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2 Post Auto Lifts	America's Pride	American Automotive Equipment	Garage Equipment Supply	Eagle Equipment	Standard Tool (Tools USA)	Panther Lifts	Pace Tools	Other Competitor
Model number	AP-9SAC	TP-8A*	XL-9	MTP-9A*	STD-9A*	TP-9KAC*	VTP-9C*	2 Post Lift
Price	$1,479.00	$1,475.00	$2,463.00	$1,799.00	$1,799.00	$1,475.00	$1,475.00	$1,495.00
Freight included	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no
* The following 2 post automotive lifts: TP-8A (American Automotive Equipment), MTP-9A (Eagle Equipment), STD-9A (Standard Tool), TP-9KAC (Panther Lifts), and VTP-9C (Pace Tools) are all exactly the same automotive lifts purchased from the same importer of Chinese lifts that has been in business for just a little over 2 years. They all ship from the same central warehouse location. Some of these distributors though try to inflate the price of shipping.
Style	overhead (solid column) or floor plate	floor plate	floor plate	overhead (2 piece column)	overhead (2 piece column)	overhead (2 piece column)	overhead (2 piece column)	floor plate
"Multi-Metric" design	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
"Milti-Metric" design allows versatile arms positioning for symmetric or asymmetric lifting.
Weight capacity advertised, lbs	9,000	8,000	9,000	9,000	9,000	9,000	9,000	8,000
Weight capacity actual, lbs	9,000	7,200	9,000	7,200	7,200	7,200	7,200	7,000
Warranty, years	lifetime limited	1	5	1	1	1	1	1
Service, technical assistance or customer support	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
Built in an ISO compliant factory	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no	yes
Features, Included Accessories
Height adapters	yes	not specified	not specified	not specified	not specified	not specified	not specified	not specified
Mounting hardware	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Lift shims	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Electronic satety cut off switch	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no
3 HP power unit	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Quick release pulleys	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Quick release pulleys make installation easier.
Color step by step installation manual	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Extended power unit bracket	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Extended power unit bracket allows clear operating view and makes installation easier.
Components cut: laser or torch	laser	torch	torch	torch	torch	torch	torch	torch
Finish: powder coat or enamel paint	powder coat	enamel	enamel	enamel	enamel	enamel	enamel	powder coat
Structural Strength Features
Additional gussets on arms	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Additional gussets on carriage	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Additional gussets on column base plates	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Additional gussets on torsion tube	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Shipping Packaging
Crated power unit	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Crated power unit virtually eliminates shipping damage.
Low profile lift packaging	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Low profile lift packaging allows to avoid shipping damage.
Individual components wrapping	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no	yes
Individual components wrapping protects paint.
Company Information
Years company has been in business	5+	varies under company name	5+	1+ (under present ownership)	5+	less than 1	less than 1	5+
Known number of employees	26	1-2	5-10	5-10	25+	1-2	2	5-10
Warehousing facility	42,000 sq. ft.	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes
Years of experience selling this type of product	70 (combined)	10+	inconsistent	4	10+	less than 1	less than 1	10+
Better Business Bureau member	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no
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