car lift
Garage raising platform
A car lift is a hydraulic or mechanical device that raises vehicles off the ground for maintenance, repair, or storage.
In garages and auto shops, technicians use car lifts to access a vehicle's underside: The mechanic put my car on the lift to check the brakes.
Home garages sometimes use car lifts to stack two vehicles in a single parking space.
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- rampSloped connecting surface
- hoistRaise with tackle
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
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- garage itemsworkbench, shelving, tool chest, toolbox, storage cabinet
- garage equipmentfloor jack, jack stands, tire changer, air compressor, toolbox
- lifting equipmenthoist, davit, crane, elevator, winch
- elevatorselevator, elevators, elevator shaft, elevator doors, counterweight
- gas stationfuel pump, gas pump, fuel nozzle, fuel pumps, nozzle
- vertical accesselevator, escalator, stairs, staircase, ladder
mechanical assistance vs. manual effort
car liftfloor jack
Portable hydraulic car lift
scissor jack · bottle jack · jack · hand crank · muscle power
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