Car Lifts

What are car lifts? Well as the question suggestions, it has to do with cars. Well a car is defined as a wheeled motor vehicle for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor.  Lift can be defined as a mechanical force generated by a solid object moving through a fluid.  So in short, a car lift is an mechanical equipment that generates force by a solid object moving through a fluid that is able to lift a wheeled motor vehicle or any other object. Car lifts are also known as vehicle lifts, automotive lifts, storage lifts, alignment lifts, or car stackers.

Car Lifts can be used by automotive shops to work on vehicles or used by home hobbyist for storage of their cars or to do repairs in their garage. Now car lifts come in different styles or models and having different lifting capacities. Lifting capacities can range from 7,000 lbs. to  30,000 lbs. and even higher at times. The most popular styles are two post car lifts and four post car lifts.  As the names suggest, some lifts have two post and some have four post. So depending on what you are using the lift for will help determine which one best suites your needs.

The 2 post lifts are asymmetrical and symmetrical and need to be installed by anchoring or bolting to your floor . The 4 post lifts do not need to be anchored to your floor. But if there is a constant flow of vehicles on and off the lift, anchoring the lift is highly suggested.

Two Post Lifts - Dependable and Reliable

Are you looking for a two post lift that will get the job done and not empty your pockets. Well, take a look at the PK9TPB and the PK9TPC available at Affordable Automotive Equipment, Inc. for a low price of $1795.00. Both lifts are the ProKar models boasting a 9,000 lb. lifting capacity.

Can it be used as a storage lift in your garage? No problem… Can it be used in your automotive shop? No problem… The ProKar PK9TPC overhead asymmetric 2 Post Car Lift is equipped with a heavy-duty leaf chain, steel pulleys, and a high-strength cable equalization system. The asymmetric arms allows for easy access to both sides of your vehicle.

The ProKar PK9TPB 2 Post Car Lift is a base-plate symmetric lift also equipped with a heavy-duty leaf chain, steel pulleys, and a high-strength cable equalization system. The symmetric arms can be extended or collapsed so that all four arms are the same length.  Allows for easy access either in or out of your vehicle.

If you are looking for a dependable, reliable, and inexpensive lift that will get the job done, the PK9TPC and PK9TBP is what you are looking for in a two post lift.

2 Post Car Lifts

For many years numerous 2 post car lifts were purchased by commercial users for the workplace, but as the home hobbiest market began to grow, most Manufactures of car lifts began to solicit the home owner as well as the auto repair facilities.

Then came the off shore import Manufacturers, who in most cases in my opinion, do not build the same type of product as most older U.S Manufacturers do. With that said, as a consumer you should be treated to an honest, as we say, Lift Class 101. Questions need to be answered! For example..Why does so-and-so have a two post car lift advertised at such a low selling price? Maybe it is due to smaller carriages in the lift, maybe due to an inferior cylinder, maybe because of the lack of metal used in the arms, or maybe just all of the above. Lets face it, the last thing you need in our current economy is to find out you made a mistake in your decision to purchase the lower cost product only to find out that a 2 post car lift is not a great deal even though their website said it was.

A company such as Affordable Automotive Equipment in Orlando Florida, will give the true answers as to the reason of the lowest cost 2 post or even 4 post car lifts. The same holds true for tire changers, wheel balancers, as well as all other automotive equipment or used automotive equipment.

Remember, just because it goes up and comes down in similar fashion to other car lifts and heavy duty truck lifts, that does not mean it will last as long or operate safely for your home car lift or vehicle care storage lift needs.

Make an information decision when purchasing a car lift or any other automotive equipment.

Mohawk 2 Post Lifts Structural and Mechanical Warranty

As we all know, over the many years that Mohawk Lifts have been sold, unlike other brands, MOHAWK LIFTS DON’T WEAR OUT! Because of this, Mohawk will be increasing  its the warranty for Mohawk 2 Post Lifts effective for all 2 Post Lifts shipped after 1/1/09. All 2 Post Lifts, from Mohawk Heavy Duty 2 Post Lifts to Mohawk 2 Post Car Lifts will now carry a 25 year structural warranty. A structural warranty will cover the columns, carriages, and swing arms. Additionally, Mohawk will increase the mechanical warranty to 10 years. The mechanical warranty will cover the bearings and chains for the Mohawk A-7 2 Post Lift and Mohawk System I 2 Post Lift models.

Mohawk A-7 2 Post Lift - 7,000 lb. Capacity

Mohawk System I 2 Post Lift

 “Mohawk, the most expensive lift to buy but the least expensive lift to own.”

These new warranties will NOT cover abuse, overloading, or lack of maintenance. These new warranties will NOT change specific warranties on the power unit, cylinders, air cylinders, or electronic components.

In the near future, Mohawk will be changing their official printed and publised warranty to include the 25 year structural and the 10 year mechanical warranties.