MICK’S WORKSHOP
FIVE ★ STAR
Hoisted Take 2
Further to Les Rose’s letter (UC 442) there are several considerations associated with deciding the purchase of a vehicle hoist, as there are four basic types to choose from:
Four Post fixed,
Four Post movable,
Two post fixed.
Single post (generally movable),
In broad terms, one needs to take into account what is likely to be lifted, and where it is likely to be lifted from.
I am an octogenarian and have three heritage vehicles to service, a 1926 Chev. a 1947 Chev, and a 1975 Jaguar. I have no trouble crawling under the 26 Chev for service, the 47 is a bit of a challenge, and there is no earthly way I could get under the Jag!
The available space in my workshop is 6.0m wide, and I needed to park a 2.4m wide caravan alongside the area in which I wanted to set my hoist.
Two post and four post hoists take up about 3.7m of floor width, so this practically put them out of consideration (leaving only 2.3m width in which to park a 2.4m wide caravan) so I went for a single poster.
The single poster has a capacity of 2500kg, and copes well with both the 47
