Looie

Wondering if anyone has any idea where I could find something like this..........?? - First of all I'm NOT looking for an Engine Hoist... !! but I AM looking for something like it..... read on.........

The council garage I use - I can get my VRS into it, but it takes up the full length, leaving no room for any free standing shelving apart from a very narrow one (30 cm) at the bottom right sideways on level with the OSF wing region. I need to put stuff into the garage as well as the VRS... so I'm having to think outside of the box a bit and I've come up with an idea.........

What I'm looking for is for a way to have something up against the bottom garage wall, but with "prongs" that would be far enough high to extend over the top of my bonnet, so I could lay wooden planks or something similar across them to make a shelf. With two of these, I can have a VERY wide and long shelf.....

The bonnet would just go underneath the "shelf" when parking it into the garage........ the lower bars/legs would just go under the car (got enough wheel clearance)... so then I could just drive the car in and out without doing anything...

I suppose one way to help people realise what I'm trying to find is - if you image an engine hoist.... it has two bars/legs at the bottom floor, an adjustable "upright" thingy that raises the post up and down, and where the bit that holds onto the engine goes - I'm looking for one or two solid bars similar to the bars/legs at the bottom that I can place the shelf onto.........




So - Image one like the image above - the bottom bars/legs - don't need castors as it won't be moving anywhere - don't need the hydraulic pump thingy, as it will be at a set height and will never change.... and where the extendable arm bit that fits to the engine is - don't need anything extendable - all I need is one or two matching bars/legs just like the bottom ones..... so that I have solid flat "arm(s)" to place the planks onto...........

Someone, somewhere must have had the same thought as me and made these up - but what on earth do you call them? I've tried lots of searches, but just can't find what I'm looking for..........

I guess if I can't, then I might have to see if I can try to find someone who could make a pair up......... but maybe someone on here knows what I'm trying to get at and can point me in the general direction....

Ta muchly.......... Looie

ossett2k2

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What about suspended shelving similar to this idea.
http://contractorkurt.com/2013/06/30...dware-methods/

Looie

Nice idea, but the Council won't let you do that in their garages - They have already moved me once this year to another garage as they wanted to refurbish the one I was in, so whatever I finally get has to be freestanding and mobile for moving to any alternative garage, which with my council, could be with a couple of days notice!

FLAT ERIC

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What you want is a light weight version of this "Cantilever Racking".

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cantilever...-/151628387480

My quick search only seemed to find ready made heavy duty stuff. A decent blacksmith/wrought iron worker/welder etc could knock some up or get some giant meccano (Dexion?) and then you can make your own to your own measurements.

http://www.tradesystems.co.uk/Slotte...FWbKtAodxmQAHA

riiidaa

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you just need wood, brb

riiidaa

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lengths of timber, and some marine ply for however many shelf layers you want, and wood screws

riiidaa

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completely free standing and can be designed to your requirements