I'm looking at getting a single phase 2 post lift soon but can anyone tell me which is better - electro-mechanical or electro-hydraulic and why?

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

I was seriouslythinking about something like this too. Trouble is you need a very tall garage !

It's going outside, just need to protect the motors.

 

Vijay

both have advantages, electro mechanical will have a direct drive from one post to the other, usually in the form of a drive in the base, so you get a raised section to drive over (unless you sink it into the ground.

 

electro hydraulic are connected via a hydraulic line (suprisingly enough!) from one side to the other which can be run on a tall frame work over the ramp, or sunk into the ground.

 

the mechanical types i prefer because they are more direct, when you take your finger off the button they stop there & then. hydraulic ones drop down until they engage the locks.

 

this can be annoying when you want to move the ramp exact amounts like when dropping an engine out for example.

 

HTH

I 'Kin HATE hydraulic ramps.....

 

I used to work in a garage that had a hydrualic SINGLE post ramp.

1 big fat ram in the middle.....

 

It went up OK, but when you released the valve to let it down, it used to sit there, and then drop like a frickin stone!!

 

It scared the crap outta me when I lowered a Jag XJ6 (not the lightest of cars!) and I opened the valve nice and slow, and it sat there for about 3 seconds and dropped about 3 or 4 feet, blew some of the seal AND concrete around the post out and bounced back up a bit....

 

 

horrible.....

 

I personally dont like getting under anything that doesn't have a physical thing stopping it squashing ya

 

 

 

Hope that helps

 

Steve

I'm looking at getting a single phase 2 post lift soon but can anyone tell me which is better - electro-mechanical or electro-hydraulic and why?

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

 

 

i agree with the mechanical ones how much roughly do they set you back vijay?

Nothing wrong with Hyraulic lifts!!-Just had a two post 5.5 tonne one put in at work.It's the bo**ocks!

Goes up nice stops where you want,comes down nice and controlled even with a 7.5 tonne truck on it![empty of course :rolleyes: ] it stand 5 metres high with the gantry over the top so nothing to trip over!

Auto cut-out if the vehicle goes up too high and mechanical safety locks.

Ohh...and it's SINGLE phase!!!! :dance:

Nothing wrong with Hyraulic lifts!!-Just had a two post 5.5 tonne one put in at work.It's the bo**ocks!

Goes up nice stops where you want,comes down nice and controlled even with a 7.5 tonne truck on it![empty of course :rolleyes: ] it stand 5 metres high with the gantry over the top so nothing to trip over!

Auto cut-out if the vehicle goes up too high and mechanical safety locks.

Ohh...and it's SINGLE phase!!!! :dance:

 

 

obviously improved since my days as a spotty apprentice... WHICH IS A GOOD THING!!..

I was looking at a hydraulic lift which was coming in at the 2K mark fitted. I remember someone saying to me that the problem with single phase mechanical lift is the strain it puts on the motor and screws - any truth in that?

 

Vijay

I was looking at a hydraulic lift which was coming in at the 2K mark fitted. I remember someone saying to me that the problem with single phase mechanical lift is the strain it puts on the motor and screws - any truth in that?

 

Vijay

 

Yup but the newer lifts are vasltly improved bud-self lubricating etc.