✔ Floor Plate Design — Built for Low Ceilings
The NT-9 routes its equalising cables and hydraulic hoses through a drive-over base plate on the floor between the columns — not across an overhead beam. The result is a lift that stands only 111 inches tall overall. Garages that cannot take a full-height overhead beam two-post can often take the NT-9. Measure your ceiling against the column height and the roof of your tallest vehicle at full lift before ordering.
✔ 4.5" Lowered Arm Clearance — Low Cars Welcome
On a two-post lift, the collapsed arm height decides whether a given car can be lifted at all. At 4.5 inches, the NT-9 sits low enough for ordinary passenger cars, low-profile sports coupes, and vehicles with front lips — without ramps, blocks, or improvised solutions.
✔ Asymmetric Three-Stage Arms — Doors Open at Height
The NT-9 uses asymmetric arms — double telescoping toward the front of the vehicle, single telescoping to the rear. Three-stage front arms provide excellent reach across a wide variety of vehicles. The vehicle sits set back between the columns rather than centred on them, which is the arrangement that lets the doors open once the car is in the air.
✔ Dual Hydraulic Cylinders — Levels Uneven Loads
Two hydraulic cylinders, one per column, bring both carriages up together under an uneven load. A vehicle almost never sits with its weight split evenly between the two posts — engine forward, toolbox in the bed — and dual cylinders handle that imbalance directly rather than fighting it through the equalising system alone.
✔ Dual-Point Lock Release — One Control, Both Columns
Both column locks disengage from a single dual-point release control. No walking around the lift to free each post individually — particularly useful when working alone, which most owners of this lift do.
✔ Truck Adapters Included
Truck adapters ship in the box at no extra charge. A common surprise line item on lift orders — the NT-9 includes them as standard so there are no additional purchases needed to lift pickups and light-duty trucks.
✔ 9,000 lb Capacity — Cars to Light-Duty Trucks
At 9,000 lbs, the NT-9 covers the daily mix of cars, crossovers, and half-ton trucks that make up most bay work. A 40-second full raise keeps the bay moving between jobs.
✔ No Electric Safety Shutoff — Purely Mechanical Safety Stack
The NT-9 does not include an electric safety shutoff at the top of travel. The safety system is the automatic lock ladder, the arm restraints, and the operator. Check that the locks have engaged before going under any vehicle — every time.
