News & Trade Magazine Articles

University of Michigan-Dearborn Public Safety & Environmental Health

By: Laura L. Drabczyk – Public Safety & Environmental Health “The Mohawk Turf Package has made a world of difference.  It is easier to service lawn maintenance equipment since you can see better, the equipment is more secure on the lift than the floor jack, but most importantly there is no more lying on the […]

Mohawks Speedlane gets Motor Magazines annual TOP 20 award

Mohawks SPEEDLANE adaptor allows two post swing arm lifts to quickly convert to a two post drive on pad lift which leaves the wheels hanging free for tire and brake service. Motor Magazines annual TOP 20 award is given to 20 tool and equipment manufacturers who have invented a shop productivity tool that allows greater […]

Mohawk builds heaviest capacity 4 post lift

Albany, NY – Albany county airport GSE shop manager Art Van Praag was faced with a new fleet maintenance issue when he recently received the responsibility of maintaining & servicing the Albany airport Authority’s refueling vehicles. The largest refueler was a 10,000 gallon Rampmaster truck with a 31′ overall wheelbase. “Given the weight of the […]

Speedlane

By: Mohawk Lifts Reprinted with permission of Motor Magazine, September 2006 Speedlane allows full-size trucks or passenger cars with unibodies to be serviced quickly by converting a Mohawk two-post, swing arm lift into a drive-on lift in about 8 seconds per side. Speedlane saves you the time and effort necessary to position the swing arms […]

Shop Productivity

By: Seth Skydel Reprinted with permission of Fleet Equipment Magazine, August 2006 Productivity in truck fleet maintenance operations is affected by many factors, including equipment choices, shop design and layout. In particular, the proper selection of lifts can have a significant impact. Reputable industry lift manufacturers belong to the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI), the trade […]

An Education in Two-Post Lifts

WHY DOES SOMEBODY BUY A LIFT? Is it to make more money or is it to make a difficult job easier? Do people buy lifts to save time or to save money? The answer is: People buy lifts for all these reasons. Simply stated, a decision to purchase a lift is motivated by productivity and […]

Local Business Gives Movie a Lift

By: Maggie McGuire Amsterdam Recorder – June 2005 This weekend, go see the new movie “Herbie: Fully Loaded.” Don’t go because you want to relive an old favorite (“The Love Bug”) or because you’re in love with Lindsay Lohan, though. Go because an Amsterdam native is featured in the film. Two hydraulic car lifts made […]

Wheel Engaging Lift Adaptors

Reprinted with permission of Motor Magazine, September 1996 Electric and alternate-fuel vehicles are on the way – courtesy of the Clean Air Act amendments. And make no mistake about it, we’re all in for a lengthy learning curve before we get comfortable working on them. That’s assuming we can get them up into the air […]

What To Look For When Buying a Lift

Reprinted with permission of Professional Tool and Equipment News, May 1996 In buying a lift, our study shows that shop owners consider capacity, design, product features, safety systems, and the manufacturer to be the most important features. Since 87% of lifts sold are 2-post, surface mounted units, we will limit our report to this style. […]