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Thought I'd share some picture of my MaxJax when it's being stored... I'm planning on running the hoses up out of the top of the cabinet, on a folding swing arm to reach out to the far post, and down to 90 deg elbows at the bottom. Eventually I'll put some door across the top of the cabinets to...

My 84 year old neighbor has a chain-link fence around her place, 5 foot high on the sides, 4 foot high in the front. Is it inprepetrable? No. she dropped her key on the wrong side of the fence and jumped over it. Is she likely to get robbed? I'm betting not, as the common house theif is going...

Nope. No basements in Florida. I'm on a slab, and no getting to the house plumbing

They do group buys to stimulate sales during periods when sales are low, like January, since no one has money after Christmas. You might call them and see if you can set up something, or they might have something set up with another group (search the internet).

I'm pumping this into my household septic tank, which is the two tanks before pumping into the leech field.... With the 30 gal tank for the detached garage, it will actually have three tanks.

I'm getting ready to install the final piece of the plumbing to get a toilet in My Garage. I had the garage built two years ago, and it is permitted for a bathrom (sink, toilet, and shower). The piping is buried in the concrete, and stubbed outside the garage a few inches below the ground...

Here is the epoxy anchor (bottom) beside the regualr wedge anchor. I was surprised that they aren't wedge shaped at the bottom, but I understand that the epoxy is incredibly strong. I'll have to look up the specs on them one of these days. With my 12 inch 3500 psi repour, it might be overkill...

I need to clarify something here. That drill bit will work only if you are using the normal Wej-it anchors. If you are using the epoxy anchors, you have to go to a longer drill bit, as those holes have to be at least 6-1/2" deep... unless your concrete is less than about 5-1/4" to 5-1/2" inches...

Before the concrete guys came in to remove my concrete, the wife and I humg some plastic sheeting from floor to ceiling, and taped EVERY inch of it. One area was covered twice with the same method. After it was all said and done, I took the plastic down, hoping for nice clean workbenches, etc...

Epoxy anchors are already on order, and will be here tomorrow (even though I can't use them for 30 days). Also note that I didn't call and scream at the builder. Since it was less than 2 years from new, I didn't have to. He realized his mistake, and was willing to correct it. I'll bet the total...

He is. They came out this morning and ripped out a patch of concrete 21' by 4'. Gabe at Dannmar recommended 12'x4', but I want the ability to have a narroow set of posts, turn the center one around and have a wide set of posts, which is why I went to 21'. That way, the original pad still has a...

Concrete guy called this morning, looked at it at 1:00, wants to cut it out tomorrow morning, possibly pour new concrete in the afternoon. I'll take pictures and post them, as well as get an estimate for that this would cost someone else to do, as I'm sure someone out there in TV land will have...

I bought the Bosche HCBG24 and they worked great. I don't know if the ones that you pointed out work well or not.

The idea of piers was brought to the attention of Gabe at Dannmar. The 12x4x1 new pour is what he suggested. I don't like the drop-in anchor approach, because they have to be placed very precisely. If any of them shift even the slightest, it won't work and you are screwed. It seems that the...

No, I understood what you meant. I don't think the fore/aft bending moment is anywhere near as much. Yeah, the MaxJax is a two-post lift. Go out to their web site, and look at the FAQ. They talk at length on the moments, and how strong the anchors are in the concrete (at 4 inches), etc.

It's for a MaxJax. It's not a question of being able to support a load, but being able to resist a bending moment. The bolts ont he outsid of the post are in tension, as the post is trying to tip inward. Without enough concrete thickness, the concrete could crack, or the anchors cold rip out of...

I talked to Gabe at Dannmar (he's great, by the way). He recommended 12 feet wide (the width of the car plus some), by 4 feet (longitudinally on the car), 12 inches deep. Since I want the option of being able to install the lift on the other side as well, we're talking 24 foot wide (side to side...

Yeah, I'm investigating that option. The plans call for 4 inches. I'm going out soon to drill another hole, more in the middle of the room. I hate the thought of having this fixed, because it will me removing everything in there, having them cut up two 4'x4' pads and repouring them, or possibly...

Just talked to Gabe. Since i"m not lifting massive vehicles (my heaviest car is about 3600 lbs), he thought that I'd be okay with just epoxying them in. He also mentioned that this is probably below code, so between the contractor, the concrete guy, and the inspector, maybe something will be...

Good time to talk about drills. I was at HD on Saturday looking at hammer drills. Rental prices (4hr/day): 1/2" hammer drill $20/$28, but they didn't have any of these. 1" hammer drill $35/$50 2" rotary hammer $43/$62 (I thnk that's what they had on the shelf at the time). To buy one...