Problem? I have a 4 post lift which I perched because I couldn't use the pit any longer. The low ceiling height ( 9 ft 4 in) restricted how high I could raise the car and I bought an adjustable height creeper that required getting off to raise or lower and getting back on. I just purchased an Aero Creeper that uses an 18-20 volt battery to ,power it up/down without getting off. You sit on it , then lower to get under the the lift and raise as needed to work under the car. I thought some on here might be interested in something like this.
That's an interesting chair. I mean creeper. Wondered what was available for those with low lift hoists.
Wow, that looks pretty spiffy. I'll probably stick with that old office chair I picked up at a going out of business sale. Phil
I remember that there was an announcement of a similar product about 6 or 8 years ago. I was interested, but it didn't go anywhere and all references disappeared soon thereafter. It looks like a real product this time. and being 6 or 8 years older, I'm even more interested this time. What they need is a little competition to get the price to a reasonable level. I don't see $2300 worth of extra cost between the $529 basic unit and the $2900 motorized version. It's just a $60 drill and some linkage.
I want one! How fast does it raise and lower? I can picture Tim Taylor altering it for “More Power “ so his would be the fastest. Then being flung over Wilson’s fence…
I have a regular creeper and never use it, so I’ll keep sliding underneath the car on a piece of cardboard pulling diffs, transmissions….the traditional way.
The main value I see in one of these is for those of us that have trouble getting up off the ground because of age or infirmity.
I'd have to go out to his shop to take photos but when one of my buddies put a lift in his shop he had the trusses reworked and seriusly reinforced so the vehicle (he was working on full size Chevy vans used to haul people in wheelchairs) and the vehicle was lifted up into the space that was opened up in the trusses. I don't fault anyone who buys what they need to do what they want ot do though. The older I get the more I look for things that make it easier for me to do what I want to do.
I kind of looked at that price like you do, but over time and getting some people to look at raising the ceiling of a section of my building; it became a more practical option for me. My unit was $2598 with free shipping because I didn't get the Milwaukee charger and 2 batteries . Between my son and I , we have 4 chargers and 6 or 7 Dewalt batteries. The sales at Aero Creeper advised me I could get an adapter on Amazon that would allow using my batteries . Adapter was around $16 . BTW I have the base model and have used it for about a year; I finally got to the point I couldn't lift myself on and off while under the car. Just part of aging for me.
It moves pretty fast but not uncontrollable; the company recommends practicing out in the open to get a feel for the lift rate and warns that it can push you into what is above you if you're not careful.
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