Poor Man's Qwik Lift for $250.00 (look!)

[RedBarchetta]

You're welcome, Michael!

One final comment. One time I used a little too much throttle going up and the whole mess shifted backwards about 6 inches...talk about some serious pucker pressure! So, the secret is to get a "gentle" roll up toward the ramp section, but as soon as those back tires hit the ramp you need to feather the throttle and slide the clutch just a little to ease up nice and slow and even so that you don't do two things, (1) what I just described above and (2) run off the other end (!!!). Haven't done #2 yet, and a 4x4 in place of the 2x4 that I have for a tire stop is a better idea.

If all this sounds too complicated, then spend your money on a real Qwik Lift and don't worry about it. I'm a cheap bastard on a two kid budget, so I'm making due with this contraption. LOL

[dawger]

I'm right there with you on the budget (one kid, new house). Plus I like the fact it can be dismantled and stored away if needed. Don't think one can do that with the actual Qwik Lift? Now all that needs done is someone figure out a way to make a turntable out of scrap appliance parts to show off our rides in the garage....maybe I'll work on that in my spare time. Once again thank you for the assistance.

[Tongue Pirate]

Originally Posted by RedBarchetta

You're welcome, Michael!

One final comment. One time I used a little too much throttle going up and the whole mess shifted backwards about 6 inches...talk about some serious pucker pressure!

You could always put some threaded "Drop In" anchors in the floor & use studs to keep the whole mess in place. Pretty inexspensive if you have a 1/2" drill motor. THe anchors are basically a female thread which you anchor down in concrete with a punch & you can tread bolts or studs into them. YOu will also need the corresponding concrete drill bit to match the anchor size.


My other thought was to cut some neoprene & attach it to the bottom of the corner pieces which may keep everything from slipping. I think the anchors are probably cheaper though, much more stable & easy to remove the studs if ot in use