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Old 08-25-2004, 03:29 PM   #9
CoryM
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Rotary are pretty good hoists. The only thing with a overhead beam 2 post is you need to have good enough concrete to install it. Most home shops do not. It can be dealt with though but you would have to call a contractor and find out how much it would cost to tear out and re-enforce the concrete around the hoist posts. The 7000 is a little light for professional shop use on trucks but for home use it will be great. For shop use ALWAYS buy the biggest capacity hoist you can use. In the long run it will save you money in repairs. Just have to make sure the arms arent too long to pick up small cars. Make sure the 10,000lb one will be able to lift a shorter wheelbase car. As I said, the arms are often too long to lift smaller cars on the outside sills. You cannot lift most european cars with long arms. Even the 9000lb rotary need to be modified to easiely lift new BMWs. Just dont tell workers comp that you modified a hoist
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