Thanks Re: The "Perfect" Garage

J. Scott ty1295 at home.com
Tue Oct 9 21:54:41 GMT 2001


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I grew up using a in ground center post style.  The biggest complaint I =
heard people say about it versus a 2 or 4 post version is it is hard to =
remove a tranny.  I agree, hard but you learn to work around it =
quickly..   What I do like about it, is when you are not using it, it is =
GONE...

a 2 post has a post right where door opens, and 4 posts have 4 to trip =
over....

Half the time we threw a sheet of plywoon on the hoist, had an =
adjustable table, loading ramp into pickups, etc....

When i get the chance to build a garage from scratch, it will have the =
in ground for sure....no question in my book.  My clumsy body would get =
hurt on the other styles...

Jeff
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Walter Sherwin=20
  To: blown at lists.f-body.org ; gmecm at diy-efi.org ; diy_efi at diy-efi.org=20
  Cc: Bill Ball=20
  Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 9:09 PM
  Subject: Thanks Re: The "Perfect" Garage


  To all who took the time to forward their thoughts on this project, =
THANK-YOU!  A lot of good ideas were collected. =20

  We've got 2 picturesque acres of empty land to potentially fill, and =
natural gas is on-site. The house design is done, and the noodling stage =
for the garage has just begun.  Weather up here is severe, so yes =
heating and A/C are prime concerns.  I think I'll also design a tunnel =
to interconnect the house to the garage, underground.  I can hardly =
wait........Saturday morning, snow blowing outside, Speedvision on the =
big screen TV, toasty warm & bright, latest toy strapped to the chassis =
dyno (yes there will be one), and the smell of coffee & breakfast =
wafting down from the loft studio/kitchenette above. The garage will be =
a hobby place, not commercial.

  One question, to those who've lived with hoists for years.  What's =
better, a 2-post hoist, or a 4-post platform hoist with a sliding =
hydraulic lift assist in the middle? I can picture advantages and =
drawbacks for each.


  Thanks;
  Walt.

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I grew up using a in ground center post =

style.&nbsp; The biggest complaint I heard people say about it versus a =
2 or 4=20
post version is it is hard to remove a tranny.&nbsp; I agree, hard but =
you learn=20
to work around it quickly..&nbsp;&nbsp; What I do like about it, is when =
you are=20
not using it, it is GONE...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>a 2 post has a post right where door =
opens, and 4=20
posts have 4 to trip over....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Half the time we threw a sheet of =
plywoon on the=20
hoist, had an adjustable table, loading ramp into pickups, =
etc....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When i get the chance to build a garage =
from=20
scratch, it will have the in ground for sure....no question in my =
book.&nbsp; My=20
clumsy body would get hurt on the other styles...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeff</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Dwsherwin at home.com href=3D"mailto:wsherwin at home.com">Walter =
Sherwin</A>=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dblown at lists.f-body.org=20
  href=3D"mailto:blown at lists.f-body.org">blown at lists.f-body.org</A> ; <A =

  title=3Dgmecm at diy-efi.org =
href=3D"mailto:gmecm at diy-efi.org">gmecm at diy-efi.org</A>=20
  ; <A title=3Ddiy_efi at diy-efi.org=20
  href=3D"mailto:diy_efi at diy-efi.org">diy_efi at diy-efi.org</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A =
title=3Dbilljan.ball at sympatico.ca=20
  href=3D"mailto:billjan.ball at sympatico.ca">Bill Ball</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 04, =
2001 9:09=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Thanks Re: The =
"Perfect"=20
  Garage</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>To all who took the time to forward their thoughts =
on this=20
  project, THANK-YOU!&nbsp; A lot of good ideas were collected.&nbsp;=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>We've got 2 picturesque acres of empty land to =
potentially=20
  fill, and natural gas is on-site.&nbsp;The house design is done, and =
the=20
  noodling stage for the garage has just begun.&nbsp;&nbsp;Weather up =
here is=20
  severe, so yes heating and A/C are prime concerns.&nbsp; I think I'll =
also=20
  design&nbsp;a tunnel to interconnect the house to the garage,=20
  underground.&nbsp; I can hardly wait........Saturday morning, snow =
blowing=20
  outside, Speedvision on the big screen TV, toasty warm &amp; bright, =
latest=20
  toy strapped to the chassis dyno (yes there will be one), and the =
smell of=20
  coffee &amp; breakfast wafting down from the loft studio/kitchenette =
above.=20
  The garage will be a hobby place, not commercial.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>One question, to those who've lived with hoists =
for=20
  years.&nbsp;&nbsp;What's better,&nbsp;a 2-post hoist, or a 4-post =
platform=20
  hoist with a sliding hydraulic lift assist in the middle? I can =
picture=20
  advantages and drawbacks for&nbsp;each.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Walt.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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