Recent content by DanWheeler

no, i dont NEED a lift i've done all that stuff without one for years now but thats part of getting older and wiser isn't it? Having better tools to do the job faster and easier. I just would like to avoid using the floor jack if possible. It would be nice to have something that I could...

oh man, I love idea 2 - brilliant! thanks!

I would certainly get a decent set of 4 tall jack stands: http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200318711_200318711 and yes I totally agree about going big even though I dont plan on using it unfortunately i can't find a mid-rise lift over 6000lbs so i think that...

holy smokes, forget about a 2 post lift, these midrise lifts keep the frame rails just as clear as a 2 post lift and they are completely portable and tiny relative to a 2 post. http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=TPPRO%2D6M

thanks Jeff, it's funny the range of opinions you get on something like this. Some people will swear up and down a car WILL fall on you and you WILL die if your pad is 3.99999" thick. "Right or wrong only" people. no in-between. I tend to think that if 4" works, then 3.5" and a little common...

yes indeed - simple is the name of this game.

thanks! my builder said the flat roof was a little more expensive than standard trusses and he said the torch down was also slightly more expensive than 3-tab composite but I wouldn't have anything to compare to since this is the first thing i've ever had built and I know zero about...

woah, you lost me there Franz... At first I thought endangered electrons was a real technical term - but now I think you were just joking :) how could I delay the second heater? Or what is a flip-flop and how would I implement one? thanks for your ideas dan

thanks Jeff, I didn't even think about AC vs DC for the control circuit. I had actually assumed DC but it looks like the contactors and transformer I spec'd are both AC. How would you recommend putting a fuse in the control circuit? Do you happen to know what gauge wire is required for the...

The plan is to get 2 dayton red-box heaters 19,000 BTU each w/ thermostat for my 24x30 insulated garage. It should be enough. Dayton Heaters: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/3VU36 I'm going to put the heaters on opposite corners of the same wall switched using a 2-pole magnetic...

funny. :) those don't work very well when the frame of your truck already sits 3 feet off the ground. i also need to put a 4 link kit on a Suzuki Samurai which means the frame is going to need to be suspended at least 3 feet so I dont know how I'm going to do this without a 2 pole lift.

thanks for the compliments guys. Dipper, i have no idea what kind of wire that is. I just told my electrician I want to be able to run a 60amp welder.

it's itchy time.

Thought I'd post a few pics now that I'm finally starting to wrap things up. Garage is 24w x 30d mono-pour built by Pacific Garages out of Everett, WA. torch down roof Door is a 16x8 Clopay with a Liftmaster 3800 125amp service to the garage. Had to upgrade the house panel from 60 to 200amp...

My conractor says my pad has a minimum thickness of 3.5". He thinks it's probably more than that in most places but it's too risky to trust. What are my options for a 2 pole lift? is the concern that the bolts dont have any purchase if the pad is too thin? Can epoxy help with that? I'm sure...