Chris, rather than the Hoyer, what about a block and tackle chain hoist, easily found at any Harbor Freight, or Home Depot, or Lowes.
Okay, now I see the problem with my suggestion.... getting the block and tackle up to the garage rafters.... which is too heavy to lift... with limitations.
Dang it 🤕
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort
Chris, rather than the Hoyer, what about a block and tackle chain hoist, easily found at any Harbor Freight, or Home Depot, or Lowes.
Okay, now I see the problem with my suggestion.... getting the block and tackle up to the garage rafters.... which is too heavy to lift... with limitations.
Dang it 🤕
You are on the same track. The roof is 2x4 trusses, so can't bear any additional weight without reinforcement. Thought of the HF gantry, but with my 8 foot ceiling I'd have to give it a haircut. I have a 30 year old HF engine hoist out in a shed, but that's kind of overkill. I have a huge amount of medical type mobility items that I tried to donate, but because of covid, nobody wanted it. They took the bed and hoyer back though. My IV stand is a mobile garage light now though!
I have some ideas to change the upper front strut for foot clearance. So I modified, my modified brake pedal a bit today.
Clean work! 😎
Hold my keyboard and watch this! 🙃
Ok then. Got the threaded tube ends welded up today, (go easy on the weld quality please, total amateur here). As you can see in the mock up pic, these round tubes go through both frame rails, and are the bottom mounts to the bike also, so everything locks together when it's all welded. I try to make these welds fat and chunky, because they need to be sanded down flush so I can actually assemble the thing.
Nice heat signature, no undercut. Looks good to me. 👍 One more step completed.
Hold my keyboard and watch this! 🙃
One down, needs a bit more, but good for now. #blacksnot
And the other one. I'll probably touch them up a little tomorrow. But for now I'll get out and enjoy fake spring 2.0. 71 degrees at 4 pm.
