Loft with Lift for elevator.

I was needing more space in the pole building and was planning of a loft project. Have summer/winter toys so I needed someplace to store the out of season toys. After seeing Ray916MN's Pallet racked Motorcycle Garage I got to thinking this would work for my setup. Figured out what I would need in pallet racking and started shopping. I ended up getting brand new racking cheaper than I was finding used on CL. Getting started I decided to cover the walls so I called up my supplier (I have a cabinet shop) and he came up with 80 sheets of 5/8" maple plywood that were mis-sanded (to thin) and I got them for $8 a sheet. The racking for my setup (9-14' uprights and 24 - 10' beams) ended up costing $1425. The beams I used are rated at 5000lbs per pair and each loft section consists of 6 beams. Each section has 2x6 stringers between the beams on 24" centers and then covered with 1 1/8" T&G plywood. The loft beams were set to the same height as the top locks on my lift so that things could just be rolled off onto the lift. The ramps are put on to bridge the gap between the lift and the loft. I have the Sandrail stored for winter and the Jetski/Trailer will go on the other loft for winter storage and in the summer the Sleds will go up on the loft. This still gives be the bottom sections for vehicle storage. Everything worked great !!

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So do you move the lift to get to the other bay? Looks like a great idea, and that was a hell of a deal on the plywood.

Strouty said:

So do you move the lift to get to the other bay? Looks like a great idea, and that was a hell of a deal on the plywood.

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Yes the lift has a wheel kit to move it. In the first pic of the second post, you can see the wheel kit laying by the posts.

Got it, the second pictures were not visible when I posted.

I like your deuce project, got any more pictures of it? I have been thinking of doing the same thing with my M932A2.

Strouty said:

Got it, the second pictures were not visible when I posted.

I like your deuce project, got any more pictures of it? I have been thinking of doing the same thing with my M932A2.

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Here are a few, it was pretty bad shape when I got it but with a lot of work is a dependable truck again. Recently added a dump hoist on it which is very handy

Looks really good, did you use the trailer as a bed?

Yes a M105 trailer for the bed.

Awesome thread!