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Subject:Re: Asymmetric two post lift
From:JRodgers
Date:Fri, 4 Oct 2013 16:33:54 -0500

Can't quit envision this little beatie-boy!

John

On 10/4/2013 12:26 PM, Phil Zimmerman wrote:
> Date:         Thu, 3 Oct 2013 10:35:55 -0700
> Reply-To:     "John C..." <oregonejohn@GMAIL.COM>
>
> Hi John,
>
> A friends shop I often use has a two-post "symmetrical" lift.
> Probably rated for over 10,000 lbs safe workload.
> Does not matter which direction the vehicle is placed on the lift.
> Wheels down is preferred� (the freyday fun part:-)
>
> On an Asymmetric lift, meaning unequal length lift arms?
> I have no experience with this form of lift..
> I will speculate.. since most conversional vehicles are front-engined.
> Backing a Vanagon would be the conventional direction�:-)
>
> Pz
> On a rock off the West Coast.
> -----------
>
> Hi All,
> Is anyone using a Asymmetric two post lift in their shop
> and if so Is it alright to back into it
> so that the Vanagon engine faces my work bench?
> Any tricks to it?
> Thanks,
> John C...
>