Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
Imma think that portable is related to being able to have a number of spots with big old bolts in the cement you can swap it around to. No hydraulics buried in the flooring or pits. Pour a thick old slab with honking long lag bolts and you can bypass the idiots at the counter of local planning office who will get all up in your biddness over plans for more permanent lifts clay On Feb 16, 2015, at 2:34 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: Curt, et al.Portable was the word that gave me the creeps. How many people will buy this product and not anchor it properly?How many people will see portable and reposition it in haste away from the anchors? My view is that it is a recipe for disaster. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:09:26 + To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me From: mercedes@okiebenz.com What about the great big bolts attaching it to the floor? Zoom in on the picture, they're pretty clear. ;) -Curt From: Fred Moir via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me Looks dangerous to me. Nothing holding it down. A fall against the side of the car and good night! Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
I would guess 1/8 inch. Are you really installing a lift?! Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2015, at 1:22 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What's the thinnest masonry drill bit that could be used to drill a test hole in my garage floor? On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 8:21 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Ultrasonic measurement Surely someone in DC has sonar... On February 16, 2015 7:30:56 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: How does one determine thickness of a garage floor, other than drilling a test hole? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
What's the thinnest masonry drill bit that could be used to drill a test hole in my garage floor? On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 8:21 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Ultrasonic measurement Surely someone in DC has sonar... On February 16, 2015 7:30:56 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: How does one determine thickness of a garage floor, other than drilling a test hole? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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Just needs to be 4 inches of useful length. Bigger hole will be easier to fill with ready-mix concrete. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On February 17, 2015 1:22:37 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What's the thinnest masonry drill bit that could be used to drill a test hole in my garage floor? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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Actually more reading on the reviews shows it requires bolts in the floor to hold the posts, which sorta defeats the purpose of having portable lifts, though I suppose if you unbolt them and move them they would be OK. Would have to put nuts or something in the floor though so no studs sticking up to punch tires. And there are requirements for floor thickness and concrete strength, which I would be concerned about unless I poured proper footings for it. It seems useful though for a regular garage, you can get the car lifted up to 4ft (or until it hits the ceiling I guess) which gives some good room for a lot of jobs though you would still be kinda hunched over or on a creeper. I see used lifts for about $2k or less on CL occasionally, but they are the high-lift ones so you would need a high ceiling for them. --R On 2/16/15 2:35 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: Looks dangerous to me. Nothing holding it down. A fall against the side of the car and good night! Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:09:28 -0500 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] This baffles me From: mercedes@okiebenz.com What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID=B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
Looks dangerous to me. Nothing holding it down. A fall against the side of the car and good night! Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:09:28 -0500 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] This baffles me From: mercedes@okiebenz.com What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID=B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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Magic. Sheer magic. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID= B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. -- Das beste oder nichts. - *Gottlieb Daimler* ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID=B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R For the same money, or a little more, you can buy a real hoist with the bar across the top. Either way you need a BIG hunk of concrete under it with the anchor bolts embedded. You don't just drill into your 3 slab and put in a few blue screws. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
Curt, et al.Portable was the word that gave me the creeps. How many people will buy this product and not anchor it properly?How many people will see portable and reposition it in haste away from the anchors? My view is that it is a recipe for disaster. Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:09:26 + To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me From: mercedes@okiebenz.com What about the great big bolts attaching it to the floor? Zoom in on the picture, they're pretty clear. ;) -Curt From: Fred Moir via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me Looks dangerous to me. Nothing holding it down. A fall against the side of the car and good night! Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
What about the great big bolts attaching it to the floor? Zoom in on the picture, they're pretty clear. ;) -Curt From: Fred Moir via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 2:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me Looks dangerous to me. Nothing holding it down. A fall against the side of the car and good night! Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:09:28 -0500 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] This baffles me From: mercedes@okiebenz.com What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID=B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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If anyone attempts to install this lift as a DIY project please share with videos and blow by blow account of how you did it. I am hung up on the bolt to the floor part. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID= B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R For the same money, or a little more, you can buy a real hoist with the bar across the top. Either way you need a BIG hunk of concrete under it with the anchor bolts embedded. You don't just drill into your 3 slab and put in a few blue screws. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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I love the sound track - it makes the installation seem so carefree and easy. The steps that are critical are not shown - starting the initial drill hole and pounding in the bolt from start to finish in a VERTICAL orientation.. I would probably be bouncing the bit all over the place as it refused to dig into the floor. Other than that, I want one badly. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The manufacturer has made a video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kXzzrufv_M -CurtWho generally checks youtube before asking questions. From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me If anyone attempts to install this lift as a DIY project please share with videos and blow by blow account of how you did it. I am hung up on the bolt to the floor part. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID= B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R For the same money, or a little more, you can buy a real hoist with the bar across the top. Either way you need a BIG hunk of concrete under it with the anchor bolts embedded. You don't just drill into your 3 slab and put in a few blue screws. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
I don't think you need a thick slab for a four post. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 16, 2015, at 7:19 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I'm sure you could pay a professional to install it. I'm also tempted. I have a very high ceiling in my garage, but the garage doors hang low. If I changed my garage doors, I could probably install a full-size lift, but I'd probably also have to do some concrete work, not sure of thickness of my garage floor pad. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On February 16, 2015 7:09:42 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I love the sound track - it makes the installation seem so carefree and easy. The steps that are critical are not shown - starting the initial drill hole and pounding in the bolt from start to finish in a VERTICAL orientation.. I would probably be bouncing the bit all over the place as it refused to dig into the floor. Other than that, I want one badly. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The manufacturer has made a video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kXzzrufv_M -CurtWho generally checks youtube before asking questions. From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me If anyone attempts to install this lift as a DIY project please share with videos and blow by blow account of how you did it. I am hung up on the bolt to the floor part. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID= B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R For the same money, or a little more, you can buy a real hoist with the bar across the top. Either way you need a BIG hunk of concrete under it with the anchor bolts embedded. You don't just drill into your 3 slab and put in a few blue screws. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
Dunno, I'd drill a test hole. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On February 16, 2015 7:30:56 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: How does one determine thickness of a garage floor, other than drilling a test hole? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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Bet theres a service for that... -Curt From: Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:45:21 -0500 Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dunno, I'd drill a test hole. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On February 16, 2015 7:30:56 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: How does one determine thickness of a garage floor, other than drilling a test hole? I'm sure a ground-penetrating radar, like the Lab used to check out concrete before drilling and ground before digging, could easily tell you. Now you just have to find one. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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Use a masonry bit, they're really easy. The worst thing would be if you hit steel in the slab. Actually, not having steel in the slab would probably be bad too. -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me I love the sound track - it makes the installation seem so carefree and easy. The steps that are critical are not shown - starting the initial drill hole and pounding in the bolt from start to finish in a VERTICAL orientation.. I would probably be bouncing the bit all over the place as it refused to dig into the floor. Other than that, I want one badly. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The manufacturer has made a video...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kXzzrufv_M -CurtWho generally checks youtube before asking questions. From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me If anyone attempts to install this lift as a DIY project please share with videos and blow by blow account of how you did it. I am hung up on the bolt to the floor part. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID= B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R For the same money, or a little more, you can buy a real hoist with the bar across the top. Either way you need a BIG hunk of concrete under it with the anchor bolts embedded. You don't just drill into your 3 slab and put in a few blue screws. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
The manufacturer has made a video...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kXzzrufv_M -CurtWho generally checks youtube before asking questions. From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me If anyone attempts to install this lift as a DIY project please share with videos and blow by blow account of how you did it. I am hung up on the bolt to the floor part. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID= B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R For the same money, or a little more, you can buy a real hoist with the bar across the top. Either way you need a BIG hunk of concrete under it with the anchor bolts embedded. You don't just drill into your 3 slab and put in a few blue screws. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
Or just buy a four post. Safer, more practical as you can safely store cars underneath and use a bridge jack ( I think that's what it's called) if you want to do a repair with wheels off the ramp. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 16, 2015, at 5:11 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID=B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R For the same money, or a little more, you can buy a real hoist with the bar across the top. Either way you need a BIG hunk of concrete under it with the anchor bolts embedded. You don't just drill into your 3 slab and put in a few blue screws. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:45:21 -0500 Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Dunno, I'd drill a test hole. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On February 16, 2015 7:30:56 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: How does one determine thickness of a garage floor, other than drilling a test hole? I'm sure a ground-penetrating radar, like the Lab used to check out concrete before drilling and ground before digging, could easily tell you. Now you just have to find one. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
I'm sure you could pay a professional to install it. I'm also tempted. I have a very high ceiling in my garage, but the garage doors hang low. If I changed my garage doors, I could probably install a full-size lift, but I'd probably also have to do some concrete work, not sure of thickness of my garage floor pad. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On February 16, 2015 7:09:42 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I love the sound track - it makes the installation seem so carefree and easy. The steps that are critical are not shown - starting the initial drill hole and pounding in the bolt from start to finish in a VERTICAL orientation.. I would probably be bouncing the bit all over the place as it refused to dig into the floor. Other than that, I want one badly. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The manufacturer has made a video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kXzzrufv_M -CurtWho generally checks youtube before asking questions. From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This baffles me If anyone attempts to install this lift as a DIY project please share with videos and blow by blow account of how you did it. I am hung up on the bolt to the floor part. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: What keeps these lifts from collapsing and squeezing the car doors? http://www.costco.com/.product.11731656.html?EMID= B2C_2015_0216_PresidentsDay --R For the same money, or a little more, you can buy a real hoist with the bar across the top. Either way you need a BIG hunk of concrete under it with the anchor bolts embedded. You don't just drill into your 3 slab and put in a few blue screws. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:02:50 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I'm sure a ground-penetrating radar, like the Lab used to check out concrete before drilling and ground before digging, could easily tell you. Now you just have to find one. Bet theres a service for that... There probably is, but I'm sure it would be much cheaper to drill a hole. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] This baffles me
Ultrasonic measurement Surely someone in DC has sonar... On February 16, 2015 7:30:56 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: How does one determine thickness of a garage floor, other than drilling a test hole? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
