Ideas on how to lift store Slingshots?

motion

motion

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I have 5 Slingshots now, expanding to 6 or 7 for this year's summer season. I store 2 of them at a heated warehouse down the road, but along with 3 cars and motorbikes there, my storage bill is getting a bit out of hand. I don't mind having 3 cars there, because its heated and -20 degree temps don't kill the batteries.

I have an oversized 2 car garage and can actually get 4 Slingshots in the garage for winter storage if I use roller dollies and sort of Tetris fit them. 3 Slingshots can go in easily.

Was thinking it would be nice if I could put 3 Slingshots up in the air so I could put more Slingshots and other stuff underneath them, reducing my storage costs. I don't have a tall garage ceiling, but I think they can fit height wise. The Slingshots weigh about 1,750 lbs and obviously have 3 wheels. Everything would go into the garage mid September, and come out late May. I don't really need to access the garage for any other reason during that time, so its fine if everything is jammed in there tightly.

Not really interested in 3 4-post lifts. Too spendy. Looking for other ideas. I know this is an unusual long shot.

Planning on selling the biz (hopefully) in a few years, so don't want anything permanent. Not interested in building a storage shop - don't want the eyesore.

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Since they're not very tall the first thought I had was two rows of pallet shelving.

If the slingshots have good lift points you could lift them from a top cross member to the height needed to get a shelf under the unit, then lower them to sit on it. I would think it could go pretty easy if you have two people.
 
tony 340 said:
Find local welder fab dude and buy post lifts

Have him custom make you a rear wheel dolly so it is as wide as it is up front

Other option is put a center channel on the lift somehow
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I've seen platforms built to convert post lifts to work as an elevator to a mezzanine for bikes and other equipment.

For when you finally break down and build the building you clearly need to quit renting space, @motion
 
https://superlifts.net/2000-max/

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Just to be clear, I’m a sir dense a lot too. I do not have the funds to be awesome dense! At the multiple dealers I worked at earlier in life, all had three levels of shelves to put jet skis or four wheelers on . We had special forks made and put onto forklift. They do it on a way bigger scale with huge boats.
 
John Branch said:
Just to be clear, I’m a sir dense a lot too. I do not have the funds to be awesome dense! At the multiple dealers I worked at earlier in life, all had three levels of shelves to put jet skis or four wheelers on . We had special forks made and put onto forklift. They do it on a way bigger scale with huge boats.
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I dont have a F'ING forklift and I have no plans to get one.
 
Once a Wanker.. said:
I've seen platforms built to convert post lifts to work as an elevator to a mezzanine for bikes and other equipment.

For when you finally break down and build the building you clearly need to quit renting space, @motion
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No. I need to start getting rid of all these vehicles. Some day.
 
motion said:
I dont have a F'ING forklift and I have no plans to get one.
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My bad , guess my wife spoiled me and got us a 4041 tractor with fork attachment as well as other accessories back in 2012. My bad for thinking/assuming anyone with an acreage property doesn’t have one?! Best money spent ever!! Work smarter not harder, if you have the money use it wisely. You cannot take it with you to the next level/chapter
 
Best idea I have that doesnt involve lifts...god those things are as big as a car....build some deck about 58 in high using 4x4 and 2x10 with 2x across the span and cover with boards/plywood. Use ramp to load the top one. Need heavy duty long ass ramp with intermediate support to do it. Or buy ramp used to drive into semi truck (seem these at trade shows and places w/o a dock).

by the time you do all this...its sketch and you should have just bought 2-3 4 post lifts from @TLR67
 
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