HD-973P Series Multi-Level Parking Lift 29 P/N 5900076 — Rev. B3 — January 2024
Raising the Posts
Because your Lift has taller Posts than most Parking Lifts, it is better to delay raising the Posts into
position until after the Upper Crosstube has been raised and all eight Ladders have been secured.
⚠ WARNING The Posts are very heavy; you must have a Forklift or Shop Crane to move them
into position. Use care when moving them, if they fall on a person, they could cause
severe injury.
To raise the Posts into position:
Raise the Upper Crosstube so that it is raised just past the halfway mark of the Posts.
The Lower Crosstube remains lowered.
Take two wood blocks, 2 x 4 in width and maximum 52 inches in length and place them in
the spaces above the Upper Crosstubes.
The wood blocks are used so that the Crosstubes cannot slide upward when the Posts are raised.
⚠ CAUTION We recommend wrapping zip ties around the entire width of the Post near the
blocks of wood; this is so when the Posts are raised, the blocks do not fall out.
Why these specific measurements? Anything wider than 2 x 4 risks touching the Slack Safety
Sheave in the Crosstube; anything longer than 52 inches places the Crosstube lower down the
Post, which forces most of the weight towards the Bottom of the Post, losing the equal distribution
of weight.
Drawing shows the Post on its side. Not all components are shown. Not to scale.
Wrap two Industrial Straps around the Upper Crosstube, then using a Forklift in the widest setting,
carefully stand up the Posts.
You must have at least two people work together to stand up the Posts: one controlling the
Forklift, and the other positioning the Posts.
⚠ CAUTION Make sure the Industrial Straps are the same length, or the Posts may not raise
evenly if one Strap has more slack than the other.
Repeat the same process for the other two Posts, inserting the wood block above the Crosstubes.
Use a Transit Level to estimate the Shim requirements: use a target to find the difference in height
between the Posts. The difference is the estimated amount of Shim thickness you will need.
Do not use Shims and/or Anchor Bolt to Shim more than 1/2 an inch. You can order 2-inch Shim
Plates for extreme cases.
Do not anchor the Posts at this point.
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