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1. James Smith

   

   113 posts
   
   6/15/2017 10:06 AM

   question for people with a golf lift.
   
   The manual says you should have 12' from the main lift post to a wall or object. That would take up a good bit of the space in my shop where I would like to install it. would anyone know roughly what the distance would be from the post to the front of a truck if it was on it?
   
   I know I can swing 8' and possibly 10' but 12 puts me too close to my door on the other side of the unit.

   
   
   
   
2. Keith Lamb

   

   3 posts
   
   6/15/2017 1:06 PM

   There's a manual?

   
   
   
   
3. James Smith

   

   113 posts
   
   6/21/2017 7:06 AM

   Keith Lamb said: There's a manual?

   
   yes and it even has pictures in it!

   
   
   
   
4. Roland McPhearson

   

   9 posts
   
   6/21/2017 7:06 AM

   I'd go with half the total length of the truck. When lifting a truck I'd think you will be able to position the lift arms so the truck is centered.

   
   
   
   
5. James Smith

   

   113 posts
   
   6/22/2017 7:06 AM

   Thats was more or less my thinking. the truth is that we would seldom have a truck on the lift anyway. I'm just getting too old to keep working off of a creeper.

   
   
   
   
6. Mike Tanis

   

   5 posts
   
   6/23/2017 9:06 AM

   James Smith said: Thats was more or less my thinking. the truth is that we would seldom have a truck on the lift anyway. I'm just getting too old to keep working off of a creeper.

   
   We measured a truck and found out where the center was and added about 5 feet from overhead door so we had room to move around it, had a truck on it once a gm sierra 1500 doing a wheel bearing for assistant, and had plenty of room to move around, probably never have a big truck on it again.