Haflinger Lift
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Haflinger Lift
I've been working on my brakes and after spending too much time sitting and laying on the concrete garage floor, I realized that I need to get the Haffy up about waist high. I looked at some of the offerings on the web and quickly became overwhelmed. There are plenty of options for getting a vehicle off of the ground. What sorts of lifts are the folks in the group using? I looked at some UTV lifts and they are as pricey as four post auto lifts.
Thanks,
John Cotner
New Ulm, MN
John Cotner
New Ulm, MN
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Jim Molloy
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Re: Haflinger Lift
John,
We have the luxury of a very old farm with and equally old barn with a cement slab in the center. With proper I-beam anchoring atop the second story floor, we have lifter 2000+# radio boxes easily using come-along so four corners. I have lifted Halingers the same way and rested the tires on upright 55gal oil drums. We have a HEAVY duty steel A frame with I-beam cross bar. lifting is accomplished by the hand crank winches on each upright lifting the inner telescoping leg on each side.
Recently, a friend donated a used Air-over-hydraulic motor cycle lift. Most of these have 1000# weight limits although some are rated at 1500#. I find no labels on ours but the heaviest motorcycle we have to lift is well under 220# fully prepped. As you mentioned, some of the side-by-side air-over-hydraulic lifts go up to 2500# but are certainly expensive.
Another option would be to either buy a set of commercial static auto display ramps (I have not clue as to cost) or...build your own. With these, you drive the vehicle up under its own power or winch it up however you choose. The following video is done by a fellow in Scotland who I have watched for years. Primarily dealing with Eberspacher, Webasto, Chinese and Russian heaters of the gasoline diesel diesel variety. "Shite" is not an uncommon term used when giving his opinion. Very enjoyable fellow. Hope this helps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-tOi48FsoU
Jim Molloy
Waldersee Farm
Sheridan, Oregon
Home of Northwest MogFest
MVPA member #3203
MVPA's sole Steyr-Puch Haflinger technical advisor
We have the luxury of a very old farm with and equally old barn with a cement slab in the center. With proper I-beam anchoring atop the second story floor, we have lifter 2000+# radio boxes easily using come-along so four corners. I have lifted Halingers the same way and rested the tires on upright 55gal oil drums. We have a HEAVY duty steel A frame with I-beam cross bar. lifting is accomplished by the hand crank winches on each upright lifting the inner telescoping leg on each side.
Recently, a friend donated a used Air-over-hydraulic motor cycle lift. Most of these have 1000# weight limits although some are rated at 1500#. I find no labels on ours but the heaviest motorcycle we have to lift is well under 220# fully prepped. As you mentioned, some of the side-by-side air-over-hydraulic lifts go up to 2500# but are certainly expensive.
Another option would be to either buy a set of commercial static auto display ramps (I have not clue as to cost) or...build your own. With these, you drive the vehicle up under its own power or winch it up however you choose. The following video is done by a fellow in Scotland who I have watched for years. Primarily dealing with Eberspacher, Webasto, Chinese and Russian heaters of the gasoline diesel diesel variety. "Shite" is not an uncommon term used when giving his opinion. Very enjoyable fellow. Hope this helps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-tOi48FsoU
Jim Molloy
Waldersee Farm
Sheridan, Oregon
Home of Northwest MogFest
MVPA member #3203
MVPA's sole Steyr-Puch Haflinger technical advisor
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Jim Molloy
- Posts: 375
- Joined: Sun May 30, 2004 2:16 pm
- Location: Sheridan, Oregon
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