Thread: 73 charger the saga

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Go to one of the dealer shops in your area and find out who they use-----they will be professional lift people and most likely will have some used ones from shops that have closed and/or have upgraded to something bigger

My guy I deal with always has some and delivered /installed was very reasonable-------look at Rotary-they are USA

Umm, I forgot to look for used stuff.

BUT, I just pulled the trigger on a new lift.
$2251 delivered just up the road. I'll contract a couple of strong backs, and between that and my cherry picker I'll get it set up. I'm fairly certain I can get it in place for under $2700.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

Umm, I forgot to look for used stuff.

BUT, I just pulled the trigger on a new lift.
$2251 delivered just up the road. I'll contract a couple of strong backs, and between that and my cherry picker I'll get it set up. I'm fairly certain I can get it in place for under $2700.

Wow, that's cool.. keep us updated with specs and of course... PICS!

It's due for delivery tomorrow.

It's eight o clock, my back is shot, but it looks like a lift. Tomorrow, rain allowing, I'll get cables and hydraulics installed.

Oh yeah, I didn't have time to hire the strong backs. It was just me and my cherry picker.

With special thanks to Jill (and her mighty forklift) for receiving it, and to C.C. for his trailer.

You just gained many new friends.

Lol (really)
I hadn't even thought of that.

Well it beats watching star trek all alone.

Yesterday I got the big pieces together.

Today I ran the cables, and assembled the safety stops assembly. Then I hung the power unit and hooked up the hydraulics.

I'll have to borrow a big socket for the hydraulic ram nut.

So, left to do: cut steel plates to sit under the feet to level the unit, adjust the stops, adjust the cables, fill the hydraulics.

Way Cool !!!!

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Too cool!!

My piece of quarter inch plate turned out to be exactly perfect width to use as shim under the feet. But, it was not long enough to make enough plates to fully level the unit. If that wasn't bad enough, I ran out of O2 for the torch. Gaah, and I still haven't replaced the bottle for the MIG.

Dam, but this is an expense hobby.

I got the bottles swapped, and traded an extra O2 for some plate steel to level up the feet. Today I shot a whole can of Krylon black, touching up all the spots I scuffed it during assembly. I need to cut the shim plates, and make a socket and wrench for the ram nut.

Today the working end of a shovel got my attention. After that, fixing a leak under the guy's trailer. He's a four tour Vietnam vet.

One fitting needed an additional half turn, to remedy a small leak. Otherwise, no surprises. Except, perhaps, the mud dauber wasp tubes on the headders. Oh, I did get that wrench made, and as for the nut, I coupled an extra half inch drive socket to the nut, using a short spacer cut from some emt.