The difference between a 30 year old lift and a new one is bigger than I thought

I worked at a shop in Denver for 7 years that had these old Rotary lifts from the 80s. They worked fine, you just had to give them a little help sometimes. Last month I went solo and bought a brand new BendPak lift for my own garage. The arms glide smooth, the locks catch perfect every time, and it lifts a truck in half the time. Has anyone else noticed how much easier a new lift makes the job, or is it just me?

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jenny_lane1212d ago

Older tools make you work harder, newer tools make you work smarter.

brooke_jones12d ago

the arms glide smooth" - that's the part that got me. Man, my old lift was like fighting a stuck drawer every time I tried to move the arms. I got a new one last year and it's night and day, seriously. Just the time saved on alignment alone is worth it.

abby_cooper12d ago

Gotta disagree with you there, Brooke. Those smooth gliding arms are overrated in my book. My old lift took a little muscle to move around, sure, but it never budged an inch once I had things set. I've seen too many of these newfangled smooth ones drift on their own after a few years, throwing off the whole alignment. Plus, that "stuck drawer" feel actually kept my pads from shifting when I was trying to get the position just right. You trade a little bit of elbow grease for a whole lot of stability, if you ask me.