Such unusual lifts: car technical equipment

It is not a secret for anyone that the lifts significantly facilitate the process of servicing mobile transport. The technical means, which is a special lifting mechanism, allows a person to facilitate and simplify as much as possible the accomplishment of a task, connected first of all with the moment of unimpeded access to various places of a motor vehicle, regardless of its design.

What are the car lifts?

In the market of technical equipment there is a huge selection of various purpose-built and excellent on the principle of the action of car lifts. The importance of the presence of such an auxiliary tool on SRT is invaluably great. In the process of garage equipment, it is necessary to take into account the main point of such an enterprise, and in particular: what types of work will the workshop produce? Of course, the optimal option will be a lift, which is able to meet the universal parameters of use. Taking into account the expected specific type of services rendered by the SRT, the modification of the raising technical means must correspond to the purpose as much as possible and express the qualitative ability of the operational character. Let's figure out what type of car lifts are, where and for what purpose?

Two-post device type

This is the most common variant of equipment, which has been widely used due to the universal principle of operation. The vehicle is maintained in a suspended state with the help of sometimes different in the design of sliding paws. Lifting can be carried out by a different type of drive: electromechanical or electrohydraulic. It is also necessary to take into account the load-carrying capacity of the device. Unconditional advantage is the "unplatformed" design. Car lifts of this type are most effective in operation. For example: diagnostics, repairs and maintenance are carried out under quite comfortable conditions.

Four-post lifting devices

Most of all, this type of equipment is applicable to trucks. The constructive feature of this lift is four pairwise interconnected racks, which allows creating favorable conditions not only for diagnostics and repair, but also to check the installation angles and adjust (collapse) the wheels. It is important to know that the length of the platform is always taken into account when servicing trucks. The most acceptable is the size, which expresses the total length of the hoist 4,6-5 m. It is worth noting that the four-post car lift, the price of which is somewhere between 2,000 and 5,000 $, is very popular. The only drawback in the device is the presence in the design of transverse jumpers, which sometimes significantly hinders the work of the mechanic.

Scissor type of lifting device

Such equipment can effectively solve a spatial problem, since it is installed in a level with a floor and in a folded position, it practically does not take up space. However, for professional diagnostics and repair of the suspension, only the scissor lift is used. Also competent with the help of this equipment are the problems associated with steering the car. Constructive thoroughness and practical value of this type of lifting devices are realized in portable modifications, which makes it possible to use the useful properties of "scissors" outside the walls of the service station. The only negative is the high cost of this modification.

Finally

In this review, the main types of lifts were considered. To date, the range of such equipment is quite diverse and incredibly wide in use, which for obvious reasons can not be accurately reflected in this article. Therefore, if the information obtained is not enough for you, consult a qualified technician.