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El_Tortuga
03-28-2014, 01:49 PM
Scored some abandoned steel (thinwall 1-1/2" square tubing) a year or two ago and ended up doing a hanging tire rack. Its way overkill, but it only weighs 33.5 lbs and its crazy stiff and strong.

Proof tested as if it was the monkey bars. Tthe boy is 6-4 and >200#, but it also supports my fat gut on either end. Lag bolts are good for nearly 1300#. LOL.

First real project with the welder. Good learning experience/skillbuilding activity. Good thing I'm not paying myself by the hour.
El_Tortuga
03-28-2014, 01:51 PM
Before:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/El_Tortuga/null_zps5e1d6fb3.jpg (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/El_Tortuga/media/null_zps5e1d6fb3.jpg.html)
El_Tortuga
03-28-2014, 01:54 PM
During:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/El_Tortuga/null_zps1040668f.jpg (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/El_Tortuga/media/null_zps1040668f.jpg.html)
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/El_Tortuga/null_zps8ff4f1ae.jpg (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/El_Tortuga/media/null_zps8ff4f1ae.jpg.html)

Testing:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/El_Tortuga/null_zps175bf26e.jpg (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/El_Tortuga/media/null_zps175bf26e.jpg.html)

Final:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/El_Tortuga/null_zpsc0a974a0.jpg (http://s34.photobucket.com/user/El_Tortuga/media/null_zpsc0a974a0.jpg.html)
DirtyD
03-28-2014, 01:59 PM
Looks awesome. Great idea. Just don't knock your head on it. lol
donutninja
03-28-2014, 03:48 PM
Awesome!
blownaltered
03-28-2014, 03:56 PM
I hope you have a U bolt going over a 2 x 6 or that thing will eventually come down.
El_Tortuga
03-28-2014, 06:27 PM
I hope you have a U bolt going over a 2 x 6 or that thing will eventually come down.

I'll take the Pepsi challenge on that one. I ran the code calcs using conservative engagement length for the lag bolts and the combined RATED pullout load is in excess of 1300#.
downtime!
03-28-2014, 10:31 PM
I cheated and bought one from Garage Guys. Tire Loft model, weighs next to nothing, is adjustable for both length and width, set me back about $50 with shipping.

http://badtexasgt.com/hosted/tire_loft_001.jpg
Crimson600+HP
03-28-2014, 10:43 PM
Looks like I am going to add this to my list of future garage mods. Especially if I am forced into a one car garage here in the short future.
03MachMe
03-29-2014, 01:27 AM
I cheated and bought one from Garage Guys. Tire Loft model, weighs next to nothing, is adjustable for both length and width, set me back about $50 with shipping.

http://badtexasgt.com/hosted/tire_loft_001.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd34/03machme/IMG_20140103_222129_zpsenusvqx8.jpg (http://s226.photobucket.com/user/03machme/media/IMG_20140103_222129_zpsenusvqx8.jpg.html)
Me too. They Have tires on them now...
El_Tortuga
03-29-2014, 09:38 PM
Looks awesome. Great idea. Just don't knock your head on it. lol

Too late. Sporting a red racing stripe on my bald head right now
El_Tortuga
03-29-2014, 09:42 PM
I cheated and bought one from Garage Guys. Tire Loft model, weighs next to nothing, is adjustable for both length and width, set me back about $50 with shipping.

http://badtexasgt.com/hosted/tire_loft_001.jpg

If I had any wall space available, I would have something like that. Other than the pegboard over the workbench, I'm fully shelved out.
downtime!
03-30-2014, 12:48 AM
If I had any wall space available, I would have something like that. Other than the pegboard over the workbench, I'm fully shelved out.And if I could weld, I'd have something like you made. I can stick metal together, but it ain't pretty!