The one that I rented last fall came out perpendicular and scrubbed the
inside of the tires going under. I had to put bricks under the tires to get
enough clearance to get it under. This allowed me to push the car on and
off with no problem.
This one does come out at an angle. Didn't think to measure ... but I'm
sure that there is a way.
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Gowins <cartman@dnai.com>
To: Robert Duquette <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>; Spridgets
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: September 24, 1999 11:13 AM
Subject: RE: engine lift
>Hi Robert,
>
>I recently purchased a lift from China also. A couple of quick things to
>check out on it. Do the stabilizing feet come out perpendicular to the
>lift, or are they off at an angle? On mine, they come off at an angle, and
>when the lift is moved forward, it bumped into the wheels! To get around
>that, I removed the wheels and jacked the car up under the crossmember. I
>was then able to roll the lift to the correct position, and if I needed to
>move the car any, the jack supported the car enough to be able to move the
>car also. If the feet are perpendicular, make sure you can adjust the
>width, because I ran across one once that was not adjustable, and they were
>exactly the width of the wheelbase of the car, and long enough that even
>with the front tires removed, they hit the back tires! Anyways, I'm sure
>you'll enjoy the lift, I sure have enjoyed mine. It just may be a little
>extra work to get it going! Talk to you later!
>
>Greg Gowins
>'69 Sprite
>Dublin, CA
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]
>On Behalf Of Robert Duquette
>Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 3:55 AM
>To: Spridgets
>Subject: engine lift
>
>I just purchased an engine lift locally that seems to be a fair quality.
>The company that I bought it from has web presence at www.princessauto.com.
>It is currently on sale for 238 Cdn. ( 121 off list ). For those who
care,
>it is made in China. Lifting capacity is 2 tons and it weighs 253 lbs. I
>don't think that it is featured on their website, but you can contact them
>from there. If anyone is interested, I could probably scan in the picture
>and blurb from their catalogue and post it. I'm not likely to assemble the
>thing any time soon, as I don't really have a need. ( The 1275/gearbox is
>in limbo at the other end of the deal, where the current owner is trying to
>convince his wife that he should restore the car. I hope he does. )
>
>So, to repeat, I can't vouch for the quality, but it seems heavy duty
>enough. < disclaimers here>
>
>Robert Duquette
>Ottawa ON Canada
>http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette
>RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca
>'65 RHD BRG Sprite
>
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