2 post lifts are an essential tool in any modern-day garage, tyre shop helps to enable work to be carried out on the wheels, as well as the side and underside of a vehicle. There are quite a few varieties of vehicle lifts, but the 2 post lift is one of the most common due to the comparatively small space that you need to have one installed, but it will still offer you the strength stability, and lifting capacity far exceeding that of mobile or ground-based jacks.
History of portable 2 post lift
Prior to the invention of the 2 post car lift for garages, mechanics had to either work devoid of any vehicle lifting solution or within an inspection pit or use basic car ramps to access the underside of the vehicle. These solutions were either less convenient or more time-consuming than with modern-day car lifts, and safety was not always built into the lifting solution. The lack of hydraulics and air-powered tools would have made contemporary lifts and garage operations impossible. This first lift was a single post lift that would rotate 360 degrees with the vehicle raised on it, which gave it the name Rotary.
What is a 2 post car lift?
A portable 2 post lift is a large steel structure, comprising of 2 folded or rolled steel columns, or posts with 2 arms on each post used to raise cars for each access to the wheels, side and underside of the vehicle. Each post comprises a motor and these turn large screws within the columns, each of which has a lifting nut and safety nut at each side. The lift nut is what holds the arms of the 2 post lift, and rollers on either side support a smooth lifting process. The two posts of the car lift are also linked via a set of cables or chains, often referred to as equilibrium cables, which run either above or below between the posts and ensure that each of the 2 post lifting screws are synchronized and that they raise and lower at the same rate, to keep the car being lifted stable, in spite of any weight differences on the 2 sides of the vehicle.
All 2 post car lift for sale must be thoroughly examined by a competent person before they are first used. This can be by the installing garage equipment company for example. A thorough examination of the 2 post car lift is also necessary following ‘outstanding circumstances, for example, if a lift is damaged following improper use, failing parts that needed to be repaired or replaced, following a lift failure or fall, and following long periods of use. Please note, the methodical examination of a two post car lift is not a replacement for the regular routine maintenance of the lift which must be done irrespective of usage or failure of the vehicle lift.
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