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    Harbor Freight Autel DS708!?!?

    Did you end up buying the unit from HF and if so, was it obsolete and/or supported by Autel? I am looking at it too and have the same questions. By the way, do a search for HF 25% off and you can get it for $875 at the moment. Pat
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    MaxJax Works on Electric Vehicles Too (Tesla S)

    Unfortunately, the tires still need to be rotated (every 5K miles!) Other than that I am just curious and wanted to be prepared for future needs. While I was under there (with my dog who always wants to get under any car I lift), I checked the electron level too and it looked fine.
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    MaxJax Works on Electric Vehicles Too (Tesla S)

    This beast (Tesla S P85) weighs almost 4,700 lbs. There are 4 lift pads that are about 3" x 5" to make sure you don't try to support the car on the battery pack which takes up the entire floor of the car and you can see it in the picture. The adapters shown are ones I made for my wifes Toyata...
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    I did finish the job and have lifted several heavy vehicles recently. I ended up rigging up a hydraulic puller to remove the anchor bolts from the concrete. 12 of the 13 anchor bolts tensiled at the right angle bend and 1 of them actually nearly broke my hydraulic set up because it did not...
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    yes. The first one I torqued to around 70 or 75 ft lbs and it tensiled at the bend (weakest point)
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    Thanks for the feedback. It is very helpful to determine the path I will take to fix my screw up(s)
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    c4cruiser, Quick question to see if your situation ios similar to my planned set up. Do you know of the tops of the epoxied anchors are contacting the bottom of the base plate or if there is a gap? The reason I ask is if they are not contacting the plate, then the 80 ft lbs of torque is...
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    I wish I had gotten better advice from the landscaper who was acting as the general on the job. He was going to use 2500 psi and I asked for stronger stuff and he recommended 3000. I should have done my homework. I plan to epoxy 5/8-11 grade 5 all thread about 8" deep in 3/4" dia holes. The...
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    Sounds like you have some professional experience so I wanted to ak a question about epoxied inserts. How is this able to develop such a high strength as compared to just the concrete grabbing onto the threads? The anchor bolts had plenty of exposed threads for the concrete to grab and it...
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    OK....today I went ahead and torqued on one of the anchor bolts to see how far it would come out. When I reached around 60 ft-lbs the anchor bolt rose steadily out of the hole for about 2.5 inches and then started to spin. I used a torque wrench so I could monitor the specific toraue and the...
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    Rather than having the bolts stick up (male threads) I suppose I could follow your suggestion and fabricate some threaded rod with coupling nuts on the ends (to create female threads) and epoxy them in the same manner as you suggested. Do you see a problem with doing that? I am surprised that...
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    I plan to take the posts down between uses because the space is used for other things.
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    Thanks redhead. I will let it set for another month or so and try to pull them out with 80 ft-lbs of torque. I am guessing they will come out. Can't believe I went this far and didn't quite get it right. Any suggestions as to how much excavation I need to do on what I have? Can you tell...
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    I just found a hand written note I had that says 80 ft lbs from the forums and from their discussions with Danmar.
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    My instructions said the same thing as yours. When I was doing the install in my garage a year ago and had problems with the inserts. In fact I had the same problem you did on some of the inserts....there was no way to get 3 turns . I called customer service at GES and talked with a guy named...
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    Yeh, I am perplexed. The coupler nut to j-bolt thread was a very nice fit and I welded them all the way around so I doubt that is the problem interface. I will probably put a spacer above the insert for clearance, torque the bolts to the required 90 ft-lbs and see how far they come up. If they...
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    MaxJax - unusual problem with dedicated foundation

    I have a very unexpected and disappointing problem with a dedicated foundation I just poured for my MaxJax. After I determined that my garage floor was too thin for the recommended anchoring system for my MaxJax, I decided to design and pour a dedicated foundation next to my garage outside...
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    MaxJax Poured Concrete Footers

    I did a search and cannot locate the message thread I saw quite a while ago where someone had dug out 36" x 36" concrete and poured new reinforced footers for their maxjax installation. My floor is too thin and I want to pour my own pads. It was a good thread for a starting point. Can anyone...
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    Clopay Garage Door Lift Handle Installation

    I bought a Clopay Gallery door with wood grain and it came with a nice pair of (fancy) black lift handles but no instructions for installation. The doors are triple layer insulated and 2" thick so I am concerned with just drilling holes anywhere. Anyone got experience with this style door and...
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    Cast-In-Place Max Jax Anchors

    Thanks Steve, this helps my thinking. What you do you think of the idea I had above with drilling a cavity in that expanding foam material? I am thinking that this will provide good cavity to force the epoxy around the anchor. Pat
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