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    Show off your lifts!!!

    Here is mine from another post http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97431
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    The hoist is in

    Used the hoist to lift the Hudson for the first try.Had to do a little adjustment as the locks weren't setting in evenly at first.Adjusted the locking plates at the front(several times) and finally got it right. Part of my procedure before stepping under the car is checking front and rear that...
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    The hoist is in

    Well the first test of driving a car on the hoist revealed that we would have to secure it to the floor.The Hudson is about 3600lbs I guess and as soon as it went up the ramps it skated the hoist along the floor. I got some concrete anchors called Dynasets.They are only a few inches long and...
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    Finally! This has been 3 years coming- the lift

    From the link you have shown(Greg Smith) it looks like you may have gone for a ProPark?Your update will show what you chose I guess. I used the ProPark 8H and put it together myself.Very Happy!!:thumbup: See my post and pics http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97431
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    The hoist is in

    The garage is part of the house.It is the downstairs area and access is by the steps from the rumpus room.Also downstairs is a toilet,bathroom,2 bedrooms,my study/office that also has a drop down queen bed for guest overflow. Upstairs is all our main living.Kitchen,dining,living room,formal...
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    The hoist is in

    Yes that is what I intend to do now.I purchased a Ramset product called Loxin which is a sleeve with a threaded nut inside and will insert that into the floor slab. http://www.ramset.com.au/public/article/show.asp?articleid=1130&menuItemID=213&toplvlID=3&menuNo=0
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    Hoist help

    I did a show and tell in the Garage gallery of the new hoist.Now I have a problem(which I have also shown in the original post).Here is the link to the Garage Gallery one. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=97431 Here are the details. Well today I went to put the Hudson on...
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    The hoist is in

    Well today I went to put the Hudson on the hoist and it wanted to skate the whole hoist up the floor.It is on a slippery epoxy type floor but I don't think it would matter even if it was bare cement. So off to the hardware store for some special bolts to screw it down.What I bought was some...
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    The hoist is in

    The Hudson
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    The hoist is in

    Well thanks for all the kind comments.Here are some pics.More on the next post
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    The hoist is in

    The instruction booklet is minimal at best.Get onto the website and you can follow the steps and print the pics individually.In particular the most difficult was making sure all the cables were right(going around the correct pulleys) and then correctly locating the ends in the cable "collector"...
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    The hoist is in

    After a couple of years of settling into the new house I finally got the 4 post hoist.It is a Direct Lift ProPark 8H(extra height).Finished the assembly this week and got it working yesterday.Haven't had a car on it yet but looking forward to being able to get under a car without lying on the floor.
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    4 post car lift(hoist)

    I am considering the Pro Park 8S from Greg Smith Industries. Any comments by other owners of these lifts Paul
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    More than just the garage Part 2

    No this is the corner house and is ours. The bottom house can be seen on the left in picture 6 of the front of the garage with the temporary doors and the deck above. The other house for sale can't be seen.It is on the top road on the other side of our house.The rear deck can be seen in the...
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    More than just the garage Part 2

    It has been a long time since the last update on progress.We demolished the old house and are building a new one for us and 2 to sell.See this link for the first post. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15015&highlight=more+than+just+the+garage or type in "more than just the...
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