would you get a lift in your garage?

[71Rat]

how many of you wish you had a lift in your garage?

I sure know i would want one and am bothered that i have to pay a garage $70 an hour to do something that i know how to fix and know whats wrong with it....... just bothers me, would be nice if there was a garage the community could use with air hoses and lifts.


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[jmanz69]

I had actually thought of opening a business that was a wharehouse with lifts, air, tools and stuff that you could come rent. Rent a spot to do your restoration in and then rent the lift by the hour, or welder, or paint booth, or whatever. I thought it would be very cool, but I bet the insurance would kill you. That's a lot of liability. Depending on what state you open it in, it might be impossible to get permits and licensing.

[Palf70Step]

Gotta get the shop built first!

It would be nice, but I'm not sure I would use it enough for the expense involved. Think I would rather spend the money on other parts for the trucks.

[68gmcdually]

I am purely spoiled, my dad owns a restoration business, so I have the full use of the shop, hoists, paint shop, welders and even the employee's if need be. In my own shop when I get it built there will at least be a "backyard buddy" lift installed.

[glock35ipsc]

That is my next purchase, I hope!! But, I need to put my $$$ in the truck. Then I'll get one, hopefully!

[ljbear]

No doubt about it, that's the first new tool that goes in the new shop. Crawling under may build character, but it really sucks on cold concrete, even worse on gravel

[pritch]

Are you sure there is not a place where you live that rents shop space? Check with local high schools or colleges. Many have community after-school programs that allow this kind of thing.

When I built my shop, I thought long and hard about a lift or a pit. In the end, I couldn't justify the extra expense for the amount of use they would get. With a lift, you gotta have a pretty high ceiling, driving up the over-all cost of the building-and just more space to heat in the winter. We have a fairly high water table here, and I kept having nightmares about a really small swimming pool in my shop instead of a pit. So I didn't do either one and instead built a larger shop with the money.

[72 CustomCamper]

I wish I had a garage... But if I did have one I would put in a lift...


Chuck

[skid]

I want to put a lift in my third bay. I could buy a new one at 3500+, build one for around 2000, or buy a used service garage one for 1000 and up, and cut it down to fit a home garage. I haven't made my mind up yet, but I know I hate crawling under cars and trucks.

[lock]

Im happy to have a nice sized garage to work in. When Im fortunate enough to build a shop out back, it will have a lift! Im putting that in the budget for sure!

[skokie]

If I had a shop then the answer is simple HELL YEAH!!! But I may need a bed out there to go with it after my wife kicks me outta the house

[Cat Fuzz]

I've got all the character I need.

Hell, yes, I would have a lift.

[Jimmy72custom]

A lift would be great. If you do all, or most of your own work on you rig or rigs, the time saved would be substantial. I think the worst on your back under the car job is welding your exhaust.

[kwmech]

You left an option out on your poll.


I already have one.

[krazy_texan]

if i had the money and and a place to put it, hell yeah i would get one, even though i personally would not use it much it sure would be nice to have it there when you need it.

[crustysarge]

If you get a lift, get a drive on 4 post style. Many times I have worked on a single post style and suspension/muffler work was impossible becaus the car needs to sit on it's own wheels with weight down so you can do things like tighten susp. bolts etc. You can also park another car under the 4 post style lift. Pros and cons to both styles but I personally think 4 post is the only way to go.

I am building a new house with a large underground shop this year and plan on building a pit instead. I would like a lift but height is an issue. I plan on having a nice illuminated pit instead of a wonderful 4 post lift. A pit, to crawl down into and sulk about not having a lift. Land is very much a premium here (Italy) and codes prevent shops unless you have a business (in town anyway) so we are doing a split level style villa and I can't get enough height down there.

[Lippyp]

I'd just like a garage big enough to get my truck into. Ihave to work in the open air lying on muddy gravel. Next house I may have space for one and I will install one of the prefabricated fibreglass pits you can buy over here, no problem with water as they are a one piece structure kinda like a small pool liner complete with lights and a sliding seat.

[Longhorn Man]

A lift would look funny in my driveway.

[Blue Beard]

I am a character, and yes I plan to put in a lift

[FRENCHBLUE72]

I would need shop 1st...

[70c10]

I was quoted $3500 for a pit when I got estimates for my garage. I was also concerned about the possibility of a swimming pool due to springs on that side of my house. I posted a thread awhile back about low lift applications for low ceilings. My new garage has 9' ceilings and I wish I had the room for a real lift.

[Huck]

Have a backyard-buddy 4 post lift in the barn. Would not buy another ----as it is too narrow, too short, and when I needed some help from them after I cought the bumper on the oil reserve, I got BS.
If you space you rafters so your cab goes up between them, you don't need too high a ceiling/roof.
For those with the thought of a pit, check with you insurance company as I believe they will bail on you if you ever have a fire. Know of a guy who had a pit in his storage barn filled with his collection of street rods. One leaked gas--it collected in the pit and when he hit the garage door opener---badaboom! Lost it all and the insurance did not cover it!

[jamis]

I thought about getting one, but its just not practicle for my garage. Im set up so I can drive threw it. A lift would stop me from doing that. Beside if I really spent that much time under the truck then driving it(when its finshed). It would be sold.

[Bustedup]

I have a good friend who owns a tire store and gave me a lift. It the kind that doesn't have any post, only two ramps that you drive on and lifts 72 inches.

[N2TRUX]

I'm trying to figure out where to put one of those low profile lifts now....