It is no secret to anyone that car lifts greatly facilitate the process of servicing mobile vehicles. The technical tool, which is a special lifting mechanism, allows a person to maximally facilitate and simplify the performance of a particular task, associated primarily with the moment of unhindered access to various places of the vehicle, regardless of its design.
What are car lifts?
In the market of technical equipment there is a huge selection of diverse for their purpose and excellent on the principle of operation of car lifts. The importance of the presence of such an auxiliary tool at the service station is invaluable. In the process of equipping the garage, it is necessary to take into account the main point of such an enterprise, and in particular: what types of work will the workshop do? Of course, the best choice would be a lift that is able to meet universal parameters of use. Considering the supposed specific type of services provided by the service station, the modification of the lifting technical equipment should be as appropriate as possible and express the quality ability of an operational nature. Let's see what type of car lifts are, where and for what are they used?
Two-post device type
This is the most common type of equipment that has been widely used due to its universal operating principle. The vehicle is suspended in suspension with the help of sometimes varying in design sliding paws. Lifting can be carried out by a drive of various types: electromechanical or electro-hydraulic. It is also necessary to consider the factor of the lifting capacity of the device. The undisputed advantage is the "platformless" design. Car lifts of this type are most effective at work. For example: diagnostics, repairs and maintenance are carried out under quite comfortable conditions.
Four Post Lifting Devices
Most of all, this type of equipment is applicable to trucks. The design feature of such a lift is four pairs of interconnected racks, which allows you to create favorable conditions not only for diagnosis and repair, but also to control the installation angles and adjust (wheel alignment) of the wheels. It is important to know that when servicing trucks, the length of the platform is always taken into account. The most acceptable size is the one expressing the total length of the lift, 4.6-5 m. It is worth noting that a four-post car lift, the price of which is something between $ 2,000 and $ 5,000, is very popular. The only drawback in the device is the presence in the design of transverse jumpers, which sometimes significantly complicates the work of the mechanic.
Scissor type lifting device
Such equipment can quite effectively solve a spatial problem, since it is installed in a level with the floor and in the folded position practically does not take up space. At the same time, for professional diagnostics and repair of the suspension, only an automobile scissor lift is used. Also, competently with the help of this equipment the problems associated with the steering of a car are eliminated. The structural accuracy and practical value of this type of lifting devices are implemented in portable versions, which allows you to use the useful properties of "scissors" outside the walls of the workshop. The only negative is the high cost of this modification.
Finally
In this review, the main types of lifts were considered. To date, the range of such equipment is quite diverse and incredibly wide in use, which for obvious reasons cannot be reflected in detail in the framework of this article. Therefore, if the information received is not enough for you, consult a qualified specialist.