I want to make a rafter elevator for my garage, i have way too much stuff and way too little space. And standing on top of a 6ft latter, with tires/wheels/anything is just not a good idea. I want to move all of my buggy stuff up there plus random crap.
I'm thinking the platform will be 20" wide and 48" long. I will use 1/2 plywood for deck and 2x4's for base.
I want to have 1 i-bolt per corner where the cable connects to. I was thinking of using 3/8 steel cable for the cables connecting the pulleys to what ever is on top of the garage.
This is where i need help, i have no idea how im going to lift the deck and keep it level and yet safe. I figure the platform it self will be 15 pounds alone and i would like to be able to lift a tranny at most. The working limit would prolly be 150 lbs.
I was thinking something like this just more balzy. I like how he has 2 of the corners coming to one point. I believe that i could fashion a cheap hf winch in the middle and lift equally. As for securing the pulley's at the top i could make a 2x4 frame for it so it would rest off of the rafters on both sides destituting the weight and same with the winch.
What do you think?
and yes its packed full... lol the stang is in bay 1, the buggy is in bay 2. Hey im using it for extra parts and hoarding vw parts... haha. btw bay 3 has 2 quads, a motocycle, like half a bay of scrap metal haha.
