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[miker]

 

[LarryB]

something every garage should have

[MrFeexit]

A light stand?

[rheiner]

I'm gettin' er done. I'm sure glad I hired this out. A full 6 inch slab getting cut out. Getting it cut out to make room for the two 2 inch schedule 80 conduit lines is taking more work than anticipated, but it'll get done. More pics tomorrow....should have the base poured and the drain in tomorrow, then the sides and conduit runs the next day. Final step is the boom crane to set the lift in the hole on 2 1/2 inch steel tube. I'll probably wait several days to let the crete cure a bit before the lift gets put in. But I'm ready to use the lift soon. My CUSE4 has 900 miles on it and it'll be ready for initial service soon.

Randall

[hogasm]

Make sure that you post pics of the little details like the conduit pipes, air lines ad or power lines ran under slab.

Lots of people here are going to follow you here

[MrFeexit]

Fun work. Thats why I sold most of my concrete tools. I knew when you said the garage had 4 1/2" you were going to be suprised. Most poured here are in the 6" range. The original price quote....was pretty much what I would have quoted. It's lots of work and I don't want to do that unless I am getting paid. To old and crabby to do shingles or concrete anymore. Good luck with your project! Looking good so far.

[rheiner]

I'm into day two with the Handy lift install. Here's some pictures. Don't be deceived that the hole only looks like it comes up to Greg's knees (in the maroon shirt). He's 6'9" tall and his brother Redd, in the background, is 6'8". They are both master carpenters and remodeled my house from the basement up to the 2nd story and their woodwork skills are phenomenal. In their younger years they did a lot of concrete work. Redd is a dyed in the wool Harley rider, so when he's bending over moaning, it's a labor of love......ya, right.  More pics tomorrow for day three.

Randall









23 inch deep hole. 6 1/2 inches of gravel base for the drain (I don't plan on washing my bike in here, just a safety drain), 6 inches of steel reinforced 6 bag concrete, 2 1/2 inches of 2/1/2 x 1/4 inch steel tube to set the lift on, and almost 8 inches for the lift. Total: 23 inches 

[sportygordy]

Looken Good  Thats going to be a nice Harley stall

[LarryB]

And i don't see even one beer can. how did you post multiple pics in one post

[wreckman 42]

Ya got me hooked. I am going to order one. I can see that I can't live without it. Not sure if I will sink it or not.

[rheiner]

If I had a lot more room in my garage I wouldn't have sunk it but my motorcycle garage isn't huge. I don't want the side extensions either and it's a lot easier and safer to ride the bike onto the lift and be able to put my feet on solid ground getting off the bike with the kick stand down (unless I drive the front wheel into the cycle vise).

Randall

[rheiner]

The install work continues. Here's days 3 and 4. The crete is 7 inches thick (needed to make up some height) and loaded with rebar. The concrete installers are taking a few days off to go to warmer weather and let the base cure for a while. They will be back in 4 days to finish their portion of the job, which are the side walls in the hole and the reinforced concrete for the conduit run. You can see the bag of portland cement on top of the Quikcrete. I bought three extra bags of that. They are throwing a big shovel full of portland in the mixer with every two bags of Quikcrete to give it 6,000 pound per square inch strength.

I decided to have a steel fabricated frame to sit the lift on, so I can level it perfectly and get the lift base pan off the concrete. That will be done tomorrow. When the steel frame is put on the concrete base and the lift is on the frame, it will be flush with the garage floor. More later.

Randall

[wreckman 42]

Looking good. Keep em coming you got my interest. Still thinking I gota have one.

[sportygordy]

Randall,

Just curious, where did you take the drain to?

[planenut]

nice little thread running step by step of how to countersink your m/c lift