I JUST ORDERED A DUAL RAM, SCISSOR LIFT FROM
WWW.NORTHERNTOOL.COM
$1599 DELIVERED FREE. NO TAX. ITEM #144732. WITH MAX. 53" LIFT.
AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND IT WILL GIVE ME THE MOST LIFT IN THE SMALLEST SPACE FOR THE LEAST MONEY. OTHER SITES HAD IT FOR $2000. IT IS THE HEAVIEST OF THE PORTABLES, WEIGHING #1200 LBS. IT ALSO HAS 2 RAMS INSTEAD OF ONE. THE ELECTRIC PUMP-HYDRAULIC IS 120 VOLTS BUT I ENDERSTAND THAT 12 V MAY BE AVAILABLE.
THE WAY IT IS BUILT, IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE SIDEPIPES BUT YOU WILL NEED 2 WOODEN 2X8'S ON THE FLOOR TO MAKE SURE THE LOW COBRAS CLEAR WHEN DRIVING ON.
BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THERE IS A LIGHTER SINGLE RAM 29" MODEL THAT LOOKS SIMILAR THAT OTHER COMPANIES SELL FOR ALMOST THE SAME MONEY. I NEARLY MADE THAT MISTAKE.
LIFTS ARE GREAT, B. SMITH