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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bruce74B:


BTW, are we gonna do this job before Kim's garage???
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If I know Tony, he'll be putting them up next weekend when I'm there, Kim's garage is still waiting on Chas to send Gary a drawing
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Gttta get everything here first, chuck...& next weekend is long weekend in New York for the marathon!
 
Yup, I don't know whats up with that!! Kim sent me a picture with a little line showing where the garage was going!! I do have my whole life planned around doing the garage next fall, but life will go on if it's not ready!! Anyway, I hope Chas gets the stuff together!!! It would be nice to know how many days to allow for it!! OH Chuck, you are still coming to Kim's, right???
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How about using Warehouse Palette Racking like the ones at Home Depot or stronger. Cross-braces already in pace. Use a forklift (I am sure you could find a good used one... and fix it up yourself) to place the cars into position setting the wheels onto pre-fabricated u-shaped spots. No winch required. Also, each car could be withdrawn without rolling out the others. Finally, steel won't burn in the event you have any leaks in the vehicles below.
 
<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Gary Lloyd:
OH Chuck, you are still coming to Kim's, right???
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I'm planning on a week there Gary, sure would be nice to know which week cause I have to sign up for vacation in December
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This purpose-built Midget elevator lift system was just sent to me by Bill Gilroy (thanks!)...
https://www.gerardsgarage.com/FS_Garage.htm


...engineers, your take?

[ 10-30-2003: Message edited by: tony barnhill ]</p>
 
Aloha Tony,

Sounds like your plans are developing nicely. I've been thinking about the problem of the ramp getting the cars up to the storage deck. I think the previous suggestion of looking at a car carrier maybe the insperation and source of parts to do the job. A ramp long enough to hold a car could be mounted in a frame work with one end of the ramp at the height of the deck, the other end at ground level. The car is winched on to the ramp, the winch could be attached to the frame. Hydraulics salvaged from the car carrier then lift the low end of the ramp up until it is paralell to the ground and the car is rolled onto the storage deck. During the transfer from the ramp to the storage deck the ramp would need to be held inplace against deck frame work. You could get even fancier and put retractable or removable wheels on the ramp to move it around for storage. By using U-beams for the ramp and pinning the ramp in the up position you could also use it as hoist for work under a car. Just more fodder for this interesting thread.

Safety Fast,
Dave
 
This little gizmo that Gerard's built almost does that except he winches his cars up by hand....
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[ 10-30-2003: Message edited by: tony barnhill ]</p>
 
Tony, just get one of those drive on hydraulic lifts they use at muffler shops. when you are not lifting cars on the rack you will find other uses for it
 
chuck...everyone of those things is wide enough for a Suburban! The width between the corner posts is almost 8'....that eats up space & causes real problems maneuvering cars around under them! Otherwise I would....&, if I can find a used one, I'll cut it down to about 5' wide!
 
I'll check with my muffler guy and find out if he knows where to buy them used
 
Thanks, I've got the word out around here also.
 
Think about 4 post garage lifts of the type used by garages for servicing. They are cost effective and a lot safer and you can park another car underneath.

Rgds

David Tinker. Wales UK
 
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