Any auto shop has the need for oil collection methods along with storage containers. There are a wide variety of waste oil collection tanks and drains, and waste oil storage containers. Most importantly, your shop must conform to EPA standards for waste oil storage and collection or you can face penalties. For instance, you must … Continue reading “Waste Oil Collection and Storage Tanks”
Vehicle Falls Off Car Lift
What happens when a vehicle falls off a Car Lift ? It can get ugly. From damaged to destroyed cars. Damaged car lifts. And worst case scenario, injured, or even fatally injured people. Unfortunately, it happens more frequently than you would expect. Why? There are a number of reasons. Sometimes it’s a failure of the … Continue reading “Vehicle Falls Off Car Lift”
Bend Pak Lift Engineering
Excellence in Engineering BendPak has an engineering staff of seven full time engineers who constantly design, test, and evaluate automotive lifts. BendPak lifts have evolved and changed over the course of the past 40 years not because they had to, but because they are always improving the design and structural stability of their lifts to … Continue reading “Bend Pak Lift Engineering”
Automotive Industry Meets at AAPEX In Las Vegas
AAPEX is the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo. This is an annual event of industry leaders that gather in Las Vegas Nevada in early November every year. This year, the show runs November 2nd through the 4th. Attendance numbers are over 100,000 each year. Everybody who’s anybody will be there. The benefits of attending include being able … Continue reading “Automotive Industry Meets at AAPEX In Las Vegas”
ELF-1 Smoke Machine Leak Detector
Did you ever have an automotive system leak that you could not locate? Of course you have. Every technician who’s been around for any length of time has. There have been leak detectors and smoke machines before. And they’ve had varying degrees of success. But none have offered the complete package. Many were made to … Continue reading “ELF-1 Smoke Machine Leak Detector”
Concrete requirements for BendPak Lifts
You’ve heard the old saying, “A house is only as good as the foundation it’s built on”? Well, the same can be said of an Automotive Lift. You can’t just go and mount a two post lift or four post lift to a crumbling, old, soft, out of level concrete floor. That would not be … Continue reading “Concrete requirements for BendPak Lifts”
A Great Resource For Automotive Gearheads
Anybody who hasn’t been hiding in a cave for the past ten or twenty years knows that Jay Leno is a serious car buff. He not only likes collecting them, but he also enjoys working on them. He has a website along with NBC that is a great resource for car buffs called Jay Leno’s … Continue reading “A Great Resource For Automotive Gearheads”
BendPak Four Post Lift Dimensional Drawings Now Available
We recently came out with a dimensional drawing for all our BendPak Two Post Lifts, and it was very helpful. Customers raved about it, because it was very helpful to determine which lift will be suitable for their application. Well, now we’ve got dimensional drawings for all models of our BendPak Four Post Lift. This can be important to determine … Continue reading “BendPak Four Post Lift Dimensional Drawings Now Available”
Ranger Tire Changer New Jet Blast Feature
Most tire changer manufacturers have a “jet blast” feature built in to their tire changing machines that shoot a rapid blast of air directly out of the jaw clamps that grab onto the rim that hold the wheel onto the turntable. This blast of air shoots directly through holes in the clamps into the tire … Continue reading “Ranger Tire Changer New Jet Blast Feature”
Car Lift Garage Door Opener Modifications
Residential and Home Hobbyist customers who are considering getting a two post lift or Four Post Lift for their home garage often have a concern about their garage door opener being in the way when they raise their car on the lift. The traditional garage door openers have the motor / unit mounted on the … Continue reading “Car Lift Garage Door Opener Modifications”