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    That's why they're called low headroom lifts- if the ceiling height is too low for the height of the lift posts or the trusses are in the way (pole building) you can install a low headroom lift as long as you have 12' clear height where the vehicle is. The posts on the lift are just shorter-...
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    Normal 2 post height is just under 12'. The lifts with the cables and hose running across the floor are a hassle when the vehicle isn't running. That's why it's odd to choose one when you have room for a normal lift.
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    The lifts with the synchronization cables running across the floor are low headroom lifts. Looks like you have plenty of headroom though?
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    Just to add a little, I bought my first 2 post, a heavily used 1970's Rotary June 15th 2001. I remember the day I installed it. It was my first business purchase. I still have that lift and besides fresh paint and oil and new hydraulic hoses when I installed it 22 years ago I haven't done a...
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    I think you're getting the typical dealer BS. If you want to buy top tier get a Mohawk. Nothing else even comes close to them. They are the no corners cut top of the line for 2 posts. I'd also recommend buying used and installing it yourself. These things are dirt simple. I mean, they do have...
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    Look at the shipping weight. The weight for a 9k 2 post should be around 1700 lbs.
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    That's a low end 2 post. The cheap ones are extra bendy- your vehicle will bounce and wobble a lot. The safety latches are cheezy and inconvenient to use. The big one though is they use UHMW pads inside instead of bearings. The UHMW gets crap stuck in it (or maybe it comes with crap in it?) and...
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    About 4X what it would have if he built in 2015.
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    I can relate to that. I grew up with squarebodies and converted to bumpsides. I've had my bumpside highboy since 19 and still love it. My FIL bleeds chevy orange. He got a steal of a deal on a bumpside crew recently. He was going to build and flip it, but once he really got into it and has met...
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    Commercial compressor will use an external mounted contactor box with circuit breaker/heaters. These are turned on and off by opening the circuit between the pressure switch and the contactor control coil with a switch. If your compressor is setup where the pressure switch takes the full motor...
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    I run a mix of 1" copper, 1" rapidair and some air brake tubing here and there. The larger rapidair kits were on a 50% black friday sale from Northern tool a few years ago so I bought a few. No complaints except hard to get the lines nice and straight. Air compressors are such a simple thing...
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    I have that same Blaster. It's made by Trinco. They still make and support it if you need glass, seals or gloves.
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    LOL! That was long enough ago I forgot anything I knew about garage doors except that I once installed 10++ a day for awhile. Whenever I need to take down, put up or adjust a garage door I just look at it knowing that 18 Y/O dumbsh!t me was able to figure it out fine so 40 Y/O me shouldn't...
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    I'm pretty sure I did? What am I missing about them? Looks like a solution in search of a problem.
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    That's a new one to me. Hmmm. Garage door installer was my first job out of High School. for 18 months I installed thousands of doors. I gotta say, those hinges look like snake oil for a mis-installed door. If the weatherstripping is hard- Replace it! It's dirt cheap! Doors have a million...
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    I went a similar route in my shop. I used 40 4 bulb T5 industrial fixtures and stuffed them with ballast delete LED tubes. They work super in most of the building with 20' celing height, but I did use 8 in an area with 12' ceilings and they are very bright when spaced close enough together to...
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    About a decade ago I was at this big machine shop auction and they get to a lot that didn't really belong there- a big jackhammer. Nobody bids on this thing so I raise my hand and yell "Five Dollars". And that's how I come to have this huge Komatsu jackhammer and a pile of bits sitting under a...
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    I see nothing wrong with pegboard. I much prefer to hang common tools on the wall over putting them in drawers or cabinets. I think it stems from some kind of sickness where I like seeing things lined up in order. I used to have all my wrenches hung up. Just put plywood on the wall, painted it...
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    I'm not usually one to advocate supporting HF tools, but I have one of those $45 shears. It made all the small cuts in the 8K sq ft of roof on my shop. Still works just fine. For straight cuts you cannot beat a metal blade in a skilsaw. I have Skil 7-1/4" and 12" wormdrives with metal cutting...
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    No idea what kind of boat it came from or how it ended up in my town, but I got a Vietnam era fiberglass ships ladder from a local public works auction for $50. Seems to work pretty good and it's narrow so doesn't get in the way too much. I find 97" clear height to the underside is a good...
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