I never thought I would see this done again, Back in the 60's my uncle had lots of big trucks, He had 2 large steel ramps 20 ft, in all 4 corners he set 8 inch steel pipes, a Large piston 4 ft long sat down inside those pipe with a pin going though the piston eye, the top connected to the ramp, He had 4 electric motors running car power steering pumps, a switch turned all 4 on at the same time, Lifting his big trucks, I never thought they were strong enough to do that. Now I see you doing it, Awesome
For the safety latches, you should see if you can rig up the t-handle ebrake mechanism out of an old Toyota minitruck for the job. Pull out to engage, twist to unlock! Probably need 2 of them to run the pair of em on each side, still a hassle but far less hassle.
When things go completely off the tracks, it's people who can adapt junk into jewels who will be the "go to guys and gals" . Subsequently thriving in all situations.
i use one of those pumps to lift used motor oil about 6 feet . after a while it stopped working . removed internal filter , and it has been working great for a few years now . i get 15-20 gallons from a service station once a week , and it goes into pump unfiltered . over the years , it has pumped about 2000 gallons .
When I bought my Dodge pickup it was called the snow fighter at the time in 1974 they had a power steering pump mounted inside the engine compartment with hoses that ran the snow plow, and the thing worked excellent and it never froze up, like the external pumps that hang on the plow itself
safety latch things, my immediate thought was universal car door lock actuators. I use them a lot for projects that need a push pull action. They're cheap on the rainforest site.
Looks like I'll have to give those footings a try myself! As mek-a-niks we always get to improvise things don't we? I would have to make those lights switched but also in sections, maybe, just to make it complicated 😁
I've seen all kinds of implementation of a power steering pump. Even a complete car crusher. The power of hydrolics is amazing. Good job sir. I think.???.
Great video! I would not have thought to use a power steering pump on the lift. This unit will probably out live any of the import pumps you could have purchased. Keep up the great work and look forward to your next video.
I got a 2 post lift from Marketplace and this is a great inspiration to get mine up and running. All the modifications done here are great. Great because it works.
Just remember what you are lifting will increase the pressure, And practice with dummy weights first. Watch somr failed lift videos to see how dangerous they can be if not used right.
A 2 post lift needs a substantial floor because the weight will likely be off center. IOW, you can't set them on footings as he did in the video. A 4 post lift will always push straight down so footings are not as critical.
I happen to have a lift with no pump, I am planning on using an old log splitter as the tank should be big enough but my backup is the old power steering pump fix, thanks for sharing
This was an absolute treat for me, as your garage and mindset matches mine. Another great success but many failures to come. I welcome to be humbled by my projects, but it's really amazing winning sometimes.
I have 2 of this 4 post lifts & 4 of the 2 post lifts & to be honest the $200 Amazon pumps from China have performed great, a couple i cave are over 5 years old & used daily with no problems. I love to reuse old parts also. My office has a custom built 1995 GM truck air conditioning unit capable of producing over 18,000 btu &keeps the room a cool 70 degree. My hot water comes from a steel tank mounted on roof with a hot water element that kicks on to maintain 100 -120 degree. It never comes on in summer & uses little power in winter months with temp blankets placed over tank. Nessesity has always been the mother of invention, great job.
First time watching one of your videos and had to subscribe. Nice job on the figuring and the content. Looking forward to catching up on past episodes.
Nice yankee ingenuity! Have almost chased that exact same project several times w/near acquisition misses! Finally got concrete poured in barn, so I still may have to resurrect that one! It's pure miracles that we can dumpster dive in our own junk drawers, junk piles, et al -- and magically find just the right part (or amend the design on the fly based upon available inventory)! Thanks for sharing the process! Could only guess on the fluid fountains, but sorta glad you spared us! :)
I love it. That's how I feel as I'm busting into a project. Love the line: I'm dumb enough to think I can probably figure it out. I've got to use that!
I wonder how many people got the Times Beach comment. I jog down there almost every day, so I am very familiar with the place. Good video, thanks for sharing 👍.
You have some great videos! I love rigging up stuff and keeping things going long after most folks would toss them. Before retiring from the two-way radio field, I wasn't very popular with the salesmen because I would keep customers' equipment working when they were told they needed new stuff. Since retiring, I now help out at the local public safety training center rigging up vehicles to be crashed remotely to gather data for classroom training and research. There is no manual for rigging up that kind of stuff and a lot is homemade, such as the steering servo made using a windshield wiper motor. I don't mind putting things in harm's way because I figure if you break a homemade item, just make another one! I wish my small workshop was as well equipped as yours. Keep up the good work!
You have gotten another sub & like. I got to tell you, the ending was epic. You're absolutely right, and a lot of people wouldn't understand it. you're just like me, when it comes to mechanical stuff & engineering.... a genius, if you will. It's our ability to take devices around us, get a basic understanding of their function, repair, and successfully repurpose them. That is how I am able to fix a car that I've never worked on before, I understand the functions of things, and just wing it on the rest. many of that understanding, I owe to doing projects like this. Yeah, you can buy another hydraulic pump setup for quite a bit of money, or you can use that knowledge of things, and how they work to your benefit. And just so you all know out there, a 5 gallon drum of hydraulic oil is way more than $65.😏👍💯💯💯
14/2 is very light for that application. More concerning is the coil you made of the excess wire. Don't do that. You create an inductor which draws extra current, and can cause the wire to heat up and as you saw, melt the insulation. It's the same reason there's s warning tag on extension cord reels, telling you to completely extend the cord before using.
Wow, alot of problem solving went into this build. Well done. Great timing on this video..had a cutoff blade disintegrate on me yesterday and cut me up good. Almost became a eunuch but thankfully just nicked the old plums..
Why wire it for 220V? That motor only pulls 10 amps on 120V. It would easily run on a regular outlet and breaker. Really like this project. Lots more fun to build something out of the scrap pile
Tag says 3/4hp. It wont put out anymore on 110 or 220. 2hp or more are usually 220 because they pull too much power for a regular outlet @@toocheaptosmoke
Awesome video, thanks for recording and posting this...I would mount the control valve so that lifting the handle would lift the cylinder, and pushing the handle down would lower it.
a neat idea i saw using a power steering pump was a home made transmission fluid pressure washer that was used back in the 70s to spray used fluid on fences and barns. the old man had to tell me what it was because id never guessed.
"warranty just expired." Gee... ya think? LOL!!! You know -honestly - could you please call the tech support line for that and record the call so we can all enjoy how it goes. LOL!!! You should mention the christmas rope lights as frequently as possible.
at 4.28 or about. if that motor is not arcing it is broken. that has a spin out starter. to get that pully off of the first pump and auto parts store will have the hand press you can get to pull it. but the pump you use is better for the low speed.
Coiling up a mains voltage lead and using it isn't good. They can heat up and fail. Possibly not whats happening here, but there are generally warnings not to use em coiled up.
Lost my right arm in 86, got into harvesting mtn. stone, bought a 24 ton excavator with a tilt cab so it had two extra pedals on the floor. I swapped out to right hand hydraulics with the floor pedals and with very little practice was soon able to operate it like a boss...could comb yer hair with it lol. Hillbilly ingenuity they call it!
I had an electric snowplow on my truck and a kept Freezing up, I put another power steering pump on the engine block with homemade bracket and ran the hoses outside to the cylinders
Youre right about the part of laying on the ground to work on a truck. What you came up with has that beat. I think I would have invested a little more $ in more suitable incidentals from a surplus store, such as correct size wire with proper conduit protection, a real motor starting contactor, maybe even a better motor. And the safety pin mechanism! You really need that to function correctly!. Overall, you did well with what you had to work with. Thanks for sharing.
If he's like me, I want to try it out and prove it's concept before spending money on the more permanent upgrades. I live way out in the country and a trip to the closest mom n pop hardware store is over 20 min each way which amounts to time n money. I've usually got what I need here in my shop for most plumbing and electrical needs if I look hard enough. That's the challenge and it is extremely satisfying when it works!
I'm not sure on my lift, but some of the factory cylinders have velocity fuses or restrictors already integrated into them, so that happens if a hose blows.
Wow , your the winner for the best hack job i've ever seen . Very ingenious and resourceful , be sure those locking tabs are working good before you get under it because if there not you didn't save anything . I think I'm gonna subscribe to see what other wild stuff you come up with .
NEVER switch the ground wire on/off, because if a fault occurs in the isolation of that motor, it could kill someone. *560-746W motor; 82,42-137,36bar pump; 45,72×45,72×15,25cm+ concrete footers; 4,5×2,77m lift; 21,6cm beams
Simply brilliant. I am using powersteering pumps to solve more hydraulic problems. I want a lift, I always thought Id make a pneumatic one. Maybe I'll go hydraulic.
I bought use lift that is just about identical to yours. I used 12 volt actuators to run the locks. Have an old car battery with a harbor freight battery solar panel hooked up the run the actuators. Works great.
Dec 30 2023 Hey buds just wanted to say thanks for saving me a bunch of time with the teaching that you did with this video of professional bastardizing you put together. Your thinking is the same way I think I have just recently ( 8 months ago already ) join a team of recyclers at a junk yard and you would not believe the shit people throw away that is still Functional . It’s hard not to walk through the yard and see about 10 things you wanna take home and start fixing for yourself they wore me and I first started that if you’re a hoarder it probably would be a good job for me but I didn’t listen and look at my yard now it is out of control !! Anyways thanks again for all your ideas and other shit that I don’t have to do and waste valuable time !! Cheers to ya !!
Dinner n to cheap to smoke... yep! Minty
Peg haven’t had a minute to watch a vidya recently but you’re still gettin my beer money every month, hope you’re putting it to decent use… HAMMER!
Mint 👌
Right on man!! 👌
I knew that was Peg or Dipchits in Dunlops when I saw the "Minty"
DDs speed shop ?
I always wondered about power steering pumps for other uses. Nice job.
My uncle has an International Scout that he used to use as a plow truck, his FIL rigged the power steering to the plow's hydraulic cylinder.
@@BeepBeepParkie Our '63 IH was set up like that from the factory!
was amazing didn't expect it had that power
on drift cars some use it to get oil to the turbo
I use one on hydraulic press, control valve is also from car steering rack. Work flawlessly.
I never thought I would see this done again, Back in the 60's my uncle had lots of big trucks, He had 2 large steel ramps 20 ft, in all 4 corners he set 8 inch steel pipes, a Large piston 4 ft long sat down inside those pipe with a pin going though the piston eye, the top connected to the ramp, He had 4 electric motors running car power steering pumps, a switch turned all 4 on at the same time, Lifting his big trucks, I never thought they were strong enough to do that. Now I see you doing it, Awesome
Well you have a lift and the majority of us don’t, it works and that’s what counts, I love your videos
Thanks man, it was a bit of an impulse buy, haha
For the safety latches, you should see if you can rig up the t-handle ebrake mechanism out of an old Toyota minitruck for the job. Pull out to engage, twist to unlock! Probably need 2 of them to run the pair of em on each side, still a hassle but far less hassle.
Not a bad idea
I was wondering about using a power steering pump for a old tractor homemade three point hitch. Very good job there "McGyver" i absolutely love it!
When things go completely off the tracks, it's people who can adapt junk into jewels who will be the "go to guys and gals" . Subsequently thriving in all situations.
Very ingenious! A friend called this sort of tinkering "Third-World engineering." Keep up the good work!
thanks man. 👍
Clicker pens are my main source for springs
i use one of those pumps to lift used motor oil about 6 feet . after a while it stopped working . removed internal filter , and it has been working great for a few years now . i get 15-20 gallons from a service station once a week , and it goes into pump unfiltered . over the years , it has pumped about 2000 gallons .
Nice, yeah that little screen on the pickup isn't very big. Wonder how many gallons a pump recirculates in 100,000 miles on a car?
When I bought my Dodge pickup it was called the snow fighter at the time in 1974 they had a power steering pump mounted inside the engine compartment with hoses that ran the snow plow, and the thing worked excellent and it never froze up, like the external pumps that hang on the plow itself
We've got a '63 Scout with a plow, same setup. Works great!
that dodge set up was awesome, very simple and strong
That setup is alot better than any new
" chinesium " pump. Great job!
safety latch things, my immediate thought was universal car door lock actuators. I use them a lot for projects that need a push pull action. They're cheap on the rainforest site.
Need to get me my property in the sticks. I want to keep all my scrap. Hate scraping it.
Not seen this kinda build on this tube before. Nice one man
👍💪
Appreciate it. 🍺
Looks like I'll have to give those footings a try myself! As mek-a-niks we always get to improvise things don't we? I would have to make those lights switched but also in sections, maybe, just to make it complicated 😁
Will never run short on problems to fix!
I've seen all kinds of implementation of a power steering pump. Even a complete car crusher. The power of hydrolics is amazing. Good job sir. I think.???.
Nice work. Wish I had a lift, lying on my back in the gravel/mud/snow isn't the most fun...
I hear ya man, been there way too often, haha.
Great video! I would not have thought to use a power steering pump on the lift. This unit will probably out live any of the import pumps you could have purchased. Keep up the great work and look forward to your next video.
Thanks man, we'll see how long it keeps going, haha
@@toocheaptosmoke worst case in a replacement pump (guts only) is under $50 as a reman unit.
Interesting to see you solving all the problems along the way. This is way more helpful than pretending everything went perfect.
Things rarely go perfect, if you're not expecting them to do so it's less frustrating when things go sideways, haha
I knew that tank wouldn't work in your original configuration, because I went through the same learning curve about thirty years ago.
I got a 2 post lift from Marketplace and this is a great inspiration to get mine up and running. All the modifications done here are great. Great because it works.
Just remember what you are lifting will increase the pressure, And practice with dummy weights first. Watch somr failed lift videos to see how dangerous they can be if not used right.
A 2 post lift needs a substantial floor because the weight will likely be off center. IOW, you can't set them on footings as he did in the video. A 4 post lift will always push straight down so footings are not as critical.
I happen to have a lift with no pump, I am planning on using an old log splitter as the tank should be big enough but my backup is the old power steering pump fix, thanks for sharing
Cool, hopefully it work. 👍
This was an absolute treat for me, as your garage and mindset matches mine. Another great success but many failures to come. I welcome to be humbled by my projects, but it's really amazing winning sometimes.
I have 2 of this 4 post lifts & 4 of the 2 post lifts & to be honest the $200 Amazon pumps from China have performed great, a couple i cave are over 5 years old & used daily with no problems. I love to reuse old parts also. My office has a custom built 1995 GM truck air conditioning unit capable of producing over 18,000 btu &keeps the room a cool 70 degree. My hot water comes from a steel tank mounted on roof with a hot water element that kicks on to maintain 100 -120 degree. It never comes on in summer & uses little power in winter months with temp blankets placed over tank. Nessesity has always been the mother of invention, great job.
Thanks man, I debated the amazon pumps for a while, just seemed to be hit or miss. While agonizing over spending the $200 this idea came up, haha.
First time watching one of your videos and had to subscribe. Nice job on the figuring and the content. Looking forward to catching up on past episodes.
Thanks, appreciate it. 👍
Nice yankee ingenuity! Have almost chased that exact same project several times w/near acquisition misses! Finally got concrete poured in barn, so I still may have to resurrect that one! It's pure miracles that we can dumpster dive in our own junk drawers, junk piles, et al -- and magically find just the right part (or amend the design on the fly based upon available inventory)! Thanks for sharing the process! Could only guess on the fluid fountains, but sorta glad you spared us! :)
haha, thanks! Yeah, luckily the camera didn't get sprayed with oil
This is why I love you tube. I love tinkering with stuff
I love it. That's how I feel as I'm busting into a project. Love the line: I'm dumb enough to think I can probably figure it out. I've got to use that!
Great idea. The pump could also power a ram for bending metal.
Or a press
...Or a log splitter@@davidgroskopf7898
My neighbor had a rusted out dump trailer when my hoist motor quit working , them work really well
I wonder how many people got the Times Beach comment. I jog down there almost every day, so I am very familiar with the place. Good video, thanks for sharing 👍.
Cool video! There are a few old 90’s Volvo that have a compact steering pump and remote mount reservoir. Lots of extra hose as well!
Cool, always good to know about different parts that could be repurposed. 👍
You have some great videos! I love rigging up stuff and keeping things going long after most folks would toss them. Before retiring from the two-way radio field, I wasn't very popular with the salesmen because I would keep customers' equipment working when they were told they needed new stuff.
Since retiring, I now help out at the local public safety training center rigging up vehicles to be crashed remotely to gather data for classroom training and research. There is no manual for rigging up that kind of stuff and a lot is homemade, such as the steering servo made using a windshield wiper motor.
I don't mind putting things in harm's way because I figure if you break a homemade item, just make another one!
I wish my small workshop was as well equipped as yours. Keep up the good work!
Dude. You are awesome. Love the sense of humor and engineering skillset.
You have gotten another sub & like. I got to tell you, the ending was epic. You're absolutely right, and a lot of people wouldn't understand it. you're just like me, when it comes to mechanical stuff & engineering.... a genius, if you will. It's our ability to take devices around us, get a basic understanding of their function, repair, and successfully repurpose them. That is how I am able to fix a car that I've never worked on before, I understand the functions of things, and just wing it on the rest. many of that understanding, I owe to doing projects like this. Yeah, you can buy another hydraulic pump setup for quite a bit of money, or you can use that knowledge of things, and how they work to your benefit. And just so you all know out there, a 5 gallon drum of hydraulic oil is way more than $65.😏👍💯💯💯
Thanks man! At this point I'm pretty sure that wasn't even hydraulic oil, haha.
Same!
Man, that is so cool. Only slightly jealous. Besides, dirt driveways build character
Haha, exactly!
This totally reminds me of the red green show. Good work
That show's a great reference for tech tips. 👍
I need a low post lift I'm realizing......good job brother 👍❤️🇺🇸
"One bungee cord is fine. But when you have to start doubling them up, that's just sloppy fabrication"
You had me there!! LMAO
Nice. I'll be interested in how those footings hold up. Got a dirt floor shed myself, a lift would be quality.
I've left a vehicle on it for a week at a time so far, seems solid. The dirt under the pads was already pretty compacted
you can spread some concrete bags and just water it with a hose, a guy on here did that, better than dirt
McGyver would be proud of you
Mary Shelley would’ve drawn great inspiration from this video!! 😂
14/2 is very light for that application. More concerning is the coil you made of the excess wire. Don't do that. You create an inductor which draws extra current, and can cause the wire to heat up and as you saw, melt the insulation. It's the same reason there's s warning tag on extension cord reels, telling you to completely extend the cord before using.
Wow, alot of problem solving went into this build. Well done.
Great timing on this video..had a cutoff blade disintegrate on me yesterday and cut me up good. Almost became a eunuch but thankfully just nicked the old plums..
Laid up in bed so lots of time to watch. Great vid!!
Thanks man, hope you mend up, gotta watch those death wheels!!
Thanks..will be using the drop saw whenever I can from now on. First bad failure in almost 30 years but too close for comfort.
This guy lives by my motto: Do the best you can with what you have..
Finally I have an example for when I tell my wife that things could be worse.
Why wire it for 220V? That motor only pulls 10 amps on 120V. It would easily run on a regular outlet and breaker.
Really like this project. Lots more fun to build something out of the scrap pile
Thought 220 would have more horsetorqs than 110 when starting under load? Did I mention I'm no electrician, haha
Tag says 3/4hp. It wont put out anymore on 110 or 220.
2hp or more are usually 220 because they pull too much power for a regular outlet @@toocheaptosmoke
An electric power steering pump may be easier to lay out but you'd need a big ass DC PSU and also the pump may be less easy to find in junkyard
Very Good!! Your presentation has put me way ahead on my upcoming hydraulic project.
glad to hear. 👍
Somehow, this reminds me of something Mustie1 would be doing
Do a video on The Drill bit sharpener
The Darex? It's currently just a grinder, need to make something for it
Awesome video, thanks for recording and posting this...I would mount the control valve so that lifting the handle would lift the cylinder, and pushing the handle down would lower it.
That's brilliant in its simplicity. 👍
a neat idea i saw using a power steering pump was a home made transmission fluid pressure washer that was used back in the 70s to spray used fluid on fences and barns. the old man had to tell me what it was because id never guessed.
You have some very impressive resource piles. Bravo.
Haha, you gotta have "resource" piles!
Never wind up your cord like that.
The more coils, the more heat.
Shorten the power cord to the length needed and it will not get as hot.
you have given me an idea
"warranty just expired." Gee... ya think? LOL!!! You know -honestly - could you please call the tech support line for that and record the call so we can all enjoy how it goes. LOL!!! You should mention the christmas rope lights as frequently as possible.
This is my kinda stuff right here. Good job and improvisation.
Well I just found a new favorite youtube channel. I love living in the junk and repurpose.
Right on man! 👍
at 4.28 or about. if that motor is not arcing it is broken. that has a spin out starter.
to get that pully off of the first pump and auto parts store will have the hand press you can get to pull it. but the pump you use is better for the low speed.
Coiling up a mains voltage lead and using it isn't good. They can heat up and fail. Possibly not whats happening here, but there are generally warnings not to use em coiled up.
That's a good point, I used a new metal shielded cable for the permanent setup.
I love when a plan comes together.
Every bit as safe and reliable as a commercially engineered hydraulic four-post lift.
Good job buddy!
I was always wondering about the power of a power steering pump and now you answered all my questions 👍👍👍
Dude! We must be soul mates. Most people don't understand the joy of building from "junk".
Haha, that's why old farmers never throw anything away
I HAVE HAD ONE OF THOSE FILTERS ON MY 71 SPITFIRE FOR 30 YEARS. THE TRICK IS TO NOT PUT THE FILTER WHERE A ROCK CAN BE KICKED UP TO IT
Congrats on the new lift buddy, well earned to say the least.
Thanks man, it sort of feels like cheating having a lift. Almost... lol
It is cheating, on another project that's under a tarp in the shed, but who cares.. we're making progress right?@@toocheaptosmoke
Lost my right arm in 86, got into harvesting mtn. stone, bought a 24 ton excavator with a tilt cab so it had two extra pedals on the floor. I swapped out to right hand hydraulics with the floor pedals and with very little practice was soon able to operate it like a boss...could comb yer hair with it lol. Hillbilly ingenuity they call it!
Right on. 👍
i love reusing stuff like this for diffrent non intended use.
I used a GM power steering pump in the mid 1970's to power a scraper. it was slow bur worked great for a poor boy !!!
Nice!
This is exactly the type of crap i end up doing. And people call me a "junk" collector...
I had an electric snowplow on my truck and a kept Freezing up, I put another power steering pump on the engine block with homemade bracket and ran the hoses outside to the cylinders
Youre right about the part of laying on the ground to work on a truck. What you came up with has that beat. I think I would have invested a little more $ in more suitable incidentals from a surplus store, such as correct size wire with proper conduit protection, a real motor starting contactor, maybe even a better motor. And the safety pin mechanism! You really need that to function correctly!. Overall, you did well with what you had to work with. Thanks for sharing.
If he's like me, I want to try it out and prove it's concept before spending money on the more permanent upgrades. I live way out in the country and a trip to the closest mom n pop hardware store is over 20 min each way which amounts to time n money. I've usually got what I need here in my shop for most plumbing and electrical needs if I look hard enough. That's the challenge and it is extremely satisfying when it works!
Yup, actually "refined" a few things after the initial test runs, has 12/2 shielded cable now. 👍
If you put the needle valve on the other side of the hose it will offer additional safety if the hose blows and the dogs are not enguaged
I'm not sure on my lift, but some of the factory cylinders have velocity fuses or restrictors already integrated into them, so that happens if a hose blows.
There is a name for your work…… southern engineerin
Wow , your the winner for the best hack job i've ever seen . Very ingenious and resourceful , be sure those locking tabs are working good before you get under it because if there not you didn't save anything . I think I'm gonna subscribe to see what other wild stuff you come up with .
NEVER switch the ground wire on/off, because if a fault occurs in the isolation of that motor, it could kill someone. *560-746W motor; 82,42-137,36bar pump; 45,72×45,72×15,25cm+ concrete footers; 4,5×2,77m lift; 21,6cm beams
Definitely came out more professional looking than some integrated power unit junk😊
the new world does not produce guys like you anymore
First time viewer.
LOVE the video. Great attitude. Full of funny observations and comments & I really appreciate your closing words.
Subbed & 👍
Awesome, glad to hear! 👍
Simply brilliant. I am using powersteering pumps to solve more hydraulic problems. I want a lift, I always thought Id make a pneumatic one. Maybe I'll go hydraulic.
Biggest thing is make sure you don't need a really high pressure supply, ~1700 psi seems to be about what I can get out of mine.
Should have tried connex bushings. There expand and designed to squeeze slightly when droven in. Great for slightly worn holes.
Sweet! "Must See TV" is back!
Put locks on the uprights. Dont take chances on that jerry rig pump to hold the weight. Make some pins to lock the rails from dropping.
Absolutely, all locks are fully functioning, would never go under it without them. 👍
Necessity is the mother of invention!!
Sure beats the damn ground, good deal re using what you got laying around
Yup, sure does!
My friend built a log splitter out of one, but it was a big pump from a semi truck
Super awesome!! I was just thinking about if this could be done.. SO happy you did ti.
I bought use lift that is just about identical to yours. I used 12 volt actuators to run the locks. Have an old car battery with a harbor freight battery solar panel hooked up the run the actuators. Works great.
Will have to check into some actuators. 👍
I use one controller for all 4 actuators.@@toocheaptosmoke
Headline: Area man crushed under truck lift, few extra bucks in pocket.
Well done 👍
Love the way you think.
From a fellow McGiver.
Well done
I love springs from clicker pens it's the only reason I can still control the heater fan speed on my truck ahahah
Nice ingenuity my man 👌
Dec 30 2023 Hey buds just wanted to say thanks for saving me a bunch of time with the teaching that you did with this video of professional bastardizing you put together. Your thinking is the same way I think I have just recently ( 8 months ago already ) join a team of recyclers at a junk yard and you would not believe the shit people throw away that is still Functional . It’s hard not to walk through the yard and see about 10 things you wanna take home and start fixing for yourself they wore me and I first started that if you’re a hoarder it probably would be a good job for me but I didn’t listen and look at my yard now it is out of control !! Anyways thanks again for all your ideas and other shit that I don’t have to do and waste valuable time !! Cheers to ya !!
Impressive work sir.
You’re Kun-fu is STRONG. Frigging awesome
Cheap Christmas lights is sweet. Budget projects are way gooder than just throwing money at it 👍 👌.
haha, yup!