Address the issue of the van being too low instead of the hoist being too high. Some options.
One hand on the seat and one hand on this, rigged with a pully system between the carport and the lift used to solve problem number 1. As you tighten the come-along, the hoist moves away from the van.
Some pre-work may be required:
Actually, this one might really work:
These two are easily addressed. The lift heights are MAX lift heights. The lower number is for the max weight setting (arm short) and the high number is for the min weight setting (arm long). The lift arm will go from near the floor to the full lift height at the minimum weight setting. With the arm set long, there is plenty of room between the legs to have a dolly and set the vehicle seat down (you can fit a complete engine and transmission assembly down between the legs...). You guide the lifted item and the cherry picker the same way everyone does with them - one hand on each, or you let the lifted item swing a bit.
maybe you should watch raptors videos, before taking offense to the obvious.
You failed to address my problem of our carport floor being higher than the sidewalk. The uneven levels makes rolling a hoist with a 70 lb seat dangling in/out very, very difficult. Anyway, glad to hear that you found a solution for you.
No offense was taken. It was the use of the words "assume he's retired " that I questioned.
Ingenious, clever. I’ve been reading these posts the last few years hoping to make up my mind about updating our 2010 Ody to a new one with all the new safety features. This video has probably made up my mind to buy a Chrysler Pacifica that has a much better second row seat design thus providing less of a chance to relearn all the words to the song “Oh, My Aching Back.”
I'm not the commenter on the Youtube video and I'm not here to defend him or his comments. I just wanted to clarify to you how a cherry picker works.
The features that the Chrysler has makes them attractive. I would be concerned about long term reliability. There are tons of 2nd Generation Odysseys on the road (even a few 1st gen) in great physical and mechanical condition. The Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth minivans (and these are the pioneers in the minivan class of vehicles) of similar vintage have been long retired and few come close to making it over 150,000 or so miles on the odometer. The ones that I see on the road in the same vintage look and sound sad. I don't think these vehicles have the same quality as the Hondas do.
Maybe try sitting in the 2nd row seats of the Pacifica to decide whether they are comfortable enough for your passengers, especially on long trips. The 2nd row seats in the 2018+ Odys are bulky and heavy but they are comfortable.
I haven't sat in a Dodge/Chrysler minivan in a long time, but when I was shopping for a new(er) van after my 04 got crushed by a tree, we checked out a Dodge with the Stow-and-Go seats. I too was impressed with the stowage technology, but I (with SWMBO's full agreement) just couldn't subject my kids (teenagers at the time) to the hardness of the seats. Both the 2nd row and rear seats were so uncomfortable compared to Ody's that we chose to deal with the inconvenience of removing them.
Terrific video - a precise standard operating procedure (SOP) - love it! Thank you, Raptor88.
have sat on stow n go seats in the caravan.
Hi gebinns,
Are the supports permanently attached? Seems like you'd need more than 1" of space for the supports.
Good to know about the Stow n Go seats--only drove the rental vans with that feature and played with seats, but never actually sat on them!
What model year?
5th generation which has been the same for the past 12 years.
Hi DerbyDad03,
I know that. I was asking about the 1" of storage storage area.
That answers the question I was asking.
Thank you. All set.
Thanks. I sat in a Grand Caravan back in 2014 and hated the rock hard seats. I don't remember what year the vehicle was but it sounds like it doesn't matter. Apparently they've sucked for a long time.
