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      07-27-2018, 12:37 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by Coupes33 View Post
The scissor style hoist looks ideal for lifting the car and also closing up out of the way. Where do you buy these and how much are they? How is the scissor mechanism locked so it cannot collapse when extended?
I bought mine from these guys
http://aaq.net.au/
I know people have also bought similar ones direct from China for cheaper but I wanted local support.

I was building a new house so had the opportunity to form the cut outs when they slab was poured. They also have an above ground option.

It has mechanical locks which require a compressor to disengage.
The bits I have circled below rest against piece of metal when locked. To come down it goes up a bit to take off the tension, then a solenoid fires and lifts up that flap using the compressed air, then it comes down.
I do wish that the first lock was lower.
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