Motorized Garage Storage Lift Build
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2020
- In this video I’ll be showing you how I built a motorized garage storage lift for my boys’ go cart. We needed a way to store the go cart so that it saved my floor space yet could easily be lowered so they drive around. This rack system uses a wooden platform along with an electric winch to hoist the go cart to the ceiling for storage. The overhead storage system of the go cart makes everyone happy!
Some of the items used for my lift:
Electric Hoist: www.harborfreight.com/880-lb-... -OR - amzn.to/2BL6wHn
1” Lifting Block: www.harborfreight.com/4000-lb... - OR - amzn.to/3hc23hj
100’ of 4mm Cable: www.harborfreight.com/100-ft-... - OR - amzn.to/2AYFiN1
3/8” Quick Links: www.harborfreight.com/38-in-q... - OR - amzn.to/3dJkibL
1/8” Wire Rope Thimble: www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-... - OR - amzn.to/3dQT3vV
3/16” Ferrule & Stop Set: www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-... - OR - amzn.to/2XOGkEg
6” Eye Bolt & Nut: www.homedepot.com/p/Prime-Lin... - OR - amzn.to/3dNMuuf
3/8” Turnbuckle: www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-...
Unistrut: www.homedepot.com/p/Superstru...
Square Washer: www.homedepot.com/p/Superstru...
16’ Straps: www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-1-1...
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I liked the video, but in my humble opinion, there was too much time on the platform and not enough time on the pulley system. The reason I say that is many people have carpentry skills but hardly anybody has pulley skills. I found the video helpful to me in that it gave me ideas on what I am going to do with my project and I look forward to other videos you will post.
@taxijumper - Honest, correct and fair feedback. I'm still pretty new at making videos but I'm trying to get better with each upload. I'm working on a follow up video to this one and I will be going over the pulley/cable system in greater detail to hopefully cover the things that were left out of this video as well as some improvements I've made along the way. I really appreciate you taking a moment to provide me with some feedback though because I use that to help me improve future videos. Thank you.
Still planning on the pulley followup video?
Tbh I enjoyed watching the video. Especially sharing the family joining in. Gave it a wholesome quality unique to the channel. I think dad should take a step back and let the kids come up with the content for the next one!
Building same system in my garage. Thank you for posting. Questions. 1. The 4 corner ceiling pulleys r from H freight - correct? You just removed the hook?
2. Can you post or send more pictures of your pulley system? Think I have a good idea but more video or photos would be helpful. Thank you!!
Awesome to see the kids involved wished more DIY dads out there shared that bonding experience
Man. This is exactly what I needed. Bravo sir. I need to build a kayak rack system that retracts into the garage ceiling that is easy to access for my parents, who are in there 60’s and could use an easier way to access and store the heavy kayaks. With this setup they can drop it the the level of the truck and just push them off onto the bed. Amazing.
What a great Dad!!! It is obvious that you love your kids and are teaching them wonderful skills! it is so empowering when your dad teaches you these impressive skills. I hope they continue to be good students. It looked like they were in it to win it!!!
Thanks for being a good patient father to your kids. If more dads spent more time with their kids, and involving them in making them part of a grown ups life it would only be a great positive in their lives. Proud of you dad..
You are a terrific dad.... the boys will remember this when they are showing their children the projects they’re involved in. By the way, I gotta build this
@luthier47 - Thank you for the compliment! I enjoy spending time with my boys and hope I'm teaching them skills they can use for the rest of their life. This was a fun build. A follow up video is coming soon that will show more details and modifications I've done. Thanks for stopping by!
Great video and kudos for including the kids. Time well spent and valuable memories made. This is just what I was looking for to get my 3 kayaks out of the way.
This is an awesome video, love to see the boys together interacting with Dad, this is why I love America so much !!
@Fernando Martinez - Thank you so much for the compliment! I really enjoy spending time with my boys and teaching them new skills. Hopefully it will help them one day when they have their own house. Can't agree with you more though, we love America!! Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
an ingenious solution to a problem. Like how well designed it is and how you can make micro adjustments to each cable if one stretches. I have made something similar to access my attic by using to lengths of unistrut vertical bolted to the building wall and made a platform that slides up and down on it, powered by the same winch you have.. Having two lines from the motor does half the speed and makes everything more controllable
This is a great project, and I really appreciate your explaining everything as you go along, too many videos leave you with more questions than answers!, I love that you are taking the time to teach your boys some practical skills, not enough parents do this now, it's how I learned from my Dad, and there is very little that I can't turn my hand to, and thats a precious gift everyone should have, very well done sir!
@Jon'sWoodCraftUK - Thank you very much for all the compliments! I really enjoy building projects like this and spending time with my boys teaching them some new skills that I believe will benefit them their entire lives. My dad started teaching me things when I was young as well so I like to think I'm passing that along to the next generation. Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me some feedback - much appreciated!
Great video love how the OSB board is stamped "1998" I'm happy to see others use all the material from previous projects... even if it was over 20 years ago lol.
Thanks for this video. I have been considering several options in my wood shop for overhead storage and I've finally found the solution that fits my needs perfectly. Great video and great detail provided. It's a pleasure to see you getting the kids involved in this project. There are not enough parents that take the time to teach their kids skills like these that will be valuable for years to come. Keep up the great work and god bless you and the family.
@Chris Deforest - Thank you very much for the compliment on the video. Blessings are always welcome here and appreciated! This was a fun project to take on with the boys and I really enjoy teaching them new skills that they can use later in life when they have their own home. Stay tuned, I have a follow up video with some "improvements" I've made since this initial design. Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
Excellent video. Loved the outcome and sincerity you displayed. Great getting the kids involved. 👍👍👍
@Darrell Blair - Thank you very much for the compliment on the video. I really enjoy doing projects like this with the boys and teaching them how to use tools and build things. Lessons that will benefit them for life; at least I hope so. I really appreciate you taking the time to leave me your kind comment. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing! This is likely going to be my solution to how I will regain space in my single stall wood shop. I have a hobby CNC router that has about a 4x4 footprint, so I have been looking for solutions on getting that out of my way. Thank you again for all the time you put into this video.
@Cameron Geerling - You're very welcome! Super glad to hear you found my video to be helpful and informative. Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me some feedback - much appreciated!
I’ve got 8 TV’s in my garage for football season. Tired of sitting in the cold up lawn chairs. Today I thought “I wonder if I could build a couch out of construction material, and use a motorized hoist to store it at the top of our 12’ ceilings.
This sir, confirms that. Thanks!!!
Yeah, what a cool dad those kids have. You are a good bloke mate, great job.
Thank you very much Paul.
Wonderful clever idea. My husband was just saying a couple of days ago that he would like to have a way to store Christmas boxes in the garage. We have a lot of space above. Ann from Va.
@Ann ROBERTS - Well thank you Ann. This platform and lift has been doing great for us. Hopefully this video can give you some ideas for your project. Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment!
This inspired me to do the project with my son! Thanks for the practical use and great explanation. I will be using this design for our 2 inflatable fishing pontoon boats, along with accessories, and the heavy marine batteries to run the trolling motors.
@Gary Gilbert - I'm glad to hear you found my video helpful for you and your son. The boys and I had a great time building this one. I would think something like this should do pretty good for what your describing. Good luck to you on your project. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have along the way, I'll be glad to help. Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
P.S. - If you do have questions in the future please post a new comment. For some reason YT is not giving me notifications when someone responds to an existing comment. I'm trying to get that worked out.
I did something like this for my Aurora Slot Car track when I was a kid. Back then, 50 years ago the Wench was your arm and my track sat on a sheet of 1/4 inch plywood a full sheet 4'x8'. I also set it up in my bedroom. Was awesome, the fact I didn't have to set it up and take it down everyday. Great job!
@Low Joe - I love those Aurora Slot Car tracks! I sure wish I still had mine. It's funny, after the boys and I built this my father in law said they had something like it for a train when he was a kid. Something like this can sure have many uses! Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
Funny. That's how I got to watching this video. I have had my Aurora HO since 1968 and now have 3 generations of track and was looking for just this kind of solution so I can lift a 4x12 layout that will eventually include my HO train stuff. @@javosgarage
My dad used to own a pennzoil oil change in Florida when I was a kid. They had two of those go karts that they gave away as part of a promotion. I can remember driving them around the parking lot. That was back in the early 80’s. Great fun.
I remember that! Our local K-mart in Naples was raffling off one of those little carts in the 1980's. We must have filled out a couple hundred entries. Of course some old lady won the damn thing. :-/
The 80's were the best!
Thanks for sharing. I used this as a template to build a lift system for my garage. Its great for getting some of the more packed bins up in the rafters with the press of a button. This video helped save me hundreds of dollars vs hiring someone to custom make a system for my space.
Glad it was helpful!
At last! I've spent hours looking for someone to explain in detail how to put a system like this together. I'm building an elevator bed in my tiny house and this is perfect. Thank you so much, really appreciate it. Great work!
@helenanz - Thank you very much for the compliment! It always puts a big smile on my face to hear one of my videos has been able to help someone. Keep an aye out for a sequel I will have coming out soon that shows some updates and improvements I've done to my lift after using it for a while. Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
Really hoping the sequel comes out soon! My Pittsburgh Hoist arrived last week and I’ve been holding off on my build until I see your follow up
@79gbell - Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, for some reason YT does not notify me when someone responds to an existing comment. I just happened to be looking through things and found this. My "sequel" is in the works, I've had some delays with other things going on around house and Javo's garage. We've had a leak on our water main coming into the house so everything came to a stop while we get this fixed and everything put back together. I'm hoping I'll be back on track next week. Sorry for the delay but it's coming!
I know this is a year old now, but one thing that can lessen the cost or at least match cost - but it will be more capable weight wise and comes with wireless remotes would be to use a "powersports winch". Basically a lower end winch meant for atvs. Can easily be found for under 100$ with the wireless remote and be rated 2000-3000 lbs. Only caveat is that you will need to use a 12v power source (google 120v to 12v adapters) Also to touch on those with limited skill sets, if you can picture a single line pulling something up, you can build the pulley system. As was shown here its a single line to each corner. Start with one, then look at the next.. one by one.. insert how do you eat an elephant reference here.. lol.
Great Video, and love the kids involved. Have been wanting to do something similar for awhile and I actually have a winch setup as a engine hoist in my garage to save space over a floor cherry picker. I actually used a car battery, and wired a small solar panel to trickle charge the battery as well.
Great video!! I'm going to attempt the same procedure to store my Haror Freight Gena and small table and chop saw etc....I was thinking about making my platform 4" X 6" hopefully that's not too large of a platform!! Thanks for the time and effort you put in to help out!!
I really enjoyed you working with and teaching your sons
@Fry's Country Life Channel - I always enjoy teaching the boys how to use tools and build things, these are skills that will benefit them the rest of their life IMHO. Sometimes I teach them, sometimes we learn together and sometimes I learn from them! Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment.
Wow! This is fantastic. I was searching around for platforms I could store a few Mopeds on (>100lbs each) and came across your video! Your design is great and I will definitely being drawing inspiration from this. Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome and thank you for the compliment Aron. I'm glad my video was helpful to you. I appreciate you stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - thanks!
Interesting video to watch and I enjoyed seeing hints as to how/what you were teaching your kids…things like using a crowbar to make screwing/unscrewing a lag bolt more efficient, and marking lines to ensure accurate/consistent fastening.
I also would have liked to see more of your process - and even the struggle - of configuring the pulley system. You provided such wonderful detail upfront about the materials you planned to use, and again when discussing the assembly of your “manifold” (seems like a reasonable use of the word 🙂), so I was surprised (and disappointed) that when you returned from “getting the extra washers,” the platform was hung and you were excited to try it out. I appreciated the walk-through of the ceiling configuration, but based on the earlier parts of your video, I suspect I would have learned and understood so much more had you included the viewer in the process. Alas, I think you’ve received enough feedback about that. 😉
I AM wondering if you’ve done another video on the pulley system and/or one about the other uses for the hoist system. I’m curious about how/if you can use the same hoist for multiple platforms. I did scan your other video titles and didn’t see an obvious match, but am hoping…
Based on this video, my observation is that you’re a gifted teacher. I hope you continue using that gift, regardless of whether/not it’s via TH-cam!
Hey Mr.
I really appreciate you putting this out there. I copied many aspects of your design for my own project. Thank you for making youtube a better place and for the help!
Warm regards,
Another DIYer Dad
Glad it helped!
My son turns 1 this week and this video really got me excited to do these types of projects with him. I'm not normally one for commenting on videos, but this was just really nice to see. Cheers!
Thank you for the great compliment Wes, I really appreciate that! Enjoy your time when they're small because they grow up fast. My oldest is now 18 and we did a complete motor rebuild project together for his truck before he heads off to college, that project was fun too. Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment.
How awesome that you involved your sons.
@Dwight Smith - Thank you. I always enjoy spending time with my boys. Being able to teach them new skills while doing so is a great bonus for all of us. Hopefully they will find these learned skills beneficial when they own their own home and want to make improvements. Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me comment - much appreciated!
Holy crap you got some spare time to kill, I would just put it outdoors when I needed the floor space, hats off to ya
@Wing man - Thank you for the compliment! I wish I could have just done that unfortunately we get some nasty weather here from time to time and we also have problems with theft as well. I thought this would be my best available option to store and secure the go cart for the boys. We've actually added some other pulley systems throughout the garage that enable us to use the hoist for other purposes as well which has been quite handy. I'm working on a follow up video to this one and I'll be showing some of those other uses. I appreciate you stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - thank you.
I have all the tools you used to make this but I'm missing something important; your great patience with kids! Hats off to you mate, you seem to be a great dad.
May I say looking at your work, and I appreciate the level you get down to to help us nongs, that although you upgraded the eye bolts on the platform to the 300lb units, it all ends up connecting through the manifold to the hoist via a single 300lb eye bolt. I was thinking that eye bolt needs to be a thicker or high tensile to make this whole lift as strong as you aimed for.
Also if you haven't fixed it already, I would stay with the double cable as its less stress on the Chinese motor and then mount an old scooter wheel without the rubber on a shortened axle down from a rafter on the hoist side of the manifold so that it can act as a guide for the two cables pulling past it. That should stop the cables from twisting. Maybe a better way but that's what I came up with just now.
Cheers from Oz!
Very inspirational. Thank you for your ideas and also the extra effort of putting a video together and getting your boys involved. You are a good man.
@Albert Einstein - Thank you very much for the compliments! I wasn't sure that I was even going to publish this video when I was done because I didn't think viewers would like it so thank you for taking a moment to leave me some feedback. Much appreciated!
@@javosgarageNo problem at all. I've subscribed and will watch your other videos. Keep up the good work
@Albert Einstein - Thank you for subscribing, I really appreciate that. I haven’t put out a new video in a little while but I have been working on a few reviews that should be published in the next week. I also plan to do a follow up video to the garage lift with some improvements and additions I’ve made to the original design. The basic design has been working great, I think I just made it a little better. I’m biased in that opinion though so who knows. Thank you once again.
Hey Javo,
“Liked” nice job. Just a safety note: On the hook end of your turnbuckles, I have used similar systems where, when under a load, and the carriage experiences an unexpected shift, say in snagging a box or a kink in the wire rope, the recoil can travel back and unhook the hooked cable from the eyelet causing a catastrophic failure. A short piece of safety wire from the turnbuckle to the eyelet where the hook is attached or even a zip tie across the mouth of the hook so it can’t pop off may prevent a future failure when gravity or load are not in your favor.
The safety wire may also prevent loosening of the turnbuckle until adjustment for wire sag.
Just a friendly thought.
Nice horizontal lift.
Great work !!
There are a few options to avoid binding and twisting ,
1 : try a swivel where you connect to the 4-way spreader block .
2: mount the hook receptacle at the same hieght as the wire that comes off the drum on the motor .
3: try to get all horizontal pulleys at the same elevation .
You have 2 different elevations , and therefor angles in your primarily wire are fighting each other with a fixed pulley .
@Ian cross - All very good options! I think the next time I'm at Home Depot I'll pick up a swivel. That is quickest (and easiest) option to correct the twisting issue. Thank you very much for the input that will help me and hopefully others as well. I also appreciate you stopping by and taking a moment to leave me some feedback - thank you.
@@javosgarage No need to thank me . I went to Home Depot today and started this project .. THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO !!
@Ian cross - No problem, hopefully a few of my ideas can help you out while you're building yours. Good luck!
Addition to this: put in a hinging piece at the forward facing facet to connect a ramping piece for on/off loading. Bit more bulk at the inward facing part of the wedge to give it a center of gravity offset and some smoothing or rollers at the leading edge to help kick it outward as it hits the floor.
@pigtailsboy - Super cool idea! I'm going to see what I can do to add that in the future. Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me some improvement ideas - much appreciated!
Thank you, god bless you and your family ❤️
The way you held my hand through building a platform then just booted me out of the nest when you cabled everything off camera 😅
I really wish I had seen this before I bought storage racks which "stay put" suspended from the ceiling. Great design.
@Wayne Alan - Thank you very much for the compliment. Sorry about the timing. Maybe you have some ideas now for the future! Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
Nice build! I'm planning on doing a drop down lumber storage rack in my shop, this is a good solution for that!
@Edward Talerico - Thank you! I would think a lift like this would do well for that purpose, with a few mods to suit your individual needs of course. Maybe this can give you some good ideas for yours. Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave a comment - much appreciated!
will be building this soon for my garage thank you!!
I'm in my early 20's and the relationship you have with your two sons and getting to build things together is what I dream for when I'm older.
@Adamant Adam - Well thank you Adam. I really enjoy spending time with my boys and teaching them new skills that they will be able to use on their house someday. I am a little selfish though, this way they can come fix things at my house when I get old. LOL! I sure do appreciate you stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment though - thank you! BTW - Sounds like you're going to be a great dad.
First video I seen with you, seems like you have a great family.
Thanks for posting this is just what I need.
@Michael Gaudern - You're very welcome! I almost didn't post this video because I didn't think it would really be useful to viewers so I really appreciate hearing it helped you. Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave me some feedback. Good luck on your project!
In order to keep the hoist cables from twisting, you can attach two clothes line pulleys to long bolts, eye screws or even a 2”x4” and run the joist cables through them. That will keep them separated and stop the twisting. You’re just looking for stabilizing the cables. There won’t be any real pressure on the cable lines.
Nice job.Looks well thought out,not always the case on YT.
@DC smith - Thank you very much for the compliment! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed our video. Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
Great job. I hope your boys realize what a cool Dad they have! My Dad never taught me shit.
This level of engineering is so outside of my novice skill set. So much math to consider.
The reason I selected and watched the video was because I thought that I could build some simple hoist platform - to overhead store our huge Christmas tree box in or garage.
But man, you lost me at the managerie of cable and pulley's.
I'd like to find a non-motorized version of something similar.
@mreoski - Thank you so much for the compliment! Maybe one day they'll appreciate learning to use tools and build things. This certainly is something that doesn't require lots of skill, I bet you can do this with no problem! I would be happy to offer you any advice or assistance to help you get the job done. Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
My kid doesn't want to learn shit.
@@SALUTE-INT-S I just watched that video! 'Snatch blocks!'
Thank you for the very thoughtful and detailed video. Really helpful as I was struggling with the pulley setup needed to lift the family laser sailboat, about 125 lbs as well. Your video nailed it for me. I'm looking forward to the more detailed video once available. Thank you.
@Chris Schwartz - You're very welcome and thank you for the compliment! It always puts a huge smile on my face to hear one of my videos has been able to help someone with their project. Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
You noted you use tie-down straps to prevent it from falling, but not sure which part.
I would recommend higher side and a rod you can slide through holes in the sides at the open end to keep the load from falling off the platform.
To keep the entire platform from falling in case a cable crimp fail, run 4 chains bolted at the ceiling at each corner with a clip you can put through the same eye-bolt as the cable when raised, then back off the winch to take the weight off the cable crimps, pulleys, etc.
Instead of the manifold, a heavy D ring connector with pin should work.
Where you have an open-ended hook instead of a loop like at the tensioners to the manifold, I wouldn't get overly concerned, but something as simple as duct tape around the opening would prevent them from slipping off when there is slack and they're bumped. With a D ring connector and pin you can use a closed loop instead of a hook.
You noted you might add more platforms. With the chains holding the platform in place when raised, you could connect the winch to the cable with a clip, then use the same winch for multiple platforms.
You can increase the height it can be raised by aligning with the spacing in the rafters above. In this case you have a rafter running down the middle of the platform. For items with a higher middle you can lift between the rafters. For items with high parts wider than the spacing like the cart tail, you can rotate the platform 90 degrees so the high part sits between rafters.
You can add a limit switch triggered when the platform is raised to prevent lifting too high. If the winch isn't designed to accept this directly, can use relays and reset button to make it edge triggered.
Great job! Exactly what I needed to see
The best way to teach children how to build things. I love seeing this.
Great project. Not sure if you've modified it since posting the video but to eliminate the manifold from twisting if you attached a swivel chain link it will absorb the twisting so the manifold doesn't twist.
I came here for the lift but stayed because seeing children genuinely sending obvious signs they are impressed of their dad.
Love this idea. I might have to make some adjustments. I just followed your link to the the "Square Washer". Today is 12/7/2021. Current price for one 5-pack is $397.21. :O LOL!!!
Great job and thank you for sharing! That's exactly what I was looking for!
@Cheng Shi - You're very welcome and thank you for the compliment! It always makes my day to hear one of my videos has been able to help someone. Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
@@javosgarage Thank you! One question: I saw you use 4 lifting blocks on the center (at 30:26). How did you mount them on the wood?
Impressive engineering well explained--thanks for sharing it with others!
Thank you for the compliment Scott. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment.
This is exactly what I was looking for!!! Thanks for the video!!
You're very welcome Tanner. Glad you found my video helpful to you. Thanks for stopping by!
I'm about to tackle this in the coming weeks. Any issues or things you would suggest since you've had it for over a year now? Thanks so much for this video. You saved me a ton of R&D and engineering time!
Bro, great video! I'm gonna make one just like yours!!
@autobot101 - Thank you very much! Good luck on your project, we had a lot of fun building ours. We've found that it has many uses.
I like your idea and execution. Good job.
I appreciate the compliment! Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment.
Thanks for posting this - it was really helpful. I made something very similar, but 3 metres x 2 metres. Even made a manifold using unistrut, but to support its weight I made a couple of rails for it run on and this stops it from sagging.
@clumsiloe - The support rails is a great idea! I've made a few modifications to my lift as well. I hope to do a follow up video in the near future. Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me some feedback - much appreciated!
Helpful kids, very nice.
Thanks for the video
I grew up in NYC in an apartment, I sure wish my dad had the opportunity to teach me how to build stuff.
Good video. I would have really liked to see the twisting that you were talking about. Maybe a video of the pulley's and winch in action vs. stationary. Good instruction though.
IF I WILL??? Will what? No! I will not... Fix your self , then try to speak again. Nice Lift System!!! Well thought out and finely documented!!
Pure genius solution!
@Sarah Bailey - Well thank you for the compliment Sarah! Although the "genius" part may be a bit of a stretch for me, LOL! I don't get that great of a compliment too often so I will gladly take it though. Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
Thank you this was a great presentation!
You're very welcome and thank you for the compliment Alleem! I appreciate you stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment.
Would have liked more explanation of how you set up the pulley system, but very cool idea. Thank you
@Es Ay - Stay tuned! I've been working on a follow up video that will provide more details and some improvements I've made since we've been using it. The video will be up soon. Thank you for stopping by and providing me some feedback - much appreciated!
@@javosgarage would really like to see how you assembled your pulley system to your winch.
Great video!
Just wanted to check in to see if the follow up video is still in the works. Thanks
Hello John. I apologize for the extremely delayed response. For whatever reason YT does not send me a notification when someone responds to an existing comment. I just happened to come across your comment today by chance. So, a year late in responding but here goes... There is a Part 2 in the works. Funny enough I was just talking with my wife about it last night. I'm currently working on a series of motor rebuild videos I did with my son and I hope to get the Part 2 video done in the next 2-4 weeks while I'm finishing that up. It is coming, I swear! Please be patient, I'm working on it. I will watch for your comment to see what you think of my improvements when it comes out.
Hello George. I apologize for the extremely delayed response. For whatever reason YT does not send me a notification when someone responds to an existing comment. I just happened to come across your comment today by chance. I am working on a Part 2 video that will be coming out in the not too distant future and I get into the pulley system (and it's improvements) in detail in that video. Watch for Part 2, it's coming! I appreciate you stopping by, thank you.
Funny, when I saw you putting in the eye lag bolts, I thought “I would have preferred the through bolts” 😉 great minds…
Awesome! Funny how projects seem to change as you begin to build but I like to make things as best as I can so it will last. Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment.
This is so cool!
@Lee U - Thank you so much, I'm glad to hear you liked my lift. Thanks for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
Could you fix the cable twisting problem by rotating your wench mount 90 degrees? Thanks for the detailed video.
Great stuff, would bigger diameter pulleys solve the problem of twisting? I would be concerned about stressing the cable otherwise
Great video just what i was looking for thanks
@Phildo Leebowitz - Thank you very much for the compliment! Hopefully a few things here can help you with your project. It's still working great with no issues, my kids love it as it gives them easy access to their go cart. Actually, this weekend I'm using it to take the Christmas stuff down from the attic so I can go through it. I even managed to get the flooring done so no more of those Pergo floor panels you saw in the video! LOL! I really appreciate you stopping by and taking a moment to leave me some feedback, much appreciated!
Javo’s Garage im looking to make a more narrower plank with 4 points to put some woodworking machines on. Lightweight maybe a hundred pounds and raise it when im not using it. Possibly make one for my lawnmower too!
@@phildoleebowitz5335 - I think this would do really well for that application. If you're thinking of leaving your machines on the platform to work with I would consider a heavy duty carabiner to quickly disconnect the cables from the platform so they aren't in the way. Some retractable legs would be needed to stabilize as well since the platform naturally moves easily being supported by only cables. Just my two pennies! You could also go with the smaller motor and save a few bucks. Good luck to you on your project. If you have any questions along the way please feel free to ask, I'm happy to help any way I can.
Turn the center eye on hook horizontal that will stop it from twisting
@Gary Rosema - Great idea! I will be working on a few projects in the garage next week and I will give that a try. Thanks for stopping by and the good advice - much appreciated!
This is just what I need for my next garage. I suggest working on your sound quality. The intro segment sounded good but the rest is much harder to hear.
Great idea.
@SuperKwame1 - Thank you. This lift has been working great for us, hopefully you were able to get some good ideas for your project. Thanks for stopping by!
Is the distance from the corner pulleys to the center pulleys roughly the same?
Do you have a version where one can use an electric drill and shaft to raise and lower the platform? So I don't have to run wires everywhere.
It reminds me of when my Dad back in the 70's, made a car top for our station wagon, and a way to hang it from the ceiling. Of course the cheaper way was not to use a motor, and to use ropes and pulleys instead. But motors are more funner!
@scott m - Cool story Scott. After we built this my father in law said they had something similar in their garage when he was a kid but theirs was for a big train track setup that they could lower and raise to get the car in the garage. I just love cool garage projects!
@@javosgarage We drove the station wagon around the country stopping at KOA campgrounds, and visiting national parks in one summer. Two Christian parents and four elementary kids, and a cartop to hold our tent, and cots, etc. They seemed resourceful. Thanks for your reply. Keep up the good work!
Does the distance from your manifold to the pulleys have to be the same as from your ceiling to the floor in order for it to lower all the way? Just trying to get my head around the design. Thanks!
Nice project.
19:25 a shot of the underside would be nice to see when it's finished.
Why is wood better than a metal frame, cheaper, stronger, lighter?
Instead of the manifold try using quick links to connect to winch. You should be able to get two cables per quick link. (Quick link is carabiner type faster you use to connect cable to the eye bolt).
Should be able just turn that eye bolt 90 degrees that connects to winch and manifold. I'm going to something like that but for regular storage into the attic through an opening.
@Jerry Stotler - Hello Jerry. That's a great idea that has been tossed around a bit in the comments section. I'm actually in the process of making a followup video to this one where I try your suggestion. Keep an eye out for the next video and you'll see! Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me some feedback - much appreciated!
Excellent video! Thank you for taking the time to make this and for teaching your children. I'm considering something similar to suspend my harbor freight trailer. Approximately how much do you suppose just the motor and hardware cost?
@Todd Roll - Thank you very much for the compliment! I really enjoy spending time with my boys and teaching them new skills that they will be able to use for the rest of their lives. As a father it's my duty to teach them how to use tools and build things!
The cost of the lift minus the platform was roughly $250. Maybe a bit less if you can use a coupon for a big discount on the hoist like I did. You may check here and see if there are any available coupons for these items: www.hfqpdb.com
Please feel free to ask any questions you may have along the way, I will be happy to help any way I can. Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me such a great compliment - much appreciated!
Thanks a lot for this. I've been looking to design a plywood storage lift for my woodworking shop and this seems like a great design. You pointed out that that cable going to the motor is twisted. I may be missing something obvious but couldn't you just turn the eyebolt 90 degrees and solve the twist issue?
@Ned F - You're very welcome! This was a fun project and my boys are really enjoying it. Actually, we're using it right now to lower my Christmas stuff down so I can finally put the floor down in the attic (the Pergo floor planks from the video are gone now) so it has many uses for us. I'm going to look into your eye bolt idea. My wife can certainly tell you I often miss the "obvious" so you could very well be right. I'll let you know! Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to provide me some feedback, much appreciated!
Awesome project. I have a quick question, how does the lift act if all of the weight is on one side or end. Imaging hanging by your hands from the left side of the lift while it is being raised or lowered. Does the platform remain relatively flat and stable or does the opposite side lift up? I am planning on doing this but my situation will require the weight to be very unevenly distributed. Also, I kind of scanned the video until I actually set out to build it so you might have answered this during the video but I'd appreciate a response here. Thanks again.
How did you attach the cables to the ceiling????
Like many other comments, great job and great video! Cudos. My question is once the go cart is up and you turn off the hoist motor, does it stay up? Do you have to do anything for safety so it does not come crashing down or just slowly come down? Your response will be much appreciated.
How much weight can that hold? Im in the process of making one like this for a loft in my barn. Any suggestions would be great. I will be using mine for putting up hay. The hay weights between 40 to 75lbs. So ill be lifting up to 500lbs.
if you rotate the hook on the manifold counter clockwise 90 degrees you should be able to leave the pully in-between the manifold and the winch. this should eliminate or significantly reduce the twisting.
Thank you for the input. I guess I just didn't really stop to think about it before making my video. I appreciate you stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment. Thank you.
Put the washers on the eyebolts where the nut is.. not under the eye.. Nice work.. cheers
You've got a whole building crew over there haha.
You're just a project manager.
Great Idea For a Wheelchair lift on a porch to get up 3 feet or so without stairs. Thanks
Did you just screw the platforms for your wench and pulleys into the rafters and studs?
How’s the follow up video coming along? Still would love for you to do one. Patiently waiting (2 years..)
Great design and very nicely out together.
However, a word of caution for anyone thinking about this. Not all joists and trusses are designed for load, especially dead load. If you aren't careful, it will eventually cause defection and failure to the roof trusses itself, worst case collapse.
I built something similar in my garage, but had the platform raise into the attic. It required 4 2x10s to manage this load (24' span) per engineering spec.
@Kyle Brown - Great advice. If you're planning on using something like this for lifting sizable weight make sure there is sufficient support. Thanks for stopping by and leaving some good info that will help others - much appreciated!
At 33:34 what is the purpose of having the plate at the top of the 2X6........did you just take apart another 1" Lifting block for the heck of it? Wouldn't a washer and lock washer be enough? Or am i missing something?
Great video, love how you include your boys in the project. Food life lessons. I was wondering why you didn't think 200lb lag bolts were enough, when you displace the weight it would haul up 800lbs. How heavy is that gocart?
@James F - Thank you very much for the compliment! I am just one of those people that would prefer to "overbuild" a bit and be confident my design would easily hold the weight over time. I am doing a follow up video on this lift here soon and will be going into more detail of things so hopefully that will help answer your questions. I don't know for sure but I estimate the go cart weighs about 125lbs. and I have no idea on the platform. I will definitely have the answers in the follow up video though so stay tuned! Thank you for stopping by and taking a moment to leave me a comment - much appreciated!
Loved the video, thanks for sharing. I didn't see how you used the ratchet straps for extra safety measure. Seems that it would be needed if in the raised position to prevent catastrophic collapse.
@Raymond Pezzullo
- I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the compliment! You're right, I didn't show any detail on how I use the ratchet straps as a backup when the platform is in the raised position. I am going to be making a follow up video here shortly and I plan on going into that in depth. I do have a picture of the lift with the straps at 33:36 in this video. I ALWAYS use the ratchet straps when the lift is raised for safety and no one is allowed to be around it when it is being lowered as another precaution. Stay tuned, more info is coming! Thank you for stopping by!
One more question. Regarding the pulley system, looks like the hooks were removed from those pulleys as well. How did you mount them to the support?
@Raymond Pezzullo - You are correct, I did remove the hooks for the four corners. I removed the hook and used the bolt that secured the hook in the pulley to secure the pulley to my eye bolts directly instead. I only removed the hooks because I wanted to have the cables as high as I could so they would not have interference from the go cart. This was for the corners. I will show that process in more detail in the follow up video I am making that will be coming out in the next few weeks. Let me know if you have any other questions, I'll be glad to help!