Hoist cable shreaded!

[Karl Bebout]

Gonna be really hard pressed to find a hoist with all of its components made in the USA.

[dacobb]

Originally Posted by Karl Bebout

Gonna be really hard pressed to find a hoist with all of its components made in the USA.

Steel Valley Lifts, formerly Backyard Buddy, made in the USA. I have BB bought in 2003. No broken cables.

[Varmit]

Originally Posted by 427SSSS

I cannot believe what I saw, when I was raising car, I've had this hoist for 4 years, always worked fine, but, yesterday scared me.

It looks to be a Direct Lift. I have one several years ago I notice the cable had minor damage to it, upon examination, I found where the cable had some how come off the one of the pulleys. I lowered the life, put the cable back on the pulley and have not had an issue with it since

[427SSSS]

The hydraulic power unit has plate:: DURO Mfg co.

The owners manual says: FP8K-DS & FP8K-DS-XLT Pour post parking lifts 8,000 lbs. Capacity

Tuxedo distributors limited warranty (structural 5 year warranty does NOT include cables)

1905 N Main St Suite C, Cleburne, TX 76033
817-558-9337

Website:

http://www.tuxedodistributors.com/au...tivelifts.html

I will be phoning them today and sending them photos.

[Karl Bebout]

It'll take 'way less than an hour to get the shredded cable off your lift and maybe an hour for a steel vendor to make up a replacement and then another hour to install the new cable. I have no idea where in your area you might find a vendor, but heavy machinery dealers and repair shop can point you in the right direction. (tractors, bulldozers, cranes etc). NOT a difficult job at all. Wear heavy gloves My 2¢ worth. Just do it.

[427SSSS]

Karl Bebout
Thanks for the info/suggestion, BUT, I intend to contact the manufactures, have them come and get my car off their lift, remove their lift, refund my money, and tell them how lucky they are that I was not killed or injured due to their faulty lift.
Of course they will disagree with me, fine, I'll see them in court. Any judge seeing the photos of the shredded cable, and other photos, worth his salt, will agree with me.

[spdbrake]

The cables are considered a wear item and highly doubtful they'd be covered.
They may ship you a freebie IF you can show a failure at the Swedged end due to over (cut wires) or under (slippage) swedging.

They do sell all the various cables for all the Maint lifts and your Storage lift as well, See page 32.
http://www.tuxedodistributors.com/su...19_catalog.pdf

Making cables using a local vendor can work IF they use the correct Flexible cables for your application (they come in several turn radius ratings).

[dacobb]

Originally Posted by 427SSSS

Karl Bebout
Thanks for the info/suggestion, BUT, I intend to contact the manufactures, have them come and get my car off their lift, remove their lift, refund my money, and tell them how lucky they are that I was not killed or injured due to their faulty lift.
Of course they will disagree with me, fine, I'll see them in court. Any judge seeing the photos of the shredded cable, and other photos, worth his salt, will agree with me.

Good luck with that. There's almost ZERO probability that a stranded cable like that would fail by all strands breaking at once.

Assuming it didn't break loose at the swaged end, most likely, the cables were improperly tensioned, or misaligned on a pulley, and over time each strand broke until failure. And that would be on you.

[Karl Bebout]

Must be a CA thing, to want to rush into a law suit.

At least its not hot coffee.

[dacobb]

Originally Posted by Karl Bebout

Must be a CA thing, to want to rush into a law suit.

At least its not hot coffee.

Pretty sure there's something in the owner's manual discussing checking the cables before each use.

I just had to rebuild my hydraulic cylinder, and I assure you that I will be checking every pulley to make sure the cables (which are slack now) are back on properly, and the cables are tensioned per spec. It's a two man operation. Wife will be deployed.

[ERA 626]

you should NEVER support the car with the hydraulics or the cables, these are for raising the car ONLY!!!! When I use my 2 post lift I always raise the car to the desired position then lower the car to the safety stops. This way the cables and hydraulics are NEVER under load while im under the car. Im no pro mechanic but this is just common sense. Darwinism lol

[hauss]

Originally Posted by ERA 626

you should NEVER support the car with the hydraulics or the cables, these are for raising the car ONLY!!!! When I use my 2 post lift I always raise the car to the desired position then lower the car to the safety stops. This way the cables and hydraulics are NEVER under load while im under the car. Im no pro mechanic but this is just common sense. Darwinism lol

After seeing your work area, carpet on ground and crap all over the place, on the ground. I would not be prechen, If I were you.

[olddog]

Originally Posted by hauss

After seeing your work area, carpet on ground and crap all over the place, on the ground. I would not be prechen, If I were you.

I do not understand the root of this comment, but anyone who is preaching a safety point is a hero for doing so. Even if they are not perfect. Show me a priest, preacher, or rabbi without sin.

The point is correct. The hoist is made for the load to set on blocks or some other type of locking mechanism. You should not go under a car suspended on cables running through a pulley system.

I mentioned my place of employment in an earlier post. Everyone has pounded into their head starting the day they are highered, you never, ever, for any reason, walk under a suspended load. It is a one time fire-able offense. No exceptions. No excuses accepted. We have never had to fire anyone and it does not happen.

[ERA 626]

Originally Posted by olddog

I do not understand the root of this comment, but anyone who is preaching a safety point is a hero for doing so. Even if they are not perfect. Show me a priest, preacher, or rabbi without sin.

The point is correct. The hoist is made for the load to set on blocks or some other type of locking mechanism. You should not go under a car suspended on cables running through a pulley system.

I mentioned my place of employment in an earlier post. Everyone has pounded into their head starting the day they are highered, you never, ever, for any reason, walk under a suspended load. It is a one time fire-able offense. No exceptions. No excuses accepted. We have never had to fire anyone and it does not happen.

I also need to add that the cables on a 2 post lift are meant to equalize the 2 sides and the hydrolic system actually does the lifting. ALWAYS lower the car to the safety stop (the clicking sound heard while lifting the car)

[Chilibit]

Rotary was welding its own in Madison, Indiana when I bought mine in 2006. They will also inspect and certify their lifts on your site. I even went to Madison to visit with the welder. I think some of their things are out sourced now based on what the inspector told me when I had mine inspected recently. I won't get under any lift that is not on the stops.

[dacobb]

Originally Posted by hauss

After seeing your work area, carpet on ground and crap all over the place, on the ground. I would not be prechen, If I were you.

Wtf are you talking about. That garage isn’t filthy.

[ERA 626]

Originally Posted by hauss

After seeing your work area, carpet on ground and crap all over the place, on the ground. I would not be prechen, If I were you.

what a troll LOL, an air hose not put away, a matt (not carpet) on the floor... what an IDIOT...

[HTM101]

Originally Posted by hauss

After seeing your work area, carpet on ground and crap all over the place, on the ground. I would not be prechen, If I were you.

Rough day in my garage. Shoulda given myself a time-out in the corner.

[HTM101]

hauss,
If you could see what's not visible off to the right side in this photo...well, the mess is just shameful. I believe ERA 626 appears to keep a pretty good looking shop, compared to my scattered debris.

[Bill Kesner]

Mike,

What brand did you choose with your 2 Post Lift? Any issues when trying to lift it with the side exhaust on? Mine its really low, and I'm looking for a decent 2 Post.
Thanks, Bill