Workshop buying notes
Garage equipment buying guides and notes
Buying method, measurement checks and price logic for the equipment in this catalogue, written for workshop owners and distributors who price machines against their own work.
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- Measurement-first method
- No price lists — quotes per model
How to use these articles
Work one buying question at a time. Read each article against the model you are considering: check its specification table, and where a family is sold by configuration, work through what the configuration itself decides. For prices, work from what a quotation is built from — that is the part of pricing you can actually verify.
Latest articles
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Best 2 post car lift
The best 2 post lift is a fit, not a model: release system, width and capacity argued from the XP-2-40 family.
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Car lift price guide
Why car lift prices are quotations, not lists: the six components of a lift price and how to compare two quotes honestly.
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Wheel alignment machine price
Aligner pricing without parameter tables: configuration, lift pairing, software and paperwork — the four things an aligner quote is made of.
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Tire balancer buying checklist
Nine checks before buying a tire balancer: rim envelope, width, cycle economics, mounting, lifters and the changer pairing.
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Semi truck tire changer guide
Sizing a semi truck tire changer from the fleet list: rim groups, wheel weights, bead force and the heavy-duty step.
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Portable paint booth guide
The case for inflatable booths: what the XP-614 to XP-618 family does well, where it stops, and the panel-booth boundary.
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Garage air compressor guide
Sizing a garage air compressor from the tool list: duty patterns, the pressure-flow trade, and the screw table read properly.
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Home garage lift guide
A home buyer's lift guide: ceiling sums, slab truth, and the four models that suit homes — plus the two-post question answered.
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An article ends where an inquiry begins: with the measurements and counts it asked you to take. Send those with the family or model code through the inquiry form, and ask for a written specification and a quotation against them.
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Read the method, then measure your own workshop. Work through the article's checks on your vehicles and your floor; send the results with the family and model you are asking about.
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