Suspended Storage

[scarrylarry]

Our two car garage is a nightmare!One of my hobbies, chainsaw collecting has taken over the place.I also have Toyota pickup in there that I am just waiting to finish off once I get the money to do so.But in the mean time I'm thinking of possibly putting in a couple of those suspended ceiling storage racks.Anyone have them in there garage?What brand did you go with?Are they heavy duty or mickey mouse?Wonder if it would be better and possibly cheaper to make a wire and and angle iron one from scratch?I also think I would have to beef up the rafters above because I don't think they could take much weight.
scarrylarry

 

[ToyMeKaNeK]

I bought the 4'X4' one that cranks down. (i use a drill) It holds 250# so they say.
I believe it. Good and strong. I have 6 totes on it holding all our holiday junk. My ceiling is 11'4"
Got it off Amazon and was a good deal.

 

[GTOGreg]

Several years ago I bought some commercial overhead racks from Onrax (http://www.onrax.com). Haven't regretted it a bit. They are top notch quality. A little pricey as I recall, but a good investment nonetheless.

 

[cowboyjosh]

I hung some Hyloft shelves 4 years back when I bought the house and finished the garage, they are alright and are pretty budget friendly; I think you can still buy them at Lowes.

 

[Keep]

So ScarryLarry collects chain saws. hmm fitting.

I had some homemade ones in the garage when I moved in, basically 2x4's lagged into the joints with a plywood base. They held a ton of weight before I tore them down.

 

[scarrylarry]

I bought the 4'X4' one that cranks down. (i use a drill) It holds 250# so they say.
I believe it. Good and strong. I have 6 totes on it holding all our holiday junk. My ceiling is 11'4"
Got it off Amazon and was a good deal.

Do you remember the manufacturer?
Thanks scarrylarry

 

[scarrylarry]

Thanks to all of you that have replied I appreciate it!
scarrylarry

 

[scarrylarry]

So ScarryLarry collects chain saws. hmm fitting.

I had some homemade ones in the garage when I moved in, basically 2x4's lagged into the joints with a plywood base. They held a ton of weight before I tore them down.

Keep,I like your sense of humor on the chainsaws! I think you will find this funny,I was a butcher for 30 years.
scarrylarry

 

[unvago]

I got these from Saferacks. They are 3' wide and 8' long. Easy to install.

 

[Steevo]

I made a suspended shelf that fit between the tracks of my two garage doors:

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This allowed me to choose the width, length, and height to gain the most from that dead space between the doors.

 

[PassnThru]

I bought the 4'X4' one that cranks down. (i use a drill) It holds 250# so they say.
I believe it. Good and strong. I have 6 totes on it holding all our holiday junk. My ceiling is 11'4"
Got it off Amazon and was a good deal.

Six?? SIX!!!! I wish my wife only had six totes just for ornaments only. Rubbermaid containers - the big ones - ornaments only - at least 10 in the garage right now.

 

[Flatland Dave]

Lets see the chain saw collection!!!!!

 

[scarrylarry]

Lets see the chain saw collection!!!!!

Well I'd post a few up but do you think this is the right place to post them?
I mean where would the appropriate forum be for that?should it go in Fee Parking or General Tool Discussion?
Something tells me Free Parking. Any thoughts?
scarrylarry

 

[reinhardt]

i dont think they would ban you if you posted them in this thread. especially if you 'pretend' you are showing them to us for a reference of what you are trying to store! sorry, no useful input.

ben

 

[RBailey]

Let see the saws !

 

[Jack Olsen]

I'm still trying to get my head around the 'hobby' of chainsaws. But I agree with everyone else: this thread would be a great place to show them.

I built shelves above the doors under my ~10' ceilings. I'm too cheap to buy pre-made stuff. I used a 2x3 to span multiple ceiling joists in order to distribute the load.

 

[V-10 Killer]

I'm sure I don't have to say it, but I will anyway. If you're doing overhead storage on a rafter ceiling, don't get carried away.
When I bought my house, the previous owner had a 8x16' 2x4 construction overhead storage hanging in the 20x22' raftered ceiling garage. Needless to say, the peak of the roof sagged a solid 4" in the middle. I had to tear it down and re-frame the roof to straighten it out.
Overhead storage is great, just realize it's not hard to cross that line, especially with rafters vs. trusses.

 

[MN4x4]

I have two of the Racor units - one on each side of my shop - holding my Air Cleaners up:



The only thing I store on top of them are filters and dust collection hoses. It's not that I am concerned that they wouldn't hold their rated weight, just that I figured it was a good place to store the air cleaner filters and big, bulky 4" hoses.

I got mine on sale from Sears 3 or 4 years ago. They were 1/2 price (marked down to $99 from $199). Amazon has them right now for $139 each - I didn't look for them anywhere else.

 

[scarrylarry]

Jack Olsen and Others
You know Jack there's actually quite a few fellas into collecting chainsaws.
It was really a round about way that I got into it.I was looking for parts for an old Pioneer made in Canada chainsaw that a friend gave me and one thing lead to another.Now I have a disease called CAD short for Chainsaw Addiction Disorder it's very contagious and there is no cure for it! LOL! There are Forums on websites dedicated to Chainsaws.I don't think it would hurt to get something going on here.The reason I say this is there's a whole wack of mechanically inclined fellas on here that might like tinkering with them.I really have not progressed into the restoration and rebuild part of the chainsaw hobby,but I definitely know who to ask when the time comes.Think of the chainsaw collecting and restoring as a poor mans car hobby,it basically works the same way,but it can get costly as well.chainsaw collecting and restoring parallels car collecting in so many way's.for example there are many models and makes that are no longer produced,rare on of kind and all the stuff.Then there's the mechanical aspect of it with hopped up chainsaws from porting them and all that kinda stuff.When those saws hit the wood it is for some guys the same as dumping the clutch on some bad *** big block muscle car.Sorry for the long winded explanation but someone asked.Jack Olsen wasn't that you,LOL.I will try and get some pictures up today.
scarrylarry

 

[scarrylarry]

Some of you requested some chainsaw pictures,so here are just a couple.
This first picture is of my favorite Pioneer that I have

An old Homelite

Old Mac 15

Old IEL AB made in Vancouver Britsh Columbia

 

[Flatland Dave]

Sweet old saws Larry, I grew up in Oregon and my family worked in the mills or the woods so I have a soft spot for chainsaws.

 

[scarrylarry]

Re: Suspended Storage-Flatland Dave

Dave,There was some big timber in that state.Don't know how much is left but if it's anything like B.C. a lot has been logged off long ago.
scarrylarry

 

[TCJ1981]

Do you remember the manufacturer?
Thanks scarrylarry

I think this is the one he's talking about:

http://www.amazon.com/Racor-PHL-1R-HeavyLift--4-Foot-Cable-Lifted/dp/B0009I8AO6/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1295983687&sr=1-2

 

[ToyMeKaNeK]

I think this is the one he's talking about:

http://www.amazon.com/Racor-PHL-1R-HeavyLift--4-Foot-Cable-Lifted/dp/B0009I8AO6/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1295983687&sr=1-2

Yes! That's the one. What else do you do with all that space up there? I love it, and it's a real attention getter.
Yes, I have 6 totes on it. That's just for Halloween stuff!! Xmas junk is all in the crawl spaces above the garage. I just hated going to the same place twice in such a short time if you know what I mean.
I also have a bunch of flat lumber on it, tile saw, portable compressor, wreaths, yada, yada, yada...

I heard some guys use it for lifting their cap of the truck, or kayaks and storing it up there. Kinda neat idea.

 

[fastbuick]

I'm planning on building soffit shelves in my garage later this hopefully by spring when I can get a chance. Here's a couple of links I have bookmarked for reference.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65557

http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-P...installing-large-garage-cabinets/Step-By-Step

 

[reinhardt]

i have those same links bookmarked fastbuick! i plan on using plexiglass for the sliding doors and paint the backside of the plexiglass.