Single post lifts?

Anyone seen one of these in person? It looks interesting. This company doesn't even sell a 2 post lift.

http://midamlifts.com/single_post_auto_lifts.asp

That's kind of cool. I'm a little concerned of how it holds the weight, but it's a cool idea.

I didn't find a price for it either. But then again, I didn't look too hard.

The downside is that unless it has some arms that you can use in place of the ramps you might as well have a 4 post lift.

Single post lifts suck. That post and the framework on the floor is in the way for just about any job you really want to do on a lift. If your floor won't support a 2 post lift, get a 4 post.

i prefer the really old school lifts that were just a huge hydraulic ram that was buried into the floor.. yeah, they can kind of be in the way for some things- but they are invisible when you aren't using them.. and i suppose the EPA might have a thing or 10 to say about leaking hydraulic oil into the groundwater..

Huh, you go under it. I'll stand on the side and take pictures.

foxtrapper wrote: Huh, *you* go under it. I'll stand on the side and take pictures.

OK.

I can't imagine a company would release something like this if they weren't absolutely sure it was safe. Especially considering how lawsuit happy this country is.

My only problem is it looks like there isn't much for low cars?

The newer lifts should have encapsulated hydraulics for the center post, thus no leakage.

And yes, the older ones would sometimes leak pressure at VERY inopportune times...a friend of mine worked at a Pontiac-BMW dealer and just missed getting skooshed by a '66 Bonneville.

The really slick ones are the two-post ingrounds. Like newer BMW dealers all have to have.

Single side-post lifts have been around for years. A few vendors sell them. Typically around $4k.

Scratch that. I thought this was one of the totally free standing ones. I have seen those, I will not go under one. I don't even want to walk by them when there's a car up on them.

The newer inground lifts are encapsulated & often use either veggie oil or water as a fluid bypassing the EPA. Being the owner of leaking older lifts can be very expensive. Don't see anything about it being certified by ALI either.