Car Lifts. How Mobile is Mobile?

"I want/need/require/dream of a mobile lift, do you do them?"

"Yes Sir, we sell them"

"How mobile are they?"

Purchase of anything is usually a compromise. Nothing does everything after all. But a mobile lift should really be, well..... mobile. We sell Scissor Lifts, and Platform Scissor Lifts (the difference is that they offer centre access through the middle of the raised car) that, in thoery, can be moved around the workshop and even used in the yard.

A scissor lift, for example Strongman Tools' Tamar, truly is mobile. The motor-control unit acts as the movement handle and one person can move it around the workshop, two people if needed to move it around the yard. It must be used on concrete, but so long as the base is solid it really can be used to raise a vehicle anywhere. The attached images show the Tamar in use in the yard, with a generator, not mains power. This totally independent lifting solution is required for one of our customers, a rally team, that winch the lift on and off their trailer.

So, if you have a yard, you can employ a Car Lift!

The Tamar is also a very versatile device, users can drive over it, or it can be pushed under a vehicle, but do bear in mind it is 5" tall so runners may need to be employed either side for low vehicles

If it isn't possible to "straddle" the Tamar because the vehicle jacking points, sills or chassis rails are wider than 1500mm apart then the mobility of the lift comes into its' own as the ramp can be pushed under the vehicle, at right angles, enabling larger cars to be raised and providing increased flexibility for users.

As well as making the ideal mobile option, these lifts can also be employed, static, for example in a purpose built recess