Eastwood Tilt-A-Car

Having a car lift in your home garage is a dream for many amateur mechanics, but the cost is painfully prohibitive. (Not only for the lift, but for all the additional concrete work that has to be done, not to mention proper, environmentally-sound drainage.)

The Eastwood Tilt-A-Car is a much cheaper option, although it sacrifices much of the convenience of a lift: you'd have to drain all the fluids before cocking a car up on its side. (If only you had a lift!)

Eastwood claims the Tilt-A-Car will tilt a car or truck up to 6,800 pounds all the way to 90 degrees.  Two rocker assemblies attach to the wheel lugs on one side of the vehicle while a threaded lift screw connects to the lugs of a wheel on the opposite side. A 3/8″ corded or cordless drill then lifts the car up by pulling the ends of the threaded rod inward. 

$1,400 plus freight shipping, plus $30 for a bottle of bourbon to steady your nerves. Do you feel lucky, punk?

Catalog Page [EastwoodCo.com via Toolmonger]

[#1 posted by dculberson , September 7, 2007 11:25 AM]

Terrifying. And only about $300 less than a cheap 4-post lift. 4-posters don't need a reinforced floor (as far as I know).