Buying Guide: Totalkare
The ups and downs Whether you prefer to raise your vehicles or lower your technicians, Totalkare has the right solution LIFTING AND TESTING EQUIPMENT Lifts or pits? It’s an age-old debate and there is never a quick or an easy answer. Each option is safe, effective, robust and reliable, but the right choice for your business depends on their application and location.
MOBILE COLUMN LIFTS Mobile column lifts, such as Totalkare’s T8AC or T8DC, are extremely flexible and allow operators to free up workshop space by storing them when they’re not in use. They can be used indoors or outdoors and moved and set up quickly, to adapt to the changing demands of your business. In addition to their flexibility, mobile column lifts also offer the same benefits as a standard above-ground lift. Customers do not have to worry about groundworks, structural changes to the flooring or planning permission and, in some
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cases, new lifting stations can be installed and ready to go in less than a day. Customers also have the option of a fully galvanized lift which is protected from water ingress and can handle wet work, while Totalkare’s G8AC is the only wash bay-ready column lift in the UK.
FIXED LIFTS Not every business requires the flexibility of a mobile set-up, however, and in such cases a fixed lift such Totalkare’s Heavy Duty Four Post Lift or its heavy-duty Y-MECH Lift could be the best choice for a workshop.
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As with the mobile column lift, no groundwork is required for installation, which means the lifts can be transported, should the business move to a new premises. Customers also benefit from the same access to the workshop’s natural light and surrounding floor space. An optional drive-on/drive-off ramp is available which can allow for a higher throughput of vehicles for servicing. The Heavy Duty Four Post Lift and Y-MECH Lift are also available with the fully galvanized option and capable of wet work.
INSPECTION PITS Vehicle inspection pits are the ideal below-ground set-up, especially for premises with low ceilings. They can increase productivity by allowing technicians to work above and below vehicles simultaneously and employ in-ground brake testers without relocating the vehicle. Like a fixed lift, they provide the reliability and consistency of a dedicated, permanent installation, while vehicles can be driven directly into position, improving the workshop’s throughput and efficiency. The option to integrate brake rollers, shaker plates, and radius plates can render it a seamless, one-stop solution for vehicle maintenance. Totalkare also offers Class 7 MoT bay equipment to complement its vehicle inspection pits. After the initial set-up costs, a vehicle inspection pit has some of the lowest maintenance and running costs of any vehicle-servicing station and can last forever, rendering it a highly economical long-term investment.
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