I almost forgot to update this! I know you all have been waiting
It was delivered to the tow company later in the day than it should have been, but there was no issues at all. Only down side was I had to wait an extra day to get it, and we were very busy the next day. They came out pretty early though to make sure I could get it before having to leave for the day.
They also dropped it right into my garage no problem!
Like I said, I had to get running shortly after so I was only able to quickly pull off the outer packaging.
The next day I started to unpack it more and get it assembled
Had to take a bit of break for some weather.
At first I was excited about the storm since it was hot as hell out, and I knew that would drop the temp. The problem was it was coming straight into the garage with insane winds, so I had to close the door. Then the power was in and out, so I went inside till it blew over.
Then I got back to it. It was pretty easy for the most part, but the instructions were useless and there were no good pics even to know orientation. Having done it now, I would be able to sort it out a lot quicker, but as it was I did and redid almost everything a couple of times. The only other struggle was the power ramp. That is probably the bulk of the weight, and mine was delivered upside down and pointing the wrong way. I ended up using two jacks to get it off of the packing rack, spun around and over to the lift. Then I set it on the rails upside down and rolled it over with some help from the wife. Would have been much easier with a cherry picker or something to lift.
That was where I left it for the day. Again, doing and redoing things really eats up time
I got back out there later in the week to get everything finished up. Ran into an interesting issue with the locks.
That was without any of the 3 washers I was supposed to use either. Not a big deal, but means I have to drive to a home depot which is about 30 minutes away each way. I ended up with some socket cap screws (limited options in metric) which I will probably change out later for hex. Anyway, got that all done, got the cables on, and lowered it down for the first time.
After some dicking around getting the covers on things (P.S. cables go through the guards) and getting it kind of adjusted, I moved everything around in the garage and got the lift in its primary location. Of course I had to get a car up just to see it work under load!
The next morning, up nice and early to go meet the tow truck driver (same guy who delivered the lift the previous Saturday) at my buddies house to pick up my car. Again, no problem getting it back, and unloaded right onto the lift.
Next on the agenda is to get a jack shaft garage door opener, and high lift rails. For now I am going to do just that 3rd bay, but since the opener on the big door has been ******* me off I may do them both at the same time. That way I can also move the lift around and not have to worry about the door or the opener. For now since money is a bit tight I will probably just remove the opener on that third bay and lock the door so nobody can just whip it open into my car.
Thanks again for the suggestions and the help guys. Everything went off without a hitch, and I now have a lift in my own garage!!!
Sean
