Fellow car tinkerers....

[Kojak]

I'm not sure this is the right area but here goes...

So I finally got around to installing my MaxJax lift after it sitting around since the original group purchase!!! Anyway, I'm finally able to start doing all the work I've got planned for the Nova. That means it's going to become a rolling chassis at best for extended periods of time. As you can imagine, the lift and car occupy the whole garage. The challenge is that I'll need the lift and the space for maintenance/repairs on other cars.

Does anybody have any experiences they can share with moving a project in and out of the garage with a pretty steep driveway? I thought about anchoring a winch of sufficient capacity to the floor to roll the Nova in and out with as needed. Alternately, I thought about getting a winch for my pickup and anchoring a ****** block to the lift columns with a length of angle iron or cable at the bases to get the car in and out.

The driveway is about 30 feet long, and rises about 4 feet from the street.

I'll post a picture when I get home, to give you a better idea.

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

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[jabberwoki]

I've got a small 110 winch anchored to my floor at the back of my shop you`d never know it`s there till you need it very handy. Got if from grainger

 

[Kojak]

That's what I was thinking of doing, what kind of anchors did you use? What's the capacity of the winch?

 

[steel 35]

There are some very nice flush mount floor anchor pots available!

 

[Jack Olsen]

Couldn't you attach a winch to the MaxJax base?

 

[KenS]

Kojak,

Are they 8- or 10-foot walls?

 

[Kojak]

Yes, I'd probably just use the wej-it style anchors that came with the lift to anchor the winch.

Jack,

I thought about attaching a winch to the column(s) but I wasn't sure how....?

Ken,

Those are only 8 foot walls

 

[jocool1585]

I have a 3k winch setup mounted to my garage floor. I have some photos that I can post later this week. I did break the cable once by accidently dumping the clutch on my jeep project.

 

[Kojak]

Ya that'd be great to see those photos. A 3k unit is what I want to install. Is yours DC or AC? What are you using for power if it's a DC unit, a car battery hooked to a charger?

 

[Jzytaruk]

couple of nylon slings around the base of your lifts pillars there and a come-along or air tugger..