tfranks
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- First Name
- Trevor
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- Jul 13, 2020
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- Location
- Denver, CO
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- 2020 Gladiator Overland
Brilliant! is that the 440lb harbor freight hoist you used? and do you just raise the J-Bar up pretty far to keep it out of the way when not in use?Here are some pics. Instead of hoisting up - I went to Lowe's and purchased some chain to hang direct down from above. I put a pully toward the rear of the garage. You could actually do the same thing with just a chain mounted to the ceiling and the hoist to the rear but I wanted to keep the hoist on ceiling of garage in case of need for future use. But you can see from the picture where I pulled half way up the J-bar moves toward the rear as the chain just pivots as I pull with hoist. Therefore it pulls back as much as it pulls up (giving me about 4-5 feet clearance of the garage door opener which you can see is directly beside the hoist.
Thanks for the photos my garage is a bit different set-up but I'll probably copy your idea with the chain and angled lifting mechanism.
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