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Nov 17th, 2021, 16:45 | #91 |
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How bored would we all be if there was nothing wrong with them
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Nov 17th, 2021, 18:23 | #92 |
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I can't believe it but I'm seriously considering getting a portable hydraulic scissor lift, with three cars in the household it would pay for itself in service and repair costs pretty quickly. Thing is, if I get one it will inevitably lead to a car port, and who knows what else. When we moved here our second choice property had an attached double garage with a pit, oh to have that now.
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Nov 18th, 2021, 08:53 | #94 |
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Oh, it's not just me then 😀
Just before I bought my barge, I was even looking at four point lifts that can go outside!! Not really viable I understand. This has in turn now turned to extending our single garage into a large double, just awaiting planning 🤞 unfortunately we've used permitted development area in extending the house some 20'years ago.....Just want somewhere dry, with concrete floor, and space to work around the car. I believe the diagnosis is Man Maths as SWMBO has implied😀 Cheers Steve |
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Nov 18th, 2021, 09:01 | #95 |
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And me...
There is a company (I forget the name right now) that does a drive-on ramp using four farm jacks to get a 4' lift, enough to sit under. I've sorely tempted by one of those. Or CJ Autos do a system with four hydraulic ramps, where you drive on with them flat then pump to raise them. They look a bit higher than regular ramps. But they're both over a grand, and so far all I've done is drool!!
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Nov 18th, 2021, 09:32 | #96 |
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I'm fortunate that my partner suffers from "man maths" too. We set aside a budget for house maintenance every year - garden, fences, shed, patio, pointing, guttering etc and then need to choose which we do. Or in her case, just get on with it and plan the lot! It's taken me a while to adjust to the fact that her grand schemes change frequently and often we end up spending no money - quite fortunate that trying to secure tradespeople is about as tricky as finding a heater control valve for a RHD 940. Every conversation starts with "Don't worry, this doesn't mean we're actually spending the money"
Pretty sure therefore that if I mentioned it a lift would be approved. Portable ones are around a grand and there's enough old car nuts in school who'd be happy to chip in on a group purchase. Hmmm. Time to sound them out I think.
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I'm currently working on a design for my own ramps, not dissimilar to the basic mechanical lifting ramps that CJ Autos produce but with a couple of major differences so that i can't be accused of copyright infringement. How many different designs can you come up with for an adjustable height ramp though? Not many! Inevitably there will be similarities of course. Before i moved here my driveway had a 4' deep pit in it which was extremely useful and much safer - if it's not lifted it can't fall!
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Dave, Dave, Dave - you're going to cost me a bloomin' fortune! I was unaware until now of the joys of CJ Autos. Just need to find the tradeoff between portability, stability, and lifting ability.
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https://www.cjautos.org.uk/phdi/p1.n...ocument&part=2 Enjoy! If nothing else it gives you a few ideas of what to look for and what's available. Others are available from Twinbusch but they tend to be ŁOUCH and then some : https://www.twinbusch.co.uk/ At the bottom end of the scale are these things too : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/393703544526 Very undecided if they're a good idea or not, it can still be tricky getting a low car onto a standard set of ramps whereas the CJ Autos offerings seems to be lower to start with. Then there are these on fleabay at the moment : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154698540894 Look like an older version of the CJ Autos mechanical adjustable ramp with a 16" total lift. This type also appear on ebay every so often : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124978597564 (That's a recently completed listing so the link may disappear quicker than "live" listings) Couple something like that with a pop-up garage from Machine Mart and you will get round the planning permission problem and save a bit of money on the building. https://www.machinemart.co.uk/c/sheds/ There are loads of options out there, all depends on individuals' budgets, needs and so on. Just needs a bit of thought as to what would work best for the person - i'm still deciding, it's only been 9 years so far!
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Never been a fan of conventional ramps because so much car maintenance is wheels, hubs, brakes, suspension bits, etc. Now I'm getting on a bit I'd appreciate the extra height but something which uses the sill lifting points seems a better option. Also those of us with tiny B200Fs have so much access from the top of the engine there are fewer reasons to have to get underneath.
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