How To Install a Two-Post Car Lift. The Ultimate Man Cave Gets a Lift!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
- Well I finally did it! I pulled the trigger and bought a car lift for the new shop. In this video, I'll show you how I installed it with help from my pops, and hopefully we'll have project Overlander up on it soon!
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Now it's time to get some of those projects finished! No excuses! Chopchop!
Correction at 7:42 you say *not* to drill completely through the slab, however it is actually *recommended* that you do. Most of the lift manufacturers recommend this or at least explicitly allow it. They do warn of holes that are not drilled deep enough, never bottom out the anchor bolts. Even Atlas "recommends" drilling through the slab entirely (Atlas 9KOH 2-post lift).
I do not have a lift and have not installed one, but a piece of advice I HAVE seen IS to bore the anchor holes all the way through the slab. That way, when (if) you remove it you can drive the anchors down through the bottom.
Nice work Tyler! I'm with you, getting too old to lay on the ground in the cold! I finally got heat in my shop and next I want to install a 2 post lift. I have the location figured out, but will have to cathedral the ceiling in my shop to clear the lift. It was good to see the basic assembly process here. Another great Bleepin Jeep video.
About to turn 41 here and done had back surgery. Been researching lifts for a few months as I'm about to purchase one. So far I've narrowed it down to a Weaver lift but will be looking forward to your next video as to why you chose the one you did. Thanks for sharing!
That was great, I'm looking at 2 years when I move to the farm to put one in the barn. Looking forward to the next video!
Nice video! I hear you on the crawling around... Lost that abilty 7yrs ago and have to put most things on my trailer to make it easier. One day my jar will have the money for the lift...lol Enjoy your new lift and better ways of re/re parts.
Really great work, Tyler!
Our lift looks exactly the same but mine is gray. We had the exact same issue with the electrical system. But l like it alot. It has long arms that reach the frame without any problems on our old classics too. Good job installing it!
I've used an Atlas 2 post lift before. I have to say from the 3 times I used it at a friend's house, I was very impressed. I'm probably going to get one when I buy a lift
This is next on my list for the Home garage. It’s nice having 6.5” of lift on my xj to crawl under it and work on it. But a lift will make life so much easier
This is truly the pinnacle of being a car enthusiest is getting a lift and nice shop
It is WAY to cold up there wherever your at! Nice lift though. It is warmer up high as in heat rises , keep that thought. Thumbs up and thanks for sharing!
Oh man your going to love that lift! I went with a 4 post for my needs but if I had the room I'd have both. Nice video.
Yay it’s a Tyler video 😁 love your vids. Especially when you do vids on upholstery 😁
you are the hardest working person i have ever seen , cheers man love the work
Check Andrew Camarata
If this is your're first instalment , congratulations. I work for a company in Detroit that install lifts been employed seven months and still learning.
Great video Tyler :) Keep it up buddy
Good idea using the hoist ... ! my back will grateful !
damn you're old! your shop is coming together man. keep up the good work.
I would do anything to have a lift! Awesome job here
I need this in my life
At 47, I'm tired of working on my back too. Unfortunately, I don't have the headroom for a lift. Anxious to hear your lift shopping criteria.
Nice, that's a pretty sweet Christmas present eh?
Where's the follow up video? I'm looking at lifts and really interested in your opinion.
Doesn't look like you drilled very deep for the anchor bolts. How deep did you go for those?
Great work, Tyler! Keep up “posted 😉” (intentional bad dad joke) and let us know how it’s holding up. I know I have been looking for a lift setup for my workshop.
Also hope you have a wonderful Christmas. From my family to yours, Happy New Year!
Congrats!
I helped a buddy install that very lift a few years ago.
DAD's are Awesome.....miss mine...try to be a good one myself...Congrats on the lift...Very Jealous.....
Need more on the overlander!
Great video.
Yeah a 2post lift is an awesome addition to any garage or shop,,, buuut not everyone has that option!!! But niiiiccee really nice 👍
Thanks for the video. I didn't see any plumbing of the towers with a level and shim install. Most concrete isn't close to flat and most columns need shims. Then in the end you checked plumb? You need to check plump when you first install the bolts.
Can I swing by and use it for a few installs? Thanks... #serious
I'm just a few miles from you.... I'll come help you break that lift in!
The only thing to consider when synchronizing the locks is when they are just a tad off it makes it easier to hear a positive lock as opposed to wondering if they both locked or not.regardless you should set the vehicles down on the locks by manually lowering them down.
I'm curious why did you only put the anchors in about halfway and not drill down further?
I missed you Tyler
i missed you too :)
Did you make the follow up - how to choose a hoist?
How far did your anchor bolts stick out after torquing them like from the top of the nut to the top of the anchor
In my titan 9k 2 pols lift installation manual its says to drill all the way trough the concrete floor 🤔
So what's the thinnest concrete floor acceptable?
You said dont put the bolt all the way through the concrete, but like my concrete is 4" the spec's for concrete is 4" for a BP 10,000 2 post lift. So what would I do then?
A couple of tips here:
1. Always install the manufacturers recommended anchors and make sure they are in at least to the minimum recommended embedment depth
2. I think it's better to have the safety latches clicking slightly out of sequence. By doing this you will hear both latches clicking separately and therefore know they have engaged properly.
I just put my derekweaver.com black label 10k lift up a couple of months ago I love it did you use epoxy on the anchor bolts? I used ac100 gold suppose to help from backing out over time
what distance from the main door and far wall?
some manufactures recommend drilling the anchor holes all the way thru, always read the instruction.
How thick was your concrete?
Were did you purchase the lift from?
How far away from side wall did you put it?
Good work man, wondering if anyone has a good solution for a smaller lift I can use in a 3 car garage.
Scissor lift?
Did you epoxy the holes on the posts?
@ 2:30, we never grow up, haha
What's the link for the lift?
Use trans fluid I used the specs hydraulic oil and had to rebuild the lift 5 years later you can get seal kits from seals direct
Frederick Forsyth ATF is the worst thing to put in these ... I install these, tear them down, and rebuild the cylinders all the time ... 90% of the time the seals get destroyed because of ATF ... you wanna run AW32 hydraulic oil and if you don't run your lift often then about once a week run it up to max pressure and back down to keep the seals lubricated
Great addition. You just need to get those floors epoxied. Best thing I ever did in my garage.
StarkReality what brand epoxy did you use?
@@bleepinjeep I used the Rustoleum kit. It is thin though so buy extra and put it on as thick as you can. Spills clean up so easy!
@@StarkReality Can you use that on concrete thats been down a few years, Is there a lot of prep required in that case? thanks
@@matmanpromotions6457 you have to clean and etch the concrete. All part of the kits instructions.
OK Tyler, how many miles from St. George? I want to come check out your lift (next time something goes snap... or boom... or crack!
Ha hahaha, I used to live in St. George. Now I'm hiding in the mountains :)
Where’s the follow up vid? Getting ready to buy a lift soon.
There is no problem with drilling all the way through the pad. It’s actually the best way to do it in case you get an anchor that is defective and doesn’t want to grab. In that case you can just drive it right through and install another.
Great work as always Tyler. Only thing I'd suggest is another editing pass to double check audio levels. Set your speakers at mid volume and check that clips match each other without peaking, and if you can't hear it, turn it up. Otherwise, Congrats on the sweet lift, you've made many folks jealous haha!
NickInTimeFilms the crappy editing software does that when I finalize my videos for some reason. It’s extremely aggravating but i can’t seem to fix it. Time for better software i guess
@@bleepinjeep Ahh, well that really sucks then. I wonder why the adjustments get ignored. I've been using imovie for years but finally switched to final cut pro x last year due to faster rendering and better quality with newer formats. Not as familiar with the windows front but vegas and maybe premiere pro come to mind.
@@NickInTimeFilms I've been dabbling with VSDC, but so far its not been very intuitive. I need to just buckle down and learn it
If I may cut in, I found the background music very annoying, so many youtube videos have terrible, distracting music on instructional videos, who puts that in? the editor or Y/T?
I am looking to buy the same lift , how is it holding up ?
Anchor bolt size plz
If I had the ceiling space or the money to lift my garage I would definitely get one
Two post lift but still no part three of the axle build where you install gears in your axle
Why are your anchor bolts pulled up so high? A loft needs at minimum four and a half inches of anchor bolt embedment and looking at your anchors they are pulled up past the nut by atleast an inch and a half and then you add in a half inch of base plate so you have two inches of anchor sticking up out of the concrete, I hope your anchor bolts were atleast 8 inches long because if they were only 5 inches then that lift was not installed properly
You have a moffet?? Neat!!
Moffet mounty! and damn that thing is handy to have. I need to rebuild one of the cylinders though. Maybe for a wild-card-wednesday vid.
What do those go for? +$2k
How close is the lift to the left (drivers's side) wall? Any idea what the closest you would want to be?
There's about 20" clearance between the wall and the post. I wanted enough room that I could walk between the two without too much trouble. I also didn't want the foot of the post right on the edge of my cement pad.
7:45 Is some bad advice. Drill all the way through the slab. This is so you get an entire bite of the depth of the slab, not just part of it and thereby weakening the anchor point. Also, if you do happen to mess up an anchor you can pound it all the way into the earth and insert a new anchor. Drill all the way through the slab, put on nut so top of nut and top of anchor are even, pound all the way down, tightened to suggested torque value. If the wedge is on the underside of the concrete then you have all the strength of the concrete you are going to get.
Looking to set up my shop and I was wondering how large your shop is?
It’s a little under 4000 square feet. The roof slopes so it’s 16’ or so at the high side and about 7’ at the low.
👍👍 42, ha...wish I was 👌
I'm jealous Tyler, did you ever do anything with the 5.9 jeep?
Still bone stock. My daughter's XJ took a dump, so she's been driving the 5.9, but I still have plans for it. Stay tuned
how tall of ceiling do you need for this lift?
for this one, about 12 feet
Well done with the video, that is very helpful.
Ive made video on my car lift installation and review and its quiet handy as my model is 2 post H base and only needs 4 inch concrete. Check it out as it might be quiet helpful.
It includes things like where to fit it, how to check concrete, how to lift post up, connect everything and adjust the cables.
its a single phase lift, but also comes in 3 phase model.
2:30 Gaaah!! 😂
If I didnt know any better that looks just like the lift that Harbor Freight sells.
Harbor Freight sells a two post lift? Wow, I didn't even know..
Uhm...those anchors are HOW LONG and HOW DEEP, after exposed threads and plate thickness? I hope you had the 7-1/2 inch. If you had 5-1/2 in, you do NOT have enough embedment to be safe. Get those anchors DEEP and SOLID
Lol just wait I'm almost fifty gets better
You didnt even wire it what do you do lol jk, nice job keep it up.
You should have gotten a rotary, it's the only lift that is still made in america and isnt underrated, rotary lifts can handle one and a half times the weight that they are rated for, meaning a 10 thousand pound lift can handle fifteen thousand pounds
I wish I would have known you were looking at the Atlis lifts. I have 2 of them one post and one 12k lb alignment lift. Worst purchase ever. I had to replace all the cylinders within 3 years not rebuild. The tubes where crap metal pitted and machined to large on the bore. Also found cracks on the ram. The 12k lb lift would only lift 8k lb. The powder coating if that's what you want call it started peeling the first year. These lifts are NOT certified. I would recommend loosening up those bolts and putting some spacers in get the metal up off of the floor especially if you plan on washing the floor or putting cars on the lift that are covered in road salt. Spend the money on a good brand name Rotary, Bentpac anything certified. Remember your standing under that car that's on that lift.
yikes!
@@bleepinjeep you might be ok using that lift for personal use I have an auto repair shop so they get used heavy.
I think you shouldve cut the floor and poured at least a 36" to 48" deep footing for that thing. Also drop all tread as deep for your anchors. If you got any unbalance when lifting. all you got is 4" of concrete that has been weakened by drilling the anchors being acted upon by that 12' leverage arm of an upright and whatever weight you got on it. Reinforce that mother. I dont want to see you die!
delinquentdesign atlas does have bracing that supports the columns that can extend be bolted to the concrete
Engineers have already calculated that 4" is thick enough for 10k lifts. And they also include a large safety margin. Thousands of lifts have been installed in 4" concrete
Ryan Dao maybe if it has rebar Mesh and the anchor bolts reach under said mesh maybe but i wouldnt wage my life on it
I am about to install one. And I was told to make a hole 4 feet by four and four deep. Would that sound right?
Rafael Torres 2'x2' x4'deep rebar cage 24" jhooks tied to the rebar threaded to receive the bottom flange that thing will be safe
I like how you checked for level after the install was complete, haha. What would you have done if it was off? If you checked before drilling holes you could have shimmed it. Glad it all worked out though, I’m super jealous. Can’t wait to get mine.
I'll be 67 when I get my lift "UP"
Disappointed that we did not get to see a Jeep on the lift.
Ya, I had my cutting table stuck on there until I cleared the spot where it goes in the shop. Just ran out of time, but hopefully you guys will see a lot of jeeps up on that thing from now on!
No.im tyler,haha
Sketchy anchor job or that’s thin concrete hmmmmm
Atlas make a nice unit, all except the plastic tank,, but there all made in China anyway, atlas advertises USA,,but there not
Jesus, please nobody ever build a lift this way, you stand the columns up separately and level them and then put the over head on and run ur cables to make sure they are not to long or to short and if they reach like they should then you drill, starting at the power unit side and working ur way to the other side but only drill one hole at a time and pound in the anchors
Nobody installing a lift should us this as a reference, I'm a licensed installer and everything in this video is wrong and not safe, seeing how he did this I would never stand under a car that's up on this guys lift that he installed