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What ATL MOT bays do you recommend? #

Posted by Wayne butler on September 27, 2012, 7:35 pm
Message modified by board administrator September 30, 2012, 1:01 pm

Hi all can anyone give me some opinions on ATL mot bays .
Ones to go for or ones to steer clear off
Any advice please
Many thanks
Wayne

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by aidan birley on September 27, 2012, 8:00 pm, in reply to "What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"
Aidan Birley

Hi

May be worth a search on here, I think there have been similar threads.

One important factor to remember is on going calibration and maintenance costs, these are often tied to supplier.

Insist on a quote in writing for next 5 years for basic VOSA calibration costs & full maintenance package costs.

cheers Aidan

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Lee Mackintosh on September 28, 2012, 8:45 am, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"
Lee Mackintosh

We're in the same position and can't decide who to use.

Had a couple of quotes 1 of which sounded very expensive but then when you think about it wasn't to bad as the calibration costs and warranty included was 3 years.

Calibration is arund £800+vat per year.

We also can't decide between a scissor or 4 post ramp. I like the idea of no posts but it adds another £3.5k to the total cost just to avoid posts.

I'm now looking into a Rotary 4 post ramp but its the SPX brake/gas tester combination part that has mee woried.

What is SPX equipment like. Actia Muller seem to offer a fair package as do Tecalemit.

The local Bradbury sales rep didn't even bother to ring me back so that's probably ruled them out.

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Wayne butler on September 28, 2012, 10:41 am, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"
Wayne Butler

Hi lee funny you should mention Bradbury ......we had a four and two poster fitted by them yesterday and it was him that was saying be careful who you use and make sure you take out insurances etc as apparently the kit from snap on are having a few problems etc ....so hence the question for advice ....it's a lot of money to layout so we want it to be right

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Peter Lomas on September 28, 2012, 1:46 pm, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"
Peter Lomas

Hi
We had an ATL fitted 5 years ago APAC made in italy
been ok so far
ring Ashley Hance 07966183344 for some advice he supplied ours
Regards Peter

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Lee Mackintosh on September 28, 2012, 5:21 pm, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"
Lee Mackintosh

Earlier today we had (unexpected) a rep from Snap-on equipment come round to talk about our requirements and to have a quick measure up.

Although all the engineers are the same as Snap-on via the tool van they seem a little more competetive although i haven't actually had the quote yet.

I just don't know what or who to believe regarding the manufacturer of any ramp. Snap-on say there's are weirter (not sure how its spelt) and Sanp-on equipment say they use the same or OMA but branded John Bean.

From what i've been told most are made either by Weirter of Italy. I was even told Rotary aren't what they are and are no longer American but infact Italian.

At a lost to be honnest. They all seem to be around the £30k upwards depending on your specs.

Backup is one thing that needs to be considered so would you be gauranteed this with cheaper installations.

thanks
lee

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Sean Connelly on September 28, 2012, 7:21 pm, in reply to "What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"

Wayne,

We had a Crypton ATL installed over 12 months ago and elected to go the scissor lift route due to it allowed us more space. There were a few teething problems with the lift at first, but all seems ok now.

The lift is actually German made and looks substantially well made as does the brake tester.

Best thing about it is your not tied to Crypton for calibration & maintenance....we use the guy that installed it on behalf of Crypton.

One of the leaders in ATLs are Maha but they are very expensive.

HTH

Sean

Link: Macclesfield MOT & Service

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Shane Gray on September 29, 2012, 1:03 pm, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"

Hi,
I made a mistake and ordered one of flee bay.
Luckily it was all oma which is Italian and good kit .
I had a problem with the 4 post lift about 6 months in, so I contacting the supplier and guess what, he ignored my calls.
Luckily it was an easy fix which my local lift technician repaired the same guy calibrates it for me to.
I saved about £6000 on the equipment, so I came up trumps but to be honest I would pay more next time just for after sales .
I know taclemit sell the same oma equipment so that will definitely be worth a quote.
I have had no other problems with kit, so would recommend oma to any one .
Just had a taclemit 4 ton 2 post lift fitted which is oma also, which I must say is a superb lift and 100 times better then any Chinese one bought for £1000 . It cost me £4000 + vat but worth every penny. It lifts long wheel base mercs with ease.
Sorry for babbling .
Shane

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Lee Mackintosh on September 29, 2012, 4:25 pm, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"
Lee Mackintosh

Has anyone got any info on Trademaster which i think is a brand name for the tradegroup.

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Alan Lange on September 30, 2012, 9:17 pm, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"
Alan Lange

I've had a boston ATL bay for just over a year now. No problems so far (probably the kiss of death!) It does have a consul about 4ft high that couldn't have been put in a more stupid place- next to the shaker plate with an umbilical cord so it can't be moved. I've seen pictures of the main lifting beam twisted from another garage which was worrying but I think this was caused by driving on too fast & braking hard. Overall pretty happy. Alan.

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by lee mackintosh on September 30, 2012, 10:23 pm, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"
Lee Mackintosh

I've been told boston is rebadged bradbury, so again is this sales crap from another rep. Difficult to determine fact from fiction.

OMA is another make that has cropped up which seems a few company's use but just rebadged to suit.

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Lee Mackintosh on October 2, 2012, 10:33 pm, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"
Lee Mackintosh

This is causing us some right problems, To be an MOT station you need B2 planning and the unit we're looking at only has B1.

From the people i've spoken with its normally a simple task to change to B2 but believe me if you haven't got B2 then be prepared for a long drawn out process and hassle.

We've now got to submit external plans including road access all to scale and then internal plans of the unit includiing existing offices etc and the new aditional equipment we intend to install which again has to e rawn to scale.

The form has to be filled in as if its a new build. The joke of the matter is that the Council already have the external plan as they told me for £25 i can have one, not a problem but we now are left with finding someone willing to do the internal plans on CAD.

I've sort of got one the MOT equipment suppliers to assist but again the Council have most of he info required as a rent review was carried out late 2010 detailing exactly what was inside and this han't changed.

Talk about make life difficult. One of the equipment suppliers has been in the trade for 22 years and has changed use from B1 to B2 many times and has never known this to happen.

thanks
lee

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Graham Hucklesby on November 17, 2013, 8:03 pm, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"

Hi
i bought the crypton class 7 bay with the scissor lift which i beleive is made by att in germany.think we have sorted most of the teething probs apart from the shaker plate controls which are on the inspection lamp on the end of a curly cord which is rather awkwardly stowed under the auto chock at the front of the ramp,which is a pain to get in and out and the control buttons are so sensitive if you touch them at all the shakers operate!
I have been speaking to a mecehnic from the local bmw garage and he says they have a similair ramp with cordless controls for the shakers which i think would be much nicer to use and safer!
any body seen cordless operation on any ramps or have any idea how i could convert mine?

thanks

graham.

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Simon Kefford on November 19, 2013, 8:04 pm, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"
Simon Kefford

We have had a Tecalemit Scissor ramp ATL for 3 1/2 years. Initially we had loads of trouble with the ramp. Weirter Italy. Had a complete new unit installed. All good now. The torch/switch for plates kept failing but good now. The hole in the ground was the b###h. Had to cut through 14" steel reinforced floating foundation. Weld in new frame of steel lower, the crete back in £8000 and I did steel work myself.

Just watching the whole thing shake about the other day, and wondering how long it was going to last.

I bought it all through GES Unipart, they gave me standard forms for all applications and submitted plans for me.

Good luck - I think you get what you pay for. All ramps are built to a price.

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by Les Riley on December 6, 2013, 7:42 pm, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"

Hi I am a new member here .. we are putting a one man station in our premises .. and after a long thought we went with Tecalemit .. they give the best aftersales ..and although it is just my opinion .. at the end of the day that's what you need. We are doing class ,2 ,3 ,4 Light 5 and 7's ..Bradbury Are a good Make .. but as soon as the MOT bay is installed , believe me you will not see them again .I have had dealings with them before ..and it was like drawing teeth trying to get someone out to repair a ramp .. and with an MOT Bay this is something you cannot do without once it is up and running. they hate Aftersales plus with Tecalemit you get the whole kit and kaboodle

Link: http://www.beattockautorepairservices.co.uk

Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?

Posted by keith brown on December 7, 2013, 9:18 am, in reply to "Re: What ATL mot bays do you recommend ?"

We had a MAHA atl installed last year in our second garage,yes it was expensive but its good
there were a couple of teething probs but sorted quickly,they aim to please at maha
the scissor lift is very rugged & fitted with remote shaker plates & secondary lift for w/free service,The beam jack is air operated & a dream to use,brake tester is fully auto & the machine whilst weighing axles also tests & prints shock absorber results ,awesome for "knocking" noises,saves loads of time road testing!
we also have a "slip tester" fitted ,as you drive on it gives toe out/in readings ,lastly the beam tester Gives instant pass/fail on the monitor ,no mistake,all printed off on 2 sheets a4
once again expensive but long term i hope worth it,plus it looks the business.
complete calibrations are 900pa
On the subject of B2 planning we had the same issue,MAKE SURE THE PLANNING APPROVAL CLEARLY MENTIONS MOT TESTING, ours didnt & vosa require this on the application form,it delayed us considerably hth

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