I have a motorcycle lift in my garage that I park behind my stored car. It sits against the wall on one side and there’s barely room to walk between the lift and rear end of the car. Because of space constraints, I usually store one bike on the lift. The trouble I was having is when I go to put the bike on the lift, when the front tire hits the lift ramp, the whole lift would propel itself forward until it hit an unmovable object - not an ideal situation. For those that own such a lift, you know there are two threaded posts on the front of the lift which are to help prevent the lift from moving. They work marginally well when I can access them. Trouble is, in my cramped location, I can’t reach them to wind them down.
I thought about a solution and came up with this… I bought a length of M16 threaded rod, drilled and tapped one end (to hold the original pad on), then had a friend machine a hex for a 1/2” socket on the other end. I cut a pair of holes in the deck of the lift so I could access these new posts from above with a socket, extension and ratchet. I wanted to improve the grip of the pads on the floor, so I stuck a rubber pad to the steel pad at the end of the post, then stuck a piece of #50 sandpaper to the rubber pad. I assembled it all and it works like a charm. I’m not sure how long the sandpaper and pad will last though. Another small victory for a Friday afternoon.
I thought about a solution and came up with this… I bought a length of M16 threaded rod, drilled and tapped one end (to hold the original pad on), then had a friend machine a hex for a 1/2” socket on the other end. I cut a pair of holes in the deck of the lift so I could access these new posts from above with a socket, extension and ratchet. I wanted to improve the grip of the pads on the floor, so I stuck a rubber pad to the steel pad at the end of the post, then stuck a piece of #50 sandpaper to the rubber pad. I assembled it all and it works like a charm. I’m not sure how long the sandpaper and pad will last though. Another small victory for a Friday afternoon.