Just a note:
Automotive does not have a floor plan as of yet.
Positive input is welcome in this thread.
For those that are overly eager - I am meeting with two garage equipment reps on Monday. The lifts they carry are Nussbaum & Challenger.
More to come. Please keep it civil.
I’m terrified of the idea of a arm-based lift, if I can be honest 
Why?
Perhaps we can help dispell your fears…
Getting a few of these for the new area might be useful, you could put tools and parts on the cart and move it next to your vehicle while working
https://www.harborfreight.com/30-in-x-16-in-three-shelf-steel-service-cart-62179.html
Other ideas (more of the same uline wire shelving, mount pegboard / slatgrid inside mid section of shelving / safety bollards to prevent vehicles from moving into walkway / purchase auto specific hand power tools) mentioned here
I know what you are saying, I too have seen the examples of people miss using them with pretty terrible outcomes. The catch is that they are also very good lifts that when used correctly and in some cases superior to the setup we have. But, these are the difficult questions to deal with, there is merit to both styles and in the industry arm lifts are far more common I’m sure for some good reasons.
because they are the least expensive full size lift - that is the only reason.
Visit a higher caliber shop - i.e. not a typical franchise and the eyes are exposed to other options or visit the AAPEX/SEMA in Las Vegas for even more options.
Really, just a cost thing and nothing else. Thought they were also compatible with many more vehicles. I’ve noticed in shops that they are not the popular option for very large or heavy vehicles. Not trying to take this topic off the OP. I’m no expert, but I also haven’t seen that much information other than hear say from other as too the issues with them. Given that so many shops use them I would think it is more than just a cost thing, though sometimes that is THE deciding factor.
Car porn heaven, and home of the money no object spend your money here for car stuff show. 
Not directed at you specifically, but as someone said somewhere, maybe in a movie. Humans fear what they don’t understand.
If you observe the training video, this is the general rule of thumb for most vehicles for a 2 post lift. This puts the balance point of the vehicle where it should be on the lift.
The video pretty generally sums up what the lift training for auto is.
Yup, most bang for the buck, and good examples of what not to do on youtube, when misused.
As an owner of a Smart car, would LOVE a lift where I could just lift it rather than put it on blocks first.
I’m sorry, there’s a misunderstanding here. I’m not scared of the type of lift, or how it works. I’m scared of non-professional members operating equipment where the damages of a minor mistake are immediately fatal. Especially having seen the varied methods of wood… jacks… metal blocks… and other methods people have used to work around our current lift.
Applies to almost every equipment at DMS that no one has enough experience using yet,
Mid-engine on 2 post lift. Same general guidelines apply.
Overly eager person here, What time Monday? I would be interested in attending.
Have used this brand’s, but not this model specifically, scan tools.
It’s a decent low cost scan tool which allows diagnosis for most issues, save of the most advanced automotive issues which require a more comprehensive scan tool. Have used those too, but this type is more convenient for the “quick and easy”.
Any possibility of one of these?
And this type, or similar steering wheel puller, if we don’t have one already?
A quickjack would be a similar option that doesn’t require mounting it to the floor, but you then have the issue of storing the quickjack somewhere
https://www.quickjack.com/car-lift-systems/bl-5000slx-portable-car-lift.html
That would be cool. Perhaps storing one or two under a storage shelf.
I’m sure motorsports can use it too when on an outing.
As someone who owns a pontiac fiero, I don’t want to use our current lift for fear of my coolant tubes being crushed.
Josh, did you make this graphic of find it somewhere online? I’d love to find a similar graphic for my van.
Or as it should be known, “More money than sense”
