Hey guys, in this video I take you along on a walk through of the hoist I built for storing the trailer up high in the garage. Here is a link to the hoists I used if you're interested. amzn.to/2Fte0Bd
Doug I'm gonna start calling you Captain Overkill :) 1/4" cable has about 7k lbs of strength in tension, the 2x12s on edge like that are at least 5k lbs of load each... so you could conservitavely hang 20,000lbs off of that setup. The HF winches might not like it though. You could easily lift Ratchet or Mauler. Cool setup :)
Love this. Over the years I have thought about doing something similar to save storage space. Nice work. Love all your stuff. Thanks for sharing all your build stuff, inspiring 👍.
I'm happy with it, and saves sooo much space. I was nervous at first. But now it doesn't really bother me at all. I don't even notice it up there anymore. Build it right and go for it!
that is a great idea! you could hang your car up there easily, you definetly put alot of thought into load bearing weights. harbor freight has some great qualiity now
You could throw some light stuff on the trailer like a few tires or pvc piping, etc. Xmas decor maybe. If you needed more storage. That’s freakin rad though! Great idea
The winches need to be on the bottom because the beams are just high enough to clear the garage door. The garage door goes like 2" above the beams. Although I could have mounted the beams lower.
Hey Doug Kevin here from Australia. Wow this looks awesome. But I'd get rid of the ladder reason being it's the weak link in the system. It might sound dumb but have you ever had a brain fade and stepped off a ladder at the wrong rung. But you have just given me inspiration for my garage. I've got a new project now . 👍 Anyhoo thankyou so much for sharing stay safe man and keep well. ✌ Peace. 🌻
Hey Kevin! ✌ I agree with you on the ladder. My brain is burning to come up with something better than the ladder with the chains. I'll see what I can come up with. Thanks for the comment and good luck with your project! 👍
I love that builders in CO seem to give us high garage ceilings. They are ripe for storing big stuff up high. My Ghia is on a lift so I can have the floor space for my milling machine and my wife's car. I need to put in a lift for some of the big woodworking tools that I don't use every day.
Very cool. I'd be loading the deck up with a bunch of stuff as well. You have a huge safety factor margin as it sits. I think one 2x12 x 12ft has a safe load capacity of around 2000lbs(on it's side) so you should have 12,000# safe load capacity.
Your super good to go! That looks like it could hold 3000k. When not holding trailer hang 10lbs on the hook to keep it winding correctly. I hoist my 800lbs pest equipment up on just 2 attic trusses Lol Been lifting it up and down for 6 years. Never a single worry.
A way to stay off the ladder would be: replace the chains with self-build hooking arms. Use c channel. The connection to the beams would be swivel on a grade 8 bolt so that when the trailer moves past them they swing out just enough to let the hooks slide by. Weight the bottom of the hooks if you need to. Have a piece of rope at the bottom of each hook so that when you want to release them, you pull them out of the way and hold them back by putting the loop at the end of the rope over a holder attached to the wall. So you would basically be letting gravity do the work so that you don't have to climb the ladder and fasten the chains. Obviously, visually inspect the hooks to make sure they rotated into place before you relax the winch cables.
I've thought about hooks like that. But using weights and rope is a great idea. I was thinking about actuators. But it got so complex so quick. Thanks for the idea.
Well Doug, as far as I can see, the most dangerous part is when you stand on the ladder. Build totally overkill, the trailer is as safe up there at 10 feet, as it is at 1 inch. Good job. 👍🏻
I did build the trailer. I thought with the cut out and the ramps it looks cool. And it allows good access to the engine on the Baja when it's on the trailer. Thanks!
Doug! Your build quality, with everything you do, is amazing! That whole set up is awesome, quality workmanship all the way! Thank you for passing your knowledge on! I'm curious as to what you do for a living. Engineer ?
Thanks buddy, appreciate the supportive comments. 👍 I started my career in an HVAC shop, then HVAC service, now I'm more of an HVAC equipment manager. Most of what I do here is a blend of my welding shop, Service, and RC car racing. 😁
you could get a chain scale like people weigh deer ? don't know the weight of the scales .. but hook up and check each lifting point would not tell over all weight just pulling weight at that spot ,, you have a great idea in your system .the only thing that i don't know is the weight limit of your chain .. cheap or top grade ,, with you i would say top grade .. keep the videos coming great work
Thanks buddy! Actually when it's hooked to the chains I'm really comfortable. It's when I disconnect the chains to lower it that I get a little nervous.
I did, but in tests I noticed depending on how the cable is on the spool the cable actually travels at slightly different speeds. So when going up or down I usually need to stop a winch or two so the other can catch up.
Yes I extended the controls about 25'. The original wiring is 18g, because it carries line voltage and I made it so much longer I used 16g. I installed (3) switches in the control box on the wall. They all independently control each winch. So yes at times I'm holding three switches at once. But this way you can alter the winches to catch up or tilt the trailer. Depending how the cable spools they will move at slightly different speeds. The box is mounted to the wall and the switches are mounted together. So working them together is no to bad. They are all momentary On/Off/On switches. Defaulting to the Off position.
All that is over killed... Better than less. All your structure can support you « Baja » strapped on the trailer, just the 3 winches could be a bit weak for both LOL 😆. I like your set-up
I think the only weak point is the HF winches. That could be an easy upgrade in the future by swapping out those winches for possibly even one single heavier capacity winch and running all cables back to the one single winch.
I agree, the winches make me a little nervous. I might upgrade them at some point. Hopefully the'll be trouble free for now. But I'll keep an eye out for something better.
The remotes came with 4 conductor 18g wire. And it does carry 120v on it. So I went with 4 conductor 16g because I was making it so much longer. And it's been just fine. The switches are DPDT, momentary on, spring loaded to off.
Doug! Would it have your signature on it if it WASN'T well thought out and (let's be honest here - it's been said about 20 times in previous comments) a bit overkill. :-) Nice layout. Is that .090 wall 2x4 stock on the trusses? Hard to tell against the 2x12's. Oh, and you said that the HF winches were rated at 880 lbs? You doubled them with the pullies, so make that 1760 lbs at each winch. 900 lb trailer? I think you're good...
The truss is all made out of 3"x 3"x .125". Pretty sure the truss can hold up the house if needed. 😁 The hoist is 440 lbs straight pull. 880 lbs with the pulleys. So their not that much overkill.
Kind of overkill xD Don't get me wrong, its a beautiful garage and such a masterpiece of diy work, but is it worth the time and money? We just flip it to one side and it works as well 😅
Yea none of that shit is not going anywhere if my 20’ trailer was being lifted up there, cool set up to keep it from being stolen. You did right by using support chains as winches are not designed to hold weight as a hoist is and could possibly creep down but highly unlikely with it being 3 of them
