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In a conversation with my shop's landlord I asked him if I could install a two poster lift.Much to my surprise he said that sure would make it easier on me to work on my stuff and I could go ahead and do it.Actually sounded excited about me having one.That would open up a whole new dimension to that shop.So it's on looking and saving up to buy a used one out of Craigslist.Yepper-shop equipment is one step at a time,but progress sure is kewl as it is get-er-done.

It's got me thinking.............but of course don't have all the coin right now.

AUTOMOTIVE LIFT

Gary

Contact any dealership around you and find out who they use to install/maintain thr mostly Rotary or Challenger brand lifts---there are so many places that have shut down or dealerships forced to upgrade under this period that they have lots of used lifts available---and those guys are whizzes at dancing them into position. I have had several installed over the last dozen or so years and its amzing how good these guys are--proper tools, hardware,knowlege and experience------

Yep Jerry,there is no way I would install one myself and feel comfortable being under it.

That darn old Shade Tree mechanics show influencing me I guess.

Gary,
One thing to consider, if I were your landlord I would be overjoyed to see you install a nice lift in my building, knowing that when it comes time for you to leave you're going to look at the cost to restore the building to unmolested state (to my satisfaction, not yours) compared to the price you can get for a now more used lift. You'll likely find that you cannot afford to move it, so you leave it behind and he now has a lift for nothing. Just saying, making improvements to another guys property doesn't generally pay back very well.

Roger.I have gotten to know my landlord Bob pretty well.He knows I would never just go ahead and just install one drilling the holes in his floor and I know we have talked about the financial long term plan for the shop equipment and it's liquidation once I am done with the shop.
The other thing is because he has been so good to me,I would mind leaving it behind depending on how deep I was into it.

Originally Posted by 1gary

Roger.I have gotten to know my landlord Bob pretty well.He knows I would never just go ahead and just install one drilling the holes in his floor and I know we have talked about the financial long term plan for the shop equipment and it's liquidation once I am done with the shop.
The other thing is because he has been so good to me,I would mind leaving it behind depending on how deep I was into it.

All I said was you should consider it. No matter how well you've gotten to know the landlord, if it were me I would modify the rental agreement or lease to reflect any perceived agreement on property improvements, including future liability. Property owners have a way of "forgetting" verbal agreements down the road.

Well it's not a bad thought Roger.Might be worth taking the time to just get it down in paper.

Not to stray too far off topic,but from the first day I moved in there almost two yrs ago,it has always been the plan to liquidate any acquired equipment once I was done with the projects I have to do to fund early restart up of my traveling business.