Recent content by Vet65te

Since the existing capacitor checked out (~617 MFD out of a range of 590-703), I'll check out the centrifugal switch. I'll try to attach a pic of the back end of the Century Motor. Looks like besides disconnecting the wiring leads I'll need to remove the 4 nuts but is there anything else I'll...

Have owned a Sanborn portable compressor for about 30 years with great service up until recently. It's Model: 112A300-22 running on 220VAC. Past history - had some difficulty with the factory on-switch and replaced it with a Hubbell No. 7832 rated at 30A and 600VAC for single phase and it has...

Checked and HD did offer the SO cordage but only as a mail-order not in their stores here in Prescott AZ. The good news was that the local Lowes did carry it so I picked up some 12/3 cabling and the lift is now wired correctly...thanks for all the help. Regarding the comments about a quick...

Went to the local Home Depot and bought a small roll of 12-3 (with ground) Romex, Type NM-B. Been a while since I handled this stuff and when I got home, realized the Romex is solid wire, not stranded. Okay or not okay? This solid core wire seems like it would be a bear to manipulate...

Thanks for the feedback. Mike T

Just getting the final connections done on a Greg Smith 2-post lift and now need to find the right wire/cabling to connect the 220V pump motor to the wall receptacle, distance between the two around 48". The house and garage were built about 4 years ago and the lift location and wall receptacle...

Welcome Willie. Mike T - Prescott AZ

Andy - Welcome from the slightly cooler Prescott AZ.

Hi Ken - Haven't talked with you since you were on the Corvette Forum a while back. We moved from Sonoma County to Prescott AZ a couple years ago and a couple of my new neighbors have Atlas Lifts from Greg Smith and are happy with them. In my case, with the Greg Smith showroom being down in...

Marcm - Is that the Atlas Model 9KOH? A neighbor has one and likes it quite a bit. If that's the same model you have, I found they have two height adjustments, 11'10" and 11'6". Built our house about two years ago and definitely intend on adding a two post lift but the garage ceiling height...

Brent - I've been researching a number of 2-post lifts lately and I've seen the recommendation for distance from a post to a wall or edge on the vendors websites. I believe Greg Smith Equipment has a reference to it on their site. I also contacted their sales rep and this is the response I got...

LuvAZ - Thanks for the feedback, Will. I've got two neighbors with Atlas lifts and they are both satisfied. The BP8 or 9K lifts would work fine but since there's just that 'chance' I might be able to 'squeeze' the 11' 6" 9KOH lift in there I'm going to head to the neighbors place and get up on...

Adam - Sorta depends on which brand you're interested in but for a ballpark answer, the outside to outside dimension for the 9K Challenger and Atlas 2-Post lifts is around 12'. A Mohawk is less by about a foot, give or take. So if your actual inside wall to wall dimension is 16 feet and you...

Steve - Welcome to the Garage Journal.

Welcome to the Garage Journal - Are you originally from Arizona or a transplant like so many of us? What brand lifts do you have in mind? We built on a 2.35 acre lot outside Prescott and I'm still deciding on a 2-post lift for it. Mike T - Prescott AZ