Re: [Re: Hoist on my own petard]

[Ralph Moorhouse <ralfalfa@domain.elided>]

All:

While all these ideas/suggestions are the ideal....and desirable, some
personal experience may make the choice easier.

I've got a 4 post lift (4 or 5000 lb capacity) that "sits" on the standar=
d
thickness garage floor and runs off 110 v.  I had the choice of 220 v but=
 was
advised by the manufacturer that 110 would work fine...and so it has for =
3
yrs.  A car, my Spider or Milano, always sits on the lift - gives me 3 sp=
aces
in a 2-car garage.  No problems with floor or motor that drives the hydra=
ulic
pump or circuit breakers blowing.  Best investment I ever made...you do n=
eed a
12 ft ceiling though.  Only problem I've had (& not really a problem) is =
that
it's a 'guy-magnet' - the SPider is the 'chick-magnet'.  I'm always havin=
g
complete strangers walking or driving by, stop & come in to drool over it=
!

Just my $0.02 worth



bearbvd@domain.elided (Greg Hermann) wrote:
> =

> >
> >You'll need 220V service and a reinforced 5-sack concrete slab at
> >least four inches thick.  A quality two-post lift will cost around
> >$3000, including installation.
> =

> Even though Alfas are light, I would suggest nothing leaner than 6 sack=

> concrete for a slab, poured no less than 5" thick for a shop slab. Best=
 way
> to reinforce is with #3 rebar each way at maximum 12" on center, at a
> minimum use 6x6x6x6 (highway) wire mesh. Put a sheet of 6 mil visquene =
on
> top of the (minimum 6" thick) layer of compacted gravel you put down un=
der
> the slab--it improves the cure of the concrete as well as controlling
> ground moisture.
> =

> Don't know where you live, but you might look into casting P-pex plasti=
c
> tubing (with the oxygen barrier) into the slab for hydronic radiant hea=
t in
> the shop in cold weather if you live in a cold climate. This can make i=
t
> incredibly pleasant to work under things, even in the nastiest weather.=

> =

> If you want a really hard surface slab, look into a surface hardener su=
ch
> as Master Builders "Lumi-Plate" for the slab this will give a surface f=
our
> to eight times harder than just the concrete, and will prevent any
> "dusting". Use of a curing compound on the fresh slab, and then a seale=
r
> are also highly recommended.
> =

> As is 3 phase power, if at all practical! :-)
> =

> Regards, Greg
> >
> >-Tom
> >thomasw@domain.elided
> =

> =



Ralph
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