Ed. I'm so jealous. 
Bolted the lift down
Melting Slicks
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From: bolckow missouri
nice job ed i thought i'd leave mine unbolted , but i too decided that it was time to nail it , once i had it where i wanted it i never moved it , so the bolts went in and it so much better , and i don't ever plan on moving . 
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Drifting
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From: Saint Louis MO
It looks good. You don't need the caster kit now. Someone might need those for their BEND PAK (140# shipping weight). The only drawback that I'd foresee is if you want to move the lift (moving from home, outside for pressure spray, etc). You can get more lift with the casters (to clear the studs) if you place a 2x4 on top of the point where it connects with the crossbars.
Now that it's bolted down, you can remove the bolts from the passenger side runway and adjust them to any width you want since no cables or hydraulics run on that side.
Now that it's bolted down, you can remove the bolts from the passenger side runway and adjust them to any width you want since no cables or hydraulics run on that side.
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From: ABQ NM
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Hi Patches,
Very clean work - looks great. I have a question:
Did you need to actually bolt the lift's legs down, as opposed to simply drilling the holes, maybe epoxying in a metal sleeve, and simply using hex bolts as pins? Isn't the big concern just a leg shifting laterally if things get cattywampus? With a pin 4"+ deep they couldn't move laterally, and you could then simply pull them if you wanted to move the lift, use the casters, etc.
I'll grant you this wouldn't be AS secure as bolting it down, but wouldn't it suffice? Or am I missing something?
Very clean work - looks great. I have a question:
Did you need to actually bolt the lift's legs down, as opposed to simply drilling the holes, maybe epoxying in a metal sleeve, and simply using hex bolts as pins? Isn't the big concern just a leg shifting laterally if things get cattywampus? With a pin 4"+ deep they couldn't move laterally, and you could then simply pull them if you wanted to move the lift, use the casters, etc.
I'll grant you this wouldn't be AS secure as bolting it down, but wouldn't it suffice? Or am I missing something?
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