What size 2 post lift for 2500?

[Axel]

Hi Guys, looking into buying a 2 post lift for my garage. The biggest vehicle I will lift is my 16 ram 2500 Cummins, but I would also like to lift my wife suv and my sons car...
Anyone know if a 10000 pound lift is good enough or would you go 12000 pound?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

 

[lpennock]

Truck is around 8K. Unless you have a bunch of crap in the bed 10K should be adequate. Go 12k

 

[Cummins12V98]

I would go 12. But the price difference may sway you.

 

[R.Taylor]

Get a 12... Be safe.

 

[BSeyler]

I went with a 12,000# for not a lot more money than a 10,000#.
https://www.challengerlifts.com/products/e12/

 

[BigPapa]

The 12K will be much more solid.

 

[BSeyler]

How tall are your sidewalls?

 

[AH64ID]

I’d go with a 12K if it’s feasible. These trucks are so long and lopsided that the added ratings will be beneficial.

 

[Wayne M.]

Following this one. Gonna be me someday.
Axel, don’t forget to asses your footings. In a fairy tale for me, I’d get a Mohawk lift, but on their website, they have fantastic resources for measuring and concrete floor requirements.

 

[BSeyler]

Following this one. Gonna be me someday.
Axel, don’t forget to asses your footings. In a fairy tale for me, I’d get a Mohawk lift, but on their website, they have fantastic resources for measuring and concrete floor requirements.

Mohawk is the best, in my opinion. If I’d been able to afford one, that’s what I’d have. They make one that is for lower ceilings and still has six feet of travel.

Also, don’t skimp on the floor. Many resources say four inches minimum. Seems a little light to me. I went with six inches on floor and aprons.

 

[jhenderson]

A guy I know actually used a 1 inch steel plate he had lying around. Seems to work well.

 

[Cummins12V98]

4" floor in reality at the best 3.5" as that is what is used to rod the sub grade.

I have a 4" slab and if I were to add a lift i would cut out a section and dig down and pour a footing plus dowel the footing into the slab's cut edges.

Once done I would use epoxy set A307 grade threaded rod for anchors. Did this method on a lot of buildings instead of trying to lay out anchor bolts for column bases.

 

[sag2]

They got a 10k for me at the college when I started the diesel program. As mentioned they work fine unless your truck has a body with a bunch of stuff in it. I still use a post jack on the hitch to stabilize if it is a long truck.
If your going multiple vehicles get the 10k, if you just want to lift the truck and you have the money go 12k.

 

[AEdelheit]

10K is plenty and I doubt the concrete floor is thick enough to support a 12k properly.

 

[BSeyler]

4" floor in reality at the best 3.5" as that is what is used to rod the sub grade.

I have a 4" slab and if I were to add a lift i would cut out a section and dig down and pour a footing plus dowel the footing into the slab's cut edges.

Once done I would use epoxy set A307 grade threaded rod for anchors. Did this method on a lot of buildings instead of trying to lay out anchor bolts for column bases.

I read the first post quickly and didn’t think about it being an existing building. I would do some footings for sure, no matter the size of the lift. Not knowing how the floor was constructed, it might not be suitable without some work. I’ve torn out concrete that was reinforced with mesh. It’s almost always laying on the bottom and not doing the intended job.

 

[BillBaker]

I read the first post quickly and didn’t think about it being an existing building. I would do some footings for sure, no matter the size of the lift. Not knowing how the floor was constructed, it might not be suitable without some work. I’ve torn out concrete that was reinforced with mesh. It’s almost always laying on the bottom and not doing the intended job.

Mesh don't work for crap, all it does is make removing it one day a PITA. Now if you want stronger reinforcement then you add rebar and dowel into existing concrete with an anchoring epoxy... my .02's... doing masonry 30 years. Plus, having worked in 4 different states code for a slab (sidewalk, patio, etc is 3.5" thick, guys just round it off to 4" usually). I've had code call for 6" thick for driveways because of weight of vehicles traveling on them. You can't go wrong with adding rebar... you see plenty of rebar if you've seen a bridge being built....

 

[Cummins12V98]

" It’s almost always laying on the bottom and not doing the intended job."

Placed a lot of Concrete in my career. I was a NAZI when it came to pulling the mesh up when placing the Concrete.

 

[Axel]

Hi Guys, should have mentioned I built the home myself, that includes the concrete poor. I also drilled test holes to measure depth for added piece of mind. I have just under 6 inches of concrete thickness.
Thank you for all the replies. I ended up driving down to Toronto( Oakville) today to the lift superstore. They have a showroom with operational lifts. I ended up buying an 11 k lift. It is built very solid, has the necessary adapters and rubber pads.
So after 9 hours in my truck it is now sitting in my garage on my trailer.
I will hopefully install this and next weekend and will get my son to upload some pictures once it is done.
The power unit, cables and hydraulic cylinders are North American made. Everything else is of coarse china.....
I paid 4k Canadian before tax. I figured a 9 hour drive is better than paying 1100 dollars for shipping....

 

[Cummins12V98]

Mesh for a standard slab is just fine as long as it's pulled up into the pour.

This is what I would do.

 

[BSeyler]

Enjoy it! Looking forward to pictures of the finished installation.