I almost always work by myself, so moving a dead car onto a rack, or around the shop is a pain. That's why my rule is make it easy, straight in, straight out, and use your concrete drill to drive a thread insert to mount a pull point for a electric winch.... then let your finger pull in the car.. you'll feel a lot more like working on it when your back doesn't hurt from horsing it into position to lift. Cheat when you can. ;))
On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 7:31 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > There are 2 other overhead doors, but the 2 smaller ones are right > across from each other at the back as seen in the photos. Neither of > those would work very well for straight in. > > On 10/14/2021 9:28 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > > Yes, straight in, straight out, to the lift, with a winch to pull a dead > > car, instead of breaking your back trying to push it in, or out. > > I also suggest you add a second door, and move the angled lift to line up > > with the second door [Presuming there is clear space for access outside > > where the door would go.] Same thing, straight in, straight out. Then > you > > actually can use the second lift, instead of shoehorning a car into an > > angle. > > [It's always easy to spend somebody else's money, so cut a hole and buy > > another door.. haha] > > Just a suggestion to make the shop work for you, instead of you working > for > > it... easy is the word of the day. > > > > On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 7:16 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> So your vote is to put in inside the door on the left side, rather than > >> angling it on the right side of the shop to the left of the other lift? > >> I am thinking this would give me more room to work if needed. > >> > >> On 10/14/2021 9:13 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > >>> The other suggestion I would make is to place the lift in line with the > >>> garage door so it's easy to get a car in the shop and on the lift, > >> THEN... > >>> bolt an attachment point to the floor to mount a winch, and at the > other > >>> end of the lift area, a second bolt attachment point to attach a winch > >>> pulley, so you can pull a dead car in by yourself, or by using the > pulley > >>> on the other end, pull the dead car back out, by yourself. > >>> [drill the concrete and use a thread insert for an anchor bolt. that > >> leaves > >>> a smooth floor, and you can bolt the pulley clevis in when you need > it.. > >>> take it out when you don't. > >>> > >>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 7:01 PM G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> The best investment I've made is to buy a good size load of industrial > >>>> grade used pallet rack, with cross beams and floor panels. Then, buy a > >> fork > >>>> lift that works to lift heavy stuff up on the shelves. > >>>> The pallet rack I have is 12 ft tall, the fork lift I have will lift > 12 > >>>> ft. Bolt the pallet rack to the floor, and the building walls, so it > is > >>>> "tip resistant" [unless you do something really stupid]. > >>>> THEN, organize all the "stuff" that is taking up floor space on the > >> racks > >>>> where you can get to it. Suddenly, you can find stuff for each project > >> car > >>>> because you allocated rack space to THAT project. > >>>> Suddenly, you have work space for each car instead of clutter.. > >>>> Go vertical young man.. !! You will be glad you did. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 6:49 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> If I wanted to get really fancy, I could probably build a second > level > >> on > >>>>> one side, cars park under and a storage loft above. > >>>>> > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Oct 14, 2021, at 8:18 PM, Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> > >> wrote: > >>>>>> Yea probably will eventually > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Oct 14, 2021, at 7:25 PM, OK Don via Mercedes < > >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>>> Throw up a quick and dirty pole barn for the running cars - keep > >> them > >>>>> out > >>>>>>> of the shop. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 6:41 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >>>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I think putting it straight in the door would be easier to get a > non > >>>>> opp > >>>>>>>> car on it and would probably net more room to work around it, but > I > >>>>> want to > >>>>>>>> also maximize area to store cars indoors. When I say store cars I > >>>>> mean > >>>>>>>> running cars that I can easily pull in and out when I need the > space > >>>>> for > >>>>>>>> work. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>> OK Don > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time > >> to > >>>>>>> pause and reflect." 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