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MG MGA - Scissor Hoist..Update

Mike Ellsmore started a thread on a hoist he had sourced some months ago. I took delivery of mine last week and have now installed in my garage.It is almost tailor made for the garage. Unit weighs 400kg so once down on the concrete it stays there but is so shallow it is easy to drive over. I show a pic of my car up on it below and two more pics on subsequent posts....one is a side view ..it allows approx 50mm clearance under the mga so blocks are positioned for lifting . The other pic shows the excellent underside access...

Neil Ferguson

Side view..designer made a good job of packing the scissors and jacks etc.

Neil Ferguson

Finally the working area..very clear because of the rams being put to the sides...

Neil Ferguson

Hi Neil

Looks great. What additional safety features do they recommend in addition to the rams holding it up.

John
John Francis

Interesting! I must've missed the previous thread. WHo is the manufacturer?
Andy Bounsall

John....it has excellent safety and does not need hydraulic power to hold an elevated position. If you look at the second image posted...side view of the hoist on the floor. ...you will see a very coarse rack just inside of the far ramp. As the car is raised this rack is engaged tooth by tooth and the car can be held safely at any intermediate height . The control box has a 'Hold! Button which releases ram pressure and fully loads up the rack . There are two of these racks ..one on each side. To lower the hoist there are two small air actuators needing about 60 psi air which disengage the racks. The car stays up safely with all power turned off....I have left the mga on it overnight. Clearance under the car is approx 1 meter and just right for a low 30 cm high stool....quite comfortable and a pleasant change from the back squirming under axle stands. The two cross bars are connected to the ram/scissor/rack mechanisms and rotate .
Andy..made in China like everything now ...and by a company called Big Red... They make a wide variety if garage kit. Here in Oz it cost A$1950 ...about Us $ 2000. ...very reasonable
Neil Ferguson

Andy...
here is website on the company and unit.
http://tongrunjacks.en.alibaba.com/product/316942583-210685645/Torin_BigRed_TM_3_Ton_Garage_Sissor_Hydraulic_Car_Lifts.html.

I bought this unit from an importer here in melbourne.
Neil Ferguson

This is the original thread for those who missed it.
http://www2.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgbbs&access=&mode=archiveth&subject=6&subjectar=6&thread=2012061805143920561
Mike
Mike Ellsmore

Or search Archives with words "Ultimate" and "Hoist" if the link above doesn't work.
Mike
Mike Ellsmore

Does anyone know if this is available in the US?
I will try to run a search.
GTF
G T Foster

Trying again to upload image.

Help? Anyone know max size for image as mine is too large? I can then reformat without taking all way down to VGA and loosing detail.
P M Dean

I usually target around 500kb and use jpg format...
Neil Ferguson

Gerry,
Try this link as it is the master company in China. There is a Contact Us link on the Home page - also I see their main base on your side of pond is in Ontario - are you still on speaking terms with our cousins up there?
http://www.tongrunjacks.com/products.php#18_0_145__913
Mike
Mike Ellsmore

PM

One trick for uploading large photos that I use and is now being used by a number of others, is to insert the high resolution photo into a blank PowerPoint page. This also gives you the opportunity to put 2 or 3 photos on the same page and even add words and arrrrows etc. The clever bit is then to use the drop down menu on the 'Save As' window and select 'JPEG File Interchange Format' (See attached photo that I have done that way). This saves the PowerPoint page as a JPEG image that is the right size for uploading here.

Steve

Steve Gyles

An example of Steve's suggestion - pick the difference!
Mike


Mike Ellsmore

Thanks Mike,
Not only am I still on speaking terms, I have a number of good friends from Canada who I see (and sometimes carvan with) at the annual NAMGAR GT's...:)

Gerry
G T Foster

Mike...a cautionary note re operation of the hoist..not mentioned in the useless manual. With the hoist elevated and you wish to lower...then when you first press the Down button the hoist RAISES the car before lowering ..this, I presume, is to unload the safety racks and allow the air actuators to lift the engagment pins. The hoist seemed to lift up about 4cm.I have a normal ceiling height in my garage ( below my lounge room ) and the mga is well clear of the ceilng even at max height. When I put my 74 Jeep with 31in wheels on it the first time however I made the mistake of lifting it to just under the ceiling .....I now have a severely indented garage ceiling . Luckily it did not get under a joist or.....it is a powerful beastie.
Neil Ferguson

Neil,
I think you can reduce the amount of upward motion before it descends by adjusting the timer in the control box.
Two of us picked up our hoists yesterday - still commissioning - a couple of minor bugs due to slight damage during transportation from China!
Regards
Mike
Mike Ellsmore

This thread was discussed between 29/09/2012 and 06/10/2012

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