STRATUS OPEN CENTER PORTABLE MID RISE LIFT

[@robdavidson43]

Great video, thx for sharing!

[@cameronearnshaw2259]

Great video, thank you! Just ordered an AutoKato lift, which looks to be nearly identical to yours.

[@cameronearnshaw2259]

I did order the AutoKato. The lift itself looks identical to the Stratus, but the control panel has some minor differences. Mine has worked well for me, but when ambient temperature is over 100F (I'm in Arizona) the thermal circuit breakers in the control unit sometimes trip. Once they cool down the lift works again, but the first time it happened I was a little freaked out that I wouldn't be able to get the car off the lift. In the two years I've owned it I've done a complete car restoration including engine and transmission replacement and the lift has been invaluable. I am able to drop the engine/transmission out the bottom of the car as a unit, which the open center design makes possible.

[@ForwardMomentum]

Just received my MSOC80E and I found this video quite helpful. Hardest part was getting the 1300lb lift off the pallet! That sucked! Thank you for the tips!

[@AndreychukAndrey]

How you liking it?

[@ForwardMomentum]

Andrey Andreychuk I am still in the set-up phase. Need to grab a 20A plug and put the fluid in, then I’ll be ready to lift my car. I assume you still like yours? Thx again.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

@@ForwardMomentum Yep still use. My favorite thing in the garage. Well worth it. Let me know how your goes after set up.

[@ForwardMomentum]

Andrey Andreychuk I loved it until the passenger side safety lock bent when my 3700lb car was going to a locked position. The bar also dimpled from the force. My car was stuck up on the lift as a result. I had to get creative and manually lift the safety arm since it was now bowed. I still cannot believe this. So scary. My car almost dumped off the lift! I’ll take it up with Stratus tomorrow. 😡

[@AndreychukAndrey]

@@ForwardMomentum Oh wow that's sucks, and scary. Please keep me updated, thanks.

[@fastturbo7150]

If you have a floor jack use that to raise the car slightly so you can use the rubber blocks from the start

[@scoopevo8310]

I need this in my life

[@Globe2274]

Random parts just falling loose on delivery....priceless!

[@buzzerd48]

Like the video...question Andre...I have same lift. When I put down on locks, then press lower button it only goes up maybe 1 second then cuts out. The only way I can get off lock position is to press up until it clears lock, then press down. Seems you just press down, it goes up then down.

[@buzzerd48]

Another thing I have run into...on the way up, right side is ahead if left. They don't click together, and even worse, when I push down the left side drops about 3 to 4 inches and car goes down crooked all the way. The higher it goes, the more uneven the two sides get. Very dangerous. Any thoughts??

[@AndreychukAndrey]

There is an adjuster on the unit for the locks to release when you press down

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Yes when you press down the lift will go up to release the locks and start lowering. If one lock does not release the lift will lower only one side and the car can slide off. You have to watch out. You have to listen for both locks to release.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

I think in the manual it says to bleed the air is to go couple times all the way up and down couple times.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

The adjustment is on the council.

[@richolson1515]

Thanks for uploading the video.

[@willhoggard645]

Thanks for sharing good video

[@BobbyDD21]

For the electrical connections coming out of the lift that you plugged into the console (white connectors), are those for the electric safety lock?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Sorry not sure.

[@rudykay5618]

Where did you find the information to adjust the down rates any information would be appreciated

[@AndreychukAndrey]

It's in the instructions but unfortunately I don't have them. You can contact the company and they should send it to you.

[@nestorautorepair]

Best video and scissor jack I seen I will order me one today thanks bro I sub

[@olymes808]

😂😂😂😂 you are A Liar 🤥 😂

[@bigytv8392]

As you've owned this lift for quite some time now do you have any regrets? What are the best projects you personally tackle with this lift?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

@@bigytv8392 I sold the lift. But had no issues when I owned it.

[@AutoDiag_]

Whats minimal height u have to lift before first safety lock engage? Thanks

[@AndreychukAndrey]

23in.

[@CCROSS5882]

NICE, YOU COULD CHANGE THOSE RAFTER HEIGHTS JUST WHERE YOU NEED MORE HEIGHT IF YOU OWN THE GARAGE. THANKS I AM GETTING ONE OF THOSE LIFTS JUST PREPARING FOR IT FOR IT. DOING BRAKES WILL BE A PIECE OF CAKE, I LIKE THE OPEN CENTER IS CASE I NEED TO DO TRANSMISSION WORK.

[@pinta920]

Hello I don't know if you are going to answer back I want to get a stratus mid rise lift I'm confused on the control until 110v plc or the non 110v plc I don't know witch one to pick is your lift a 110v plc or non 110v plc hope you answer me back thanks

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Can you please send me the link for the 2 lifts.

[@maksimstarik6194]

Hi Andrey. I was going to ask you ,do run same hydraulic oil in your scissor lift from Home Depot AW ISO 32 under Power Care label since you post clip ? Or you change hydraulic oil viscosity for Summer?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

I keep the fluid the same. I don't change.

[@feildcar4578]

I really wish a manufacturer would make a two post for outdoor use.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

This could be moved outside. But ya you will have to drag it back to the garage. Maxjax makes a portable 2 post. I attached a link a guy using it outdoors. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZDUeYyKfLuYsLs

[@phillipkelley3513]

Hello, I see that this video was made in Jan 2020. Have you had any problems with your lift since the video was made? Thanks.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

No problems.

[@phillipkelley3513]

Awesome! Thank you.

[@oldschoolcars3318]

Thank you for your video and your work to make it happen. Its been nearly a year now and I am of course wondering how it is holding up and if you ever put the pickup on it?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Still use it. I do have a video with a pickup on it.

[@maksimstarik6194]

Hi Andrey . I was going to ask is lift have any leaks . At hydraulic block and fluid reservoir and at hydraulic hose that connected ram at banjo fitting ?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Yes I put a pickup on it. Please check out my other videos.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Nothing leak.

[@mihalym.6876]

Hi, thank you for the post. I have couple question regarding the usage. How do yo move under the lift? Using adjustable rolling chair? I think the rolling crib can not be used because of the cross metal tubes. How unconvenient the two tubes connecting the sides regarding the movements under the car? Have you removed a transmission or a full exhaust? In case of the transmission with trasfer case (about 200kg is it possibe to move the transmission jack over the cross metal tubes without difficulties? These two metal tubes are my primary concern regarding the usage of these type of lifts.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

I have a video removing a transmission on a chevy malibu using this lift. I did do exhaust on it and the 2 bars did not really botherd me. You can always place a plywood on the metal bars. Also I removed subframe with no issues.

[@joeishere500]

,, sure why not

[@nampham8101]

On their site it seems to only said ship to commercial address only. Did you have to jack it in by yourself? Or the liftgate service brought it into the garage for you? Did you have to run a dedicated circuit for it? What's the amp draw required? Would love to see this lift the big truck. 8K capacity is pretty nice.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

If you message them and tell them you found this video on KZbin and please post a link of the video, they should be able to do something about shipping to residential address. For me they used roadrunner transportation. The driver stopped at the end of the driveway and he was nice enough to pallet it jack to the garage. I have a 20amp breaker in the garage I was able to plug it into a wall outlet and the lift works fine. They recommend having a 30amp breaker.

[@BrielleandCarissa]

When you wired the plug which color wires did you connect to the white black and ground wires. My lift has 3 wires red blue and yellow they are labeled L1- L2- and E Thanks and great video Hardest part was getting it out of the box

[@AndreychukAndrey]

L1 should be hot. L2 should be neutral and E is ground.

[@legotech7]

What is the max. height of this lift?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Not sure I don't have it no more.

[@Hahahahe]

@@AndreychukAndreyy did u get rid of it?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

It just took too much space in the garage. Sometimes it took too much time to line up the vehicle with the jack up points.

[@Hahahahe]

@@AndreychukAndrey thanks for the reply! I thought maybe it malfunctioned or something.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

No I actually liked it. On some cars jack points were a little sketchy but never had an issue.

[@Cjsairgunscarsandmachining]

I ordered the 9000 extra-wide extra high commercial-grade lift, my first time using it I lifted my Dodge Ram and when I went to lower it, only one of the two locking mechanisms disengaged, my truck preceded to lower on one side and then fall completely onto that side on the support bars. Obviously, this was a catastrophic failure, and I will say that the support did send a new lift promptly, but upon receiving it When I first used it with the bucket of my skid steer in order to test it before putting that much weight, it was doing the same thing with one lock not disengaging. This was the 9000 E, then once we resolved that problem after speaking to tech support the other problem was my skid steer weighs 8400 pounds which is under the weight capacity, I noted this to the support team before our FaceTime call, during our FaceTime they gave me every way to troubleshoot why it was incapable of lifting 8400 pounds when it is a 9000-pound lift. Unfortunately, this type of lift needs to be recessed into the ground in order to lift that weight because if it is not 12 inches (because it is 4 1/2 inches to start and needs to be raised 8 inches to take the weight) then it can't lift much of anything. I did my due diligence, I called and spoke to the owner, read all spec sheets, etc. and this is NOT mentioned anywhere and is not advertised anywhere, and really should be because after doing all of the work to modify my space to accommodate this lift, it was all for nothing because This lift cannot do what it's advertised to unless it is recessed 1 foot into the ground, at that point the 40 inches that it can go up becomes 32 inches. Making every single number that they advertise false! Also, I would like to note that trying to lift the weight of the skid steer (8,400lbs) and having the lift raised about 6 inches before starting to lift with the weight, one side of the lift (closer to the control tower) was four inches higher than the other! This happened during the facetime call while I measured on video with a tape measure! Another dangerous situation. I do not think these lifts are safe at all, and after speaking to Technical Support the second time about this lift having a similar issue to the first one, and showing all of this on facetime, their response, after me having offered to share the shipping expenses with them to send back, and pay the difference for a 12,000 lb 2 post, then accommodate that lift again by digging again to install 6'' thick cement with rebar as I did for the scissor-type lift widening it for the larger width of the 2 post lift, they were going to do this and told me how much, to which I agreed, but then suddenly they didn't have any more in stock? (Even though Richard from the company assured me one would be put aside on a recorded phone call, and the website says "in stock ships in 1 day"), they somehow didn't have anymore? Then when I found another lift from another company as an alternative, they wanted to have me pay for all of the shipping expenses and a 30% restocking fee for a lift that never functioned properly from the first time I used it! Furthermore, I had a 20-minute conversation with the owner prior to ever purchasing the first lift describing my intended use for it, and whether or not it was capable of handling it also on a recorded phone call, during which I was assured that it could handle it. Obviously, that was bad information and I could have lived with all of this and been fair in making it right, but I was not met halfway clearly, this company really does NOT stand behind their products. I am trying to depict the actual events, and facts to the best of my ability in order to inform future buyers. I only wish I had seen a review like this before my purchase. Currently, my attorney and credit card company are handling this as my efforts at an amicable resolution were futile.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Wow sorry to hear about the problem. But mines been great and still loving it

[@Cjsairgunscarsandmachining]

@@AndreychukAndrey Well I’m happy to hear that it’s working well for you!

[@AndreychukAndrey]

@@Cjsairgunscarsandmachining I did have that issue where 1 lock was still engaged and one side of the lift started to lower. But I stop quick and went back up. I adjusted the locks and now it works perfect.

[@Cjsairgunscarsandmachining]

@@AndreychukAndrey hey I am sorry to hear that happened to you, but very happy to hear that you were able to make your way out of it safely. Unfortunately for me, the truck was so heavy, and it went down so fast I had no opportunity to do anything. It was really a flaw in the machine, if I didn’t have my skid steer I don’t know how I would have gotten the truck off. Could have been killed literally.

[@Cjsairgunscarsandmachining]

@@AndreychukAndrey Unfortunately I wasn’t so lucky. My truck weighs quite a bit it’s a 2500 Cummins With ladder rack, tool boxes etc. Don’t have more than a split second for something like that

[@Chavez_Auto_Detailing]

Hey great video. I’m about to order mine. Any issues you ran into with the lift since uploading the video?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

No issues whatsoever. Unfortunately I did end up selling cause I'm trying out a different set up.

[@Chavez_Auto_Detailing]

Ok good. What setup if you don’t mind me asking?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

@Chavez_Auto_Detailing I use 2 jacks, I can use any jack up point on the car or trucks. www.autozone.com/engine-and-vehicle-lift/jack/p/duralast-gold-3-1-2-ton-professional-foldable-garage-jack/1276164_0_0

[@AndreychukAndrey]

No issues but unfortunately I sold it.

[@Chris-ly3lv]

I have a C7 and a BMW 3 series .. Both cars are on the low side. Can I drive right on these ramps ?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

I had a wrx on it and I still cleared the ramps. But you can always make a wooden ramps so it will clear the lift.

[@Chris-ly3lv]

Ok, qell I purchased it and works well for my Ct and bmw 3 series.. i do have to use a wooden 1x8 to get on the ramps . No big deal

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

I heard all you need to do is make some wooden blocks to drive up onto so low cars don't drag

[@pacoguerilla3097]

How thick is the concrete floor ?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

I'm not sure. It does not bolt to the floor.

[@JC-4791]

I just received my same lift today and it’s not working. No loose wires, no light or anything. By any chance do you have a pic with the wire covers off ?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Sorry I did not get notified when you commented. Did you figure out what was the issue?

[@JC-4791]

Andrey Andreychuk working with the tech to figure out why the solenoids aren’t engaging when pressing down. Just drops back into locking position. Suggested trying to adjust the timer, but that didn’t work.

[@sajadraufi637]

Can you plant this jack under the ground and level it to the surface?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

I don't see why not.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

It would be nice to have it flush with the floor.

[@sajjadraufi2712]

@@AndreychukAndrey Perfect. How much did you pay in total, including shipping and other cost?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

@@sajjadraufi2712 About $2,200

[@Ctcan-amboyz]

Do you need air for this lift i was watching on other scissor lifts require compressor hooked up

[@AndreychukAndrey]

No air needed for this one.

[@Ctcan-amboyz]

@@AndreychukAndrey awsome im looking at the 7000e model

[@AndreychukAndrey]

I just looked at there website, I see that they upgraded there lift. Also I see that they offer support bars to for vehicle's with narrow frame.

[@Ctcan-amboyz]

@@AndreychukAndrey yea i had seen one other guy had issues with safty lock bending the new style looks more beefy

[@AndreychukAndrey]

@@Ctcan-amboyz Yes I seen that. I hope Stratus made things right with that person.

[@afroomega77]

Dope video

[@ablake0072]

How much voltage it works with

[@AndreychukAndrey]

120v

[@adamcord6175]

What are the dimensions of the pump/control unit cabinet?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

15in W. 15in L and 37 1/2in H.

[@adamcord6175]

Andrey Andreychuk , Perfect. Thank you very much for your video and for measuring for me. Mine is on order. Have you had any other issues or problems with this lift? Or has it worked as you expect it to? Thanks! Adam

[@AndreychukAndrey]

@@adamcord6175 Still using it. No issues.

[@izbavynasotlukavago]

Excellent, thank you.

[@gerardjones7881]

They don't deliver to residential address. too bad.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

They did to me.

[@nickkristinaspencer5886]

How is their support and customer service?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Support and customer service is great.

[@shawangunk]

What did it cost you hello

[@AndreychukAndrey]

$2200 shipped to residential address.

[@shawangunk]

Thanks for getting back to me a awesome Lift

[@AndreychukAndrey]

No problem. Yes it is a nice lift, still using it.

[@dasteufelhund]

That's a rather bare system for the cost.

[@byronsequeira7483]

You able to get it down if the lift get stuck with load ?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Probably with 2 jacks just to release the 2 locks.

[@byronsequeira7483]

So releasing the lock it will go down easily I'm trying to get one just making sure if that happen now I know how lowered the lift

[@AndreychukAndrey]

@@byronsequeira7483 Please watch my other video with the red truck.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

@@byronsequeira7483 Also they made a new lift that has more lock position. STRATUS SAE-MSOC80E

[@byronsequeira7483]

You think that one can go up more than the one you have ?

[@zacharychristian9762]

The clip is a snap and ring

[@zacharychristian9762]

Snap ring*

[@alanau586]

How much was it?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

About $2,300 shipped to my address.

[@DeltaElite121]

You should see what one of these costs now. Nearly double. Man, I wish I would've bought a lift awhile back.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Yes I saw that.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

There are other options out there.

[@JoeCnNd]

nice and all but not digging pieces just laying in the control box.

[@hhazelhoff1363]

For $2200 it sure is packaged like shit

[@AndreychukAndrey]

It was but overall everything is good.

[@brianraymer5542]

No way this left wights 133olb

[@Muyespecial1]

Hi

[@bobsbarnworkshop]

Not impressed with the packaging and shipping! Loose relays and nuts and bolts... pump motor almost falling off... Have they ever heard of locktite? After watching further and seeing the loose wire too! YIKES! Workmanship sucks!

[@AndreychukAndrey]

Ya that sucked. But overall I am still happy with the lift.

[@sttmw]

O

[@RPMATX]

Made in China?

[@AndreychukAndrey]

I think so.

[@dogmannx]

he sounds like he reads very very slow

[@Muyespecial1]

Next time call me and I help you

[@izsakitt3711]

"dizzying"

[@mikedimaio1237]

I bought the Stratus single post lift, it is garbage, stay away from Stratus.

[@AndreychukAndrey]

What was wrong with yours?