I should clarify what I meant about the "custom" work that Backyard Buddy
did on my lift. The right platform was moved to the inside 6" and new
holes were drilled for the bolts. The retaining clips for the right
access ramp were repositioned and welded in place. The jack bridges did
have to be welded with a 6" narrower profile to fit between the ramps. I
can accomodate larger cars by unbolting the right platform and sliding it
over to the original bolt holes. The ramp will sit on its own support
without the retaining clips. The only drawback is that the custom
jackbridges will not work. In its narrow 39" configuration, I have had
Cadillac Eldorados, Jeep Cherokees, etc on the lift with no problem. If
you had a full size pickup truck, such as a Ram, you would have to move
the right platform out to its original full width. I hope this helps.....
Randy Kegg
On Thu, 27 Jan 2000 11:37:48 -0800 Mike Rambour <mikey@b2systems.com>
writes:
>
> At 11:18 PM 1/26/00 -0500, Peter Schauss wrote:
>
> >My Cytech lift is 37" between ramps. If I get my Healey
> >perfectly centered on the ramps, which I rarely do, I have
>
> Good point ! My wife has allowed a 4 post lift to be included in
> this
> years budget and I expect to get one in a few months, hopefully
> order it
> late March/early April. I had not looked at distance between ramps,
> I had
> just assumed I could drill a few new holes and move the ramps
> closer. Can't I do that ? It appears that the ramps are just
> bolted to
> the cross bars and could be moved easily with a few new holes. All
> my old
> Brit cars are very narrow, 42" track with 5.25 tires has to give
> me a
> inside track of around 38" +/- ( I have not measured the inside
> width
> ) That would be TIGHT on a 37" Cytech lift and I know that Backyard
> Buddy
> is wider, I am still waiting for the spec on Garage Supplies lift
> (BendPack).
>
> I would rather not get something custom built since that makes it
> hard to
> resell ( I hope to _never_ sell it anyway ) and I also have a truck
> and my
> wifes Honda that would be nice to have on the thing. Undoing a few
> bolts
> once or twice a year to get allow the big cars on is acceptable to
> me. Custom building might exclude the larger cars.
>
> mike
>
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