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User error sorry no fooling me, i never had a failure

Bend is in the name...

China made.!! Be careful..safty is #1.. go with an old school inground..i have a 1967 Rotary inground in my home shop..i restored .to like new.. got it for free. From a old station..it was in good shape...oil tank above ground ..now..no E.P.A. issues. There except ! Under 50 gallons..of oil..in the unit.

Maybe thats why its called "Bend"pak. DUH

No click click click?

Great explanation of the problem 👍

The lift may be certified but the opererator sure wasn't.

cable over pulley design cost less but cheap,,that's why I spent Xtra for a Worth brand chain drive type

All I know is that if someone has a smoke detector beeping from not changing the battery I tend to believe they don’t take care of their things.

Seems more like poor inspection practices and set up issues to me.

Clearly this is operator error or lack of routine inspection or both. Regardless this is a "you" problem there bud.

It ain’t called bendpak for nothing 💁‍♂️ our shop just bought this 4 post I hope it doesn’t happen to us 👀but we always make sure all 4 corners are unlocked and lock 🔒

Getting in and around that lift column with a camera and disturbing that loose cable when the lift was in that state was too risky for my comfort. Potential human flat-dog time.

I've worked on a lot of different lifts and even seen a few come off lifts in the 30 years I've been in the automotive industry. Always watch that the vehicle is going up and downs straight even when you have it set up properly, it's not nap time or time to yap to your buddy in the next bay.....they may not work right at times so pay attention and get it fixed.

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Sorry this looks like user error. The locks weren't disengaged properly and the user kept lowering the lift not paying attention.

If I were one of these companies I'd tell you Congratulations, you played yourself.

Laughing my arse off! This video needs to be shown in high-school auto shop classes to demonstrate what not to do. This is a great example of a bunch of schmendricks and schmucks trying to be mensch. (Avi, do you read Yiddish, you schmendrick).

That's all operator incompetence, the lift wasn't set on the locks like it was supposed to

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Well I had a BendPak HD9 in my garage and had nothing but failures of the 110 pump went through two (2) pumps before I finally said no more 110's. Swapped over to the 220 motor and the lift worked fine. Couple of things "critical" you MUST LEVEL all four posts. Residential garages typically have slopes in the concrete floors for drainage flowing to the front. This can and will cause BIG problems if you don't properly shim the posts and level everything. Also, as stated these 4 post lifts can be used without bolting to the floor - but I would NOT recommend that, bolting to the floor is a much better and safer scenario. Most all of the lift companies in the US sell lifts made in China, BendPak is no exception it's a Chinese lift, so be aware. If safety is of no concern to you then install your lift yourself - however, if you care about safety and that of your family members then have a professional install your lift for about $700 it's peace of mind. Make sure you do your research and vett the company you buy from there are a lot of fly by night shit bum Pirates out there - and it sounds like you found one.

The cables probably weren't adjusted and the user wasn't paying attention going down. The slack locks engaged probably causing the cables to jump on the 4 stack of sheaves which are also probably bored out due to use overtime. Check out your equipment regularly. Bend paks are called bend crap in my line of work either way

I see people have already explained how stupid you are so I’ll just say you’re a dumb ass

This almost exclusively would happen only if you lowered it incorrectly. Safely latch got caught on one corner and you kept lowering it. I've almost done it. But never enough to break the fucking lift.

Don't drink and work on cars LoL

user error all day

I guess it really does bend when packed....

This is why you go with Mohawk Lifts, not something made in China

Wow yeah that's only a 9,000lb lift with a diesel truck on it!!! That is a cheap homeowner grade car lift not a truck, let alone a diesel. Even if the truck weighs less than 9,000lbs most of the weight is in the front, hence why the front is what gave out. 9,000lbs= only 2,250lbs per post meaning maybe the total truck weight was ok, but the rear was underloaded, the front was overloaded. Sadly user error.

China junk

You are allowed to talk during the video.

Read the owners manual.. .

MOHAWK BABY. ALL THE WAY!!!!! Nothing but Mohawk lifts. I have a Mohawk that is 27 years old and still has the original chains, hydraulic cylinders, and carriage rollers. Everything is original and it works perfectly. Why anyone would purchase anything less is beyond me.

Please stop dragging your feet.....jeeeezzzz

absolutely ' user failure '

Looks like some moron doesn’t know how to use a lift, they didn’t raise it up before releasing the locks. The locks didn’t release all the way.

That’s your own doing. Take responsibility and not blame other people. If you’re gonna spend daddies money, at least buy something you can handle

Looks like an operator error

It wasn't lowered onto the locks, that's why it failed, if a cable loosening led to the vehicle falling, then it couldn't have been on the locks, apparently I've learned more about how to operate a car lift in the month since I started the automotive tech program at my local vocational school than you have in 10 years. congratulations, all five of you probably have learning disabilities, and a 17-year-old can use a lift better than you can

Who buys a lift with the word bend in it’s name?

The lift didn't fail,the inexperience of making sure all four locks were locked failed.They sell thousands of this things.But only a few unexperienced guys seem to fuck up something do simple.

of COURSE there's a fire alarm beeping too

That lift looks like a cheap rip-off of the 30 yo Stenhöj i just installed. I guess, as usual, quality is what remains after the price is forgotten.

Good example of a lift being overloaded. If you are going to lift 4 x 4 trucks, especially diesel trucks you are probably going to exceed the capacity of a 9000 lb lift. Why? Because a 9000 lb lift means 2250 per corner. if you lift a 4 x 4 diesel such as my F250, you have 4800 lbs on the front end. i dont own a shop but i do have a 10,000 lb 2 post in my garage and i have had a few large trucks on mine but they were weighed at the truck stop first. granted a few hundred pounds probably shouldnt make a difference but thats the limitation and for my life Id rater be 300 lbs under that limit that 300 over.

I have a similar Bendpak lift that is a 14000 lb piece of crap I have owned it for two year now and I have followed the recommendations of Bendpak according to there operations manual and have two corner posts bend due to locks that did not release properly upon lowering the vehicle the structure of the corner posts are just too weak and even though the rack is under warranty Bendpack will not replace the posts because they say it is operator error. BS read your operation manual BENDPAK . I replaced my Ammco 12000 lb lift which had a lock or two hang up when I was lowering a vehicle and never bent a post. Bendpak lifts in my opinion are not worth the money and they don't stand behind the product. I paid over $7000 for my lift and even the approach ramps are bent due to driving a heavy vehicle up onto the lift. Shame on Bendpak. Again I never bent an approach ramp on the old Ammco lift.

Always check on your employees/mechanics to see if lift Is resting on lock position. Some bosses just want to collect take responsibility they are your employees/workers/mechanics

Every time we install a lift we showed user/buyer how to properly operate. We test go up and down make sure everything is good to go. Have the lift ready for electrician to wire up to 220volts.

Lift probably wasn't even resting on the locks. Sorry to say this but 70% of mechanics dont sit their lifts on the locks every single time they go up. Sometimes they forget to come down and rest on the lock.

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This lift is not designed to go up and down every day like a regular commercial grade lift brothers.