@ Barrett-Jackson

[169indy]

I do not own a lift or a Lift Company.
Would the instruction involve some form of concrete anchors.

HOW do the "MCACN" guys handle this whether they are inspection groups or vendor selling these things.

I Know it is none of my Business, Safety Rules in/on the Rails, AIR & on the Seas are written in Blood.
WAKE up call!

[McCune]

The lifts used at MCACN in 2023 were supplied by Titan Lifts and they are made in the USA. I have searched out some info and the lift at BJ is said to be a Champion Lift made overseas.

[lycan]

that'll buff right out

[turbo69bird]

Ouch, that’ll hurt the bottom line all the way around

[mssl72]

Yikes!! That's not good...

[Hawkeye]

I saw a comment on FB that one of the latches didn’t release when putting it down. Don’t quote me on this. Does this sound possible?

Thanks,
Marty

[67since67]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I saw a comment on FB that one of the latches didn’t release when putting it down. Don’t quote me on this. Does this sound possible?

Thanks,
Marty

It's very plausible Marty. In 2017 my dealer destroyed my 2500 CC by dumping it from the top due to the RH latch not being released. Whether latch adjustment or operator error the results were catastrophic. I got a new truck for peanuts.

[azcamaros]

The subject toppled lift is a Champion Triple Stack lift. For the past couple years, this vendor has set up the Triple Stack lift at BJ with cars on it for display with no issues. Obviously, this year did not go as planned. This particular lift utilizes an air lock release system and is specifically designed to be anchored to a level, concrete floor with four anchors per post, 16 anchors. The BJ tent is on asphalt, has a slight slope, and I don’t see any evidence of anchors in the pictures. I do not know what the root cause of this particular incident was, but not being properly anchored was probable a key contributor to the outcome. Thankfully no one was hurt. I do own two Champion four-post lifts and have not had any problems with them. However I do pay very close attention to when raising and lowering cars. You need to make sure all of the locks release when lowering the lift with cars on it.

[useless tony]

I read somewhere that this was inside a tent/temporary covering and the asphalt under one or two legs caved in causing the lift to crash. I have absolutely no idea if there is any truth to this, just repeating what I read.

[Lynn]

Regardless of where it is made, it is no better than the guy (be he Moron or Genius) who puts it together!!!! Not saying that a US made lift isn't better. But just because it is made in USA, doesn't make it so.

I have a hard time believing that the subject of this thread was caused by inferior metal shearing off or breaking.

We may never know the whole story. Lots of misinformation or assumptions.

My guess is operator error.