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Re: [TR] Scissor Lift

To: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Scissor Lift
From: Greg Schuett <tr4boy@att.net>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 12:09:34 -0700
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Hi, Jeff,

Once the car is raised, you let it down a little to engage the locks.  =
Very stable and the jacking points line up fine for me.

Greg


> On May 6, 2024, at 11:39=E2=80=AFAM, Jeff Scarbrough =
<fishplate@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sun, May 5, 2024 at 7:53=E2=80=AFPM Greg Schuett <tr4boy@att.net =
>> Hi,  Ben,
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>> My quick jack ( https://www.quickjack.com/?gad_source=3D1) has worked =
very well for me and my TR-4. I have the 5000 model.
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> Hi Greg,
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> I was looking at these today, as my local big box home store (Lowe's) =
has them on sale for an attractive price, plus I get an additional 5% =
off.
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>  I note that you have placed it inboard of the tires - I had given up =
on the 5000 model because it won't fit at the jacking points.  Do you =
find the stability of the raised car to be questionable with the jacks =
closer to the center?
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> I also have a Spitfire,and the same problem appears in spades.  I'm =
not sure if even the 3500 would fit the jacking points on that car.
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> -- Jeff


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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta =
http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><div =
style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
line-break: after-white-space;">Hi, Jeff,<div><br></div><div>Once the =
car is raised, you let it down a little to engage the locks. &nbsp;Very =
stable and the jacking points line up fine for =
me.</div><div><br></div><div>Greg</div><div><br></div><div><div><br><block=
quote type=3D"cite"><div>On May 6, 2024, at 11:39=E2=80=AFAM, Jeff =
Scarbrough &lt;fishplate@gmail.com&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, May 5, 2024 at 7:53=E2=80=AFPM Greg Schuett =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tr4boy@att.net";>tr4boy@att.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div>Hi, =
&nbsp;Ben,<div><br></div><div>My quick jack (&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.quickjack.com/?gad_source=3D1"; =
target=3D"_blank">https://www.quickjack.com/?gad_source=3D1</a>)&nbsp;has =
worked very well for me and my TR-4. I have the 5000 =
model.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Hi =
Greg,</div><div><br></div><div>I was looking at these today, as my local =
big box home store (Lowe's) has them on sale for an attractive price, =
plus I get an additional 5% off.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;I note =
that you have placed it inboard of the tires - I had given up on the =
5000 model because it won't fit at the jacking points.&nbsp; Do you find =
the stability of the raised car to be questionable with the jacks closer =
to the center?<br><br>I also have a Spitfire,and the same problem =
appears in spades.&nbsp; I'm not sure if even the 3500 would fit =
the&nbsp;jacking points on that car.<br><br>-- Jeff</div></div></div>
</div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>=

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