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May 11, 2023 19:28:10 GMT
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hi all,
very lucky to be installing.a 2post lift soon into the workshop I rent. have demolished an internal office to free up the space and intending install coin the angle to aid turn in. the lift I s snapon branded Italian asymmetric two post. it has a base frame with chain link drive.
I'm probably answering my own questions but best way to get it correctly placed. my thoughts were to lay down the base frame and get a car over it and go from there?
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May 11, 2023 20:21:44 GMT
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First question is how thick is the slab?
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May 11, 2023 20:32:48 GMT
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Yes they need a good thick reinforced slab but a large base frame will help. when positioning yes probably best to work back from where you want the car to be, remember the car wants to be placed at the centre of mass so generally front engined rearwards and rear engined forwards of the posts.
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Last Edit: May 12, 2023 8:27:12 GMT by kevins
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May 11, 2023 22:31:51 GMT
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Slab is about 8-10 inch. Even the concrete block walls have concrete and rebar set into them, as we found out cutting in a pedestrian doorway lol. So no probs there
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slater
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I'd seriously suggest burying the base in to the floor so its flush. They are an utter nuisance if you just bolt them down.
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May 14, 2023 14:26:05 GMT
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Remember it must be perfectly level to operate smoothly and as mentioned above find the instructions to check slab requirements
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It will come in handy even if you never use it
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May 14, 2023 15:04:59 GMT
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I'd seriously suggest burying the base in to the floor so its flush. They are an utter nuisance if you just bolt them down. I won’t be doing that, I’m sure the benefits of it are awesome but not more dust in the shop with all the machines now. |
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May 17, 2023 18:55:39 GMT
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Slab is about 8-10 inch. Even the concrete block walls have concrete and rebar set into them, as we found out cutting in a pedestrian doorway lol. So no probs there I’ve had one for 20 yrs in just my bog standard garage. I’ve no idea how thick the concrete base is, but put it this way, it was built in 1992 (not 1892) so I’d guess, minimum thickness at best. Mine came with (I’d guess about 19mm rawl bolts) I drilled the holes & bolted it up. It’s never moved a mm in 2 decades. Choice is yours, I know what I’d do |
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