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Crazy body lifting idea????
« on: April 18, 2012, 11:02:22 am »
Here's the problem. I need to keep lifting the body on and off several more times for my baja build. With a full roll cage , 3" lift getting everything ti line up ect.
I cannot trust the beams in my garage. I was thinking of some 4x4's and a A frame but came across this ad on craigslist
http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/fod/2964910457.html
that leads to this site
http://www.aaaasurplus.com/uware3e.html
Was thinking a pair of uprights some cross members and I can use my chain hoist I think I can set this up in the garage
What do you think
Dave
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Note I will try to get pictures of the build on line soon
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Re: Crazy body lifting idea????
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2012, 12:28:53 pm »
  Why not just braced the beams in  your garage. Then run 4" web straps through the windows and use a light-weight comealong?

  I don't know if that will work, but it sounds plausible.
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Re: Crazy body lifting idea????
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2012, 12:34:00 pm »
Phew, for a minute I thought jack was trying to lift one of his plantings!
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Re: Crazy body lifting idea????
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2012, 12:38:02 pm »
I have considered the beams in the garage, Problem all the car parts in the way, and with the garage door opener in the way.
Plus I always over engineer different ideas.
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Re: Crazy body lifting idea????
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2012, 03:22:43 pm »
Quote from: Beetleboi -Greg- on April 18, 2012, 12:34:00 pm
Phew, for a minute I thought jack was trying to lift one of his plantings!
I thought FireLady was having Celly build something in case the JackWagen needs to be carried during Holly's MS Walk on Sunday
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Re: Crazy body lifting idea????
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2012, 06:00:16 pm »
DWP,
Pallet racks are great for holding pallets, but keep in mind, they're designed to have the load spread out, and they're also designed to have 4 horizontals on each side.

What you want to do is put 2 horizontals all the way up top and the straddle a bearer across the center and hang your chain hoist from it.

You couldn't be planning a use further from what these things were designed to do. Please be careful.
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