We have 6 fordsmith above ground lifts at work, plus 1 of their mobile column lifts, they work great. They don't list it on their site but they do sell a 9000 lbs lift, ours were just under $3000 each.
http://www.fordsmith.com/tec15and18.asp
http://www.members.shaw.ca/david.p.brown/shop.htm
Scroll to the bottom of page to check out the 9000lbs lift this guy has in his tinkering shop. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif[/img]
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