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1. Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pjthomas@ntplx.net>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:51:37 -0500; There has been occasions where I would like to get a non running car into the garage. Unfortunately, there is an slight uphill grade and I can't push it in by myself. I could push with another vehicl; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00045.html (7,892 bytes)
2. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: Derek Harling <derek.lola@home.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 10:21:00 -0500; /// /// shop-talk@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00046.html (8,133 bytes)
3. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 10:50:56 -0500; One small suggestion when pushing a car if you are having trouble. Push on the top of the tires. Basically, by pushing (turning) on the top of the tire, you double the leverage - your "pushing" force; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00047.html (8,262 bytes)
4. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:27:01 -0800; I can't find the URL, but I've seen pics on the net of some guy's pole barn shop. While pouring the slab, he embedded a chunk 'o metal which is intended to be an anchor point for a comealong, so he c; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00048.html (9,368 bytes)
5. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@cs.utah.edu>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 09:47:12 -0700 (MST); A number of years ago I dug through my old climbing hardware and came up with some big masonary anchors, left over from various climbing trips on southern Utah sandstone. A couple of these put in the; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00049.html (8,502 bytes)
6. RE: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: "Keith Kaplan" <keithka@Exchange.Microsoft.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:59:04 -0800; My advice -- if you use a winch to get the non-running car onto the trailer, don't try to use it to lower the car off the trailer unless the winch has power out. Slipping the clutch on a cheapy winch; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00050.html (9,068 bytes)
7. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:57:14 -0500; Peter, What about getting one of those electric wenches from Northern, and setting a car battery next to it. You could bolt the wench to the floor at the back of the garage, or bolt it to the studs.; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00051.html (9,395 bytes)
8. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 23:08:16 -0600; At my other house, I often just clamped the hook on my come-along into the bench vise. The new place is a little trickier, since the vise is roughly 47 feet from the front garage door. Also, such thi; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00062.html (10,703 bytes)
9. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: "rbrooks" <rbrooks@hvc.rr.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 17:55:07 -0500; My wife does not like it when I bolt a wench to the floor in the back of the shop.. ;) And what page are the electric wenches on, I missed them in my last Northern Catalog. Bob /// /// shop-talk@aut; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00066.html (8,298 bytes)
10. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: David Cole <racrcole@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:39:24 -0600; Friend of mine has a cheap hand operated winch (Harbor Freight type). It's meant for a boat trailer. Cost less than $30. He has it mounted to the front of his open race car trailer with quick release; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00068.html (8,907 bytes)
11. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: JNiolon@uss.com; Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 06:39:46 -0600; My wife does not like it when I bolt a wench to the floor in the back of shop.. ;) wives are so narrow minded about things like that !!! ;-) /// /// shop-talk@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00069.html (7,969 bytes)
12. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: "Charles R. Schultz" <n2pua4@peoplepc.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 06:47:07 -0600; same page as the blow-up sheep. . . -- -- -- Chuck Schultz / Mailto:n2pua4@peoplepc.com / New Home page: http://www.n2pua4.webprovider.com/ Eastaboga / (Under construction forever!) Alabama / AIM Scr; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00070.html (8,553 bytes)
13. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>; Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 07:41:19 -0500; Since you describe it as a slight uphill grade, I'd think winches and comealongs would be overkill. I'd use block and tackle instead. It's cheaper, easier, and more versatile. You could use a single; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00086.html (8,298 bytes)
14. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: "Rex Burkheimer - WM" <rex@txol.net>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:17:55 -0600; I have the same problem. entry to the shop is uphill, sandy, with only a 4-ft slanted apron into the bay door. On my stock-bumpered IT cars, I just nudge 'em inside with the van. I've moved several i; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00092.html (9,271 bytes)
15. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pjthomas@ntplx.net>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:23:32 -0500; Always an option, but has to be scheduled. I live in a rural area. There are only a couple of abled bodied neighbors and collecting a handful at a convenient time is difficult. The other day, the min; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00094.html (8,869 bytes)
16. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: epetrevich@relavis.com; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:04:47 -0500; I use either my ATC or my commercial tractor with a plow blade on it. Only, problem is that it's a 2 person job. Depending on how much of a slope (and how much "coolness" factor you want to add) get; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00095.html (8,897 bytes)
17. RE: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: "Paul F Mele" <Paul.Mele@usermail.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:05:31 -0500; Here's the site of the pole barn. There's at least one pix of the anchor in Paul For an example of one under construction at a friend's place, go to: <http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=2095; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00096.html (8,860 bytes)
18. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: sdillen@ca.ibm.com; Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:22:56 -0800; I'll usually use a lug wrench on the wheel nuts for the leverage to turn the wheel. When my fuel pump on my S10 blazer went out, I did that to move it up the block and into the garage. I wouldn't wan; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00097.html (8,172 bytes)
19. Re: Getting a car into the garage. (score: 1): Author: Derek Harling <derek.lola@home.com>; Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 22:51:42 -0500; Wish people would stop showing pics of this pole barn shop - makes me jealous every time! /// /// shop-talk@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/shop-talk/2001-01/msg00100.html (8,031 bytes)

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