New house has 12' ceiling in the garage so I can finally fit one.  I picked this up today.  Pic is from they guy I bought it from's garage - It'll be a month or so before I can set it up but it was too new and clean to pass up!

By the way, if you ever watch shark tank, the guy I bought it from was on the show and got a deal with Daymond for his 'Line Cutterz'.  For any fishermen in the group, its a pretty slick tool!

Good score Rob.  Hope you and new house get along well.  You'll enjoy this piece of equipment. Be careful.

You are going to love it.

You'll end up wondering how you ever did without it. Oh, and invest in a set of strap on knee pads or a mat.

Jim

Knne pads/mat... what for?

I do have old carpet sections that I've been using for when I've been working on the car when it was on jack stands.

Rubber mat or pads is a good addition. I'm old...it hurts when I get on the floor to place the arms under the car or truck.

You can also use the rubber mat material to cushion the pads of the arms.

I also use duct tape on the floor for markers where the front wheel/rear axle of each car goes....makes it easier to line the car up for lifting.

Great ideas everyone......Rob send info when you get a chance on the "Line Cutterz"



This was my latest fish in Grants Pass OR a couple of weeks ago (35 lbs)(45 minutes to get in in the boat, great fish story behind the 45 min))....I know not car related but another hobby of mine and Robs. After the smoker it tasted great.





Brenda likes the hobby also!!!

Eating Salmon is a hobby of mine.  

Line Cutterz

https://www.linecutterz.com/

Nice addition to the garage, Rob.  I've been lusting after one for awhile.  Maybe I could drop by next time I need an oil change?

Any time Rick!

Oil should be pretty warmed up when I'm done with the 2,500 mile drive!

Wow!  Can't believe it's been a year since I bought this.  Took way longer than planned to get moved in; then had to deal with flood repairs.  Lift is getting installed on Monday morning -- almost a year after I bought it!!

Congrats getting it installed Monday. Life in the garage will be easier and man cave will just get better.

Rob, the lift is going to change your life. No more crawling around on the floor like a lizard.

Happy for you.

Having lost everything to fire, twice. I think being flooded is worse. In a fire you just look at the mess, in a flood you have to start the cleanup and salvage what you can.

See you in Dayton.

charles

Whew!  I was a little concerned about concrete thickness, never occurred to me to double check ceiling height!!  There's almost 6 inches difference between house and lift drawings vs reality!!

Looks great!  Is it operable yet? Looking forward to seeing it in action.

Tested with temporary wiring.  Need to permanently wire it.  Plan to pick up some conduit this evening.

All wired up.  For those of you with a lift, what lift points do you use?  I've seen reference to (a) sills or (b) to front frame rails and forward most spring hanger for the rear.  I'm thinking (b) is the better of the two.  Assuming so, where would the rear lift points go if you're removing the springs?

Ah well, that's the fun part isn't it?

Actually if there is no rust the sills, which have a vertical wall sandwiched inside, are more than capable of holding the weight of the car. The concern there is with possible folding of the bottom seam so you should avoid single point contact. On the front the inside frame rails are an obvious choice of course but a bit more difficult to reach. And of course the rear spring hangers are slanted which makes it tricky to lift there if removing springs. All the above can and do work, and I've even seen the arms put under the rear spring leafs though I don't recommend it.

Jim

"...what lift points do you use??

If only I had that problem!