[Spridgets] car lift

[Billy J.]

Wood reacts to load according to the length of time the load is in 
place.  Building codes have different factors depending on whether the 
load is from wind or snow or something that will be there for a long time.

I pulled the engine out of my midget using 2 ceiling joists in my 
garage.  I've been up there several times and I know I've had all of my 
weight on a single joist.  I figured the partial engine didn't weigh any 
more than I did, and for safety I distributed the load among 2 joists.  
If you can distribute your load out among enough joists you can carry a 
lot of load and this might make it reasonable to hang just the body tub 
for a short period of time.


> I don't think that leaving it hanging from wooden joists for an
> extended period of time would be a good idea. I wouldn't even consider
> it unless it was all supported from a steel supported structure. It
> would take a long time to raise and lower safely too. Sounds like an
> accident waiting to happen.