Simon
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| posted on 13/3/15 at 08:43 PM |
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Electric hoists
I've been toying with the idea of an electric hoist in the garage for some time and have been looking at the Screfix/Machine Mart type of thing
- which seem to be identical apart form branding (and have noticed you can get same thing on fleabay for about 1/2 the price).
So, first question: Have any of you got one from and is it ok and secondly; I'll attach mine to a steel rhs section beam approx 100mm x 40mm x
5mm wall and it'll be used for lifting my MG TF engine/box subframe assembly (so circa 200kgs at most) what would you suggest for the uprights?
Whole lot possibly bolted to house/garage wallsl.
Cheers
ATB
Simon
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SALAD
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| posted on 13/3/15 at 09:32 PM |
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I got an electric hoist from Aldi years ago and bolted it to a steel that I had put between the two piers in the garage. Managed my XE and type 9 no
problem.
I had two Acrow props as a back up, but you could use four props (two welded each side) to make an a-frame.......maybe.
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hizzi
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| posted on 13/3/15 at 09:37 PM |
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i have been thinking about this myself, i have a concrete prefab garage, my plan was A frames at either side made of scaffold tube, still unsure about
the cross beam, i only want it to lift the engine. i reckon a scaff tube would bend but maybe get away with one of those double ladder frame type bits
of scaffold or a smallish I. beam
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40inches
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| posted on 13/3/15 at 09:40 PM |
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I have one. Cost about £50 from B&Q, just lifted the Jag V6 and Getrag gearbox no problem. You have to inch it down with quick dabs of the button
as you near the fitting point.
 
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 13/3/15 at 10:32 PM |
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Got a Aldi one on a H Style gantry that covers 1/2 the garage, double rope lifts the front or rear of car easily.
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Nickp
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| posted on 13/3/15 at 11:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by hizzi
i have been thinking about this myself, i have a concrete prefab garage, my plan was A frames at either side made of scaffold tube, still unsure about
the cross beam, i only want it to lift the engine. i reckon a scaff tube would bend but maybe get away with one of those double ladder frame type bits
of scaffold or a smallish I. beam
I just used 2 scaffold poles together and sit them on top of the concrete sections. Just lifted a BMW 6 pot and box no probs with an Aldi winch 
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corrado vr6
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| posted on 14/3/15 at 11:26 AM |
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I managed to win mine on Ebay for £25, I use it for lifting my jago geep body on and off, it does this with ease, I made my own ply laminated beam
with offcuts from work
http://r1indy7.wordpress.com/
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