Safety Requirements for Car Hoists

Automotive service and repair industry – Vehicle hoists, car hoists Although it is no longer a requirement to register vehicle hoists, it is a requirement to have vehicle hoists inspected on a regular basis, in accordance with manufacturers instructions and AS 2550.9 Cranes – Safe Use, Part 9: Vehicle Hoists. This requires that inspections are […]

When to replace wire rope cables for car hoists

Wire ropes are critical to the safe and reliable performance of your lift. Cables are expendable items and should be replaced as a set. Breaking in A wire rope may be looked upon as a machine composed of a large number of moving parts. As such it should be broken in as soon as it […]

Car Hoist Preventative Maintenance Schedule

The periodic Preventive Maintenance Schedule given is the suggested minimum requirements and minimum intervals; accumulated hours or monthly period, whichever comes sooner. Periodic maintenance is to be performed on a daily, weekly, and yearly basis as given in the following paragraphs. Failure to perform the daily pre-operational check can result in expensive property damage, lost […]