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Re: Finally have a lift! [Re: markz528] #3098137
11/29/22 04:13 PM
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My slab spec was 4500psi 6" slab, foam insulated, mesh reinforced, with PEX installed for the heating system.

When I drilled through for the hoist install I found out it was actually about 7 and 1/2".

Had to decide before the slab was poured exactly where hoist posts would potentially go, route the pex around those areas, etc.

It's possible to saw and jackhammer out smaller selected areas and pour thicker reinforced areas for hoist, if existing slab isn't quite thick enough.


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Re: Finally have a lift! [Re: ZIPPY] #3098207
11/29/22 08:59 PM
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A friend of mine bought a used set of “max jacks” (mid rise lift.)
He has an attached garage with a standard height ceiling, but the floor was questionable with just barely a 4” slab. He ended up cutting out a 4x10 section to mount the hoist posts. He poured it about 8” deep with crossed rebar and pinned with rebar to the existing slab. The max jacks are two independent posts with no adjoining cross beam, so a good concrete base is a must in my opinion. They work nice.
They are also designed to be “movable”. They are mounted with female thread inserts in the floor, and have hydraulic quick couplers, so if needed, the can be moved for open floor space without a whole bunch of effort.

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Re: Finally have a lift! [Re: TRENDZ] #3098216
11/29/22 10:04 PM
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Thanks guys, that's all super helpful. One of my friends is talking about doing the Max Jax lift in his garage with a low ceiling height, and he is already prepared to cut out the concrete and repour.


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Re: Finally have a lift! [Re: Blusmbl] #3100877
12/09/22 01:18 PM
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Hey markz528 have you had any trouble with your Focus transmission yet? I just had my 2018 fixed under powertrain warranty, this has been an ongoing problem with the TCM but it was supposed to have been fixed in 2017.

Re: Finally have a lift! [Re: cgall] #3100878
12/09/22 01:22 PM
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Re: Finally have a lift! [Re: cgall] #3100883
12/09/22 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by cgall
Hey markz528 have you had any trouble with your Focus transmission yet? I just had my 2018 fixed under powertrain warranty, this has been an ongoing problem with the TCM but it was supposed to have been fixed in 2017.


Oh yeah. It’s a 2017 so it’s not included in the lawsuit. 40,000 miles now. It was fixed under warranty about a year ago and daughter is complaining that it’s doing it again, but intermittently. Not good…. Now it’s out of warranty.

I did get a great deal on it, $13k new out the door, but it’s still aggravating.

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Re: Finally have a lift! [Re: markz528] #3100904
12/09/22 02:49 PM
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Well I am jealous. I miss not having one. I went from a shop with 12 lifts both two and four posts to nothing and I dont like it. My garage floor is a suspended concrete floor so I am not able to install one here. other than outside.


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