Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Lift Questions (long)

[misc (misc]

I don't understand - my idea is to spread the 2 sets of end posts to keep
the boat between the posts(ie - approximately 18ft between posts, how does
this get "tippy"?


Mark Lueker
308 SYSTEMS
www.308systems.com
970-282-7006

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian E. Buxton [mailto:BrianBuxton [at] BuxtonMotorsports.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 8:37 PM
To: misc
Cc: 'The FerrariList'
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Lift Questions (long)


I was referring to a 4-post!



misc wrote:

>Hi Brian,
>That is why we are looking for a 4post lift, not a 2 post.
>
>Mark Lueker
>308 SYSTEMS
>www.308systems.com
>970-282-7006
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian E. Buxton [mailto:BrianBuxton [at] BuxtonMotorsports.com]
>Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 2:41 PM
>To: misc
>Cc: 'The FerrariList'
>Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Lift Questions (long)
>
>
>You're going to store the trailer and boat on the lift?  Wow.  That
>would make me very nervous and the boat and trailer together are *very*
>tail heavy.  The arms of any auto lift won't reach far enough back to
>keep it steady.  Detailed a 1999 Baja 231 Islander last week and I could
>lift the entire front of the trailer off the ground and move it left and
>right.  If you want to store your boat I would just take it somewhere
>that specializes in that, or buy forks for your lift built specifically
>for boats.  My opinion is that you will be asking for trouble!
>
>Brian
>
>
>