Two Post Lift Installation How To - TP9KACX & HD2P-9000AC 

Stumbled on this vid by accident. Watched the entire thing out of curiosity. This is the new benchmark for RU-vid vids. Awesome, informative and no BS.

Watched this video twice. Last week I installed 2 lifts for a new shop owner. Don't be intimidated by the size of these lifts. It's easier than you think. The videos help tremendously.

Very detailed video. I haven’t installed my lift yet however having been in construction my whole life, I have installed thousands of anchors and found that using two hammers against each other reduces the mushroom if any and sends the anchor down the hole cause it transfers the blow to it and not the shock causing the shroom if that makes sense. Give it a try on the next one you do. Thanks for the details, it helps eliminate some questions I was curious about before attempting mine.

Really like the level of detail that you explained how to do this and its pitfalls. Thank you for a great tutorial. I do have an issue using pliers to tighten hydraulic fittings. It’s a bad practice that should not be encouraged. On the other hand, it prevents over tightening.

My next DIY project is to install one of these lifts. Your video will sure come in handy. Please allow me to make a few observations. When I drill into concrete, which has cured for at least a month, I keep the hole wet as it prolongs the life of the drill bit and cuts down on the dust. To secure the nuts, I apply Permatex Threadlocker Red on the bolts to help prevent the nuts from backing out. I place a small dot of paint on one side of the nut in line with another on the metal plate to see if the nut has become loose. I use BLASTER White Lithium grease instead of plain grease. My county requires devices like this and electrical wiring permits to be obtained for this installation. Installation of lifts like this is a liability suite ready to happen. Home liability insurance companies could deny a claim if needed permits and inspections were not completed. Insurance companies are in the business of not paying out claims. I would never allow anyone else to operate or use my lift without supervision. A posted sign saying, "Use at your own risk" will be attached to the lift, just in case. I hope that my comment is of value to others.

Very sincere and honest instruction ... GREAT job explaining the inner workings of the lift. Stay well and keep on giving information!!!

Excellent with no BS. Thanks for posting this

Hey Ian, I watched your video “Two Post Lift Cables Explained”, also watched the section of this video where you adjusted the cables but I think it would be beneficial to make sort of short video actually showing adjusting the equilibrium cables from start to finish. Thanks Ian.

love your vedio. You done a great job on explaining step by step process. I would say 1 thing, if my ex boss would ever see me use channel locks on a hex nut he would come unglued lol, Great Vedio.

I’m new here and I have not received my 2 post stand yet but cannot wait , I’ve bought a corvette and it’s time for oil change and the car is so low to the ground I cannot do nothing without laying on floor of shop , I hope you reads these texts messages so I can feel that I can get help when needed and thank you for the help so far and I know the problem with parts and shipping right now so keep rolling and when it happens I will be thankful to god ,you and everybody that helps me

Extremely well done video. I like where you show how to ease various installation problems and then made a small mistake with the cables.I'm lucky i never made a mistake in my life, I thought I did once, but I was wrong LOL

This company is great . I've ordered my lift from them and there customer service is amazing . They go out of there way to help . If your looking for a lift or other equipment I'd highly recommend buying from them you won't be disappointed.

Nice video, hey bro if this is what you do for living please make a simple rope pulley system that can make it safer to lift up that "Overhead Bar" pulley system can even help with lifting the towers, you will not have to worry mostly the overhead bar failing on somebody. I am a physically challenged combat wounded vet who simply cannot give up on doing heavy works my secret to accomplish any heavy task is power of physics, I use long bars and pullies as well as wheels.

that lift i think is sold in Au as LUFTEN What i did was slot one of the mounting holes predrilled and fitted one fastening on each foot and was then able to silde the column in, the mtg holes 22mm studs 20mm, thereby stabilising each column before drilling the other 5 holes on each foot, My lift second hand so your vid of fitting cables, hoses etc helped.

Thanks for making this video, very helpful when I installed my symmetrical two post hoist. Something I wish I thought about was length of the arms. I chose a hoist with two piece arms that can't be shortened enough to reach the lift points on my short wheel based cars. Just a tip for people doing their research.

Outstanding video, best on RU-vid.

Excellent info, thanks for sharing all those useful details!

a JAVELIN ! ! ! So nice to see a random one in the background. I had a '70 Javelin with 360 & ram air, she was sweeet (body was rotten & hidden under an inch of bondo so it wa😁

Excellent explanation.Thank you.

Excellent demonstration, understood 100%. Thanks.

Love the video! Thank you very much! However, I couldn't stop staring at the Javelin in the background!!! I think you need to sell me that car!!!!

Great video! I'm going to be uninstalling my lift and reinstalling it at another location. I got a kick out of the fact that you used a respirator when you blew the concrete dust out of the hole, but didn't wear safety glasses. XD

Good video. I just installed two of those exact same lifts... A few notes: If you are going to do epoxy for the bolts, you may as well get the threaded rod method and use anchoring epoxy to secure the lift. Also, at the top of the pillars, there should be 4 large rubber grommets where the hydraulic line comes through to protect the hoses from rubbing through.

Excellent tutorial. Thank you for posting.

Ian - very good video. I found and watched your older video first, which was good, but this one was WAY better. I appreciate all the tips that you provide which you would never find in a manual (even if they manufacturer provided one). My dilemma is that I purchased an Atlas 9KOH two post lift, which is VERY similar to the Titan lift you installed in the video. However, there are some nuanced differences. Unfortunately, I can’t find a decent video showing the installation of an Atlas lift, so yours was very helpful. I have only just unpacked my two post lift from the crate (I’ve been busy setting up my four post lift), so I don’t yet have a good understanding of how it all goes together. Of particular interest is the pulleys for the cable on the top rail. I’m not sure my top rail has pulleys installed. If not, I’m assuming they’ll be in the parts bags and I will have to install them on the two post extensions. Thanks again for a very well done instructional video.

I recommend placing a power cutoff switch near the lift operation button.

Thank you for a very well detailed video I will be installing my lift soon and revisit this video when it's time to finalize all the details, thank you

Ian, you weren't joking about the AC 100+ Gold setting up quick. I was installing my Launch 2-post today and I used the one mixing nozzle that comes with it but after the first anchor bolt that nozzle was toast. I did the rest on cardboard with a screwdriver like you showed. 😆

Nice video, Don’t worry about the haters, they usually don’t do much but complain about everything in life.🏁

I was looking at the floor plate lifts but I think I'll just move the bottom chords in my shop up a foot or so to get extra height. Edit: 10 months after my original post. I have nearly finished my addition and moved the bottom chords. I will be installing a lift in a month or two. I have added the epoxy to my shopping cart. I feel way safer using epoxy. I may also fabricate some extensions that go over the baseplate and add an extra hole or two on each side for each post.

for all of the guys over here very good and simple and clever idea !!! dont use mechanical anchor bolts as they sucks all the way. use instead very simple thread bar cut to size and glue it in with hilty or fisher chemconcrete which is also cheaper a probably even much stronger than his magic black silicone tube. nothing against this video but there r simpler ways to do it ....

Superb video, thanks!

Great video

Also you didn't bleed the lines for hydraulic fluid. Any air in line will damage the pump over time

Very informative video. Thank you. Great job

Need your help with some questions; 1) My garage door is 10’x10 and the roof trusses are about 11’, but my ceiling is open, so can I just install between the trusses? It sure seems I could. 2) My floor was poured in 1979, not a crack anywhere and it was 4” thick. Since concrete gets stronger with age, am I better off just installing it with 4” well seasoned concrete, or am I stuck with cutting out the floor to make a thick/deep pad, but now fresh concrete? 3) does anyone make a lift with a larger base plate so I can install on my floor without cutting the floor and doing the pad. Thanks a million

Vertical is PLUMB, horizontal is LEVEL!

Hearing the locks separate so I know they've both engaged seems to make sense?

Confusing when you used the block of wood to “level” the second column. Did you mean “plumb” the second column? Hard to tell as it appears you looked at the small level glass at the bottom.

hi does it matter witch column you fasten to the ground first and if i drill all the way through my 10 inch concrete slab will i benefit form something what would that be. im fixing to install mine with my wife and im doing with confidence of watching your great amazing video. i feel im ready. thank you

Ian - I spoke with the distributor of my two post lift (Atlas) today for some installation support. During our conversation, I mentioned to him your advice about using the AC100+ Gold adhesive. He was of the belief (and I saw online videos with the same opinion) that I needed to drill my holes 7/8” to accommodate the thickness of the adhesive around the 3/4” anchor bolt as it goes in the hole. I don’t recall you addressing this in your video, but my belief is that you used a 3/4” drill bit for your holes, not a 7/8” drill bit. Can you confirm my understanding?

thank you so much, bro, it's a wonderful job.

Great Video! Not sure I would take my eyes off the car as I lower it. But that's just me....

Excellent job!

Best install video.

I didn't epoxy my anchors and after the 4th vehicle raised 5 needed retorqued and one spins. I should knock them all threw and redo them all with epoxy?

I'm over six feet tall. Do they make these things tall enough so I don't have to duck when I walk under a car?

You drill the concrete all the was through till you hit dirt and then you put in the anchor? How far above the dirt should you put the anchor?

I would like to have on the bottom plate steel going from one column to the other, that’s the only way I would feel safe because you don’t really know the quality of the concrete unless it’s tested in a lab and I have seen those anchors pull right out.

Very nice video. Since you drilled through the slab to dirt, how do you now how deep to pound the anchors in? Do you use the nut as a depth stop gauge? How far do you thread the nut down to know when to stop pounding? Also, I imagine the torque values are different by lift, but what is the general range you've used? For info,

Amazing guide!

Any details about the recommended concrete pad?

Thanks for the great video. I have the 10A and after unpacking it and placing the posts in their locations, I found that the chain pulley assembly came off the hydraulic cylinder. Is there a good way to get this back on the cylinder? I didn’t see an immediate solution in the few minutes I had with it.

So I’m having problems with the safety latches not engaging how do I fix this problems haven’t found any videos to help thanks

How tight do the tension cables have to be

Good video, but 1- you didn't mention how to bleed the hydraulic system, and 2- with epoxy set up on the anchors, knowing they should be checked for torque occasionally, how does that work with the epoxy already set up? And 3- you didn't show the total routing of the cables, like the lower rollers.

how far apart are your post set? I am pouring the concrete floor and wanting to pour the concrete deeper in that area. Thanks

What an excellent video, thank you! I am thinking about putting a 2-post hoist in my shop but I noticed you said the posts can not be close to relief cuts so just wondering if there is a minimum distance the posts should be away from a relief cut? Thank you!

Nice video. I do not think 4in is enough, for most lifts. You probably need more, 6 or 7. Sure, the bolts might be anchored in a hole 4in deep, but concert probably needs to be bigger. Check manuals.

Great detailed video, I must say I liked my Forward lift better because they mount the hydraulic cylinders to the top of the lift so that they pull instead of pushing. A ram pulling is a lot stronger than one pushing therefore using smaller diameter tube, smaller diameter shaft ,using less fluid making the lift move faster. Time is money.⚙️😎

I noticed in the first hole drilled-- at the end dirt came up, so apparently it went past the concrete. is that a problem?

Great video, what is the minimum side wall distance you recommend? Thanks again!!

when you put a level on the side of something going up and down it is called plumb--horizontal is level

Ian, if I decide to pick up my new 2-post lift at a satellite location, how long of a trailer will I need? Thanks!

How to bleed the hydraulic cylinders

Thank you very much for info

Ian, question... I'm reading the specs on a 2-post that I like. It states 73 inches max lifting height. It that measured from the bottom of the 4 lift arms or the bottom of the vehicle? I'm right at 6 foot tall (72 inches) and I'm wondering if I can walk under the car without having to duck down a little? Thanks!

Good video! Thanks.

Hey Ian, Great video! Not sure if I missed it but did that one tube of AC100+Gold do all 10 anchors or would you need more than one?

Nice video, but a guy with an engineering degree shouldn't be using plyers to tighten hydrolic lines. The actual name for "Flaired fittings" as you say is JIC. Just saying.

Good afternoon, I had a TP9KACX 9000lb lift installed in my garage and after hooking up the electric, I raised it up with no vehicle on it by pressing the button and then afterwards I pulled the orange safety pulls to release and the lift goes down to about 4ft off the ground and wont go down any further? I don't know why it is happening and I can't figure out how to fix that issue. Can you please advise?

Great job

34:52 Very important!

I see you tested for pad thickness, do you test for PSI or when would you? I have a 30x40 Morton building (20yrs old), not sure of pad thickness yet, but curious of PSI tests. Thanks!

AWESOME VID! What torques spec & Size Anchors did you use?

Great video Ian. If I install a lift with the floor ramp, cold I chisel out the cement between the columns so there isn't as much as a bump? Thanks for sharing.

Question, are the post supposed to be perfectly level, or leaning slightly outward?

I don't have concrete floor how deep should my footers be

great job,

What do you do if floor is slanted and one post is 1" lower then the other? Do you grout?

@22+ you said that level is more important than the distance between posts. Absolutely incorrect !!! The distance between the posts are more important to begin with. Level can be accomplished by shims, which is why you get them. If you push the post in or out at the bottom, you vehicles will walk themselves off the arm seats. I use to install these and other types of lifts all over the east coast. Porche in Cincinnati Ohio, i was working with the company that installed all of theirs and would come back for maintenance. Geometry is extremely key to installation

whats the thickness of the concrete? I think you said it but I couldn't make it out. I know you said you have a video on the concrete and I will try and watch that. Thanks, considering on buying one.

The chain came off the rollers when installing is there a trick to put that back on?

Good vid, but you do not need to invent anchoring. Both anchors, and glued rods have its certificate, and proper installation method. Mixing the two is not a way that others should follow. For this aplication, i would choose glued one, probably a Hilti HVU+HAS, it is certified, if you follow installation instruction, good result is guaranteed.

You might want to use wrenches in place of pliers or at least turn your pliers over so you don't round over the nuts.

So, are all these units 220 volt?

Boss man, when useing level, up and down is plum and flatways is level.

Plumb not Level?? and Benpac says do not drill thrub the concrete? and Most say the concrete be 6 inches thick not 4 inches, if so, use another steel plate like 1`/4 inch about 6 inches larger than the bottom plate!

How you take the bolts out we just did one but did not clean the drill holes

What size nuts are the nuts for the anchors?

What size are the studs and what size is the drill to drill the hold

can i put air lock control for my safety locks

Thank you for the video. Can I send the video to my buyer?

Hey Ian , do you we have to use the anchor bolts that came with it, or can we use those screws down anchors into the concrete. Some like tapcon or similar. Thanks

Hi Ian, is it feasible to pour a slab with a channel. To install a floorplate unit flush with the floor?

Takes 10 DAYS for that epoxy to arrive via Amazon. Is there another one you'd recommend?

How do you learn it down

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What are the overall dimensions of your garage?

Question on the anchor torque sequence. After you apply the epoxy to the anchor and drive it in, what initial torque do you apply? Is it the final torque ~85 ft lbs, or is it a lower torque until the epoxy cures?