To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

Atlas Kwik Bay 7000# Mid Rise Lift

H

HemiMan

Member
Joined
Dec 4, 2007
Messages
11
Location
Pennsylvania
Does anybody own or have any experience with these lifts? I'm in the market for a mid rise lift and was looking at the various scissor style lifts. However, they all obstruct access to the center of the vehicle plus most are only 6000#. My truck weighs almost 7000#. The Atlas Kwik Bay looks good because the center is open plus is rated for 7000#. Any pros or cons??
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
B

bwaner

New member
Joined
Jul 23, 2011
Messages
1
Just bought one and have to say it is constructed well. Picked up my 3/4 ton GMC extended cab (6600 lbs) with no problem. Works great with my 10 ft ceilings. Nothing to complain about.
 
T

TheIceMan

Active member
Joined
Jul 22, 2009
Messages
37
Location
Danville, IN
month late here but.......... I just got 1 yesterday. If I could get the thing to work, I'd probably love it. I hooked up the electrical today and the motor won't work. A call to G.S.E. & still no success. I don't have the air locks hooked up yet and I'm wondering if that's my problem (guy at GSE said it didn't matter)??
 
L

Lkdelta

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 21, 2010
Messages
1,131
Location
40 mi.east of syracuse
TheIceMan said:
I hooked up the electrical today and the motor won't work.
A call to G.S.E. & still no success.

I don't have the air locks hooked up yet and I'm wondering if that's my problem (guy at GSE said it didn't matter)??
Click to expand...

I've got one..never did hook up the air locks line..there are no "permissives" to stop the lift from "going up" with the air lock line disconnected...

The electric cord..got to an electrician from work...
and he helped me make the wire connections to get the proper rotation
There was some strange color matches
 
T

TheIceMan

Active member
Joined
Jul 22, 2009
Messages
37
Location
Danville, IN
Lkdelta said:
I've got one..never did hook up the air locks line..there are no "permissives" to stop the lift from "going up" with the air lock line disconnected...

The electric cord..got to an electrician from work...
and he helped me make the wire connections to get the proper rotation
There was some strange color matches
Click to expand...
hmmm....guess I better be calling an electrician then. I would've thought that with the electric cord only having 3 wires I could handle wiring this thing up..apparently not. 2 of the wires are twisted together from the factory (blue and black) which I was told are the hot and that the yellow w/green stripe wire is the ground. So I bought a 2 prong plug and hooked them up...no power at all. The manual that's provided with the lift is about useless too. :lol_hitti
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
N

NitroPress

Well-known member
Joined
Jul 26, 2011
Messages
1,329
Location
Aurora, CO
Blue, Black and Green-with-Yellow are pretty standard for European, Asian and Australian AC wiring. The only "trick" is that Blue=White. (Or Red, for 240 wiring, which nearly all European, Asian and Australian wiring is...)

(Useta work wit' a loada Aussies, I did, moites.)

Get into the actual motor wiring and the connections should make sense. If it's 240, it should be Blue to one hot, Black to the other and Y/G to ground. Um, make sure it's a 60Hz motor while you're at it; with that wiring I wouldn't be surprised to see a 50Hz unit on there, which will burn up on US current.
 
Last edited:
T

TheIceMan

Active member
Joined
Jul 22, 2009
Messages
37
Location
Danville, IN
NitroPress said:
Blue, Black and Green-with-Yellow are pretty standard for European, Asian and Australian AC wiring. The only "trick" is that Blue=White. (Or Red, for 240 wiring, which nearly all European, Asian and Australian wiring is...)

(Useta work wit' a loada Aussies, I did, moites.)

Get into the actual motor wiring and the connections should make sense. If it's 240, it should be Blue to one hot, Black to the other and Y/G to ground. Um, make sure it's a 60Hz motor while you're at it; with that wiring I wouldn't be surprised to see a 50Hz unit on there, which will burn up on US current.
Click to expand...

Thank you very much! Your explanation cleared up my mistake. I'm a *******....:lol_hitti

My lift now goes up.....and tmrw it will be able to go back down after I get the air lines hooked up for the safety locks.
 
C

Chevy Guy

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 22, 2006
Messages
53
Location
Central Jersey
Lkdelta said:
I've got one..never did hook up the air locks line..there are no "permissives" to stop the lift from "going up" with the air lock line disconnected...

The electric cord..got to an electrician from work...
and he helped me make the wire connections to get the proper rotation
There was some strange color matches
Click to expand...

Just curious - does the lift operate without the air locks hooked up? If you did hook them up, what did you use? The connector looks odd.
 
L

Lkdelta

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 21, 2010
Messages
1,131
Location
40 mi.east of syracuse
Chevy Guy said:
Just curious - does the lift operate without the air locks hooked up? If you did hook them up, what did you use? The connector looks odd.
Click to expand...

It goes up with no problem.. and locks solidly
I made a couple of 3/4" sticks to hold the lock bars up slightly when I'm ready to lower it
 
Last edited:
F

funks

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 2, 2009
Messages
102
Chevy Guy said:
Just curious - does the lift operate without the air locks hooked up? If you did hook them up, what did you use? The connector looks odd.
Click to expand...

The connector isn't odd, it needs an 8MM OD Pneumatic Polyurethane Tube.. My package came with the quick connect that mates up to an NPT fitting. Didn't come with the 8MM tube though, had to order it from ebay/amazon..



 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
Top Bottom