Installing a Two Post Lift Is Easy! With Just A Few Tools, You Can Install Your Own Two Post Lift At Home In A Couple Of Hours!
I bought my first Two Post lift from a friend of a friend in Southern California for just $800 but it had to be taken down, transported to my shop, and then installed again. I called a couple of lift companies to find out what it would cost for the removal, transport, and reinstallation and decided that just wasn’t going to be in the budget. So Crosby and I went over with my open car trailer, unbolted the arms, chain, and hydraulics and then unbolted the posts themselves. My two post had posts that were made from 10 inch wide flange beams and they were pretty damn heavy. So we used a cherry picker to lay them over and onto the trailer. It was incredibly simple and easy.
The hardest part of the install was drilling the holes in the concrete for the posts, and that was because I just had a regular hammer drill. If I had a rotary hammer, which you can buy from Harbor Freight for $150 or rent from your favorite home improvement center for $30, I could have drilled the holes in a matter of 15 minutes or so. I own one now.
Lifting the posts with a strap and cherry picker in my shop made simple work of standing the posts and moving them around where they needed to be. And I did it all myself. And so can you. Sure, having two people makes it a little easier, but you can do this. And quick.
I installed my entire lift in half a day, and when I sold it before moving I helped the buyer take it down so he’d know how to install it himself. He took it home on a Saturday morning and had a car on it Saturday afternoon.
Watch the video below to see how these go together.
Video Description:
In this part of my shop remodel series, I get a Rotary SP012 12K Two-Post Lift installed. I bought the SP012 Rotary lift from Portland Service Station Supply (POSSY). They are a Rotary dealer and they have an installer in Central Oregon. http://pdxpossy.com/index.html Chet’s Electric did the wiring for the lift. https://www.chetselectric.com/
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