bike lift

[Snapey]

Please excuse my ignorance but where do these pins go?

[Irish in Oz]

Pete
In my opinion don't bother with them, but if you watch through the hole in deck as pumping up or releasing down you will see locking points. Personally I only use the bottom locking bar that has two height positions. On one occasion the locating pin jammed on me and never used it since. I don't leave the lift up overnight so there is no problem.

Just remembered because I forgot apparently he never used the pins himself his grandson must have put it in, the things I have to look forward to lol

[Mick_J]

On mine the locking pins only prevent it from coming down, so I cant pump against them and there is no chance of damage to the ramp if it hit them.

[Mick_J]

Please excuse my ignorance but where do these pins go?

The locking pins prevent the ramp from collapsing if the hydraulic ram fails, not good if you happen to have anything underneath it.

[Snapey]

Mine didn't come with pins, only the bar across the bottom. I've also got a piece of 35 x 35 RHS that goes between the bar & wheels giving me 4 height settings instead of just two.

[Irish in Oz]

Settle down Snapey, did you look at my pic with the pin on the deck. Now that you have modified that lift of yours it probably won't have Work Safe approval anyway.

[Tony Nitrous]

Please excuse my ignorance but where do these pins go?

The locking pins prevent the ramp from collapsing if the hydraulic ram fails, not good if you happen to have anything underneath it.

There is a bar that slides in front of the bottom wheels on both mine.

When the ramp is up you fit the bar and let the pressure off the ram.
The ram takes no weight when the ramp is locked up.
I've left mine up for a month locked, not one thing I'd do to a ram.
I put mine up and removed the ram to have the seal changed.

[Snapey]

I've left mine up for a month locked, not one thing I'd do to a ram.
I put mine up and removed the ram to have the seal changed.

Why did you have to change the seal? Maybe it's because you leave the lift in the "up" position thus exposing the shaft to the elements & rust to form on the Chinese chrome.

In saying that, I leave mine the same way (makes a great table) & not in a garage like you, but a little grease on the shaft & a top up with oil when it doesn't make full height does it for me.

[Tony Nitrous]

I've left mine up for a month locked, not one thing I'd do to a ram.
I put mine up and removed the ram to have the seal changed.

Why did you have to change the seal? Maybe it's because you leave the lift in the "up" position thus exposing the shaft to the elements & rust to form on the Chinese chrome.

No. Shaft and chrome are fine.
Both of mine have been rebuilt over the years. So have mates who never leave theirs up.   Shops were very familiar with doing them "just another cheap Chinese ram".

[Snapey]

I cleared some of the shit from my lift today & noticed two holes where obviously these "pins" go. They didn't come with mine & that's why I questioned their existence but just thinking about using them makes me cringe. The shaft that the wheels stop on are all you need.

[VladTepes]

Irish is that green strap holding the bike up, or the roof down... :D

[Irish in Oz]

Easier to work on without a paddock stand in the way or I lift it a little and put the mainstand down, you can do that on the lift and possibly ruin your back and the bike shifts about 6 inches back from the wheel clamp. Roof hasn't blown off yet