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another vote for side mount. They're also extremely quiet.

This is the way

If anyone has this style of lift with the detent in the sides, here is how I mounted unistrut on mine to hang utilities. on the top the unistrut is bolted through the bottom bolt of the upper post assembly. On the bottom its secured with a 1/4-20 bolt that is below the carriage when its all...

Thanks everyone for the responses. This is exactly what I was looking for

I guess what I’m looking for is some kind of ballpark opinion on what is considered a “large concentrated load” but likely there’s just too many variables. I wouldn’t feel comfortable with a concrete truck on my slab but a post putting <100 psi through a baseplate with theoretical max floor...

I know I’m drifting into “get an engineer” territory here and there’s tons of variables but I’m just trying to get a ballpark sense of what psi (or psf) a slab can carry. For example, a 2 post lift, fully loaded is about 20psi to the slab and it’s fine. The weight point load is mitigated by...

What brand/model of lift are you getting and what is the max weight you plan to lift? I’ve seen some lifts have additional brackets for the base plates for sub par concrete on baseplate style lifts. If it were mine, I’d probably weld on a bigger baseplate and add 6 more fasteners to it and...

More clearance for a 2 post lift - 12’ is tight More clearance for taller doors - small rv storage Can do a mezzanine with more head room

I know you're getting attic trusses so the more pitch you have the more space you'll get, but its worth considering if you ever expect to have to walk the roof. I have 4:12 16" standing seam panels and its walkable. I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable on a 5:12 or greater pitched roof without a...

Because of this post, I now own an APlus lift HW-10ASY. I picked it up at their Oregon warehouse (for... reasons) vs getting it from Tacoma. The build quality seems pretty good but I was extremely disappointed in the installation directions. They are way too high level, seem to be photocopied...

I have one of the splits up and running and will bring the second one online in a couple of days. Here's the issues I had (So far). My mini splits require 10amp protection and the smallest 240v breaker for my panel is 20amp. I have to use fused disconnects with 10amp fuses. Home Depot by me...

Thanks! With how crunchy our summers have been, I'm thinking more and more about fire mitigation around structures.

I'm completely green when it comes to working with anything heat pump / AC related and have been wanting to learn how to install and repair my own mini splits so now's as good of a time as any. The plan is to install Two 12k mini splits in the shop with the woodshop getting one and the game...

Here's the finished solar array. I'm a bit torn on what to do underneath it as its the perfect spot to store firewood but I dont really like the idea of storing that much burnable material so close to the shop and under a key piece of infrastructure. This is Two arrays of 10 370w panels each...

I’m building a pole barn house in the next few years and from my research, it doesn’t seem any cheaper than a similar style stick build if a contractor is doing it. The key words there are “similar style” as it’s not really fair to compare a barndo to a complex, multi roof standard build. A...

I’ll be adding wood girts to the left side of these posts. Then installing metal barn roof/wall panels (ag panels) on the girts. Larry g has the concept correct. TEK screws, weep holes and butyl tape it is. I’ve been around here long enough to know that redheads guidance is solid.

Looks like I never did. Sorry for the confusion. I just found some 2x2 square tube clamps on Amazon to try.

How does this make sense for attaching wood to steel? I’ve never seen or used these with the gasket touching wood. I get the idea though and a standard self tapper might be the way to go. Posts are 3/16” wall. Self tappers and a weep hole might be the best option but I’m still trying to find a...

I fully welded the tubes. I would rather not pop holes in them and have them fill with water over time. That is definitely plan B though if there’s not simple way to clamp that I’m not thinking of. It’s not like there’s gonna be much water ingress if the hole is filled with a screw

I’m looking for some recommendations on how to attach girts to 2x2 posts without drilling. I built my solar racking out of 2x2 steel tube and want to enclose some of it with ag panels to create a spot for firewood storage. The 2x2 is fully caped and welded, otherwise I’d just bolt the girts on.