I put in a 10K Weaver lift by myself, no lift equipment other than a floor jack. Mine has no bearings, but base rub blocks. I love it at 70 yrs old makes life easier.
Get a $165 Huepar, 3-axis, green, rotary laser. Absolute game changer for aligning, measuring, plumbing, trueing, and squaring. Hands down the most valuable tool I’ve bought in a while.
I’m very impressed with you. You seem very knowledgeable about a variety of repairs. I’ve watched other of your videos and like how you approach things. Your selection of tools is practical. ( I like the fact that you buy good quality tools from a variety of sources and not necessarily from the big names). I’m curious your age. You seem to have quite a bit of experience. I’ve been a mechanic for almost 40 years and am happy to have found your you tube channel. I think if we met we’d be friends. Keep up the good work.
I've only seen a Bearing Race cracked like that once before ... It was an 8 wheel, 4 axle, Iron Fairy Crane used to lift high pressure gas pipeline 24" dia. sections into trenches. The operator reported picking up a bundle of them at maximum extension of the boom, then BANG! He thought a cable had snapped.
Hi Wes - New to your channel, semi-retired automotive tech up in Canada (working in the public sector in a different field these days). Ive worked with a lot of 2 post hoists, done the inspections etc on them. Couple things I noticed on your install -- the condition of your cement floor is concerning, to say the least. Is the cement thick enough to support your hoist? Also, were those hilti bolts (cement anchors) long enough? The manufacturer of the hoist should have specs on what they want to see. If you are planning to build, wouldn't hurt to make sure those bases are covered. Anyway, enjoying your content, you do some very nice work!
Yes the floor is in bad shape, but it's over 8" thick. I used the 5-3/4" fasteners recommended by the manufacturer. I have moved a new shop with a much better floor. I feel much better about it now!
Hi Wes really nice to be along watching learning a lift huh, see them a lot but never gave the use of one some thought. Nice to see maintenance a shop event that well never ends at least this is this couple of guys thoughts. Nice shop skate dolly lesson. 3:40 in hi old memory CLARK forklift. Enjoyed the share, way to go on getting a new shop tool a lift and your attention to the details of the task at hand, Lance & Patrick.
I have that Haynes book. I bought it twenty years ago. You're no worried about the cracks in the concrete floor? I have been wanting a hoist for 20 years. I have room in the shop I just need to put it at the top of the list. Good for you, now you have it.
The anchors I used are rated for use in cracked concrete. The lift requires 4" and I have 6", so it should be OK. I doubt there is a section of my floor big enough to install a lift that doesn't have cracks. Too many heavy things have been moved across it.
I've been following the channel for a little while now. I really enjoy the work you're doing. This video you end talking about Haynes automotive manuals. Which got me thinking about the other automotive manual publishing company-Chiltons. I don't know if you're a fan of science fiction at all but here's a bit of trivia; what sci-fi book did Chilton's publish that no other publisher wanted too?
Very jealous of your lift! After working in a shop with a lift just like that for years its pretty aggravating working on the floor again. I don't have the headroom to add anything to my garage now and really need to build a shop that i can get all my equipment in. Good catch on that bearing with the cracked outer race. I wonder if it happened when a vehicle was lowered onto the locks? Seems like one side would always hit before the other and some people just slam it down instead of feathering the valve maybe shifting the bearing to the other side of the track when the load changed? Im guessing it was one of the lower bearings.
It was actually the top bearing. I don't know how it happened. Maybe they let the cables get too far out of adjustment as you said and it bound up. I wish I had done a bit more research though, because this lift is not a great match for what I want to do. I should have bought a symmetrical style with more distance between the columns. This lift is great for cars, but a pain for trucks.
Got me to laughing there as my first manuals were "Thomson" and they quit in the thirties but they pertained to what I worked on... yeah, that old I am as everything in the area I started to grow in was twenty and way more old anywhere else but there and even the records on the jukebox were really old collector stuff. They had large wire rings holding the pages in them and had one for every rig mostly for the area ... Had I been born in a two or three gen sooner area I would of been right at home. Trust me those books were invaluable to me but they did have info that changed after many years went by... I also had the manuals for ford that were leather bound and if I only still had them printed in nineteen seventeen. " to fix the sparker, take the base and turn counter clock wise" and more handy tidbits like using a grumbler for generator repairs. Can't make this stuff up.
Wes, you should have led with the Haynes Manual….”Thought I’d try this to see if I’ve been doing all this properly…..” 😀 Enjoy your work ethic and vids. Any reason you didn’t fix the strobe on the forklift?🧐😬
Yeah, I agree. The caveat is removing cabs, which is pretty much required for newer trucks. Ideally a guy would have a 4 post lift for trucks and a two post lift for cabs and cars. But that's not in the budget at the moment.
And now we know that you weren't there but 3 more months. The installation was almost not worth it. But on the other hand you moved into a fantastic new shop and home.
Nice! I'm jealous. I've also never seen one where the cross bar goes up with the lift.. bit of a shame that you can't go up higher with shorter vehicles than taller ones, but not the end of the world.
Nice car/roof crusher you installed, without the ceiling height, there're kind of limited. What!, Was expecting a " How to weld a cracked bearing", disappointed😂. Two posters are pretty forgiving, the cables are usually the consumable item.
those old international IDI engines are still in use around here. they have been very dependable engines with very little troubles....not very powerful or fast but reliable for sure.
Wes if your as forgetful as me, I would install a limit switch on that lift or one day someone will be passing your shop and notice a big buldge in the roof.
It sounds like the locks are not synchronized by hearing two clicks instead of one. Most locks on lifts that I have heard, click at the same time so maybe there needs to be an adjustment.
110 is a misnomer. 120/240 1PH is the standard house it small business service. One hot and a neutral makes the 120. Two hots make the 240 If you have 208 3PH you can make 120 & 208 1PH And 208 3PH with one service.
Heh, most reviews SHOULD be mini-reviews. I can't think of anyone living or dead that would argue with "disassemble, clean and inspect everything you buy - especially if it's used".
