pnuts

Just got one also, but unfortunately at the regular price. Rented a hammer drill from HD for $50 and started drilling only to find out that my concrete was only 3.5" thick and much too soft to feel safe with a car over me. Decided to have two pads poured at a thickness of 8" last week and am now waiting for them to dry before drilling again.

IXLR8

How big are the pads? Any pics?

I'd wait longer than a week for the concrete to cure to full strength before drilling/installing the MaxJax. The slab that I poured (14" deep) has set for just over a month now.

I went overboard for that feel-good feeling...

pnuts

Wow! My pads are 5x5x8" deep. These pads are for my side yard. I also drilled a set for the garage. The concrete in my garage is a bit deeper (about 5.5") and better quality.

I would feel much safer with your concrete.

pnuts

Do you think the bolts are long enough to mount the lifts into the recessed anchors? I was thinking of calling them up for the long bolts to secure the lifts into the the anchors.

firesm

Alex, How did you tie in the rebar to the exsisting slab?

jhg41977

The concrete should be fine after 7 days for drilling and mounting. I wouldn't put much on it right away, running the lift up and down empty is fine. Those pads look a bit oversized, doesn't look like the rebar is tied in at all.

IXLR8

Steve,

The four long pieces of rebar running between the mounts are tied to the stainless steel mounts which are substantial to start with.

The eight 4' pieces of rebar run across the 3' x 12' slab opening. What you see in the previous pic above are the pieces of rebar sitting atop the 45 degree walls of the excavation. They were pulled up as the concrete was poured to just underneath the existing concrete.

This pic shows the 45 degree walls after I troweled a thin layer of concrete on the loose crushed stone, just to keep the loose crushed stone from falling in further. Each side goes in at least 12 inches under the concrete. Only two of the four long rebars are in position for the pic. With 2.5 cubic yards of 32 MPa concrete and all this rebar, I don't think this is going anywhere.


I like the idea of the lift bolts going into S/S threaded rods all welded to the S/S 18" x 18" inch top plate.

jakfrost

If Alex's lift were ever to move, I suspect his house would move with it :-)))

Jim

osugasman

Using the included safety bolts, can the car be left on the maxjax for an indefinite amount of time--like clutch/engine work for weeks on end?

Ed Hughes

Well, since I just closed on a "new" house, my Bendpak will be moving this weekend to its 3rd home in about 8 years. It will be fully operational as soon as the movers get it off the truck and into place.

osugasman

Well, I just ordered mine. Looks like I have a cool project to work on. Need to clean up the garage before this arrives. Love the idea of having my own lift for the rest of my life. Portability from house to house as one moves is very cool. Thanks to all for the previous install postings, it will be very helpful for me in a few weeks.

--Brian

TRINITONY

BTW, for Jersey folks, there's a nice 4 post in the FS section.

Bruce SEA 993

For those looking for a scissors lift...this just came in my email:

http://www.bestbuyautoequipment.com/...ft_mr6k_48.htm