Those Bosch bits are the only ones I use now.
I tried all the others, they all lost bits of them.
The bosch is still intact
CK5
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Squarebody CHOP Shop
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I tried all the others, they all lost bits of them.
The bosch is still intact
You were using an sds bit in a standard chuck. The sds is designed for a roto hammer, so not lasting does not surprise me. Bosch are all I use.
Roto hammer FTW. Piece of cake with the right tools. Now I need 3/4"shims. 
I have a name for the shop now...
Chevy Hoarders Original Parts.
Next time you are in town, come visit me at the CHOP Shop.
Chevy Hoarders Original Parts.
Next time you are in town, come visit me at the CHOP Shop.
wasted wages
1 ton status
Excuse me for being ignorant, but why the two "short" overhead doors ??
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Lots of guys build sheds that double as their regular garage.
So they will put one or two short "regular" garage doors in, close to house for the daily drivers to park.
Can't say that's the case for this house for sure, but it looks like it to me.
Those two bays were setup to have a mezzanine built above the short doors. You can see the start of the support wall in the background of this pic.
wasted wages
1 ton status
Gotcha....it may just be the angle of the picture, but the doors don't look high enough for a pickup..
The short ones are 7 foot tall, enough for a 2wd. I don't think a lifted 4x4 would fit.
The lift is now sitting level and anchored. Now to run the electrical.
Good progress tonight. Lift is fully assembled and adjusted. All that is left is hooking up electrical.
k30 9" lift 454/4l80e/205 rollin on 205/55/16" tires will just pass under a 7ft door were i use to store the truck . door has to be wedged all the way open tho .
This will take some time to get used to... like a minute or two.
That is a nice feeling. I can not wait to get healthy enough to work on mine.
just do this one thing each time you go up .
3-4" off the ground no contact STOP ....... wiggle the front bumper hard and see if it will wana tip off ....... if solid your good . if real wobbly reset ....... better to drop 3-4" over 4-5 ft ......... dont ask me how i know this
3-4" off the ground no contact STOP ....... wiggle the front bumper hard and see if it will wana tip off ....... if solid your good . if real wobbly reset ....... better to drop 3-4" over 4-5 ft ......... dont ask me how i know this
I'd love to have a lift--every time I see one for sale under $1000 on facebook marketplace I want to buy it..
I could do a hell of a lot more to my truck if I had one..
I don't feel as safe under a two post lift as I do under the 4 post drive on ramp types..
I know the 2 post ones allow much better access to the underside of the vehicle,but it can be tricky placing the lift arms in the right spot on a 2 post one to get the vehicle to raise evenly and not be "tippy"..I'm not much for kneeling on the floor to adjust the arms either..
I liked the drive on ramp style alignment lift my friend had--it had two rolling air jacks so you could lift the vehicle up off the ramps,and there was no guesswork as far as where to put the lift arms,you just drove up onto the ramps..it also had an 11,000 lb capacity.
I should have bought it when his shop was sold (he was renting it)--another customer heard about it first and snagged it for $100!..then never even put it in his garage,it was left outdoors to rot in the woods next to it instead....
My friend had both types at his previous shop,the two post one was scary at times,like when you took a rear end out or transmission,or take wheels off,and the vehicle would threaten to do a flip..or when one starts bouncing while your torquing a bolt ..while he was lucky not to have a vehicle ever come off his lift,one did a nosedive when he removed the rear wheels once,luckily he only had it 4 feet high to do a brake job,and no real damage was done..
That lift was some strange Italian made thing that had a floor plate you drove over,with a roller chain drive to turn the acme screws in the lift posts..more than once the chain jammed or broke,or the power went out, and we had to use a ladder to spin the drive pulley by hand to lower the car down..
He recently got a like new Rotary 2 post lift installed that was barely used,for $2500 installed,including the removal of his old junk one--I would love to call the company he dealt with if I ever get enough cash to do the same thing..
I could do a hell of a lot more to my truck if I had one..
I don't feel as safe under a two post lift as I do under the 4 post drive on ramp types..
I know the 2 post ones allow much better access to the underside of the vehicle,but it can be tricky placing the lift arms in the right spot on a 2 post one to get the vehicle to raise evenly and not be "tippy"..I'm not much for kneeling on the floor to adjust the arms either..
I liked the drive on ramp style alignment lift my friend had--it had two rolling air jacks so you could lift the vehicle up off the ramps,and there was no guesswork as far as where to put the lift arms,you just drove up onto the ramps..it also had an 11,000 lb capacity.
I should have bought it when his shop was sold (he was renting it)--another customer heard about it first and snagged it for $100!..then never even put it in his garage,it was left outdoors to rot in the woods next to it instead..
..My friend had both types at his previous shop,the two post one was scary at times,like when you took a rear end out or transmission,or take wheels off,and the vehicle would threaten to do a flip..or when one starts bouncing while your torquing a bolt ..while he was lucky not to have a vehicle ever come off his lift,one did a nosedive when he removed the rear wheels once,luckily he only had it 4 feet high to do a brake job,and no real damage was done..
That lift was some strange Italian made thing that had a floor plate you drove over,with a roller chain drive to turn the acme screws in the lift posts..more than once the chain jammed or broke,or the power went out, and we had to use a ladder to spin the drive pulley by hand to lower the car down..
He recently got a like new Rotary 2 post lift installed that was barely used,for $2500 installed,including the removal of his old junk one--I would love to call the company he dealt with if I ever get enough cash to do the same thing..
My company is asking everyone to work from home if possible and it left me with a little free time today. Amazing what you can do when you don't lose 3 hours to commuting.
I seem to be having trouble posting half of my pictures.
Also always make sure to set the lift down on the locks if you leave it up. Not sure how your style is. We have one at work that somehow bled off one side about 2' the first time I left a fullsize truck on it overnight. The only thing that saved the truck from falling on it's side was that the headache rack for the service bed propped up against the lift when it went down. Amazingly I was able to go up with just that side and get it back on no problem.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
With all due respect, isn't that the first thing you learn in like high school shop class? ( If you had lifts)
Literally it was a day one safety item.
