hoist

[Bamamav]

Mac, you ought to get you a piece of that tubular foam pipe wrap that has the split on the side. Cut off a length to suit the ramp end, and push it over the sharp end. Won't stop the lick, but soften it if you walk into the ramp....

 

[MercuryMac]

Bama, you're making me blush with stupidity. I have a three foot chunk of that very stuff lying in the shop and I didn't know what I was going to do with it.
Thank you.

 

[Bamamav]

Mac, that was just one of those spur of the moment thoughts. I get a flash of brilliance every once in a while, like a dim bulb brightening up just before it blows.

 

[MercuryMac]

The brand name of my hoist is Dannmar Equipment.
Bama, you meant like this, right?

 

[Burgerman]

Lift

I have 220 Kenny and good amp capacity. Some of the lifts I have read about mention air and a minimum of 30lbs. Electric/hydraulic preferred. With the high lift, I may be able to lift a truck cab. Ben had that VW Cab hanging under his lift early on his VW build thread.

 

[Old Iron]

Look at the link to my 33 Pontiac
I built the body hanging on and off my lift. Starting at page 8

 

[kenny c]

I have hung stuff from mine. I use it to hold long lengths of steel that I'm cutting or welding jobs. I also have a table that slides on one arm that I built to use as a motorcycle lift. They aren't just for lifting cars.

 

[Burgerman]

lift use

Thanks for sharing your creative lift use guys. I will get the 4 post to start. The body and cab lifting will make things easier. goodbye to sawhorses and 4x4 lumber and back strain.

 

[Burgerman]

Boy 8 years went fast. Got a 4 post this month.

 

[smallfoot]

I don't guess I'll ever get one. When I built my barn, I didn't think ahead enough to put a tall roof on it. So I guess I'll get by with the same old wrecker A-frame chained to the pine tree. It's done pretty good for 30+ years.

 

[kenny c]

Congratulations. It will make life easier.

 

[MercuryMac]

Good for you Burger. It looks like the same brand as mine. I also can't believe eight years have slipped by in the last little while. I don't remember my hoist being empty for more than a day or two.

 

[Old Iron]

Congrats Bman
I bought my first two post twenty years ago and now have two two post and a four post.
Here's what ya can do Smalls, I'm seriously thinking of a fourth four post outside. A friend of mine has had one outside for years and loves it.

 

[Old Stuff]

OI- My good friend (who has a 2 post) is also considering getting an outside 4 post for his shop. Me- I have the garage built now which gets me rolling in a great way, but still look forward to getting the shop built on the side of that for my 2 post.

 

[gene49]

No place here I could put a hoist without spending a fortune. The garage has a basement and an 8' ceiling, so not there. The driveway runs along the side of the house and straight into the garage, so not really a place on the driveway. The other side of the garage has an 8' drop off, so a hoist there would have to be towards the street on the other side of the drive, and there isn't any power or cement there.
At 67 I don't feel the need to invest in what it would cost to install a hoist. I'm certainly not doing enough work to warrant that expense at this point in my life.