Why I wish I'd bought a Car Lift sooner

Buying Home Car Lift Hoist for my small home garage has been a long time coming!
Tired of breaking my back, laying on the floor, and fussing around with jack stands.
I purchased this full price, with my own money. I have no obligation to make this video, TuffLift were not aware of this video and I received no money. So, yes, this is 100% my own slightly-biased opinion.
This is the unit I purchased:
tufflift.com.au/product/mid-r...
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[@winstonsmith63]

Woah! I didn't even know a "mid-rise" scissor lift was a thing! I only knew of the low rise "quick jacks" or a full installed lift. Thanks for posting!

[@Bbeavis]

Glad I could help showcase some alternative options to you! I felt the quick jacks were too small and didn't really offer huge benefits over a traditional trolly jack with stands.

[@anonymous..-]

I got rid of my quickjack and bought this.

[@mostlyuselessgarage]

That's a really nice scissor jack lift, only ever seen at a pro garage among many lifts. Ive been considering a 4 post lift for car storage primarily but can be used for work. My friend has one that has a scissor jack option that allows the car to be jacked up while on the lift. Its a pretty cool if space, budget, and headroom allows. Great presentation!

[@Bbeavis]

Ah yes I too have seen some 4-post lifts with "add-on" belly pan type scissor lifts. A good way to get benefits of both worlds, but yeah probably more than the average home DIY'er would need. Thanks!

[@robertpelen5358]

Very nice video. May I suggest putting a 2 by 10 board under each front ramp before lowering lift - should make backing off easier

[@Bbeavis]

Yeah I don't think I touched on the seemingly obvious idea of extending the ramps and reducing the load angle with some bits of timber, I have considered it, but still my preference is to sink the whole thing down to be flush with the floor.

[@pastytgarage]

Great video and thoughtful explanation of the lift. I was not aware of these mid level lifts. This definitely brings more balance to a standard garage than floor jacks or lower lifting quick jack style lifts.

[@Bbeavis]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yowie0889]

Good video. I have been considering the options for this sort of thing. Cheers.

[@Bbeavis]

Thanks Yowie.

[@rsr20t]

Can I suggest a small bit of timber under the front wheels when lowering the car, this means the front wheels simply roll straight in the ramp when reversing back off (and help to lift the sill off the lift so it doesn't drag)

[@Bbeavis]

Yeah obviously that is an option for making load angle more convenient. But as mentioned in the video my hope is to inset the lift in the floor for a flush fitment.

[@rsr20t]

@@Bbeavis don't forget that will lower the lift height as well. Spend the money on fuel and tyres instead at the track 👍

[@thatautomotiveblog]

Literally considered one yesterday and you drop a vid today.

[@Bbeavis]

Nice, hope my insight and opinions helped give you some perspective.

[@lightyearmx5]

I imagine you could build a pit, cut out the centre beams, and bolt the main sections to the slab (also set down a bit). My 2 post was $1900. Plus $100 for oil.

[@Bbeavis]

I looked at cheap "china-spec" hoists but I'd rather pay more and have something that works, and has local support/warranty.

[@twomustangs]

Those two cross beams on the floor would be a deal breaker for me. Maybe if you do sink it into the floor, you could put a plate over them or something...?

[@Bbeavis]

Yeah they are a small inconvenience but haven't been a huge hindrance in my use so far. Indeed with the lift dropped into the floor I could build a cover to effectively hide them.

[@ele3esko]

how are those safety locks working with this one because there are no lock button that lowers lift onto locks when raised? cheaper lifts have up/down/lock buttons

[@Bbeavis]

It has limit switches with solenoids to "auto" unlock.

[@ele3esko]

it always stays against hydraulic pressure and not locked with mechanical lock when raised? if pressure disappears it will drop 10mm or so? example this one has lock button to lower lift to teeth kzbin.info/www/bejne/eonXpJxuiNFghNUsi=3IZMYDcnlcyY-_cF

[@roboman2444]

Have you considered the """portable""" 2 post lifts? They lift about the same height as that scissor lift, but they quickly are unbolted from the anchors in the floor and wheeled out of the way.

[@Bbeavis]

The idea of bolting/unbolting doesnt appeal to me. Still seems like a traditional 2 post lift to me.

[@travdripdrip382]

How did you manage not to damage the pinch welds between the wheelbase of our Miatas? From here it looks like it would have been resting right on them. Maybe I couldn't see if you had a 2×4 under the sides or not.

[@Bbeavis]

There are rubber blocks on the inner side. But they are only just so high. Works out fine.

[@travdripdrip382]

@@Bbeavis oh, cool That works out great

[@mastercricket7626]

Heck yeah bro ... so I got to ask ... what made you choose this over say "quick jacks" that u can slide in and out for storage ?... personally I want a 2 post , but like u say. It's not always that easy as just getting it when u don't own your place or not enuf head room or not a thick enuf slab to bolt to ect. .. I did recently see a 2 post setup that the posts were only like 5' tall .. idk how much lift that would give but I deff dig the idea for a home shop ... good to see ya maken life a lil easier on yaself , cuz let's face it bro , we deff not getting any younger 😅... peace and love fam keep it rad stay safe and build on... l8z brotha and keep having fun

[@twistedbdo5755]

I have quickjacks and if I had more of a permanent home I would get something like this lift. Quick jacks are really not quick because you need to align everything before you lift which takes a lot of time. They are heavy AF so it's a pain to put them in and out for storage especially wall mounting it if your working on your car frequently. With his setup I prob just drive my car and park over it

[@mastercricket7626]

@@twistedbdo5755 right on and good to know .. ty bro cuz you prolly just saved me a headache... and man I did not know they was that much a pain. I still want a two post, but I recon i might look into a ✂ lift for time being ... good lookout fam .. much respect for that .. peace and love brotha keep it rad stay safe and build on bro and again ty cuz you prolly did save me cuz I was really thinking on some quickjacks just cuz there was nothing in way to be on a creeper under the centerline , and I was thinking for like transmissions and exhaust convenience... l8z bro and thanks for commenting

[@twistedbdo5755]

@mastercricket7626 if you don't have any options, quick jacks are amazing especially for the price compared to other type of lifts, they essentially are the height of around my 6 ton jacks. I have done full exhaust on my r35 easily. Pretty much I'm saying is that preparing the car to lift takes some time if your just doing an oil change ESPECIALLY if you had it stored somewhere. Like I said shits heavy and it isn't easy to roll it around

[@mastercricket7626]

@@twistedbdo5755 right on .. yeah I'm in a rental atm so can't have anything stationary, but we are trying to buy a home this year so I'm up in air on what to get lol 😂 like if I get a ✂ lift or quick Jack's, cool i ha e portable or do I weight and just get a 2 post once I have my own slab to bolt it down to ya know lol ... deff thanks for the input tho bro cuz I think ya helped me on a choice for the time being .. much love and respect fam and he'll yeah on the r35 bro , have not drove one yet but have seen some gnarly ones .. I want to find a late 70s skyline myself one day (I know im dreaming there lol) idk what it is about the older ones but they got me for some reason 😂.. prolly cuz im a simple dude , to new means to much electronics and not enuf mechanical stuff for me lol but I am learning the electronics side wile slowly tuning my own car (sofar made it to 30psi on a g25-550 so not to bad I guess but I think my timing is stupid conservative cuz no knock sensor )and man is that some shit there lol ... wbu are you into any that side of the tuning and building stuff? (Feel like I met a new car buddy lol)😂

[@twistedbdo5755]

@mastercricket7626 I have my own tuner but been learning how to read logs myself as this is my dedicated track and time attack car. Would like to get into tuning but dont have the time as this is just a hobby and I spend more of my time learning how to drive better. I pretty much doing only the mechanical parts on my car. Still learning and am a newbie as this is my truly first car I'm building but I pretty much built everything myself to where it's at right now , full bolt ons, cooling , suspension, aero etc. Though im adding a half cage/6 point soon so i will prob get a reputable shop that have alot of experience for saftey issues. Haven't done anything really related to electronic stuff. Tbh anything I learn is based on if I have any issues with my own car or if I'm changing out a part. R35 works really well out of the box as a track car so not much needs to be changed.

[@xRockee]

the height of it seems like a pain, you cant really get under there with a rolling chair you still need another head worth of height

[@Bbeavis]

Compared to a full size 2 post hoist, yeah, but its still a world nicer to work on than jack stands. And my workshop ceiling it pretty low so I cant get much more height anyway.

[@Slowcarfastbeans]

This is the only time Being dwarf height would be optimal.

[@Bbeavis]

As a tall person who never fits comfortably in most cars, theres more than once in my life where I've wanted to be shorter.