Moved 4 post lift

[Clutch47]

My incredible family bought me a car lift as a retirement present 3 years ago.
We put it together inside my old garage thinking I'd live there forever.
    Ended up moving into our retirement home... and then the 4 inches shorter door opening became a factor.

My son has an excavation business and came with his mini, so we got it done without a scratch.
  Pictures for your enjoyment 😉








8 miles later, backed it into the new shop and it was done.

[Gary Lewis]

Cool!  Glad you were able to get it in there.  

[Clutch47]

I used some beam clamps attached to the safety latch ladder in each post to keep the legs stable.
   Not sure if you can see it but here they are.

[ArdWrknTrk]

Awesome!
Congratulations on your new shop.

[Clutch47]

Thought I'd throw this on here as an idea for anyone else wanting to move a lift.
It's a basic beam clamp inserted into the safety latch ladder on the lift post.
I used it as a stop to prevent the posts from dropping while it was on the trailer.

[ArdWrknTrk]

Those little things sure are handy!  


I had all kind of shelving made of kindorf hanging from the beams of my old shop.

It's amazing how much a 3/8-16 ready rod can hold!  🤯

[Clutch47]

That's no joke. I've seen all thread used for some pretty sketchy stuff over the years.
    Carriage bolts too.
Somehow, the butter soft metal held.