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<channel><generator>iloblog 1.0</generator><title>uplifting Feed</title><link>http://uplifting.garagecarlifts.co.uk/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;We have always chatted, sometimes at great length, to our customers. It is they that have a vast accumulated knowledge and passion for their vehicles and the desire to work on them, night and day..... We learn a great deal from them, using information we have gleaned to advise future customers, we do it in person and on the telephone all the time, but now we have a website we thought we may share stories via an online magazine to inform those that want to know what we didn&#039;t before someone showed us.....&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;......your comments are very welcome.... if you wish to, visit us at www.strongmantools.co.uk&lt;/p&gt;</description><item><title>How low can you go?</title><link>http://iloapp.garagecarlifts.co.uk/blog/uplifting?Home&amp;post=34</link><description><![CDATA[  Customer booked his car for a demo, turned up and it had a low, extended, front spoiler and he couldn't even drive up the slight ramp into our showroom   He had driven up for a demo, so we gave him one, all a bit improvised at the last minute but, well the lifts do work in the yard, and we had the generator available so no health and safety regs regarding trailing leads were infringed!     The Clifton Lift was taken into the sunshine and set up with some lead in tiles to enable this car to drive over. The problem wasn't so much the height of the aftermarket nose, more the length it extended beyond the front wheels.....anyway we improvised a ramp....     Got the car safely in position, placed the blocks....     Raised the car......     Proved there is really unobstructed access down the centre...don't know why that would be a benefit with this particular car as it has a flush undertray fitted down the length and all the important bits are easily accessible hanging over the rear!!!     Honour satisfied, car raised.....        
 ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:03:56 +0100</pubDate><category>Customers</category></item><item><title>How, NOT, to do it.....</title><link>http://iloapp.garagecarlifts.co.uk/blog/uplifting?Home&amp;post=33</link><description><![CDATA[ .... sent by a friend, just to make all of us laugh....... OK, yes it is designed to be funny, but as an actual photo please, as she said, "Don't try this at home.......!"          yes, that's the way to do it, but, as we are a LIFT company, thought perhaps I'd share this one........ other methods of "fixing it" are available, including the safer options......       
 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:02:58 +0100</pubDate><category>Day to day</category></item><item><title>Mr Beck....</title><link>http://iloapp.garagecarlifts.co.uk/blog/uplifting?Home&amp;post=32</link><description><![CDATA[  .... had one of our 4 Post Lifts ...... please see his "review" at 

  http://www.clublotusbboa.co.uk/articles/page_articles_002.asp  
 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:05:34 +0100</pubDate><category>At Home</category></item><item><title>Doing it Properly</title><link>http://iloapp.garagecarlifts.co.uk/blog/uplifting?Home&amp;post=31</link><description><![CDATA[  "Although no-one was injured, a failure of this type with an operator working below or nearby is potentially fatal" 
 The above taken from a report into the failures reported from a certain model of scissor lift (not one of ours I hasten to add). Modern design and the independent testing that is necessary these days means that lifts sold today are safer than ever, however, no matter how good the design operators still have to take care when working, on, around or under raised vehicles. It's only common sense..... isn't it. 
 Everyone, it seems, has a "near-miss" story. At the Classic Car Show last year a customer told me about an incident he had with a "mobile" unsecured 4 Post where the lift and vehicle had toppled in his workshop.  
 It isn't necessarily bad design that causes problems. "Thorough Inspections" are mandatory for a reason, maintenance should be carried out regularly and properly. We often get calls from potential customers, frustrated, annoyed and desperate to replace lifts that have just been "condemmed" by Insurance Assessors ....... I often wonder if the Assessor refusing to sign off the lift in question is actually the first time that the user was aware of its' shortcomings? A wing and a prayer is no way to treat the safety of you, your colleagues or workforce. 
 Our advice, to add to the mix, is definatley use the lift in accordance with manufacturers instructions, take the trouble to read the manuals and get trained on the use of new equipment before operating.  
 A contributory cause of the failure of the flush mounted "in-ground" scissor lifts mentioned above, was, apparantly, the regular use of non standard lifting blocks! The users had replaced the worn rubber blocks with wood. They habitually used wooden blocks two or three times the height of the rubber blocks supplied with the lift. This meant that the full weight of the vehicle was taken immediately on raising, putting an incredible strain on the scissor arms. Using the supplied, say, 40mm blocks allows the scissor to raise up from the prone position before taking the weight of the vehicle. There is a reason why particular accessories are supplied with specific equipment (you would have something to say if the driver fills the truck with petrol and drives off, so please think about the reasons why manufacturers supply particular parts...... 
 If you are interested the whole report can be read here ..... 
  http://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/mvrscissorlifts.htm  
 If you have any doubts about the safety of the machines / how to operate / positioning of vehicles etc. Please ask!  
 Better Safe Than Sorry 
 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:39:40 +0000</pubDate><category>Day to day</category></item><item><title>Truly Mobile? Highly Versatile!</title><link>http://iloapp.garagecarlifts.co.uk/blog/uplifting?Home&amp;post=30</link><description><![CDATA[  "I want/need/require/dream of a mobile lift, do you do them?" 
 "Yes Sir, we sell them" 
 "How mobile are they?" 
   
 Purchase of anything is usually a compromise. Nothing does everything after all. But a mobile lift should really be, well..... mobile. In common with others we sell platform scissor lifts, and 4 post lifts, with optional mobility kits (wheels that can be bolted on) which enable the lift to be moved around, once in a while, the workshop. 
 However we sell the Tamar, a scissor lift, which truly is mobile. The motor-control unit acts as the movement handle and one person can move it around the workshop, two people if needed to move it around the yard. It must be used on concrete, but so long as the base is solid it really can be used to raise a vehicle anywhere. The attached images show the Tamar in use in the yard, with a generator, not mains power. This totally independent lifting solution is required for one of our customers, a rally team, that winch the lift on and off their trailer. 
   The Tamar is also a very versatile device, users can drive over it, or it can be pushed under a vehicle, but do bear in mind it is 5" tall so runners may need to be employed either side for low vehicles 
   
    
   
 ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:40:49 +0000</pubDate><category>Day to day</category></item><item><title>Making an Exhibition of Ourselves... Again</title><link>http://iloapp.garagecarlifts.co.uk/blog/uplifting?Home&amp;post=29</link><description><![CDATA[  We have attended quite a few shows of late,  
   
 Beaulieu, really friendly and a pleasure to attend, as usual, was packed (although you can't tell from this picture) and, as usual, it rained..... Nobody bid on the Rover, which is still for sale as of Jan'11 if you're interested, as we just have too many demo cars in the warehouse at the moment (all Classic Brits of the 60's and 70's.... just like the music we prefer.... 
 Attending the NEC this year, we displayed a couple of 4 posts which gained us quite some attention, however, it certainly isn't cheap to go when not only do you pay a fortune for the space but H &amp; S deems the lifts have to be bolted into position (only sensible) at a quite astonishing cost per hole as only their crew can manage this task properly!!! Obviously we have never bolted them down before ourselves!!! 
 Luckily clubs get their space for next to nothing, the blood sweat and tears given over to preparing all the cars and displays is more valuable than their weight in gold. Some spectacular cars displayed to tens of thousands of visitors made the event a tremendous success. 
   
 As you can see we NEVER have any fun at shows! 
 ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:52:06 +0000</pubDate><category>Shows and Events</category></item><item><title>You don&#039;t see that everyday!</title><link>http://iloapp.garagecarlifts.co.uk/blog/uplifting?Home&amp;post=28</link><description><![CDATA[  We went to do an install of one of our Galton full height scissor lifts in Crawley. 
 The customer ran an aircraft spares business, his hobby is rennovating aircraft, his front garden contained two Harrier Jump Jets, yes..... no gnomes here, just a couple of beautiful, now redundant due to cost cutting, examples of British design and innovation,  last time I saw these I was in the Falklands! Does that date me? 
 ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:24:38 +0000</pubDate><category>Day to day</category></item><item><title>The EasyLift</title><link>http://iloapp.garagecarlifts.co.uk/blog/uplifting?Home&amp;post=27</link><description><![CDATA[  The EasyLift is one of the original products that we started selling, all those years ago... 
 It is a tilting jack, officially described as "an aid to getting a vehicle onto axle stands" and has proven a real help to many a home mechanic. The ability to store it flat against the wall is a bonus! 
 Please see below some photos we took when a customer came for a recent demo, it will give you an idea as to how this nifty little tool operates. 
   
 The lift is usually operated by a non-impact air wrench, or heavy duty electric drill..... or, by hand if you need the exercise!! The tiles were necessary as the exhaust on this car hung low and we needed the additional clearance to push the EasyLift under the car. A little trial and error provides the balance point..... potential customers should ensure that the dimensions of the EasyLift (width) will accommodate their car as we only supply units with minimal width adjustments. Please also bear in mind that we had our version of this lift independently tested for CE purposes. 
   
 ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:05:55 +0000</pubDate><category>At Home</category></item><item><title>A Mini Adventure</title><link>http://iloapp.garagecarlifts.co.uk/blog/uplifting?Home&amp;post=26</link><description><![CDATA[ Thought you may be interested to see a couple of photos we took when visiting the Automechanika show in Frankfurt last year...... Hope Mini's don't get seasick!   
 ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:28:31 +0000</pubDate><category>In Business</category></item><item><title>Our 4 Post Lift Installations</title><link>http://iloapp.garagecarlifts.co.uk/blog/uplifting?Home&amp;post=25</link><description><![CDATA[  Customers often have a bit of a problem visualising if / how they will manage to fit a 4 Post lift into their garage....... We have created an online album full of photos showing 4 Post Lifts installed to various customers. 
 If you are interested please follow the link to  http://jalbum.net/browse/user/album/825791/  
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