View Full Version : Anyone ever install a Worth Lift?
swatkins
02-11-2009, 06:59 PM
Today I dragged home a couple of 9000 lb worth 2 post asymmetrical lifts :)
They were taken out of a shop and were working when they moved them.. I have to put them together and install them but there are no instructions... I figure the nuts and bolts part is pretty simple but I was wondering about any special things I should know about ....
Today I dragged home a couple of 9000 lb worth 2 post asymmetrical lifts :)
They were taken out of a shop and were working when they moved them.. I have to put them together and install them but there are no instructions... I figure the nuts and bolts part is pretty simple but I was wondering about any special things I should know about ....
What brand? You may be able to get the manufactures instructions. Are they strictly hydraulic or hydraulic chain/cable?
TheBestTruck
02-11-2009, 07:42 PM
There's a lot of work to install one of these. Are the cables still attached? Is there a cross beam to attach the two posts? Like Mike was saying, Do a search for the brand name of the lift with model number. It is straight forward to install a used lift, I installed mine last year and its been up & down since then. heehe But if you need help from a distance,just ask.
Steve
swatkins
02-11-2009, 07:52 PM
Mike I could not find any instructions online...
We had one installed at a shop a couple of years ago and I watched the guy so I have a good idea on the steps to install it... It's a two post lift with a heavy cross beam on top. The cables and hydraulic hose run across there so it's a clear floor model.
Mike I could not find any instructions online...
We had one installed at a shop a couple of years ago and I watched the guy so I have a good idea on the steps to install it... It's a two post lift with a heavy cross beam on top. The cables and hydraulic hose run across there so it's a clear floor model.
Steve could you take a picture or ten? I frequent many shops during the day. Just maybe I can come across an instruction book. Or one of us may have one. As TheBestTruck said, surely we can all pitch in to figure it out.
If I remember correctly, having a hose across its top means you have a two cylinder one on each side lift or, a top mount cylinder which pulls the cables lifting load. Those cables will need adjusting allowing a level vehicle. The two cylinders probably won't have a proportioning valve. The cables do cylinder load proportioning.
Oh crap, I see you said " Worth " lift. duh, I'm not sure what I was thinking. But, I haven't heard of or seen one.
swatkins
02-11-2009, 10:13 PM
http://www.worthequipment.com/ is their website.. They are really built well... They also had a few Gemini lifts for sale and they were very light weight compared to the worth units..
http://www.worthequipment.com/ is their website.. They are really built well... They also had a few Gemini lifts for sale and they were very light weight compared to the worth units..
Wow, those are nice lifts. Try calling them in the A.M. I bet they'd send you some info.
OCDUNE
02-12-2009, 01:17 AM
I helped my dad install his two post lift, not sure of the brand off hand. It is 2 post, cross brace across the top with cables and hydraulics ran across the top. One hydraulic tank/pump. Only advice I remember from our install, floor needs to be level (duh) and at least 4 inches of reinforced concrete or 6 inches non-reinforced. He doesn't use his much but it works good when it does get used.
swatkins
02-12-2009, 11:15 PM
I unloaded the lifts this afternoon... The guy that sold them to us had about 7 lifts sitting in a cargo container, they were all taken out of his old shop and moved to the new location... One was strapped together and we though it was a complete unit, turns out I am missing one of the front arms :(
The power units for all the lifts were sitting in a container and he said they were all the same so I picked out two... Turns out the lift I am installing in my shop uses a different one... The power units I took had a short hose that went to a post mounted fitting half way up the post.. Both of my fittings are on the bottom of each post so I need to inspect the motors for a longer hose...
Looks like another trip into Houston ....
The good news is we now have both of the posts standing upright in my shop... They are HEAVY DUTY suckers and weigh a bunch!
DunesRunner08
02-13-2009, 12:01 AM
I would definately pay someone to install... you dont want to lift your truck or car and have them fail.... something like this pays to spend a little more money
madmaxdmax
02-13-2009, 12:21 AM
I would definately pay someone to install... you dont want to lift your truck or car and have them fail.... something like this pays to spend a little more money
Yeah those lifts can be a chore to set-up yourself. Def. don't wanna drop it. Invite some friends over for sure.:thumb:
swatkins
02-13-2009, 11:13 PM
If I was not just so darn handy I would have paid for the install :) But being in construction all my life I figured I could bolt them back together, lift them, level them and bolt them back to the concrete...
They are sitting level without any shims and almost in their correct positions.. I need to move one post in 1/4 of an inch..
Of course I was going to invite Dave over to have the honor of being the first truck lifted.. ):h
swatkins
03-09-2009, 03:36 PM
OK,,, its in, hooked up an ready to lift... Both sides are lifting up and I put the weight of the truck on it to pull the kinks in the chain out.. I lifted the truck enough to change the fuel filter last night but did not go all the way up because I want to figure out a way to drain the air out of the system, if that's needed....
The offside post has a 20' long flex hose that runs from the pump to the bottom of the cylinder. The near side post has a 4' long hose.. I was thinking about placing the lift in it's lowest position and removing one hose from the cylinder , placing it in a 5 gallon bucket and cycling the motor until fluid runs free from bubbles, then do the other side.. The hoses are attached to a tee at the pump so the connected cylinder should not move when I cycle the pump.
Think this will work?
TheBestTruck
03-10-2009, 07:34 PM
Not necessary, the air will escape out of the tank with several lifts and back down to ground. If it had air in the lines it would not have lifted your truck. by now you have already done what you were talking about, uh.
Raise the lift arms up a few inches. If you stand on the lift arms and have a bounce ( compressing the rods into cylinders ) air is present. If not, you're good to go.
minisub
03-10-2009, 09:33 PM
Get one of these:
http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/photos/HT58003-2.jpg
Probably not 'necessary', but they do help to greatly minimize the "pucker factor" when placed under the receiver hitch of the truck on the lift while you are under it...;)
swatkins
03-10-2009, 10:46 PM
Get one of these:
http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/photos/HT58003-2.jpg
Probably not 'necessary', but they do help to greatly minimize the "pucker factor" when placed under the receiver hitch of the truck on the lift while you are under it...;)
I have two of them exactly like the ones shown in your picture :) I have been picking up this and another truck, just like mine, for the last two years on a lift in Houston.. I know full well the pucker factor involved :) I bought a jack stand like this for the one in Houston and when I was picking up these lifts I saw two of theses stands in the yard. The guy I bought it from threw them in with the deal :thumb:
I have been on Duty and have not had a change to work on the lift. When I was raising the lift the last time I heard what I though was a lot of air entering the tank so maybe it has already purged itself... I will try the bounce test tomorrow ...
swatkins
03-15-2009, 12:47 AM
http://www.dmaxcentral.com/images/lift1.gif
Working well... Seems the rear arms are worn a bit and when I have time I'm going to fix the arms so there is less play in the pivot holes ... But first I have to get the shops interior walls built, stuff unpacked and put away :)
MAXLLY
03-15-2009, 01:28 AM
NICE!!
Those are so sweet, having worked on my back all day in the driveway, I can REALLY appreciate the lifts. My brother has 4, I miss them Alot.
ripmf666
03-15-2009, 03:40 AM
http://www.dmaxcentral.com/images/lift1.gif
Working well... Seems the rear arms are worn a bit and when I have time I'm going to fix the arms so there is less play in the pivot holes ... But first I have to get the shops interior walls built, stuff unpacked and put away :)
What type of shop is that,Who makes it and if you dont mind what size, Kinda looks like a easy one to put up.
swatkins
03-16-2009, 10:37 PM
The shop is 40 x 40 with 14' tall side walls. The door in front of the truck is a 10 x 10 and the one behind the truck is a 12 wide by 14 high door..
The shop was site built by Hawthorne Steel buildings in Houston.. The guys that built it were great, the Foreman was great, the salesman was a asshole. I would never send anyone to them because of the the way I was treated near the end and after the building was finished.
They really have a nice system.. They were going to get to build two more buildings until they blew it (I asked them to leave all the scrap material, they said they were going to charge me for it!) SO the customer, of mine, that wanted the buildings paid me to replicate their system and build them...):h
The walls are made of 3 x 3 galvanized tubing on 5 foot centers.. The rafters are 1 x 1 tubing with 3/8 bar on a zig-zag, like z-joists. They shop build the rafters and then lay them out on the slab, wield the posts on and a top gusset. They wield up all the assemblies then erect them one by one.. They then wield a 1x1 on 4 foot centers on the sides and 3 foot centers on the roof... Slap on 1/2 inch bubble wrap insulation and then the skin...
Works very well and is rated for a 120 MPH wind...
ripmf666
03-17-2009, 03:33 AM
Hmmm look's like this would be alot cheaper in cost then the pole building that they build around here.I'm looking for something around a 40x60,like to have 60x80,But they will not let me go that big here,Be nice to have the room to have the truck 4 wheelers and have room to backhalf the car and leave it in its own corner and still work on anything else also.
swatkins
03-17-2009, 09:52 AM
The company that came up with this design will not make it wider than 40 feet. The roof joists would get too long for their design. This building cost me 36,500.00. That covered the site work, slab, structure, doors and skin. I am doing the interior build out , plumbing and electrical work myself.
I thought I had posted the pictures but I can't find them... I will do so later :)
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