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71340Duster said
Good Evening All! Well, things went a bit sideways today for me but it's alright. I too had a mice/rat poop problem, they got into my wood chips hungry little critters! So...the smoked chicken is off, instead, brined with onion, garlic, pepper, kosher salt, lemon, honey and brown sugar, then split down the middle, a rub put on it and onto the grill. Bigger problem for me was the lift. The 3 degree floor slope my builder put in (my fault, didn't know he would do that in a non plumbed shop) is giving me a little trouble with safety lock engagement/synchronization. Level shows me the problem, don't want to do permanent shims and bolt her down as I bought the caster kit so will crank on the cables some more! It's low towards the shop door and those latches are making way before the other end.

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Posts need to be shimmed before adjusting cables. Use the wheels to pick up posts. If you dont want hoist to roll then block the wheels with a strip of plywood.
I have rubber pads under each post,conveyor belting.

You will find cables will need adjusting occasionally, more often after first installing. its a good habit to let hoist rest on locks, as hydraulic cylinder will seep a small amount. Less weight on cylinder, less seepage.
its a single acting cylinder,and a small amount of oil will accumulate in the vented end.
After 6 years i got a tiny amount of oil coming out of the vent. I use a suction gun to remove it.
This is daily use too. Pretty much 7 days/week.