Thread: 4.2 ton garage hoist.

I hope Radum have sorted themselves out now. There was a recall on their 4.2t hoist a few years ago:
Radum Pty Ltd

They tried selling me one 'cheap' without mentioning that it was affected by a recall:
RADUM 2 post vehicle hoist, recall alert

Originally Posted by Scouse

I hope Radum have sorted themselves out now. There was a recall on their 4.2t hoist a few years ago:
Radum Pty Ltd

They tried selling me one 'cheap' without mentioning that it was affected by a recall:
RADUM 2 post vehicle hoist, recall alert

I was aware of the recall. I had dealings with the Brisbane branch when we lived there.
The hoists are worksafe certified and the issues addressed. I checked the manual and the electrical diagrams are there and it must be installed by an electrician. You need to send off the installation certificate to Radum for warrenty. And the hydraulics diagram shows burst limit valves.
So really hoping it's all ok.

Goodo Nino, I'll be looking for a 2 post hoist in the near future so I might follow you up in few months time & see how it's going.
Hopefully it's better than my Hero 4 poster.

Hi Scott,

When it's all installed I'll post up a review. I bought the hoist after doing a fair bit of research. It's not the best on the market that's for sure but where do you stop! I'm no longer in the trade so don't need a hoist that runs 8hrs a day, 6 days a week. And I didn't want to spend 5k plus. The Radum hoist cost $2600 which for the amount of use I think it will get is good value.
Anyway, time will tell. Hope it's good value and not a two grand lemon

Dumb question time What is wrong with the 4post hoist... I was hoping to chase one of them up oneday!

It seems the only realistically priced way to get a 240volt hoist of any type or description is a cheap chinese one. The older industrial units cost quite a bit to convert over from 3phase.

seeya,
Shane L.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Dumb question time What is wrong with the 4post hoist... I was hoping to chase one of them up oneday!

It seems the only realistically priced way to get a 240volt hoist of any type or description is a cheap chinese one. The older industrial units cost quite a bit to convert over from 3phase.

seeya,
Shane L.

I had looked at a four poster. The plus side was that (the one I looked at) it was on wheels and therefore was mobile when not in use. You could park on it and when raised, park under it. This would have been good to store the camper.

The downside was initial cost. And I thought it would be a pain, and therefore I wouldn't use it as much if I had to constantly move a car, lower and remove a camper and then have to move it into the centre of my shed to lift the Defender.
Then once raised it is a pain (from experience) to have to raise axles to remove wheels. Yes you can buy a scissor lift that slides along the inner ramps but that is more expense.

I was offered a second hand 3 phase workshop hoist for $1750. But my sparky said it would cost about $1200 to install a phase converter or around a thousand to buy a new 240v/15amp motor/hydraulic unit. It would have cost more than buying a new hoist with warrenty.

Should be all fine , just run you fingers down the corners where the sliding blocks go , mine had weld splatter which would've worn out the blocks in no time , the other thing I notice is the left hand upright looks too close to the expansion joint in the concrete, how thick / mpa is the concrete?.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Dumb question time What is wrong with the 4post hoist... I was hoping to chase one of them up oneday!

It seems the only realistically priced way to get a 240volt hoist of any type or description is a cheap chinese one. The older industrial units cost quite a bit to convert over from 3phase.

seeya,
Shane L.

Shane.
Look out for secondhand wheel alignment hoists.A very cheap way of getting a drive on hoist.A mate picked one up for $750.
Andrew