Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
Posts: 1783
The standard floor is six inch thick with heavy reinforcement, an area one metre wide and the width of where the hoist is, is nine inch thick with double reinforcement. Concrete was heavy duty commercial not sure of the grade though. Its the concrete they use for commercial warehouse properties where trucks come in and out. The shed is fourteen metres tall at the apex and the Land Rover goes up high enough to work under it standing up. Should have put it up years ago.
Do not use any lift that is less than four ton capacity. Mine is hydraulic ram lift with steel cable balancers
15th Dec 2018 10:01 am
latnutgub
Member Since: 25 Aug 2011
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 170
Thanks Globetrotter. Looks like a nice setup you have there.
I have budgeted about 3K for the lift plus making a base.
It would probably cost me that much to go down the stealer route for one lift.
Looks like the sun never stops shining where you are
17th Dec 2018 8:15 am
Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
Posts: 1783
Yes, but we need rain (not floods) to stop the onslaught of bush fires
17th Dec 2018 9:06 am
latnutgub
Member Since: 25 Aug 2011
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 170
I have taken the next step and found this lift going 2nd hand at a German garage closing down sale.
7K Euro all in.
Its mobile, battery operated and supports 3.5tons.
Lifts 2.4mtr high
Think I will get some additional supports to put front and back.
Money has been spent now, so now down to some body off maintenance.
Thx everyone for their positive suggestions.
BR Graham
13th Jan 2019 9:30 am
Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
Posts: 1783
One would need to get the positioning perfect for the balance
13th Jan 2019 9:49 am
latnutgub
Member Since: 25 Aug 2011
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 170
This link shows it working.
The COG does not change much from the centre point so should be stable.
13th Jan 2019 6:59 pm
yogi972
Member Since: 05 Jun 2011
Location: Kineton
Posts: 3372
To lift a body off...
The lift needs to go straight up, yes? (I may be wrong in all this )
That lift you show lifts in an arc, which is fine for a whole vehicle, but separating two halves with tight tolerances in places, I fear that you may hit a snag, pun intended
13th Jan 2019 7:19 pm
latnutgub
Member Since: 25 Aug 2011
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 170
You are correct, there may be a problem lifting straight up. I intend to get round this by moving the bottom chassis as it goes up using wheel leverage.
14th Jan 2019 1:17 am
PROFSR G
Member Since: 06 Mar 2017
Location: Lost
Posts: 4674
You "might" get away with that, but re-docking the body to the chassis will be lots of fun!yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
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