Patent ID: 8523146

Claim:
A method for lifting a motor vehicle, comprising: positioning the motor vehicle so that a first axle of the motor vehicle is located directly above a first scissors lift located in an opening in the ground, and a second axle of the motor vehicle is located over a pit having a second scissors lift located therein, the first and second scissor lifts defining a forward-rearward direction, each of the first scissor lift and the second scissor lift being configured for up and down movement, the first scissor lift being fixed in the forward-rearward direction; positioning the second scissors lift by moving the second scissor lift along the forward-rearward direction in the pit so that the second scissors lift is located directly beneath the second axle, and whereby a cover moves in the forward-rearward direction upon forward-rearward movement of the second scissor lift such that the cover lies over the pit at all positions of the second scissor lift along the forward-rearward direction; and extending the first and second scissors lifts so that the first and second scissors lifts urge the respective first and second axles upward.