Made my own lift

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    Looks like it functions more like you wanted it to. Not my cup o'tea, but nicely done.
     
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    Oil and Filter change was made much easier on the lift today.

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    I was able to pull the lifted bike with the drain pan and tools intact for another photo outside.

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    Holy shizzle! How the brain works to engineer stuffs amazes me. That's nuts. You be WOW!!
     
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    VERY VERY COOL!!! :D
     
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    Four years ago I began to work on this project. I've had some requests for a copy of the plans, dementions/ measurements, etc..

    Well I was, at the time, using "scrap" steel to fabricate my own copy of the Sky Lift. So some of the parts that I used are close to what I was aiming for and I will do my best to point those out to those of you who are interested.

    Before I dive into the details I will tell you that it has worked flawlessly since the change to the ball-screw/ ball-nut mechanism from the failed "double nut" and standard fine thread rod that was first installed. If you don't know what that last sentence is all about you need to look back a bit in this thread.

    Alright then, on to some rough dementions.
     
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    At first glance the Abba Sky Lift has a base stance that has four castors that contact the floor. These castors are set as near as I can tell in a rectangle.

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    The lengths of my copy are ~ 30X40 inches

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    The majority of the tube steel or square-stock used on my copy is 1.5 X 2.5 inch outside measurement.

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    This is true of all of the base frame and also of the upright post that the lifting screw is mounted to and that the lifting dolly rides on. The height of the upright is a total of 48 inches measured from the bottom of the frame itself to the top of the tube where the bearing for the ball screw is attached. The handle to turn the screw is above that measurement. The castors add a bit more to the overall height.

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    Speaking of castors..... At first I used some basic castors that I have that came off of some other project. They contained no ball or needle bearings and as such the lift was hard to move with the VFR on it (all 550-600 lbs of it). I was at the time frequenting a local online "unclamed freight"/"garage sale" type of auction site. They listed eight castors that looked to have actual bearings so I visited the business and looked at them first hand (a big advantage to being local). They looked to be just what I needed so I out bid all the competition to win the lot of eight 3inch castors, 4 that swivel with brakes, and 4 that are fixed without brakes. I have yet to use the fixed ones. I think that I paid less than $20 USD for the lot (the most expensive part of the whole project......for me).

    It was a bonus that they mach the fastest color that a VFR can be!

    I will move on to describe the lifting dolly next, but I need a break for a bit.

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    My ABBA copy made washing the bike a breeze today!
    Afterward I took it for a ride to "blow-dry" it.
    All this on Christmas day...........I love global warming!


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    After a drip-dry

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