Recent content by escapesno

Probably had hairline cracks in the concrete.

I hired a company the does all types of concrete work. They cut, dug, placed rebar and concrete, finished slab, hauled away debris and even made sure that where the lift is mounted is level since there is slope in the garage. I used epoxy anchors in the 4 inch concrete and ordered new ones after...

I ended up pouring a 14' x 4' by 12 inches deep 5000 psi reinforced pad the was pinned and keyed into the original floor. My original floor was "4 inches" thick when I first installed the lift. During the first lift the post closest to the wall (8 inches away) gave way when I was about 2 feet...

Does anyone have a distance to set the lift for a 2000 dodge ram?

Sorry for the delay in posting these I had to reduce the resolution so I could attach them. In the pic of the anchors you can see (barely) the cracks spidering out. The rest shows the concrete work. I had the concrete installed level where the lift will sit so hopefully I wont have to do any...

Not scary just bummed me out. Yes the top of the lift tilted in a couple of inches but no damage. The Maxjax is a real lift, it just doesn't go as high as a some other lifts. Also I couldn't get a taller lift in my garage. If I had 14ft ceilings and 3 to 4 times the space I would have got a...

Nothing hurt, truck was only a foot of the ground when the concrete started giving way. I have a few pictures to post this evening about the concrete and the new pad installation.

I got the MX-6 back in March. My concrete was 4 inches thick and I went with the epoxy anchors since the others didn't work to my satisfaction. Lifted my Dodge Ram 1500 since I wanted to load the lift and my concrete failed. The concrete looked solid and felt solid when I put in the anchors but...