Dad and i are putting a Bendpak 4 post together now. He has another 4 post already by another brand. He has a couple older units in the floor. Bendpak instructions are very thorough. Couple complaints but nothing a call to the company didnt help.
That's a design problem. There is a LOT of equipment in the wild that uses a clutch, such as about every ag tractor produced since the horse was put out to pasture. ...or semi, etc.
I understand the theory behind it with the crank essentially becoming the column but with the supports (bearings) being so close to one another, it seems it would be very difficult to determine a measureable variance over time between a standard setup vs. automatic. No argument on the point but...
What was the conclusion on this? I was about to order the Mod Mafia fitting but if it isn't going to fit, then I'll put the $65 elsewhere.
@Will L. did you happen to discuss with him further offline in case he doesn't frequent the forum anymore?