Lift it #1

This is a chronicle of the transportation, install and a few project using a mid-rise lift.  These style mid-rise lifts are available from several manufacturers, I chose the Atlas TD6MR based on recommendations, costs, and availability.  Pricing may vary but at this time expect to pay about $1400 for this lift.

Here is my experience with the lift day 1.

First I rented a U-haul 5x9 trailer with the long tilt ramp, this trailer is very heavy for this size, way over built, it weighs about 1250#, but the pallet fits right in. One thing I did to make life easy for unloading was put some 4x4 post pieces under the pallet so I would have plenty of room to get under it once at home.

Once at home I used two floor jacks to slowly ease it back and out of the trailer, it required many times of repositioning the jacks but not too bad.

To get this 900# lift off the pallet was my jacks was my old $29 floor jack, I ran some chain around the far end you can see just to lift the end so that it begins to clear the pallet. Then I lifted the opposite end enough to get two black pipe lengths under the middle and began rolling it off.  Don't forget to use this trick it help build the Pyramids after all!  It moved easily off the pallet.

In its spot!  If you have "normal" sedan and SUV vehicles you might be able to park over the top of the lift with no ramps, you need about 5 3/4" clearance, but with a couple corvettes and one that is lowered that is not a possibility here. 

So next is to construct ramps.