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These tables are great and not expensive, however I am working in a 19x10 single garage and a table would dominate the space when not in use, the lift I have can be disassembled easily for storage (a lot of you guys in the US seem to have space that us European's can only dream of  )
Ps: I exclude Steve in that statement as he seems to be very tight on space - doesn't stop him getting the job done though 

Wookie58 wrote:

These tables are great and not expensive, however I am working in a 19x10 single garage and a table would dominate the space when not in use, the lift I have can be disassembled easily for storage (a lot of you guys in the US seem to have space that us European's can only dream of 

)
Ps: I exclude Steve in that statement as he seems to be very tight on space - doesn't stop him getting the job done though 

Yes, but there is always a bike on it, so it does not take up that much more additional space.

Harbor freight lifts are our standard at the Zukey Lake wrenching  events

You're just showing off now Dave  That is absolutely the "Gold Standard" in home shop space (a lot of commercial shops in the UK aren't as big as your pole barn)

Wookie58 wrote:

These tables are great and not expensive, however I am working in a 19x10 single garage and a table would dominate the space when not in use, the lift I have can be disassembled easily for storage (a lot of you guys in the US seem to have space that us European's can only dream of 

)

 

That's fair. We do have more room to spread out here.

My shop is in the basement and measures 12' x 20'. However, it has 4 bikes and a frame, parts, workbench, shelves, etc. so it's more snug than would be ideal (self-inflicted, I know). Part of the reason for the not-quite-a-lift platform is to be able to move things around; a large hydraulic lift like the Harbor Freight model would be more or less stationary.

So I use a couple of these as well:

 

It's a Harbor Freight hydraulic lifting table - 500lb capacity. (They have a 1000lb version, too.) Right now one is holding a Yamaha XT250 and one is an engine stand. They lift to a max of 27.5", which is nice.

I got my HF lift a year ago. It takes up some room when not in use. Thinking about taking out half the wall and using the shade cover as an extra room. Gotta get rid of the Honda first.  I have the plywood I need. 
The lift works great. 
Steve
 

This is mine, Canadian version of HF unit...





I built a better wheel chock for it.

I also use this 500 lb work cart to build engines...


 

Injected wrote:

This is mine, Canadian version of HF unit...
 

I figured you meant it came from Canadian Tire, but they don't show that kind of lift on their site.

Nerdy wrote:

Injected wrote:

This is mine, Canadian version of HF unit...

 

I figured you meant it came from Canadian Tire, but they don't show that kind of lift on their site.

 

No, that came from our equivalent of HF : Princess Auto, 1000-lb-motorcycle-lift SKU: 8880239 - got it on sale
I think they are all made at the same Chinese plant, just painted different colors.
The service cart was a Canadian Tire purchase on a 50% off deal.

I've also got this little guy to use on bikes without center stands or just because. I put wheels on it so I could move them around.   

Injected wrote:

No, that came from our equivalent of HF : Princess Auto, 1000-lb-motorcycle-lift SKU: 8880239 - got it on sale
I think they are all made at the same Chinese plant, just painted different colors.
The service cart was a Canadian Tire purchase on a 50% off deal.

Gotcha - thank you. I used to spend time in Ontario for work but had not heard of Princess Auto.

Their least expensive full-size lift is $799CAD. The Harbor Freight equivalent is $599, which surprisingly is dead-on (well, within $9) WRT the exchange rate. I thought we were much closer to parity.

Nerdy wrote:

Injected wrote:

No, that came from our equivalent of HF : Princess Auto, 1000-lb-motorcycle-lift SKU: 8880239 - got it on sale
I think they are all made at the same Chinese plant, just painted different colors.
The service cart was a Canadian Tire purchase on a 50% off deal.

Gotcha - thank you. I used to spend time in Ontario for work but had not heard of Princess Auto.

Their least expensive full-size lift is $799CAD. The Harbor Freight equivalent is $599, which surprisingly is dead-on (well, within $9) WRT the exchange rate. I thought we were much closer to parity.

 

Princess Auto has been around since 1933 but they are not in every province.

We have not had exchange rate parity since 2013, started in about 2010, not sure when was the time before that, maybe 2000??