Thread: 2 post hoist lifting points

I'm over jacking the thing up in the driveway (and I have a caravan in the way anyway at the moment). I have a $30/hr DIY garage 2 minutes up the road and I have the tyres to rotate, fluids to change and EPB to adjust.

I have the manual which shows the jacking and axle stand points. Does anyone have any advice as to the optimum placement for the pads on a 2 post hoist?

Originally Posted by BradC

I'm over jacking the thing up in the driveway (and I have a caravan in the way anyway at the moment). I have a $30/hr DIY garage 2 minutes up the road and I have the tyres to rotate, fluids to change and EPB to adjust.

I have the manual which shows the jacking and axle stand points. Does anyone have any advice as to the optimum placement for the pads on a 2 post hoist?

Not really, except I always like to put the heavy end on the longer arms. Most hoists will be set up so that's the way it orients when you drive in forward. Usually the pads on the jacking points will be fine. But, just check the balance before you get the thing too high off the ground... It gets a little scary if you have it wrong... It'll be fine, they design hoists even for muppets like me.