Recent content by Buck

I don't know how the planning for climate and snow affects it but mine is a 28 deep 32 wide. I have a build thread that shows how I framed it. I have 2 bays. One has a room over it that is about 13'x22' best I remember. The other bay has 15' ceilings for my lift. Putting in a landing and...

:lol: Dont know why but the part about them laying an egg made me lol. The wife was asking me whats so dang funny over there. :lol:

Thats what mine says too. I got it used for a good price. For occasional home use it has been great so far.

Had this in about 2 or 3 months now. 9k lb 2 post. I've got 15' ceilings on this side so no worries there. I cant properly express how much I enjoy having my own lift.

Think of it this way. If someone came up to you and said here are the materials and plans. I'll give you $3500 to build this for me. Would you do it? I'd be all over it. Or put another way, by saving $3500 you can buy the concrete pad, a window unit A/C, a TV and tools for it. $3500 also is...

Oh ****, I must have gotten the forum here mixed up with my journal entry.:headscrat My computer has some weird virus...:confused:it wont let me find the edit button. All you guys in the contest can just ignore my previous post. :thumbup:

Journal entry #3587 17 April 2011 I guess I could go on and on about how I just got back from Iraq and havent had time to do much of anything to my garage but that would be self serving. I guess I shouldnt complain about having all that money saved up from my tour over there to be used...

Ok, my contribution http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/11792464/epoxy-coat-floor

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I should have power hooked up to the lift tomorrow. If I do, I plan to test it like Nehog suggested with my blazer (3800lbs). There is a control joint but it runs perpendicular to the crack. The control joint runs front to back right down the middle of the slab. I guess the crack was there, I...

BTW, I have not put a car on it yet or in any way loaded it.

Yes, alot of rock underneath it. The perimeter is easily 18" deep and wide with 4 runs of rebar properly hung, tied and suspended. Each placement of wire across the center overlaps the one next to it by a foot...just like a roofing shingle so to speak. The wire extends out to the rebar in most...

***Updated with PICS *** I recently picked up a used wheeltronics/snap on 2 post lift from a local Mom and Pop garage that went out of business. Its a 9k lb overhead symetrical. I have 15 foot ceilings so no issues there. I was a little worried about concrete thickness but that turned out...

Gareth, No recent deployments for me. I've only been back for about 7 or 8 months anyways so it'll be a while before I go on another (I hope). I've been concentrating on the downstairs as of late. Mostly getting a lift and prepping for the concrete driveway. I've done a little upstairs and all...

Pretty high on the danger scale. I shouldnt talk. I'm currently nursing a sore left hand from my 4.5" angle grinder getting away from me (no gloves or guard on it). It 'caught' and popped outa one hand and into the other. No stitches since its more like a puncture wound than a gash but it hit...