quote:Originally posted by DeMopuar:
The horror stories that I have seen have been not because of the lift coming apart when it is locked in and at rest; the failures that I know about are when the lift is in motion, and the alignment of the cable to pulley goes out and the cable rides the pulley and falls out of the groove -- creating those catastrophic photos that most of us have seen. Those that have these lifts really need to watch the pulleys; lube them on occasion, and actually lubricate the cables too. I lube mine with lithium grease in the spray can (the white stuff).
No matter what lift one has, all of the excitement happens when the lift is in motion and not sitting still, IMHO of course.
Funny you say this...but I agree.
I have had the up-lock release (hold the lever while you relieve the pressure on the cylinder and runners come down) fail to release one uplock and the lift got torqued for a split second until I stopped/reversed the motion.
I silently and conscientiously watch the lift go up and down (no talking with visitors, listening for unusual sounds).