Comments on: Garage Trailer Lift

By: Trailer storage

Trailer storage — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:20:37 +0000

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By: Jim Zerwas

Jim Zerwas — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:32:50 +0000

@Alan Lilly Hi Alan. Did you get the opportunity to check the cable diameter? Have a great weekend!

By: Alan Lilly

Alan Lilly — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:22:47 +0000

Thanks Jim! The wire is not vinyl coated. I’ll have to check the diameter when I get home. I chose cable that was as thin as possible and yet was still rated to carry more than double the load that I had to lift. I wanted to make sure the cable would easily thread and turn through the pulleys. A heavier cable would have had trouble making the 90+ degree turns and would have been overkill for the load.

By: Jim Zerwas

Jim Zerwas — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:31:27 +0000

@John Muno
Alan – this is a wonderful design. I’m going to use it to lift a 5′x10′ HO Race track table in my garage.

What diameter wire did you use? And, I couldn’t tell from photos – is it vinyl coated?

John – I like your readily-available weight idea. Please do supply pictures.

Thank you!

By: John Muno

John Muno — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:21:31 +0000

Hi Alan, I used your concept to build a rig to lift my wife’s Hobie Wave sailboat. It worked great. When I get the energy, I’ll build one to lift the tralier over her car. But for now at least I can park in the garage again! Thanks for posting the pictures and explanations.
For stablizing weights I used two 3/8 threaded pipe flanges and a close nipple to connect them. I saved money on the big ring and quicklinks by just using a shackle connected to the four thimbles. If you would like pictures, let me know.

By: Brian Norwood

Brian Norwood — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:50:01 +0000

Also, about how much cable did you end up buying for the 4 anchor points? Does Ace Hardware have all the assorted bits and pieces needed? What make pulleys are they?

I’ve little experience doing this but am handy, have tools, and the desire.

Thanks for your help!!

By: Brian Norwood

Brian Norwood — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:45:22 +0000

If it’s okay, I’m planning on copying your design to free up some space in my garage. I’m not clear on how you anchored your winch. I’m guessing the winch instructions will show where/how to hook everything up. The rest of the pulley, winch, and anchoring is pretty straight-forward, to the untrained eye!!

Awesome job and a really clean design!!

edit; What model number winch did you get at Harbor Freight? I see they have a number of 12v winches and only a few 120v’ers.

Thanks!

By: Brian Norwood

Brian Norwood — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:42:58 +0000

Alan,

Awesome job and really clean design!!

By: Alan Lilly

Alan Lilly — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:30:17 +0000

I bolted the hoist to the large board first… then the large board is bolted to multiple joists… the idea is to distribute the load across multiple joists. You can see more detail by watching the video at the bottom of my online portfolio…. http://panofish.net/portfolio/

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:53:23 +0000

Did you bolt the red housing to the wood “box” that you made? If so did you purchase some other longer bolts to go through the wood housing and into the red one for the hoist?