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Hello....
So if I want an American-made lift, it's the Backyard Buddy or nothing??? Is that correct???

Thanks-
ktownkid

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I think the one I posted and asked about is USA-made.... www.kwiklift.com

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I am going with a Backyard Buddy in my new garage. I was quoted $5200 for the extended model with accessories that I wanted.
I dont care what I spend, I want what I feel is the best lift.

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in a nut shell what I learned really digging into this .

backyard looks like the best 4 post, no doubt. he claims 6 weeks back log, there cant be that many people buying them steady???, I say bs, he is taking orders until he has a wad of $$ then builds them. don't matter it is what is.

the others are made over seas and like the little pocket bikes some plants are better than others.

what they do over there is buy stuff and reverse Engineer it, some plants do a better job and some plants get another plants item and do it with there's and so on..that where they get crappy fast

they are shipped back bare steel to avoid tariffs or something like that, they are powder coated in Cali it appears and resold from down there by the lift pimp in your area.

the pumps are bought and hung on them here, some are ok some are crap...so I am told, who knows for sure. but definitely they are diff brands going on them

I am told the loose cable thing is because they are not tensioned right when assembled????

the claim is why some fail is the steel is not very good, basically they are not getting the tencil strength right and no one is testing...so some of crap steel we are shipping over is coming back as lifts,lol.

that being said, we all have seen a pic of a leg bent out or heard stories about them going down....do we have anyone that has actually had one go down or your close friend lose one???? I have not heard of one locally going down...

there claim is people are doing stupid stuff with them to make them fail..I said like what running it up and down how is that hard on it????, they said lifting stuff or jamming the locks open when it goes down, again I say so what it's supposed to go down anyway...

anyway any real the "car was parked and lift locked and I went out in the shop to find my lift broke" story.

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I am told the loose cable thing is because they are not tensioned right when assembled????

Yah!!......Right.......When the lift is all the way on the ground, there is still stroke left in the cylinder(which loosen the cables if you still hold the lowering valve open) and if you want to re-engineer the system (as with anything) it could be fixed......I've learned to stop it about a 1/2" above the floor to keep tension on the cables.......

Ken

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Allen.....
I like that one, but it's not a four-poster. I also like the Backyard Buddy.......but can't afford it.

But I'm not gonna buy a lift made in China either.....

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Does anyone have a Revolution made by Rotary Lift? I just got a brochure from them in the mail. Appears to be a good lift. Says "Proudly made in the USA".

I haven't called them to talk to a sales person to get the lowdown on them yet, but was thinking that maybe some of you folks on this board might know a little more about this company and their lifts. Here's the two websites that they listed: www.revolutionlifts.com & www.rotarylift.com

Once again, any info is greatly appreciated!

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Brad,

I have a 2 post w/ arms lift by Rotary. Many dealerships/shops in the Phoenix area use these. I have been impressed with its quality and value. With the locking levers engineered into the lift I can safely store cars beneath a lifted car indefinitely. I had one electronic module go on me and the service team trouble shot it over the phone so that I could jury-rig it to operate the lift and the next day they came out to provide final fix. Only problem so far. Have had the system for 1.5 years. Good luck.

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We have both style "Rotary"...U.S.A. made lifts at our shop. Two 2 posts and one 4 post...my opinion is that these are the best lifts on the market.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../Shoplifts.jpg

Dan.

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------What does anyone have to say about superlifts? They were on display at Mecums auction. Guy in the booth said they were american made and thier product looked pretty good, I guess. Website is www.superlifts.com ........Bill S

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Budnate ,

I purchased a direct lift 7000 in March , very pleased with quality and construction . Great lift for the money . BigDave http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...aragelift2.jpg