Bend Pak HD-9 in place.



Excuse the concrete dust all over the floor - was from the drilling to get the posts bolted into the floor. Notice how much the back had to be shimmed up (because floor was tilted to allow water to flow out when it was originally poured I guess.

 

Looks good / Did you install yourself or have the supplier do it?

Curious to know what kind of spacer(s) you put under the column plate. In other words did you get steel flat plates and build up to the correct height or something else. I have same situation & right now I have nothing under the column plate(s) they are just sitting on leveling nuts.

 

How tall is your ceiling? I see you had the lift side garage door opener raised - looks great for a confined space. Breakdown of cost? adjusting the garage door / lift / installation ...
Well done!

 

@alcav - thanks. I paid someone to do it. Having watched two guys put it up - I think it's doable as a DIY with a helper. Biggest issue is loading it at the freight terminal onto a trailer. Spacers are steel washers - left side needed almost 3" worth, right side 2.5" worth. Garage slopes down towards the door for drainage.

@thomapa - I think ceiling is at 10'. I don't want to think how much everything cost! Just some of the costs:
1. Painting the floor with epoxy - close to $800 (excluding the cost of the power washer I bought - but that will get used for lots of other stuff)
2. Garage door - new tracks and Liftmaster jackshaft opener - just over $1000
3. 220V to garage (it can run on 220V, but it runs better on 220 and I may want a welder in the future) - $1200 (optional expense)
4. Lift - $2900
5. Installation $650

 

Some pictures of the install.

Lift arrived on trailer (part unpacked)

 

Measuring and putting chalk lines on floor. Exactly centered on door and back of ramps where garage door closes:

 

Position columns, lay down, then insert cross members:

 

insert cables, column caps and begin tightening:

 

Tighten cable and complete assembly.

 

and a 3-car garage, can now fit 4 cars.

 

Nicely done...

 

Could I ask how long the the wire for the 220 is. I am building a new garage and want to have the 220 receptacle in the correct place.
Thanks, Rich

 

Looks great. I've been thinking about doing this for quite some time, as I've got a 3 car tandem garage, the front bay would be perfect for this.

 

The bottom two pictures show a black unit with pads .... what does this do? Is it located in it's final position? Does this enable you to lift one set of wheels up off of the ramp?

Thanks.

 

That is probably an airbag jack that allows you to lift the car up off the lift to work on it.

I've seen some 4 post lifts with 2 of those installed.