Ravaglioli car lift

[doubleboost]

I use 2 stout wooden planks across the radius arm mounts

 

[Guineafowl]

Bloody thing won’t lift the landy. I think it’s voltage drop, so 10mm2 SWA will have to be run to the workshop. Ah well, keeps me out of trouble.

 

[Guineafowl]

With the 10mm2 armour in, voltage drop is well within limits for up to 7.5kVA. It supplies a 7.5kW rotary.

The hoist will lift the Td5 90 and little Volvo V40 without too much complaint. However, it still struggles a bit with my mate’s double-cab Navara, which should be well within the 2.7 tonne limit.

The lift motor is a 3ph 4-pole, 3.5kW one which looks very small for that power level. 30% duty cycle might have something to do with that.

I was thinking, if I could find a 6-pole, face mount motor somewhere near 3.5kW, it might cope better at the 2/3 speed. Thoughts/anyone got one one lying around?

 

[addjunkie]

With the 10mm2 armour in, voltage drop is well within limits for up to 7.5kVA. It supplies a 7.5kW rotary.

The hoist will lift the Td5 90 and little Volvo V40 without too much complaint. However, it still struggles a bit with my mate’s double-cab Navara, which should be well within the 2.7 tonne limit.

The lift motor is a 3ph 4-pole, 3.5kW one which looks very small for that power level. 30% duty cycle might have something to do with that.

I was thinking, if I could find a 6-pole, face mount motor somewhere near 3.5kW, it might cope better at the 2/3 speed. Thoughts/anyone got one one lying around?

Id not worry about navara it'll be rusting through as you even think about looking at it

 

[Guineafowl]

Id not worry about navara it'll be rusting through as you even think about looking at it

I said that to him last week! Every time he brings it for lifting it leaves 10% of the chassis on the floor Surprised the bloody thing hasn’t snapped in half - he uses it for towing plant.

 

[addjunkie]

I said that to him last week! Every time he brings it for lifting it leaves 10% of the chassis on the floor Surprised the bloody thing hasn’t snapped in half - he uses it for towing plant.

I loved my Navara…sold once the chassis issues became a theme