Choosing a car lift

A car lift is one of the main tools without which repairing a vehicle in many cases becomes impossible. Car lifts can be seen in almost every workshop that services vehicles. Using a car lift makes it possible to use the repair shop area more rationally and productively compared to an inspection pit.
A car lift is installed under the vehicle and is used to raise it to the height required for repair and maintenance. This allows inspection of the underside of the vehicle from different sides and the repair or replacement of parts at a height convenient for the technician.
By mobility and the ability to move, car lifts are divided into stationary lifts, which are fixed in one place, and mobile lifts, which can be moved to the required location for work.
By technical characteristics, car lifts differ in motor power, lifting speed, lifting height, and number of posts. By number of posts, lifts are classified as scissor lifts, two-post lifts, and four-post lifts. There are also tire-service lifts — these specialized lifts are mainly used for changing wheels on a vehicle.
Such a lift, when mounting tires, unlike a jack, allows removal of all four wheels of the vehicle at once. Lifting with this type of lift is performed at the vehicle's jacking points. The lift is arranged so that when you drive onto the platform, the correct positioning of the vehicle on the platform is done automatically.
A four-post lift is used at large service and repair stations.
The lift consists of a platform for the vehicle, which is installed on four posts. Such a lift can be equipped with various types of platforms that can be fitted with different additional equipment:
platform for a wheel alignment stand
smooth platform
long smooth platform.
The lift is controlled by a pendant that can be installed on any of the columns. Such a lift operates quietly thanks to built-in hydraulics.
Recently, scissor lifts have become widely used in auto services and repair shops. Thanks to their compact construction, unusual for lifts, they allow saving usable floor space, which is their main advantage.
The lift consists of an electro-hydraulic drive with a platform that forms the scissors. In the non-working position it folds compactly and, when recessed into the floor, allows more rational use of the workshop's usable area. In terms of design, scissor lifts come in two variants:
Lifts that can be recessed into the floor
Low-profile floor-mounted lifts that are not recessed into the floor.
These lifts are highly reliable, have significant load capacity, and are fast-acting.