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What is a Portable Alternative 2-Post Lift? (Page 1 of 2)
There seems to be be a lot of questions about the new type of car lift being introduced to the market. Like with anything new, exciting and different, there are some concerned opinions flying around regarding the safety & functionality of this portable two-post garage lift. The following provides valuable information relating to the MaxJax and will hopefully dispel some of the hearsay.
Is the MaxJax really safe?
Absolutely. If you compare the number of people killed or injured annually using floor jacks or jack stands to other car lifting solutions, it’s evident that the MaxJax provides increased safety when installed and operated properly.
If you’ve ever visited a service garage, dealership or fleet repair business, it’s easy to see that two-post lifts are the lifts of choice among professionals. In fact, the Automotive Lift Institute reports that out of the thousands of car lifts sold monthly, and among the many lift configurations available, two-post style lifts represent well over 63% of the market.
Lets be clear—the MaxJax is not just a hobby lift. It too is a "real" lift. It’s built by our team of qualified engineers that not only designed the MaxJax, but also our family of full-sized lifts. We’ve got years of experience and we’ve done our math. While most car enthusiasts are talking about 4-bolt mains, our engineers are studying applied force, axial force, bending moment, center of gravity, concentrated load, deflection, deformation, distributed load, ductility, elastic limit, moment, normal strain & stress, potential energy, sheer strain, strength, yield stress, yield strain and so on.
It looks like a pain to setup. Is it?
Nope. We’ve made it as easy as possible. The motor cart is easier to roll around than a heavy suitcase; carting a roll-around patio heater around would be more difficult than moving a MaxJax column; and cleaning a windshield would take longer than connecting the MaxJax hoses. So in reality, you could have the MaxJax set-up faster than you could throw two wheels on your mother-in-law’s F150, drag her suitcase from the driveway to the truck, wipe the bugs off her windshield and toss the borrowed propane heater on the truck bed. And don’t forget that her truck wheels would have six lug bolts whereas the MaxJax only has five for each column.
We say it sets up in about 15 minutes just to make sure there’s no chance of being wrong in our advertising. The truth is, if you’re dedicated, you can probably do it in about nine. Consider that most DIY’ers spend way more time trying to get vehicles positioned on ramps or floor jacks. And then when you tack on all the non-productive time you waste slithering around with your back on the in the cramped confines beneath your car while it’s on jack stands, you start to see where the MaxJax is a real time saver.
If you have to go through all the trouble to set up, why is it marketed as portable unit?