have a 2 post lift from Automotech, remarkable quality for the price. Also have one of their tyre machines, engine crane, coil spring press and other bits and bobs from them. Have had tyre changer for about five years now, and no problems at all. Where else could you kit out a workshop for such a great price?

[@thetruth7633]

It works like an elevator guide rail, the forces are put on the pit floor and not on the brackets on the shaft wall.

[@a4nic8er]

Thank you for taking the time to make this review. Must say I'm getting annoyed by the high number of interruptions by adverts (1 at the beginning and 3 interruptions in this 13.5 minute video) that are being shoved at us now since Google bought KZbin.

[@amojak]

the video owner can turn off adverts if they are not monetising it.

[@paulthompson1654]

Some 2 post lifts are portable enough to shift when not using . These can carry say 500kgs more and does not interfere with under floor area as much . But really depends on what your doing . A portable unit needs a clean level surface . I almost bought a single post . This unit is a good one .

[@BikerBassPlayer]

Hi, great video, just curious how you got on with moving this to the other location in the trailer? Just as I am planning on trying to move mine to another location without disassembling it, was it difficuilt to load on to the trailer? Did you have to winch it on? Thanks

[@GoGreenAutos]

Yes it was a bit of a challenge and am about to repeat the process again in a month or two time. Yes had to winch it on the to the trailer with a manual winch, pulling off the towbar.

[@mmark300]

How tall are the base stands that the car has to drive over? They seem pretty high and wonder if lowered cars could get over them.

[@GoGreenAutos]

They're 11cm tall. Personally I always move the lift up to a vehicle. It is so manoeuvrable, it easier to do it this way. You'll be moving it slightly anyway most of the time if you drove over it.

[@MikesMercsandothercars]

Thanks for the informative review - If I swung by your garage, could I try plugging your mobile lift into my ecoflow delta battery to see if this lift would work with my battery? I cant see why it wouldn't as I manage to run a mig welder from the ecoflow delta battery. I have no power in my garage and would really like to see if this works before buying one. Thanks. Mike in Bristol.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Sure, no problem. Do call or email first as not always in. www.gogreenautos.co.uk/contact

[@gunyvw8761]

this is very nice... for the US interests... 1800 pounds price.. about 2500 dollars... lifts 1755 mm about. 5.75 ft/inches... 2500kg lift weight of about 5500 lbs.

[@drcornelius8275]

2350 pounds now

[@ME-xl6ey]

Could you use this as a storage lift? Pull another car under a lifted one ? Use the ramps for the arms.

[@GoGreenAutos]

I can't see why not. The only issue could be the height. Because you're lifting the car from the body, the wheels hang on the suspension which would reduce the clearance for the car underneath.

[@adamwoods9096]

Hi...an excellent vid, thank you. I'm trying to work out a way to store motorcycles, and found thus manufacturers motorcycle lift, which is also a big bit of kit, and has to be bolted to the floor. With a suitable steel plate on the platform, do you think this would store a couple of motorbikes.... With 2 more underneath??

[@GoGreenAutos]

Yes, easily.

[@rollthetape88]

what type of oil?

[@_flexxx_]

So could I use this in my driveway which is level and flat with out worry that say if some wind picks up.... I dont have to worry about it coming over do i?

[@GoGreenAutos]

There is no way the wind will blow it over!

[@dazt103]

I wish i had seen this before i bought mine.. It isn't all that more expensive than the lift I have. But mine is smaller, doesn't raise as high. It's manually operated and the gearing means it takes forever to operate up / down....

[@GoGreenAutos]

What do you have then?

[@dazt103]

@@GoGreenAutos I forget the make now. I bought it over 5yrs ago. It's works like a scissor lift. It's from Germany. Over £1200 at the time. It arrived in a kit. When I started to build it I soon realised that parts were missing. I got it sorted in the end but a lot of hassle. It seemed like a good idea at the time. 🙄

[@adrianmolm715]

How much was it and the shipping prices? What model is it, and where did you get it?

[@GoGreenAutos]

Link in the video description

[@bernardmauge8613]

I have the same exact lift and feel I need to add a comment. If you have a low ground clearance car like a Porsche, there is no way the front spoiler will clear the pedestal tube. I will come in contact with the tube period. I had to build a ramp to allow the front of the car to clear before the front wheel start lifting the whole car. If you try to push a 3000lbs car onto the ramp good luck, and if you drive the car over the tube this is when disaster will strike, ask me how I know. The other neat thing about this design is you cant open the driver side door while you go over the pedestal because of the vertical post, unless you decide to back it in(not a good idea. Other thing to mention is that the two front and rear wheels on the driver side always clear the pedestal so the car goes on the ramp with a tilt because the two front wheels are not level to each other, which make things interesting with all kinds of scrapping sounds underneath. Once the 2 front wheels clear the pedestal, the car comes down and remains level. The way to remedy the fun factor or going over the pedestal would be 2 long aluminum ramps slightly wider than your tire and then drive the car over the pedestal smoothly. I insist on using aluminium because once the car is up you will walk around underneath looking up and fall on your face when your foot comes in contact with the ramp. So they need to be removed and put away as soon as the car is up. Other than that it works ok. Last thing when you torque bolts or crack bolts the whole car shakes and dip a little bit to make things more interesting.

[@NickKerkwijk]

Cant you just push the lift to the car to avoid these problems?

[@richardgrant1045]

Hi, is that a 13amp normal plug on the lift? I was told I'd need a 16amp blue commando socket and plug.

[@GoGreenAutos]

Yes it is. I wasn't told this! Anyway, just looked at the motor is rated as 14amp. I've been using for 4 months without any problems. So yes, probably pushing it through a 13amp plug, but not my much. Its not like its going up and down all day. I only use it about 3 times a week.

[@richardgrant1045]

I've just bought the battery version of the single post lift. It charges from a supplied 13amp plug. :)

[@DaveMcLain]

I bet that tag is wrong and it uses 14 amps on 110 volts like we have here in the US. There in the UK it probably only draws about 7 amps max. I'm thinking about getting one of these to use in my home workshop. Thank you for doing a nice thorough review.

[@dopiaza2006]

@@DaveMcLain Looks like the motor is rated at 2.2kW so should be fine on a 13 amp socket - but power factor may come into that.

[@DaveMcLain]

@@dopiaza2006 Just to see I ran my lift through my kill-a-watt this morning. I had 121.7 volts. Running the lift drew 13.5 amps continuous. 1243 watts.

[@Mikej0h]

Would this lift also be capable of lifting a BMW 5 series or Tesla Model S? By weight it should easily, but I'm concerned about the width...

[@GoGreenAutos]

I have lifted my Tesla Model S with it.

[@GoGreenAutos]

I had forgot, I made a video on lifting a Model S, see kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqmqlHaln56VY5Y

[@greatswagga3278]

So what do you do if you have to drop the whole engine and cradle, transmission, drive shaft?

[@GoGreenAutos]

I only work on EVs, so they have none of those! But its not the lift you'd want for that sort of work due to the cross beam.

[@greatswagga3278]

@@GoGreenAutos agreed.

[@builtyankeegirl]

Just got a AMGO SL 7000# for $4900 including the $600 delivery charge and it's exactly like this one. 15 amp on 110 volt. I love it and just keep the oil line from the bottom of the cylinder safe from the weight of the post while it's horizontal, it will crush the black oil line if you expose it, tape it from getting under it before raising the tower upright.

[@jochoa72jv]

Is the center bar a problem to get to gas tanks

[@GoGreenAutos]

No, not at all.

[@jochoa72jv]

Thanks love the video

[@xtremeautosoundelectronics2067]

How about driveshaft/gearbox/transfer/transmission work on rwd cars? Is the bar a problem?

[@thebigboy7562]

Can you bolt it into the ground for extra safety?

[@GoGreenAutos]

No, not on the mobile version. I'm sure they do a fixed single post lift though.

[@zakiramjan9822]

Weld on some brackets

[@fireyourrocketts]

Found a similar one in amazon, unfortunately here in the States that thing is over 5K US dollars which made me actually laugh hard when I saw the price; it would be what I need but I guess will have to go with the fixed ones

[@GoGreenAutos]

There must be someone importing these into the US. Amazon isn't the right place to look.

[@buddhudd1054]

Would drive me mad falling across them big legs . Nice for doing brake and suspension work . Exhaust , gearbox work , would be difficult....

[@GoGreenAutos]

Ah, but the vehicles I work on don't have exhausts, gearboxes or fuel tanks. Being able to move the lift around has such an advantage.

[@kevmitch4992]

Me:Doesn't look safe . Earthquake: ur negative energy will keep you stagnant my friend

[@robertwiller4456]

Can you move the lift after raising a vehicle?

[@GoGreenAutos]

Yes, but would be very heavy and if your floor was utterly smooth, it probably isn't going anywhere.

[@herohoistsaustralia4502]

@@GoGreenAutos It's NOT designed as a car transport system, or a transpoert system for anything else either - and to suggest it is - is quite frankly crazy... It's NOT designed by the guys you bought it from - but apart from those cuppla mistakes - nice, instructive video… We've designed some special UTV Arms for it here in Oz - and the've proven very popular for smaller chassis / exotic cars too... :)

[@evolad2463]

what if the car is front heavy ?

[@GoGreenAutos]

Its coped with everything I've tried.

[@missionDan]

Its £500 more only 18months later, thats a jump, but why build it to only 1755 high?? Thats mental, why they didnt make it to clear 1900mm so an average guy can stand up is beyond me completely

[@user-fv7ng1mr7n]

Привет.сколько стоит?

[@GoGreenAutos]

I paid £1800+VAT in the UK. Covered in the video at 8:17.

[@user-fv7ng1mr7n]

@@GoGreenAutos 👍✌️🤝 Я из Белоруссии, спасибо за ответ

[@PhantomMark]

Shame it is now £600 more for the same item, and for that reason no longer a contender.

[@GoGreenAutos]

I've just sold this only a fortnight ago. I see there's another used one on FB Marketplace.

[@123mijas]

No idea I fell asleep 3 mins into ,Nigel should do bed time stories wot a bore

[@davidarmstrong2798]

Can find one for the price you paid