01-13-2025, 05:28 AM
Hi all,
Just sharing a project I am started this weekend. Finished the design over Christmas/New year and got material coming to build it.
Its a motorcycle/atv lift table that uses a standard floor jack as the lifting component. Its a 8' x 3' platform that gets 2' of lift from the floor. It'll have an 8' x 1' side section that can be attached for when I want to lift an ATV up. I'll keep posting pictures of the project as I build it. Total cost I have in this is just cheaper than a harbor frieght motorcycle lift of $550. If this goes well, I'll be able to design it a little cheaper for the next one if I find someone who would purchase one! As well as buying more bulk material etc.
I'm looking for ideas on quality-of-life improvements I can make to this, like some way to easily drain oil into a container or eyebolts to tie down the front or rear tire etc. Any ideas suggestions are great!
Made good progress on the lift this weekend. Both top and bottom frame put together and tacked up, and all my material cut on my wonderful bandsaw.
Bandsaw is early 1940's Johnson. Picked it up in Minneapolis 2 years ago and repainted/restored it. One of the best pieces of equipment I have in my little metalshop.
It wasn't as bad as I thought it would've been to drill accurate holes in my pivot arms and my bearing mounts with a cheap harbor freight drill press, just had to spend extra time measuring and making sure everything was square. Patience.
Last night I was able to get the assembly together and I surprised myself with how easily it jacked up and then came back down on its own weight! Now I need to finish welding the frames, add a few supports and put the top sheet on and it should be good to go for first real test with a motorcycle on it.
Just sharing a project I am started this weekend. Finished the design over Christmas/New year and got material coming to build it.
Its a motorcycle/atv lift table that uses a standard floor jack as the lifting component. Its a 8' x 3' platform that gets 2' of lift from the floor. It'll have an 8' x 1' side section that can be attached for when I want to lift an ATV up. I'll keep posting pictures of the project as I build it. Total cost I have in this is just cheaper than a harbor frieght motorcycle lift of $550. If this goes well, I'll be able to design it a little cheaper for the next one if I find someone who would purchase one! As well as buying more bulk material etc.
I'm looking for ideas on quality-of-life improvements I can make to this, like some way to easily drain oil into a container or eyebolts to tie down the front or rear tire etc. Any ideas suggestions are great!
Made good progress on the lift this weekend. Both top and bottom frame put together and tacked up, and all my material cut on my wonderful bandsaw.
Bandsaw is early 1940's Johnson. Picked it up in Minneapolis 2 years ago and repainted/restored it. One of the best pieces of equipment I have in my little metalshop.
It wasn't as bad as I thought it would've been to drill accurate holes in my pivot arms and my bearing mounts with a cheap harbor freight drill press, just had to spend extra time measuring and making sure everything was square. Patience.
Last night I was able to get the assembly together and I surprised myself with how easily it jacked up and then came back down on its own weight! Now I need to finish welding the frames, add a few supports and put the top sheet on and it should be good to go for first real test with a motorcycle on it.
