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Since I like tinkering with the cars so much, I figured I could go all out, and maybe make some money in the process?? So I bought this on the side..
Here is my other garage. I bought it last year during winter. Pretty cool to have. 6 bays, 20 ft ceilings, 5 - 10 ft 2 post lifts and 1- 4 post platform lift for the Hunter Hawkeye alignment machine...Tire balancers and mounting, welding machines, torches, pipe benders, lathes...You get the idea. If I break even I still feel pretty good that I can maintain my 5 cars for free
And have some techs to help out...if needed.
I think I may have taken my hobby a little too far...haha
DC
But I still use my scissors jack at home for simple stuff
Since I like tinkering with the cars so much, I figured I could go all out, and maybe make some money in the process?? So I bought this on the side..
Here is my other garage. I bought it last year during winter. Pretty cool to have. 6 bays, 20 ft ceilings, 5 - 10 ft 2 post lifts and 1- 4 post platform lift for the Hunter Hawkeye alignment machine...Tire balancers and mounting, welding machines, torches, pipe benders, lathes...You get the idea. If I break even I still feel pretty good that I can maintain my 5 cars for free
And have some techs to help out...if needed.
I think I may have taken my hobby a little too far...haha
DC
But I still use my scissors jack at home for simple stuff
Here is my other garage. I bought it last year during winter. Pretty cool to have. 6 bays, 20 ft ceilings, 5 - 10 ft 2 post lifts and 1- 4 post platform lift for the Hunter Hawkeye alignment machine...Tire balancers and mounting, welding machines, torches, pipe benders, lathes...You get the idea. If I break even I still feel pretty good that I can maintain my 5 cars for free
And have some techs to help out...if needed.
I think I may have taken my hobby a little too far...haha
All this time Rock we thought you were the DIY master. Now we realize you've taken DIY to a whole new level. DIYS, Do it yourself w/ Staff?
It's great. I leave the 1 post bolted against the wall at all times, and remove the inside post when I'm not using the lift. It only takes a couple minutes to bolt in/out and is completely out of the way when I'm not using it. Perfect lift.
That's a really good idea, I hadn't thought about leaving one post up. How far away from the wall do you have the post that normally stays in place?
There were always two things that worried me about doing this. One, did you x-ray the garage slab to make sure you didn't drill through tensioning cables? Two, are there inserts that drop into the concrete for threading for the bolts? I was never quite sure how that part worked.
Yeah...Long time DIYer....Figured why not try to have something I enjoy to work on. Hope to open more in the coming years, then if I don't go broke, I will have something to do that I enjoy when/if I can ever retire
Will continue to do and write DIYs for the forums as I fix/modify things....
I put the post so the bracket that bolts to the floor is touching the wall footing. It's as close as it can get.
Now, I'll tell you that drilling the floor was the difficult part The anchors are 5" long and my concrete is only 4" thick. I was worried when I drilled the first hole and went out the bottom of the concrete. I ended up having to grind some of the anchors off as they lifted when I torqued them to set them into the concrete. In the end, I had every anchor successfully torque to 90 ft lbs into the concrete (the manufacturers spec), but it was a bit of stress through out the process.
Originally Posted by rix
That's a really good idea, I hadn't thought about leaving one post up. How far away from the wall do you have the post that normally stays in place?
There were always two things that worried me about doing this. One, did you x-ray the garage slab to make sure you didn't drill through tensioning cables? Two, are there inserts that drop into the concrete for threading for the bolts? I was never quite sure how that part worked.
Yeah...Long time DIYer....Figured why not try to have something I enjoy to work on. Hope to open more in the coming years, then if I don't go broke, I will have something to do that I enjoy when/if I can ever retire
Will continue to do and write DIYs for the forums as I fix/modify things....
Thanks man! If any of you are ever passing through Central Illinois...feel free to stop by any time. Plan on having some car club groups come over on Sundays during summer, if they want to pop their cars up on the lifts...etc..
Funny, my friends at my office that know I bought a Franchise and looking to buy more....always assume and say, "So, you only work on Porsches and other exotic cars??"....And I say....no, I need to make money...we fix anything...A lot more non-Porsches around....haha
Since I like tinkering with the cars so much, I figured I could go all out, and maybe make some money in the process?? So I bought this on the side..
Here is my other garage. I bought it last year during winter. Pretty cool to have. 6 bays, 20 ft ceilings, 5 - 10 ft 2 post lifts and 1- 4 post platform lift for the Hunter Hawkeye alignment machine...Tire balancers and mounting, welding machines, torches, pipe benders, lathes...You get the idea. If I break even I still feel pretty good that I can maintain my 5 cars for free
And have some techs to help out...if needed.
I think I may have taken my hobby a little too far...haha
DC
But I still use my scissors jack at home for simple stuff
I'd say that you are one of the few that are able to turn a passionate hobby to also include making money. There's alot to be about designing a life versus working to live. Good luck with this new business. Know that you will succeed!
I put the post so the bracket that bolts to the floor is touching the wall footing. It's as close as it can get.
Now, I'll tell you that drilling the floor was the difficult part The anchors are 5" long and my concrete is only 4" thick. I was worried when I drilled the first hole and went out the bottom of the concrete. I ended up having to grind some of the anchors off as they lifted when I torqued them to set them into the concrete. In the end, I had every anchor successfully torque to 90 ft lbs into the concrete (the manufacturers spec), but it was a bit of stress through out the process.
That sounds scary. I have 4" concrete in the garage as well, but since I'm in Texas there are tensioned steel cables in the slab foundation. If you manage to drill into one of those it can snap and fly out of the concrete and kill you.
Forgive my idiocy, but the anchors you're talking about are basically thread insert sleeves that the bolts thread into?
I'd say that you are one of the few that are able to turn a passionate hobby to also include making money. There's alot to be about designing a life versus working to live. Good luck with this new business. Know that you will succeed!
Thank you very much! We will see how it goes. Also a nice feeling to be proving for a number of families, by offering them employnent. Never a bad thing to help others.
The anchors are 5" long and my concrete is only 4" thick. I was worried when I drilled the first hole and went out the bottom of the concrete. I ended up having to grind some of the anchors off as they lifted when I torqued them to set them into the concrete. In the end, I had every anchor successfully torque to 90 ft lbs into the concrete (the manufacturers spec), but it was a bit of stress through out the process.
