If you’re a home / hobbyist looking for a Four Post Lift for storing one vehicle over another, or just for servicing your vehicles, you’ve got many choices out there. We carry three different manufacturers. Most lift manufacturers will have similar options when it comes to accessories.

When it comes to servicing your vehicles, the popular accessories would be the jack plate, air bridge jack and oil drain. The jack plate would stretch across from one runway to the other, and you would place a couple of bottle jacks, or scissor jacks on it, to correspond with the vehicle’s jacking points, so that you can access the vehicle’s wheels for brake work, etc… 

An alternative to the jack plate is the air bridge jack. This would serve the same purpose as the jack plate, but integrates an air jack into it, making it much easier and more convenient to work with than the jack plate. It is truly a professional accessory.

If you’re using your car lift for servicing your car, then odds are, you’re going to be changing your oil from time to time. So an oil drain is almost a must-have item in this case. After all, you don’t want to have to hold a bucket over your head. There are many different oil drain options available. Some roll on the ground and have a long neck and a funnel on the top. Others roll up and down the length of the runways and remain mounted to the lift.

Accessories that come in handy for your four post lift when using it for storing your cars would be the drip trays and caster kit.

The drip trays would rest in between the runways and are sold in sets of three. They are there to protect the car underneath from getting drips on them.

Since most home / hobby four post lifts are free standing, the optional caster kit would be used to roll the lift around your shop, or perhaps even out your Garage Door if it will fit. This makes your four post lift a truly portable lift. This is a handy feature that makes your lift more versatile.

These are just some of the more popular four post lift options. We will delve deeper into some more options in a future post.

The Green Hornet is latest Columbia Pictures film that ASEdeals.com has played a very small part in. This is a new Seth Rogan comedy scheduled for release in  early 2011. This classic television retro super hero flick is being brought out for a big screen debut in January. They purchased a Ranger RX950 Tire Changer along with a Ranger DST1200 Wheel Balancer for servicing their exotic and extensive fleet of vehicles that are featured in the movie. Said Bill Maxwell from Columbia Pictures, “We needed a quality tire changer and wheel balancer to service our fleet, including the impressive car of the Green Hornet – The Black Beauty. These Ranger machines get the job done at a very reasonable price.” This comes after a long list of feature films that ASEDeals has supplied auto shop equipment to, including, The Other Guys, The Taking of Pelham 123, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and more. We’ll keep you posted on future posts for updates.

Our previous post touched on the suject of order payment methods. But what If you don’t want to pay by credit card, check or wire transfer?
Many customers that don’t want to lay out all of their available capital on a few pieces of equipment may opt to finance their auto shop equipment purchase. Of course you can obtain financing on your own through a local funding source. We also offer financing through a partner of our’s – Lease Process. We have been partnered with Lease Process for over ten years now. They are a reliable funding source that has many tools at their disposal. Richard Wilmarth the financing expert at Lease Process has the experience and knowledge to get even the most difficult credit risks  approved.
Of course, interest will apply and your rate will vary, depending on various factors such as how long you’ve been in business, your credit history and other factors, like how long a time frame you wish to finance it over. You can lease to own with a dollar buyout at the end of the term. That is the most popular program.
Leasing offers certain tax advantages over just financing outright as the purchase is tax deductible. Rich can go over these details in more depth with you.
You can access the application on our web site at the very bottom of any page. You’ll find a link there that says, ” Need Financing, Click Here“. Once you click on that link and the application comes up, simply fill it out to the best of your ability and hit the submit button. That will send it over to Lease Process. Somebody there will go over your application, and get back to you shortly afterward to go over your options.
Once you have been approved and have come to an agreement on terms, the financing representative will forward some documents to sign. Once the paperwork has been completed, and they’ve confirmed all the i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed, you can get your car lift or Tire Changer, or whatever piece or pieces you desire. Then, it’s time for you to make some money with that equipment so you can pay for it! 
You can call Richard Wilmarth at Lease Process with any questions at 800-800-942-9830 (x223)

Customers frequently want to know what payment methods we accept.
There is a wide variety of payment methods that are available to customers. We accept any major credit cards; American Express, Visa, Mastercard and even Discover.
We accept personal checks, business checks, bank checks, certified checks and money orders. We even can do a check by phone. We would just need your checking account information to process it. This information includes your account number, routing number and name and address on the checking account. It must be a standard checking account to be able to process a check by phone. It cannot be a check from a credit card issuer, or one of those temporary checks that the bank gives you until your official personalized checks get manufactured.
You can also wire the funds directly into our account from yopur bank account. You would need our checking account information for this. We also offer financing. Interest would apply. Financing is typically sought out by customers who are starting out  opening a new auto shop and they may be purchasing large quantities of equipment, or maybe several pieces, like a Car Lift, a tire changer and wheel balancer, or and expensive piece like an alignment machine.
The quickest way to get your equipment shipped out to you is to process your order by credit card, or wire transfer. We can ship the product right away given these methods of payment. Checks by mail and by phone require us to wait for the check to clear, which could add a few days to your order, so factor that into your time horizon.
The slowest way to make payment would be to finance your purchase. Financing adds up to a week to the time frame because there is detailed paperwork that must be completed. We’ll go into more details about the financing angle in future posts.
Give us a call with any questions regarding the method regarding payyment. Whatever method you choose, It will be well worth it.

We carry hydraulic and air Bearing Presses  from several different manufacturers, including Ranger, AFF, Zinko, Omega and Hein Werner. Probably our finest quality presses are manufactured by Hein Werner. They’re made in the USA, boast some of the finest quality components and a great warranty. With all the manufacturers out there moving production offshore, it’s nice to see at least one manufacturer keeping some jobs here in the good old USA. The quality is what you would expect out of a USA made product as well. Only the best components and workmanship go into each Hydraulic Press. They have 25 years in the business and they have no plans of moving production offshore. With quality like this, you can count on them being around for 25 more years. They have hydraulic press models, air presses and electric press in 25 and 55 ton capacity models. They also have handy accessories that many of the economy presses don’t offer. They have arbor plate and punch plate kits that are very popular. Check them out today and get back to us with any questions.

We recently took a trip to the Carribean to check in with some of our customers there. We have distributed equipment to many customers on the islands and wanted to profile some of them for our Blog. It is interesting material to see who else out there across the globe has purchased these products, and what they think about it after the fact.

One of these customers is Easy Car Sales from the beautiful island of Nassau in the Bahamas. When Alan Wilson was opening his new car dealership about a year ago, he contacted Automotive Service Equipment. He heard about us through another customer of our’s down there – Rene Telle, from Telle’s Auto Body. Rene purchased several two post lifts from us over the course of the past few years. Because of our reputation, and BendPak’s reputation, his decision was easy. Alan decided on the XPR-10AC Two Post Liftby BendPak. It is the asymmetric, clearfloor model at 10,000 lbs. It has the features he wanted, at a very reasonable price. This model includes the ability to position the arms symmetric as well as asymmetric, for those situations where balancing the vehicle is a concern. It is a truly versatile lift.

Alan has been in the automotive business for almost 50 years and knows a good product when he sees it. His new dealership sells over 150 cars a month, which is a pretty brisk business for such a small island. He originally hails from England, but as you can see in the picture below, when you live in paradise, you don’t even need a roof over your head to service cars. The service bay area is wide open to enjoy the great weather that is only found in the Bahamas. It is recommended that you protect the power unit from moisture however, by placing some type of housing over it if you are using it outdoors.

Alan, (shown right) said, “The purchase was a painless process due to the expertise and advise provided from my salesman. The website was a great resource for reference material, including a dimensional drawing, and even the owner’s manual. Every effort was made to accommodate my needs, and the lift is a great product, and very reliable. ”

If you’re lucky enough to live in the Bahamas, stop by Easy Car Sales in Nassau and say Hi to Alan. He’ll set you up with a great deal on a quality car. Tell him you heard about them through ASEdeals.com

One of the most common questions we get is, “What does it mean when a lift is asymmetric”?

When two post lifts were first introduced, the only kind available was symmetric. This is where the vehicle is centered on the lift and the same amount of the vehicle is in front of the post as is behind the posts. At some point, people grew weary of dinging the vehicle’s doors on the posts, and trying to squeeze out of the door when placing a vehicle on the lift.

That’s where the asymmetric models come in. Asymmetric models position the vehicle further back on the lift. typically about 2/3 of the vehicle is hanging behind the posts on an asymmetric lift. The benefit of this is that it allows you to open the doors wider to get in and out of the vehicle easier. Most people these days prefer an asymmetric lift.

Most vehicles actually balance out better on an asymmetric lift because they are typically so front heavy. The one drawback to an asymmetric lift however is that there are times when certain vehicles won’t balance out that well on an asymmetric lift. Typically, these would be vehicles that have much of their weight in the rear, like a rear engine car, or a van with a load in it, or an extra long crew cab, long bed truck. That’s why BendPak came out with their Tru-Metric  feature on their asymmetric lifts. This allows you to move the vehicle forward on the lift, to help it balance out better. This is truly an improvement on the traditional asymmetric two post lift. It makes for a much more versatile lift.

Some customers have questions about the positioning of a vehicle on the lift. The owner’s manual that comes with the lift includes general information on this subject matter, but if you want a great resource for more in-depth instruction and lift safety issues, we recomment checking out the informational store on the ALI web site. (Automotive Lift Institute).

When we call a product  “The Best In The Industry”, we don’t throw these kind of words around lightly.  Christie Battery Chargers really are the best in the industry. Why? How ’bout the heavy gauge steel case. And then there’s the fact that they’re UL listed as suitable for all weather outdoor use. How many other battery chargers can claim that? They have automatic reverse polarity protection. They’ve been around since 1929. These are true professional chargers. They have over 200 service centers nationwide. The awesome 5/2/1 warranty is hard to beat. And some models have a 10/5/1 warranty. How can they do that? Plus, let’s not forget, they’re made in the USA. How many battery chargers are made in the USA these days? Do the research. You’ll have to search long and hard. They have models to meet almost any shop owner’s needs. Models that are microprocessor controlled, automatic charging with overload protection. There are models that are true battery service centers and have features like load testers and fast, medium and slow charging rates. They even have a battery charger deep discharge recovery model that has a desulfation mode. Enough is enough. You simply must check them out. Give us a call at 800-229-6218 as soon as possible.

Home Hobbyist customers who are considering a Four Post Lift always have many questions about what lift to get and what factors to consider when trying to determine which lift to get for their home garage.
Whether you are using it for storing one vehicle over another, or you are using it for servicing your cars, there are many details to base your decision on.
The First question we would ask you is, what type of vehicles are you parking on, and under it? If you are parking a tall vehicle underneath, we would steer you toward an extra high lifting model. If your storing a couple of sports cars one over another, the standard height model would work just fine.
How wide are the vehicles that you are parking on and under? We have some extra wide models with adjustable runways for SUV’s and full size trucks. We also have extra long models for your crew cab and extended cab trucks.
Take a good look at our dimensional drawings on our web site. They’re there for a reason. Measure twice and buy once. You don’t want to get the wrong lift for your application. Make sure it will fit in your garage. Make sure you have enough width, enough length, and enough ceiling height. We advise you of a simple formula that applies for most of our parking lifts. If your storing one vehicle over another, simply add the height of both vehicles, and then add ten inches to that figure. And that’s how tall your ceiling must be. Ceiling height is important, but don’t forget about any other obstructions that may be above, such as your garage door opener, light fixtures etc… There are kits out there that allow you to move your garage door track and opener closer to your ceiling if necessary.
Lets not forget about electric power requirements. Many Parking Lift models require 110v and some require 220v. So pay attention to that detail. 220v will be more powerful, while 110v is more readily available for most home garages.
Another consideration is your garage floor. It needs to be fairly level and free of cracks. Each type of lift will have different requirements, but most 7000 lb to 9000 lb four post lifts will require about 3.5 to 4 inches of concrete at about 2500 psi.
These are just some of the factors to consider when making a decision on your car lift. There are many others of course, including your budget, and ability to unload it from the delivery truck and install it. But those are subject matter for future posts, so stay tuned.

Auto shop owners and fleet service managers who are looking to speed up productivity get an edge with the AccuTorq Torq Sticks. OEM’s choose them too.
After getting the vehicle up on the Car Lift, the user to simply references a chart with a color code for any specific make and model vehicle. Then choose the corresponding torq stick, and it will allow you to tighten down the lugs to the exact proper torque every time. Never worry about over torquing and stripping wheel lugs anymore. And you don’t have to worry about researching the requirements for a specific vehicle, and then setting a torque wrench, and then you have to worry that the setting on the wrench is accurate.
These torq sticks are the best made on the market, and are of the highest quality. Patented strobe marks stop turning at exactly the right time. There’s no guess work and no recalibration.
No other Torq Stick manufacturer offers the quality, features and warranty that AccuTorq does.
They are exclusively approved by many of the major car manufacturers, including Ford, GM, Chrysler, Saab, Volvo and Mazda. Also by Midas, Goodyear and Firestone. And now, we’ve just recently sold some to the US Postal Service fleet maintenance facilities. They all know this one fact – When it comes to quality automotive shop equipment, Accutorq is the best.
Check out the video on our web site.