Both this thread and the title is a work in progress.
It is not my intention in any way to shame any person and/or entity. Should the vendor and/or manufacturer wish to address the concerns herein, Please do so by replying to the emails I've sent to your company and not in this thread; doing so would be food for something other than why this thread was created.
This thread will be dedicated to my 'first hand' experience purchasing, picking up from the freight carrier and installing the BendPak HD-9.
NOTE: This is a one (1) man job (physically), no one will physically be assisting me with unloading and/or assembly/installation of the above named item. END NOTE
The initial choice was a 2-post, however we moved away from that idea because this is, hopefully, a temp location and will move a few hundred feet away; did not want to drill holes in the concrete. The HD-9 solves this issue whole heartedly, as-well-as space to open all the vehicles doors in addition to being able to use the lift as a upper-level storage area and park the vehicle as needed under the raised lift; and lastly, the HD-9 does more and cost less than the XPR-10ACX. !sold!
Order date: 04/08/2009
HD-9 picked up from freight carrier: 04/14/2009 -- details below:
I chose to pick-up the HD-9 myself; I did not own and was unable to find a good deal on a crane by the ETA of the HD-9. Using a 24' Penske with a lift-gate, I skipped on over to the freighter, documented any/all damages --some scrapes and scratches-- signed-off and let them load it with their forklift.
Gosh I was hoping that he left the forklift in the Penske by mistake. :-/ Did I mention I didn't have a crane?
Road the HD-9 back to home base for off-loading; now the fun starts:
Columns: 70-LBS x 4
Cross tubes/ Cross beams: 200-LBS x 2
Runways: 500-LBS x 2
NOTE: If you think you have the nutz for this, I promise you, with out some good leverage, those same nutz will hit the floor!
For my gender counter part who may not have any nutz, mess with these ramps without good leverage and you 'will' grow some!
END NOTE
After all is said and done, the HD-9 was completely unloaded using the Penskes' tail gate, 4-car tires to rest the items on and enough common sense; no major events, no one hurt, yes my back and legs are sore.
The above took place between 05:00 PM and 11:59PM on 04/14/2009. I spent the subsequent 2-hours trying to reattach my thighs and my lower back.
Returned on 04/16/2009, a floor crane has been ordered as-well-as a couple of in/ft lb torque ratches to help with the installtion/assembly of this HD-9, however I needed to get started right away. Using vehicle tires to prevent scratches and other damage, 2-hand-trucks to dolly the heavy items in to place, in addition to an over abundance of common-sense and leverage I began assembly of the following:
Columns: Place them at the corners
Cross tubes: Properly while facing the correct direction, place them within the columns.
Ladders and adjustment thereof: This is kind of a major concern. There seems to be a problem in the HD-9 manual to the point that I felt the need to contact BendPak customer service and BendPak installation [email date: 04/17/2009] about the actual 'ladder' adjustment whereby the manual appears to be contradicting itself; I could be wrong. Tell me what you think ...
THE HD-9 MANUAL:
http://www.bendpak.com/files/220_62587467.pdf
STEP-3
PAGE-12
Item number or paragraph six (6); after reading paragraph or item six (6) on page 12, please read and compare with the text in figure 3.7 (fig 3.7).
Column top caps: There appears to be a packing mishap or again the HD-9 manual is specifying items that aren't correct ...
In this case I had to sit down and play a game of [match-the-nuts-&-bolts with the Column 'top caps'] that were provided. The actual items that I found which fit this application were not as the manual (below) stated, but instead were 10mm hex head nuts and bolts; the paking slip for the box and/or bag that housed the small pieces of hardware did not have a listing or label for "M6 x 1" of anything. I'm not yet sure if I used items from another area for the Column 'top caps' as yet. Email BendPak, date: 04/17/2009.
THE HD-9 MANUAL:
http://www.bendpak.com/files/220_62587467.pdf
STEP-3
PAGE-12
fig. 3.6:
'SECURE TOP CAP'
M6 x 1 x 25mm hex head bolts
M6 x 1 Nylock nut
To this point work has stopped due to:
Even if everything went well with the above, we are at a point where the floor crane is needed; sorry but i am unable to bench press 500-LBS (the runways). Still waiting for BendPaks' reply to emails about the above concerns.
It is not my intention in any way to shame any person and/or entity. Should the vendor and/or manufacturer wish to address the concerns herein, Please do so by replying to the emails I've sent to your company and not in this thread; doing so would be food for something other than why this thread was created.
This thread will be dedicated to my 'first hand' experience purchasing, picking up from the freight carrier and installing the BendPak HD-9.
NOTE: This is a one (1) man job (physically), no one will physically be assisting me with unloading and/or assembly/installation of the above named item. END NOTE
The initial choice was a 2-post, however we moved away from that idea because this is, hopefully, a temp location and will move a few hundred feet away; did not want to drill holes in the concrete. The HD-9 solves this issue whole heartedly, as-well-as space to open all the vehicles doors in addition to being able to use the lift as a upper-level storage area and park the vehicle as needed under the raised lift; and lastly, the HD-9 does more and cost less than the XPR-10ACX. !sold!
Order date: 04/08/2009
HD-9 picked up from freight carrier: 04/14/2009 -- details below:
I chose to pick-up the HD-9 myself; I did not own and was unable to find a good deal on a crane by the ETA of the HD-9. Using a 24' Penske with a lift-gate, I skipped on over to the freighter, documented any/all damages --some scrapes and scratches-- signed-off and let them load it with their forklift.
Gosh I was hoping that he left the forklift in the Penske by mistake. :-/ Did I mention I didn't have a crane?
Road the HD-9 back to home base for off-loading; now the fun starts:
Columns: 70-LBS x 4
Cross tubes/ Cross beams: 200-LBS x 2
Runways: 500-LBS x 2
NOTE: If you think you have the nutz for this, I promise you, with out some good leverage, those same nutz will hit the floor!
For my gender counter part who may not have any nutz, mess with these ramps without good leverage and you 'will' grow some!
END NOTE
After all is said and done, the HD-9 was completely unloaded using the Penskes' tail gate, 4-car tires to rest the items on and enough common sense; no major events, no one hurt, yes my back and legs are sore.
The above took place between 05:00 PM and 11:59PM on 04/14/2009. I spent the subsequent 2-hours trying to reattach my thighs and my lower back.
Returned on 04/16/2009, a floor crane has been ordered as-well-as a couple of in/ft lb torque ratches to help with the installtion/assembly of this HD-9, however I needed to get started right away. Using vehicle tires to prevent scratches and other damage, 2-hand-trucks to dolly the heavy items in to place, in addition to an over abundance of common-sense and leverage I began assembly of the following:
Columns: Place them at the corners
Cross tubes: Properly while facing the correct direction, place them within the columns.
Ladders and adjustment thereof: This is kind of a major concern. There seems to be a problem in the HD-9 manual to the point that I felt the need to contact BendPak customer service and BendPak installation [email date: 04/17/2009] about the actual 'ladder' adjustment whereby the manual appears to be contradicting itself; I could be wrong. Tell me what you think ...
THE HD-9 MANUAL:
http://www.bendpak.com/files/220_62587467.pdf
STEP-3
PAGE-12
Item number or paragraph six (6); after reading paragraph or item six (6) on page 12, please read and compare with the text in figure 3.7 (fig 3.7).
Column top caps: There appears to be a packing mishap or again the HD-9 manual is specifying items that aren't correct ...
In this case I had to sit down and play a game of [match-the-nuts-&-bolts with the Column 'top caps'] that were provided. The actual items that I found which fit this application were not as the manual (below) stated, but instead were 10mm hex head nuts and bolts; the paking slip for the box and/or bag that housed the small pieces of hardware did not have a listing or label for "M6 x 1" of anything. I'm not yet sure if I used items from another area for the Column 'top caps' as yet. Email BendPak, date: 04/17/2009.
THE HD-9 MANUAL:
http://www.bendpak.com/files/220_62587467.pdf
STEP-3
PAGE-12
fig. 3.6:
'SECURE TOP CAP'
M6 x 1 x 25mm hex head bolts
M6 x 1 Nylock nut
To this point work has stopped due to:
Even if everything went well with the above, we are at a point where the floor crane is needed; sorry but i am unable to bench press 500-LBS (the runways). Still waiting for BendPaks' reply to emails about the above concerns.
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Did you miss the part about the floor crane I ordered?
