Concerning lifts, there are low clearance lifts available that will work with a 9 or 10' ceiling. My lift is not one of those and I'm fortunate it worked in my shop and luck was on my side when I built the shop 30 years ago. The fact that it's 30' wide ( and the doors are on the long 40' side) allowed my lift with 12'4" legs (two post) to fit in one of three bays directly in the center or under the ridge of the shop. I have 13' from floor to ceiling at the ridge beams. The cab of a truck has sufficient clearance to do a full lift and with 15' from shop c/l to the door, the back of the bed has plenty of
clearance as well.
The roof pitch is 2 to 1.
It might be worth a phone conversation or two with the lift suppliers you're leaning toward and see what they advise.
I bought my USA made Rotary lift last year from a State Gov auction for $1050 (around 4k new) and paid $500 to have it installed. It had seen little use and is one of the best investments I've made. Should have bought when I was younger and motivated since at 65 my motivation to work on projects has waned a bit.
Added in edit: I mentioned lifts are available for low clearance ceilings. On reflection, even-though this is true you have to consider what you'll be lifting. With a truck, you need to add the height of the truck from bottom of frame to cab top (with a few inches safety zone) to whatever walk around underneath room you require to determine a minimum ceiling height me thinks.
Last edited by moparguy; 12/23/2016 12:58 AM.
