Installation Guide

D4-9 / D4-9X Four-Post Lifts 15 P/N 5900251 — Rev. A— October 2020
Selecting a Location
When selecting the location for your Lift, consider:
• Overhead obstructions. Check for overhead obstructions such as building supports, heaters,
electrical lines, low ceilings, hanging lights, and so on.
You do not want the Vehicles on the
Lift hitting obstructions as the Lift rises
.
• Clearances. You must leave room around the Lift. Leave at least six feet (1.8 meters) clear on
each side and the front, and 12 feet (3.65 meters) at the Rear of the Lift.
• Power. You need a 110 or a 220 VAC power source available for the Power Unit, depending on
what Power Unit you ordered.
• Outdoor installations. Your Lift is approved for
indoor installation and use only .
• Architectural plans. Consult the architectural plans for your desired installation location. Make
sure there are no issues between what you want to do and what the plans show.
• Floor. Only install the Lift on a flat, Concrete floor; do not install on asphalt or any other surface.
The surface must be level; do not install on a surface with more than three degrees of slope.
⚠ WARNING Installing your Lift on a surface with more than three degrees of slope could lead to
injury or even death. Only install the Lift on a level floor. If your floor is not level,
consider making the floor level or using a different location.
• Shimming. If your Concrete floor is not level and you are anchoring it, you can use Shims under
the bases of the Posts, as needed, to level the Lift.
To estimate your Shim requirements, use a transit level and targets to check for flatness. Use the
provided Shims as necessary.
NOTICE Do not shim a Post more than half an inch using the provided Shims. A maximum shim
of 2 inches is possible by ordering optional Shim Plates. Contact Dannmar at (877)
432-6627to order. Please have the model and serial number of your Lift available.
• Concrete specifications. Do not install the Lift on cracked or defective Concrete. Make sure
the Concrete is at least 4.25 inches thick, 3,000 PSI, and cured for a minimum of 28 days.
⚠ CAUTION BendPak lifts are supplied with installation instructions and Concrete anchors that
meet the criteria set by the American National Standard “Automotive Lifts – Safety
Requirements for Construction, Testing, and Validation”, ANSI/ALI ALCTV. You are
responsible for any special regional structural and/or seismic anchoring
requirements specified by any other agencies and/or codes such as the Uniform
Building Code (UBC) and/or International Building Code (IBC).
Be sure to check your floor for the possibility of it being a
post-tension slab . In this case, you
must contact the building architect before drilling. Using ground penetrating radar may help you
find the tensioned steel.
⚠ WARNING Cutting through a tensioned cable can result in injury or death. Do not drill into a
post-tension slab unless the building architect confirms you are not going to hit
tensioned steel or you have located it using ground penetrating radar.
If colored
sheath comes up during drilling, stop drilling immediately
.