What are the different types of auto lifts in the industry? Well, until the 1980’s, most of the auto lifts found in the industry were of the in-ground type. As technology and vehicles changed, surface mounted lifts are making up a large part of the total auto lifts in use. This includes many types of lifts such as the 4 post lift.
Surface mounted lifts are typically bolted to the garage floor and are typically powered by an electric motor which operates either a hydraulic pump or a screw type drive. The different lift types are 2 post surface mounted lifts, multi-post runway lifts, low/mid rise frame engaging lifts, drive-on parallelogram lifts, scissors lifts, moveable wheel engaging lifts, and in-ground lifts.
More information can be found on automotive equipment such as car lifts on Garage Gadgets Inc. or view many different make and models of car lifts on Affordable Automotive Equipment, Inc. Car Lifts can also be found on Gary Bloom Sales, Inc. and other model car lifts on ProKar Lift website.