Recent content by 77flh

Been using the lift some and enjoying it. Haven’t had time to get to the Desoto but eventually…

Strapped an engine hoist in the semi retired Ford for a hillbilly tow truck and hoisted the posts upright and bolted them down. Think I’ll take the cylinders to a local hydraulic shop and see what seal replacement is going to run so leaks aren’t an issue later. Going to try and sell one of my...

Stripped the lifts down and am cleaning them up and painting them. The safety dogs/lever seem to simply go over center to disengage. It appears there was just a handle on both sides to disengage them. I hope to stand up the posts and start going back together soon. Although the hydraulic...

We fight carpenter bees on our wood outbuildings. I’ve found spraying with termite and carpenter ant concentrate mix found at farm stores works great. We spray in the spring with a simple deck sprayer.

So now that the slab is down, hopefully get started tearing lift apart to freshen it up and paint it. I have a question for anyone with experience with these lifts: What connects the safety on both posts? I have the parts schematic from Panzitta Sales and am only seeing the release handle (red...

No HOA for us out here in the sticks and would probably have more wildlife peaking on you 💩ing than people. Lol. Seriously, I’m planning on boxing in a small room under the carport with a baseboard heater mainly so I can use our water well again. The house was built about the time they ran city...

I’d consider using the dry stack, pre cast retaining wall blocks. Our redi-mix plant sells large ones that you’d set with your excavator.

So I bought an old ‘49 Desoto to build into a full custom, chopped top, etc. Decided I’m too old to roll around on the garage floor building another project from the ground up. Went ahead bought an old Weaver AFH-72 (I think) lift for cheap. Well, really didn’t want to give up the floor space in...

Hello fellow gear heads. Joining up for some educational on a vintage Weaver AFH-72 lift, as well as any other good shop advice. I’ve done a few builds over the years and am about to start a full custom 49 Desoto. Just getting too old to roll around on the floor any more and decided a lift would...