How to install an affordable automotive lift! Perfect man cave!

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[@TKCL]

Looking forward to watching this one, a lift is on my short list for my shop. I even poured the slap thicker in two spots to accept the lift posts.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

it's been a bucket list item for me too!

[@Thaddeus.N]

Slap thicker?!?!! 😂

[@kopenhagenkid]

Nice to see Miss Stoney Ridge in your video Josh

[@denniscleveland669]

For those of you thinking about building a shop and installing a lift, you should probably get the information on the footprint of the lift and layout the floor thickness accordingly.

[@3gunshooter60]

I've looked up several and even the higher capacity lifts say 4" concrete a minimum of 3000psi. I'm looking at the 11,000 lb lift and it has the same concrete specs for mounting.

[@denniscleveland669]

@@3gunshooter60 Just be careful, because I’ve seen several times where they’ve busted out a big chunk of the floor and tipped over. I’m sure that having an off centered distribution of weight doesn’t help. If that 11,000 pounds is distributed over two plates that are 16”x16”, that’s max for the 3000 pound per square foot concrete. Now, if it’s off center, that 11,000 pounds is suddenly on way less than 2 square feet. It adds up very quickly. And as the tipping begins, it escalates even further.

[@joshmiller8663]

Josh It was nice to see Mrs. Stoney Ridge in today video. Hey Mrs. Stoney Ridge.

[@bay9876]

Nice equipment. All assembled up but no power to go. Now everybody knows where to go if they need a lift, literally. Thanks for the Video

[@harveyrousejr.2069]

I spent 22 years in USAF CE/Redhorse squadrons. I was a pavements/equipment 3E291 troop.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

there ya go....3E051 here buddy..just prior to Red Horse

[@fixtherustbucket]

I like the new addition to the shop. That's a game changer for working on vehicles at the farm. The four post lift is going to be another great addition. Both have their purpose and uses. I did not know Northern Tool sold equipment like this. Time to take a look at their site. 🚜-Woooo!!

[@TonyTorres-jj8ku]

About time you got a good Supervisor!!

[@craiglavery1099]

Thank you both for your service

[@B4DWrath]

Make sure you appreciate the supervisor! Been looking for a good one for ten years. Very difficult to find today.

[@majorpayne5289]

👍Oh dats SWEET! Would SO enjoy a lift in garage. Good stuff Josh. You’re living right. God has blessed ya sir. 🇺🇸

[@susanmcconnell6041]

SO nice to see M.S.R. on the Farm!! 🥰 Great informative video, and I like how you showed and explained everything in detail. This old woman farmer needs those details. 🙃 LOL. It's nice to have the tools and equipment to make your jobs easier and more efficient. Keep it safe, though. Makes things even better with M.S.R.'s smiling face in it!! She's so cute!! Keep the Lady happy, cuz she's a keeper!!! 😊 Love and prayers to you both, from Napoleon MO! ❤🙏❤🙏❤

[@nathanmieure4071]

Great to see you making video's again. AND Great to see your wife there with you in the video. Keep up the good work!

[@stanleyshedd2643]

Thank you. This is the most helpful video I've found on mounting it to the floor.

[@terresiagregg9326]

So happy you got it installed just be glad when you can get power

[@TheKajunkat]

I just matt Cremona mention on his channel that the lead time for his transformer for the barn he is building is 400 days Holey smoke. He will be getting permanent power next Christmas He is running temp power from another building until then.

[@lcee6592]

That’s a nice shop and lift! 👍

[@kate739]

although i will not be doing this, i thought it pretty cool that you know how and you explained it all with such ease and ability. God bless.

[@mrtennessee6862]

Great y'all are back together and going for it. My wife and I did this book study together. Love and respect by Dr. Emerson. God bless you

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

read the book for sure!

[@jeffsanderson2737]

Thank you for your service

[@pup734]

Looking good Josh. My brother was in the Air Force He was an electrician in the Red Horse squadron

[@projektxent]

That is a REAL garage. One day I will have a place that large to park the toys. Congratulations sir

[@Northern_Tool]

That lift + your shop = a match made in heaven! Loved seeing the installation process. 👍

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Heck yeah!!!! It was fun to install...now just need power!!

[@kipcudd7253]

I helped my neighbor put up 2 of those lifts, a 9 ton and a 12 ton. Me an electrician, him a retired roustabout company owner. Used my 1025r with loader and we're 67 and 70 yrs old with many medical conditions. But we got em down, but my neighbor got the wrong breaker. I caught it when I took it out of the sack. The ones we mounted looked alot heavier built than the one you got. All the cables ran overhead no beam on the floor, easier to sweep and clean around. Supply issues really suck now. The safety shut off went across the top so if the vehicle roof just barely touched the cable it stopped. It went up high enough you could drive a car under it. He stored a 56 Chevy bel air on top and a 59 corvette below. The vette is for sale all original and numbers match ,convertible of course. 55 is still being put together, frame up restoration on it, highly customized from the ground up, running a 900 hp big block.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep...opted for the low mount so I could raise the lift higher

[@davidbrobst5273]

All right thank you for your service my dad was in the Air Force also it was refrigeration air conditioning engineer and also I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and a very safe Christmas from West Virginia

[@waikanaebeach]

I so glad for you both that you seem to have developed a relationship that both of you can be in. It’s great.. love to you both

[@Overpar73]

Boy, I'm looking forward to this spring when I put up my post frame building, 54x112x16. I'm going to have several four post lifts and a couple 2 post lifts and then one double wide lift from Advantage lifts. I have numerous classic cars I need to store. I've been watching your build and it looks really nice! The bloopers are a kick also!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

welcome to the channel!

[@billwilliams9527]

Looking good Josh, you have certainly worked miracles with your farm. Sometimes I wonder if you sleep and you get it all done. Hope it all works out for you and Miss Stoney Ridge if that the way you both want it too happen.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

we work hard that's for sure!

[@MaynardFamilyHomestead]

Man those fall leaves are beautiful!

[@3gunshooter60]

Thanks for putting this out there. I'm looking at the 11k lb lift for my shop.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

It's going to be great to have a lift in your mega shop!

[@kopenhagenkid]

Awesome looking lift Josh

[@mileymason1910]

Nice setup!!!!!!!

[@mrpaint055]

The Chair Force

[@jonathanrighetti5897]

I used to install automotive lifts, compressors, and build gas stations, you skipped torquing down the anchor bolts. also you will want to re-torque the bolts each month for the next three months and after that they are checked once a year along with removing the cover or drive over plate to remove any debris. you will have to bleed your cylinders and adjust your locks once you get power. not sure the size or weight capacity you chose but remember a 10,000lb lift does not mean it should be lifting that. you have to take into account the arms and carriage as well. the hydraulics might lift it but the steel will fatigue over time. if you ever get another two post lift look into an Asymmetric with extended columns. this will allow the columns to be turned out allowing you more room to open the doors of vehicles wider to get in and out and the extended columns more lift hight due to you being taller. I like Rotary or Challenger for the money in two post lifts. if you ever need parts check out SVI international hoist company. hope this helps

[@ShaneZettelmier]

Such an uplifting video

[@scottsmith6846]

Hey Josh thank you for the video the lift looks nice I like it woo

[@walkerchupp]

Josh this video was very informative

[@kwantao69]

You are going to have some serious fun this winter,,_)

[@maryarwood8942]

I loved your bloopers. You were acting just like my son.

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video Josh

[@ClickinChicken]

Your a big guy, I use ramps to change oil on my TDI Jetta. I could use my neighbors garage, but his floor isn't concrete. I've got 900 miles left; it'll be 32F on Tuesday. I bought material today. Don't get crunched or pinched. -Brian

[@taurota1554]

Great content as always

[@Eounice]

good job

[@drinternatg6391]

I expect you have considered fitting a power and air outlet on the lift. But I’ve mentioned it to few people installing a lift who hadn’t thought about it.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

oh yes ...as soon as I can get the power set up here we'll be installing the air lines

[@petermavus4131]

Very uplifting vid….oil changes will be so more comfortable.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Yes it will

[@ryanprendergast6408]

Glad I watched the video. I've been a subscriber for a long time but haven't been seeing your videos on my page! Beautifully done and always very informative! Take care.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep...lots of folks telling me they stopped getting notifications grrrrr frustrating

[@cjeveland1864]

That’s awesome

[@dustinbjorkquist1185]

POPCORN going on up!!🇨🇦❤

[@BigTader]

Josh when drilling concrete for anchors drill all the way through the concrete in case you ever needed to move or replace your lift you can knock the anchors all the way through so you don't have to cutoff your anchor. I'm talking from experience installing heavy machines for textile companies around NC,SC AND Virginia great video.

[@scottnunya1]

That could be a problem on thinner slabs. When the bit exits the other side, the concrete spalls off creating a thinner cross section at the anchor bolt.

[@BigTader]

@@scottnunya1 The concrete floors I would normally work on was 10" to 12" thick and some 8" and I've never had any problems but on a 4" slab of concrete without fiber yes it could possibly cause a problem.

[@jonathanrighetti5897]

I used to install automotive lifts and you don't want to do this on thinner floors, as the back side blows out causing it to be thinner at times and there is no way of knowing

[@doug900S]

I'm happy that the lift I ordered (9000Lb capacity) is a clear floor, and with a 13ft ceiling, and extra heavy concrete for this, that my contractor poured for this, I should be set! The question is, without a fork truck, is it possibel to get it off a freight truck? (maybe undo the plate on the bottom and pull the arms out of the cavity, possibly?)

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

YOU NEED FORKS TO GET IT UNLOADED....LONG FORKS!! We had to unload with the lift gate and the forks on my tractor...you won't get it off unless you have a forklift or tractor with pallet forks

[@jerryhubbard4461]

You mentioned fiber in the concrete. I hope you have a mat of re-enforcement steel in that concrete. Fiber is for cheap concrete like sidewalks or house slabs most times using 2500 psi or 3000 psi concrete. Sure hope that concrete over time will support that heavy lift with vehicles on it.

[@jalopyjoe4483]

Was hear Wooooo!

[@justinpaone2227]

Pretty sure you can't tighten the cables all those do is adjust the cables so that the arms are at the same height the half inch tension you're feeling it should just be the weight of the arm on the opposite side. I've been wanting to get a lift for a long time but I want to get one where the cables go overhead so that the two towers can't collapse in on each other if the floor anchors give away. Or if I end up with a lift with the cables going underneath I mean those are probably more affordable then I think I would anchor the top posts of the lift to the rafters of the building I'm super paranoid lol.

[@jamesjessee4064]

Nice

[@OhioGentlemenArms]

Nice lift

[@cakeman8406]

I need a good ol lift

[@watchvideos9104]

Heya SRF just a heads up I love you content and I love your channel but I have to inform you to Be very careful with the locks on that lift they have been know to fail and cause accidents, check it twice and save your life

[@domading2759]

I see your ol lady is residing there this week

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol...not quite old my friend

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

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[@tomtruesdale6901]

Shop is looking fantastic. Can you use a generator to supply power for final set up and testing of the lift system?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yeppers...and probably will have too since the power company has no idea when they're gonna get a transformer

[@erockhefleyjr6852]

WooooooooooHeeeeeeeeeHeeeeeeeeee!!!!Alright!!!!🧡🖤🔥👊🏻🤗

[@yohjokromwood2327]

intresting stuf this fiber concrete i looked like way les work then the orginal way

[@audiobuff]

Josh, is that a first generation mega shop on a first generation farm?

[@bcgrittner8076]

If push came to shove, I suppose you could run the lift off of your generator.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yeppers...I've got something in the works on that for sure

[@afterhourssuspensionhtx]

Do you think the arms extend enough to comfortably lift fullsize 4 door trucks?

[@ClickinChicken]

My Dad was a sucker for Norther Tool Magazine. They had good discounts with membership. But he'd make me give his card # to them over phone for whatnot, I never liked that. Not saying anything bad. I'd like the Tin Grow beds they sell, maybe someday. I believe that's a MN company.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yeppers they are still a family company in MN

[@sandytheisen5389]

You should build a barn for the cows, for when the weather is bad!!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

we don't have very harsh weather here in NC...the Angus beef cow isn't an animal that requires a barn every time the wind blows my friend...nor do elk, deer, bison or other robust large ruminant grazing animals

[@TheKajunkat]

They can take cold wind and rain pretty well just not all three at the same time. Then you just need a wind break like some brushy trees

[@nitrous07me]

The only thing I don’t like about the drive over lifts is that it makes it hard pushing a car or truck into (that doesn’t run) because you’ve gotta get it Over the hump & if your pulling a transmission that hump gets in the way sometimes

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep...makes sense

[@plagueofbadgers]

I agree with this from experience but.... the pro to having it not overhead is the clearance for taller vehicles.

[@ericc8895]

How do you like that lift? On Race Tools direct website, I am stuck between the Tuxedo and the Race tools direct brand. I just built my garage last summer and my slab is 4 inches thick at 6,000psi

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

great lift...but you'd be better suited with a 4 post on 4 inch concrete.....or you need to cut out and pour a footing for this 2 post lift in my opinion

[@ericc8895]

@StoneyRidgeFarmer yea even though the minimum requirements say 4 inches, I think I am going to cut two 3'x3' squares and make them 6 to 8 inches thick.

[@howdyshaun6139]

Felt like you were channelling Jim Carey in Liar Liar there a little bit... Look a Goose lol

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol....I have a funny Jim Carey story....back in my dating years ...early 20s I had a young lady tell me that dating me was like going out with Jim Carey...lol ....needless to say I was a handfull! Still am!

[@howdyshaun6139]

​@@StoneyRidgeFarmer 😂

[@johnwinsemius4423]

Plumb josh not level. plumb is vertical, level is for horizontal. I learned that in the USN.......... lol

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep....I heard myself mistakenly say that too! Grrr lol

[@brandonhansen81]

💯💪

[@shawnsavage9015]

Nice lift!!! What's the weight capacity?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

9000 lbs

[@briancupp6767]

Nice dodge

[@bradduncan9353]

Put hydraulic control on passenger side. When you get out of car set driverside of lift move to passenger set lift and controls will be right there.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

as per the recommended install methods...lift controls installed on the driver's side...so we're not walking in circles around the vehicle all of the time

[@bradduncan9353]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer think about process of lifting car. When get out of car you set lift on drivers side move to passenger side set lift. If it was on passenger side you would lift car. But now you will move back to driver side. When lowering with it on driverside you will lower car unset driverside move to passenger side unset lift move back to driver side to pull car out

[@blahorgaslisk7763]

@@bradduncan9353 You make a very good point. Also when you drop the car back down you will have to be standing by the controls, then Swing the arms out from under the car, move to the other side and swing those arms out of the way and by then you will be standing by the drivers side. So it works both for when you first lift it and for when you bring it back down again.

[@jbcowherder6210]

so for those of you that want to install your own lift like this...... PLEASE RE-THINK IT!!! I have been a Master automotive technician for the last 30 years, and I've seen my fair share of lifts that fail over the years, one almost killed me. PAY THE MONEY TO HAVE A LIFT INSTALLATION COMPANY PUT IT IN, YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT! you are in essence balancing 4000-6000 lbs of weight over your head, and some expansion bolts and the strength of your concrete are all that's between you and death. the lift company can inspect the concrete, bore a test hole to check thickness and gauge it's strength, and has the correct tools/drills/jigs/leveling shims/procedures and the correct size/length/strength expansion bolts to do the job, and when i had a lift installed in my home shop, it was a few hundred dollars for them to assemble and install the lift- well worth the money. also you are also supposed to check the mounting bolts every few years to check that they aren't pulling out. last: you will really regret not getting a balance cables over the top style lift. that plate at the bottom is a pain in the arse if you ever have to pull a transmission. why in the hell would you ever want a tripping hazzard at your feet when under a lift? The clear area under the lift is well worth the extra expense. also the top bridge that goes between the towers at the top also helps keep them from tilting in at the top when loaded. lastly, ROTARY LIFTS FOR THE WIN! again, you have thousands of pounds of weight over your head, why skimp out? Rotary lifts have been around for a long time, and they have replacement parts for lifts that are even decades old. and that safety catch release on each side is a crappy way to do it, they should have one release handle that un-latches both safety's on each side and that will reset the latches if say you release it half way down.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

i poured the concrete my brotha...but I agree with ya...know your specs first for sure

[@denniscleveland669]

Actually, that drain off to the side is better, so it’s not in your way when rolling the oil catchment and tranny lift around.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I agree!

[@FarmallFanatic]

Your concrete 6" deep?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

at least in this area

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

7:30 & 16:08 BEST PART !

[@tannerfamilyfarms3450]

She definitely did the b bounce not the weight bounce

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep...she's a woman...no denying that but remember to be kind my friends

[@WindRider1]

Pump needs to be on passenger side. It will save 2 trips around the vehicle.

[@randybowie8169]

We use benpack

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

also sold at Northern Tool

[@A2J_Tim]

that floor plate is going to be a pain in the arse if you ever need to use a tranny jack. I went with a top brace lift to keep the floor clear.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

got a 4 post now also

[@homewrecker44]

Clear floor lifts require more ceiling height up to 12' and higher. Floor plate lifts will accommodate lower ceilings which a lot of people have in their shops. I'd take a floor plate lift over no lift any day.

[@A2J_Tim]

@@homewrecker44 sure, but he clearly does not have a ceiling height issue.

[@dueljet]

Critter!

[@ajlewis9454]

What was the price on that lift?

[@hjean7789]

Probably between 4k and 5k. Especially if he also paid for installation.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

link in the video description...I think current pricing is around $3300 ish

[@Cinder2008]

Step one: buy a farm Step two: build a Mega Shop Step three: install lifts I’m envious I enjoyed the video.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

nothing stopping anyone from doing exactly what I'm doing here my brotha...just decide you want it..and put a plan into action woooo!!

[@jlhaslip]

Those posts need to be "plumb", not "level".

[@jerryhubbard4461]

Josh, never cut corners or try to save money on foundations. Any building is not stronger than the foundation it is sitting on.

[@shanewheeler1576]

What happened to popcorn

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

my friend...nothing...I have to get this shop up and rolling with power so we can finish up the willys!

[@denniscleveland669]

Lol

[@markrowbotham222]

2.5 ton lift ?

[@frijoli9579]

Not likely. They don't have less than 9000lb. lift.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

9000lb my friend

[@RichSobocinski]

"Pawl"? Not "paw"

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

it's the little things in life that make us happy lol

[@docsridingadventures2880]

I feel like you're on a roller coaster with the wife she's there then she's not then she's there then she's not...then she's there.. etc I just hope you're happy man

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol...you feel like it...heck we've been apart for a year now after 8 horrible separations

[@docsridingadventures2880]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I understand man I've been married ten years to the same woman and she's got in her head several times that the grass might be greener on the other side and she's not gone too long before she figures it out but the last time she came back I made it very clear I wasn't riding the Rollercoaster anymore and the next time the door closed on her there would be no coming back.

[@onetouchautorepair4381]

welp sorry stoney but you installed it incorrectly. the power unit goes on the right so you can get out set the driver side rack go to right side set that rack and voila the pump is right there. "least amount of steps"

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I installed it as per the instructions 100% my friend...but I get what you are saying for sure lol

[@vandalsgarage]

Drill all the way through the slab. Eventually, you'll want to replace that cheap Chinese lift with a proper ALI certified one. When you do, you'll want to drive those anchors through the slab into the dirt below. I'd never let my sons or wife work underneath a cheap lift. There are lifts MADE IN the USA. I lift my 3/4 ton Ram diesel truck on my two post lift. The weak spot on those cheap Chinese lifts are the arm-to-carriage connection, as well as the crappy plastic sliders and wire ropes. That lift looks like a toy

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yep....100% guarantee that parts of your lift are made in China....just like everything else these days. I had a buddy that just put in an "American made Lift" .....I took him and showed him the Chinese parts all over it. Show me a 100% American Made product with moving parts and I'll buy it brother

[@srjackson1611]

Not going to be fun pulling a transmission...... overhead cable is the way to go. You have an audience of knowledge, use it.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

again...4 post lift goes in next buddy...so that would be the transmission removal area if need be..but you do make a good point....although I can't listen to the audience after the fact brotha

[@bennym1956]

How to install an affordable automotive lift ! Hmmm..have to afford a $100k+ building to put it in first maybe...ouch. Interesting video otherwise. Kinda like amazing tips/tricks if you have the $220k metal shop to do it in to save pennies.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

not sure why you don't have a building....if you want it...build it...that's what I did my brotha

[@homewrecker44]

Many people have these Tuxedo lifts in their home garages. Don't need a $100K building to own one.

[@texasproud3332]

Floor plate lift not good spend all that KZbin money on this building then cheap out on lift not good

[@MrChueyengyang]

Man, that's freaken cool man.