I measured my lift placement for you. The center of the post is 16 1/2 Ft. from the inside of the overhead door. That gives me about 1 foot to squeeze by the back of those big Ford and long wheelbase Sprinter vans I used to work on every day. They had 170" wheelbase. This also allowed me to lift crew cab, 8 foot bed dually pick up trucks with just enough room to get around the back with the door closed. My pole barn has 12' nominal ceiling height and a closed ceiling with R32 insulation above. My lift is asymmetrical. If your going to lift anything heavy like I had to, I suggest discarding the anchors the lift came with and get some longer ones that match the thickness of your floor. I had to dig out and replace a 20 square ft. area under one of my posts. I poured an 8" thick repair pad, used rebar, and keyed it under the existing floor that was only 4" thick. (minimum required for my lift". My new anchors are 7 1/2". Did this repair last April. No issues yet. I did the repair myself, it was allot of work. Took 43 bags of concrete.
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