ZRX1040
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I know it's been done before so nothing new, but I've been putting this off for a while and finally got 'er done last week.
A few years back I picked up a used lift from a buddy and promptly said "Why did I wait so long?" well now I'm saying it again. So nice not to have to push a 800lb bike up on a 8" platform, much less trip over the thing all the time. Clean simple and out of the way.
First I sold my old lift to another buddy and got a K&L MC625R. The old lift was 7" lowered 32" raised which would put it at 25" once recessed. Not enough. The new one ranges from 8" to 41" leaving a good 33" topped out and it's rated for 1750 lb and has drop outs on both ends. Perfect.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Now for the dirty work...here's how it went.
Find the spot. Centered between the garage doors so a project can sit there without taking up an entire bay.
Assemble all materials
Lay it out with marker and pre drill the corners with a hilti to avoid having to over cut the corners.
Enlist the help of a buddy for a morning and start cutting.
First piece is the hardest, after that it gets much easier.
Finish the hole and grind/chip out the corners.
Drop form boards in the hole and start removing years of compacted dirt.
Dirt removed and boards secured 1/8" below grade with split drives.
Screed board set to 1/16" greater than lowered lift height.
15 bags mixed dumped and leveled out. This allowed for the slope to the floor drain to remain the same in the hole and keep one corner of the lift from sticking up above finished grade. That'd be me on the right.
Drilled a hole under the workbench for the air line and made a little guide to keep the pipe in alignment. Drilled another hole in the form board between the two slabs.
Drove it in a foot at a time, worked it free and dumped the dirt until reaching the penetration. First attempt hit a small low point in the upper slab.
Tied a bit of paper towel to some twine and sucked it up through the existing slab with the shop vac. Pulled the air line back through and screwed it into the lift.
Drop llift in and trim hole with a second 2X4 then cap with some 3x3x1/8" diamond plate which is now flush thanks to leaving the forms 1/8" low. Mount controls under the workbench.
Sit back, enjoy a cold one and order up some bike parts aka thebox full of Progressive Suspension.
Voila!
A few years back I picked up a used lift from a buddy and promptly said "Why did I wait so long?" well now I'm saying it again. So nice not to have to push a 800lb bike up on a 8" platform, much less trip over the thing all the time. Clean simple and out of the way.
First I sold my old lift to another buddy and got a K&L MC625R. The old lift was 7" lowered 32" raised which would put it at 25" once recessed. Not enough. The new one ranges from 8" to 41" leaving a good 33" topped out and it's rated for 1750 lb and has drop outs on both ends. Perfect.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Now for the dirty work...here's how it went.
Find the spot. Centered between the garage doors so a project can sit there without taking up an entire bay.
Assemble all materials
Lay it out with marker and pre drill the corners with a hilti to avoid having to over cut the corners.
Enlist the help of a buddy for a morning and start cutting.
First piece is the hardest, after that it gets much easier.
Finish the hole and grind/chip out the corners.
Drop form boards in the hole and start removing years of compacted dirt.
Dirt removed and boards secured 1/8" below grade with split drives.
Screed board set to 1/16" greater than lowered lift height.
15 bags mixed dumped and leveled out. This allowed for the slope to the floor drain to remain the same in the hole and keep one corner of the lift from sticking up above finished grade. That'd be me on the right.
Drilled a hole under the workbench for the air line and made a little guide to keep the pipe in alignment. Drilled another hole in the form board between the two slabs.
Drove it in a foot at a time, worked it free and dumped the dirt until reaching the penetration. First attempt hit a small low point in the upper slab.
Tied a bit of paper towel to some twine and sucked it up through the existing slab with the shop vac. Pulled the air line back through and screwed it into the lift.
Drop llift in and trim hole with a second 2X4 then cap with some 3x3x1/8" diamond plate which is now flush thanks to leaving the forms 1/8" low. Mount controls under the workbench.
Sit back, enjoy a cold one and order up some bike parts aka thebox full of Progressive Suspension.
Voila!
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I am very impressed with the quality of the K&L stuff. 
