MAINTENANCE
Elevating
Productivity
LIF-TRACK revolutionized the way ski resort vehicles are maintained
27 years ago. Now in its third generation, the adjustable four-post
lift handles everything from snowcats to snowmobiles, and is widely
credited with boosting productivity and improving shop safety.
By Lisa Gordon
When the owner of Labrador
Mountain ski resort
in central New York called
Gary Pavlick in 1994, he
wasn’t sure Pavlick’s company, Lif-Tech
Equipment, could help him. The ski
hill’s maintenance shop was searching
for a vehicle lift big enough to raise
a snowcat.
At the time, such a machine didn’t
exist. However, Pavlick immediately
understood what Labrador Mountain
needed. Lif-Tech already distributed
heavy-duty vehicle lifts for buses
and trucks, catering mainly to transit
authorities and highway departments.
As a lifelong skier, Pavlick was also
familiar with ski resort equipment.
Although he had long recognized the
need for a specialized maintenance
lift for these vehicles, there was a gap
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