I have thought many times about building a swinging hoist.
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'72 K5 - Greg's @MightAsWellK5 Build
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This is the build description. I will improve this later. (GB)
Very cool stuff, other Greg!!!
Thanks David,
My next "refinement" will probably be a lumber saddle that is wide enough to go completely across the rollcage laterally with a giant eyelet in the middle. If I cut a crescent shape out of each side it will stay in position nicely, but it will allow me to slide the whole thing forward and back (between the B-pillar and C-pillar areas) to find the perfect balance-point for lifting the cage / bedfloor assembly, and adjust it quickly and easily if I add tubes that change the weight distribution.
-G
How many days away is this?
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20180901T00&p0=220&msg=BlazerBash+2018
-G
How did the concrete apron working out? I see some of it in the picts.
Your so organized. It amazes me you get so much done in a small space......And i can't get
done in a 40 x 40 shop.
Those carpets always makes me smile.
Your so organized. It amazes me you get so much done in a small space......And i can't get
done in a 40 x 40 shop. Those carpets always makes me smile.
How did the concrete apron working out? I see some of it in the picts.
Your so organized. It amazes me you get so much done in a small space......And i can't get
Those carpets always makes me smile.
The new concrete is great. I decided against installing a linear drain between the blacktop and the concrete for cost and time reasons.... I do get a bit of water near the rollup doors, but I installed a pair of those weatherstrip seals under each door (and across the floor) and that keeps 99.9% of the water out of the garage. So it was a good call.
The only downside to the new concrete is that it replaced a cracked pad that had "settled" by about 3" on the side where the truck is usually parked. I used to have a LOT of extra clearance pulling the truck in the door.... now I have to be REALLY careful to make sure the door is fully rolled-up (above the header) and I only have about 1/4" of clearance above the rollcage now.
It's close, but I'd still call that a win since I don't have to air-down to get the truck parked!!!-G
How many times a week do you vacuum!?
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Just 4, I guess....... more frequently than I do inside the house though.
-G
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Just 4, I guess....... more frequently than I do inside the house though.
-G
Right on! Everything is looking great!
I like how the truck, with infinite possibilities of being destroyed in the future is never subjected to these considerations..... But the permanent structure is
Shows where a truck guys loyalties are lol.
I like how the truck, with infinite possibilities of being destroyed in the future is never subjected to these considerations..... But the permanent structure is
Shows where a truck guys loyalties are lol.
House projects and truck projects stand in direct competition with each other for the same valuable resources..... my time and my money. Any time/money lavished on a home project comes at the expense of forward progress on the truck.
I stand by my original decision.
-G
hmm priorities...
Have you thought about a set of wheel dollies?
I don't follow...? What do I accomplish with those? (I assume you are talking about Go-Jack-type dollies)
-G
Moving the truck around with ease. I have the cheapo HF specials and they work extremely well. Not sure how well they will work on carpet though
. On a clean concrete floor I can move my rig by myself pretty effortlessly.
Moving the truck around with ease. I have the cheapo HF specials and they work extremely well. Not sure how well they will work on carpet though
I see.... well this is the first time that I've ever wanted/needed to move my truck laterally inside the garage. Though to be fair, the bedfloor would have blocked my path with or without a pair of Go-Jacks.
And no, I'm not giving up my luxurious carpets!!
-G
superbuickguy
1/2 ton status
excellent idea, be sure and get some clamps to clamp the saddle to the frame. While the look on my friend's face (when he was "testing the balance" of my FJ40 cage) was quite priceless when the cage came crashing down was priceless, the words I said because of it could have been avoided... well, most of them, he still is a putz even without knocking the cage off the hoist.
