reddahaydn Posted 19April, 2021 Report Share Posted 19April, 2021 Awesome, I just got the tall from the Tufflift installer, mine's getting installed tomorrow.....can't bloody wait! I've got 3 cars sitting there that all 'need' the hoist to finish off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 19April, 2021 Report Share Posted 19April, 2021 1 hour ago, P-Kay said: Tht's not a bad idea @edgy with raising the tracks and changing the motor, although you would need a deep and tall garage I would suspect? I ended going up with panel lift for the double side and roller on the single side. The Tufflift is being installed July and finalising building permits for the workshop behind the single. Nice one! Unfortunately new house has only the double garage, but its very generous the ceiling height, I will have to confirm, but its in the vicinity of 3m+ tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 19April, 2021 Report Share Posted 19April, 2021 Ceiling height = plenty! Mine's just under that - thankfully we like sports cars and they are lower to the ground Looks like you're on a winner tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddahaydn Posted 20April, 2021 Report Share Posted 20April, 2021 Very happy with the quality of the Tufflift I got installed today. The installer Wade is a top bloke as well. Took him probably just under 4 hours to do. Would have taken me and a mate all day I reckon. For those with low cars, it's not on their website but Tufflift offer low profile arms. They get the top of the pad between 80-90mm from the slab. They also offer a spreader base plate which makes the hoist suitable for 100mm slabs. (I ordered these, however when we drilled my slab we found it was 110-120 thick so the spreader bar wasn't needed. These are 2 great options that for some weird reason aren't advertised. Looking to get a 4 poster soon as I need to move the lotus onto the hoist, and the MGB down the other end so I've got a decent workshop area. Still a fair bit of organising to do and a mezzanine to build, but it's getting there! Excited! Shedpest, Mike-S, GTP911 and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 20April, 2021 Report Share Posted 20April, 2021 ^ geez from suburbia to a giant man shed, result.....! reddahaydn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 25April, 2021 Report Share Posted 25April, 2021 On 19/04/2021 at 14:34, P-Kay said: Ceiling height = plenty! Mine's just under that - thankfully we like sports cars and they are lower to the ground So the ceiling height is 3.3m... putting the Macan in there with the 996 you realise how bloody wide it is! 😳 I am used to a generous width garage... I am probably leaning towards the same lifts that @OBRUT has x2, although the tuff lift site notes the height at 3360mm so that may cause some grief? OBRUT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 25April, 2021 Report Share Posted 25April, 2021 Mine's the 3.6T. Which one does Orbut have? tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 25April, 2021 Report Share Posted 25April, 2021 Looks like thats the Joby that @edgy needs to get . P-Kay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBRUT Posted 25April, 2021 Report Share Posted 25April, 2021 2 hours ago, P-Kay said: Mine's the 3.6T. Which one does Orbut have? I’ve got Tufflift hydro park x 4 - ganged together in 2 pairs. P-Kay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1q2w3e4r Posted 26April, 2021 Report Share Posted 26April, 2021 21 hours ago, edgy said: So the ceiling height is 3.3m... putting the Macan in there with the 996 you realise how bloody wide it is! 😳 I am used to a generous width garage... I am probably leaning towards the same lifts that @OBRUT has x2, although the tuff lift site notes the height at 3360mm so that may cause some grief? Mate I don't know that you'd have enough room, is the internal ceiling definitely 3.3? I've got an exact same situation as you FYI in that I've got a 996 and a Macan. I don't put any of my 4WDs in the garage that takes the sports cars as I don't think there'd be enough room. Macan is significantly higher than a 996, you also then need to leave margin as the hoist needs to go up to clear the locks before you can lower it. You also need to factor the circa 114mm you lose for the hoist Copied from last page for reference EDIT: For context I went and measured, left side car on hoist has ground to ceiling height of 3100, car on right side of hoist has ground to ceiling height of 3400. Hoist had deck base 160mm and you need circa 100mm to clear the locks when lowering the hoist (have to go up before down) . edgy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 26April, 2021 Report Share Posted 26April, 2021 If you have a mecan gts and gt3 you will need a minimum height of 2900 for the cars and plus whatever the deck and hoist footings are in thickness. It will be close but you have about 400 mm for base and deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 26April, 2021 Report Share Posted 26April, 2021 8 hours ago, 1q2w3e4r said: Mate I don't know that you'd have enough room, is the internal ceiling definitely 3.3? I've got an exact same situation as you FYI in that I've got a 996 and a Macan. I don't put any of my 4WDs in the garage that takes the sports cars as I don't think there'd be enough room. Macan is significantly higher than a 996, you also then need to leave margin as the hoist needs to go up to clear the locks before you can lower it. You also need to factor the circa 114mm you lose for the hoist Yes, that’s the absolute internal ceiling measurement! I will still will need to convert the panel lift to high lift configuration to get the clearance, and in-line with the sea change, the Macan may have to go? GC9911 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 1June, 2021 Report Share Posted 1June, 2021 Little update, I have been working with the folks at Tuff-Lift, and it looks like for me, the Hydro Park is looking to be the best solution for my space. The concern was the total height at 3360mm would be an issue to the ceiling, they are saying that the can mount the power units flush with the top of of the post so 3080mm absolute height which gives me approx 200mm to the ceiling... I'll need to shoot some laser lines and measure to ensure the panel lift would mould the post when its up, because my thinking is we can get away with the posts and door crossing paths.... more measuring to do, and perhaps a trip over to @OBRUT to double check some dims. The LH arrow dimension is 2452mm and the RH arrow dimension is 1003mm The double car stacker like @1q2w3e4r has, is a good solution, but for my space there is too many other things going on like stairwells, storage space and cabinets on back walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDean Posted 1June, 2021 Report Share Posted 1June, 2021 I heard today from the boss that the supplier of one of the Chinese hoists that we import to Oz has stopped making hoists due to soaring prices for steel. A follow up of latest shipment revealed hoists that were ordered not made either. Finished. So gents, if your in the market for a hoist from anywhere, I'd probably get onto it. Cheers edgy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBRUT Posted 1June, 2021 Report Share Posted 1June, 2021 3 hours ago, edgy said: Little update, I have been working with the folks at Tuff-Lift, and it looks like for me, the Hydro Park is looking to be the best solution for my space. The concern was the total height at 3360mm would be an issue to the ceiling, they are saying that the can mount the power units flush with the top of of the post so 3080mm absolute height which gives me approx 200mm to the ceiling... I'll need to shoot some laser lines and measure to ensure the panel lift would mould the post when its up, because my thinking is we can get away with the posts and door crossing paths.... more measuring to do, and perhaps a trip over to @OBRUT to double check some dims. The LH arrow dimension is 2452mm and the RH arrow dimension is 1003mm The double car stacker like @1q2w3e4r has, is a good solution, but for my space there is too many other things going on like stairwells, storage space and cabinets on back walls. My roller door is always open good sir. edgy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishcop Posted 2October, 2021 Report Share Posted 2October, 2021 Hi All Is anyone using something like these QuickJack type hoists? https://www.quickjack.com.au/car-hoist-systems/bl-5000ext-portable-car-hoist.html I note there is a few variants, but they seem like a compromise I can work with in my particular garage - just looking for experiences? Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo Posted 2October, 2021 Report Share Posted 2October, 2021 Yes, Look like a good thing,The only thing that concerns me, The height for getting under the car if need be, There's 470 mm there abouts , One of those relocatable max jacks has 1200 mm for about the same price . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 20October, 2021 Report Share Posted 20October, 2021 On 01/06/2021 at 16:48, edgy said: Little update, I have been working with the folks at Tuff-Lift, and it looks like for me, the Hydro Park is looking to be the best solution for my space. The concern was the total height at 3360mm would be an issue to the ceiling, they are saying that the can mount the power units flush with the top of of the post so 3080mm absolute height which gives me approx 200mm to the ceiling... I'll need to shoot some laser lines and measure to ensure the panel lift would mould the post when its up, because my thinking is we can get away with the posts and door crossing paths.... more measuring to do, and perhaps a trip over to @OBRUT to double check some dims. The LH arrow dimension is 2452mm and the RH arrow dimension is 1003mm The double car stacker like @1q2w3e4r has, is a good solution, but for my space there is too many other things going on like stairwells, storage space and cabinets on back walls. How'd you get on with this mate? Could be a solution in a space I have - and i've got cars coming out of my ears currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 20October, 2021 Report Share Posted 20October, 2021 15 minutes ago, sleazius said: How'd you get on with this mate? Could be a solution in a space I have - and i've got cars coming out of my ears currently. Honestly mate, I completely lost the love of anything car related during lockdown... so I did nothing! I did print the dimensions off recently and got ready to do some measuring but with a bit of a rotation of cars presently in motion, it could skew my requirements? But probably not! I just have to pull my finger out... sorry I cant be more help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 20October, 2021 Report Share Posted 20October, 2021 38 minutes ago, edgy said: Honestly mate, I completely lost the love of anything car related during lockdown... so I did nothing! I did print the dimensions off recently and got ready to do some measuring but with a bit of a rotation of cars presently in motion, it could skew my requirements? But probably not! I just have to pull my finger out... sorry I cant be more help! Its all good ... I've been playing around with a similar issue during covid, but periodically lose interest due to my business situation. I'm +5 cars this year, with 3 more on order so either I need to get selling, or get building. edgy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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