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Any recommendations on the Hydraulic style lifting ramps?
Help me work safely ,while running new fuel lines under the car.

My garage is quite tight... full of bikes and things

Do what I dod Bur. I dug a pit in my garage. In short, cut away the concrete floor, local Kubota man came round and dug it out in a day plus plenty of time to spare. Above the water table here but laid a membrane anyway, concrete floor, blocked up the walls and been happy ever since.

Pit boards cut from an old scaffold board and ain't looked back....... Been looking up ever since! Takes up no space and just so convenient. Do your self a favour. And it's a selling plus when moving on too

I've been using the EZ Carlift for many years. No hydraulics just an electric drill to operate and the biggest bonus for me is that when not in use you just roll it under the car out of the way. I don't have a lot of space either so this was important, I didn't want a heavy immobile hydraulic lift taking up valuable space nor a hydraulic pump & hoses. Another plus is that it is designed and manufactured in the USA, not Chinese. You can get cheaper hydraulic lifts but this ticked the boxes I needed and I've used it on everything from the Minis up to a 5 Series BMW. It has a 2ft lifting height so no issues for a normal height garage and plenty to do everything underneath.

I bought a pair of hydraulic car ramps. Very sturdy design and really does get the car high enough to do most jobs. Good thing is they take up very little space as just stand against the wall when not in use, and the foot pump makes short work of lifting and you can raise and lower the ramps independently. I imagine two pairs would be ideal but so far just a single pair works for me.

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Thanks for the replies.

A pit would definitely be a nice to have and something I'll look at in the better weather when I can move some stuff..outside.
I imagine the dust is going to be something to contend with

I quite like the other two options that I'm going to investigate further.
Cheers

The industrial concrete cutter I hired came with a small water sprayer. No dust and when the water dried, I just swept the remains away

After a bumclenching incident this weekend where my car halfway rolled off ramps while I was jacking the back down off a pair of stands, I really want some decent lifters!

A timely reminder that sometimes what we do as a hobby is also dangerous.

hi
some things we can do lots of times and get away with no problems but we tend to get complacent and that is when things go bad always make sure things are secured before moving things even strapping the car to ramps if lifting the rear to do some work any thing that we do in a half hearted way will always bite you some time accidents can change lives for the worst always work safe even if we have done it heaps of times
cheers roger

I've seen people online, like the mighty car mods guys use quick jack lifters which I think have been discussed on here before. I like how they lift along the whole length of the sill, the only concern I have is if they would fit in a mini wheelbase... But I have been thinking of a similar solution for my cars for ages

Stop thinkingh and wonerdring and just dig a pit InnoCooper All your thoughts and wonderments will be cured