Thread: Hoist advice

I did a search on my phone (not with Tapatalk) and found a number of threads on hoists.

Originally Posted by rar110

Well after a few years I am getting closer to actually getting a shed............. Tapatalk function to search and came up with nothing.

Thanks

Originally Posted by p38arover

I did a search on my phone (not with Tapatalk) and found a number of threads on hoists.

The best the search function came up with is 2 Post Hoist Question Please - Page 2 (aulro.com)

Thanks maybe it’s a Tapatalk thing. It wouldn’t even open the hyperlink.

Dunno why people use TapaTalk. I just use Chrome on my iPhone and view fora in normal mode, not mobile view.

thanks Ron, I find the tapa format less cluttered. But it has limitations. Ha, even after typing this in safari on my phone I can’t see where the post button is. I had to go back to tapa.

And thanks to which ever admin mod moved this to tool time. I didn’t know there was that sub category.

I've had a 6 tonne 4 post Tufflift with two 3t rolling beams for over ten years and it has been pretty well faultless in that time with only minor adjustment and repairs mostly due to me.
If buying a second hand hoist of any description make sure it can lift whatever you want as many are tired and no longer lift to their rated capacity. A mate has bought two and neither would lift an empty Toyota Landcruiser ute more than a metre off the floor
New hoists are relatively cheap for what you get especially when used in a home workshop situation, I would certaily recommend the Tufflift.

Peter, I have had a 4ton 2 post hoist for about 8 years now and it will do all I need. It will even lift the 6x6 but I am a bit wary when it is 6' off the floor so I put a prop under the rear crossmember to steady it. Pretty sure I bought it off a mob called Autohoists Australia. All made in China of course.