[T2] [Q] Bus Lift for Maintenance

[Al Brase]

Those mid lifts are kinda neat. No permanent installation, they come with a
two- wheeler tugger thing to move around. have a steel tube fabbed
parallelogram  with a hydraulic cylinder in the center and will lift up to
about 3 feet or so? Great for brakes, rocker panels. I think under engine
with a scooter stool. Might work for engine removal with another holder for
the engine. Pretty cheap.
I bought an old 2 post Rotary myself, only to find I needed a full 12 foot
ceiling. Plan now ist to cut 1 foot off the top and shorten the equalizing
cables by 2 feet.
I got 2 Rotary brand symmetrical 7k lifts for $550 at the trade school
auction. Sold one for $900. But I may wish I'd kept it.
Al

On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 12:37 PM, Bob Perring <perring at zitomedia.net> wrote:

> Four (4) jackstands
> One (1) high lift floor jack
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> All from Harbor Freight for not much money.
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> Bob Perring
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> At 12:31 8/28/2017, David C Matthews wrote:
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>> Interested in thoughts on ways to elevate my bus off the shop floor for
>> simplified engine & "underneath" maintenance. Sure, could always throw $ at
>> the problem and purchase a full hydraulic vehicle lift, but interested in
>> more cost-effective strategies. My bus will need to be elevated for
>> extended periods of time, as work will be intermittent. David
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