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Originally Posted by wbyrum
This will require that I have 24.3" clearance between the lowest point on the TM and the garage floor....
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wbyrum, the center of the bumper on my 2619 (built with 2124 axle/wheels/tires) is barely 19" off the floor. I avoided the lift kit, which is now standard, but there's no way that you'll be tall enough. And if you lifted the TM by that much, you might need to replace your garage door, and it might be much less stable in towing.
OTOH, you could back in the TM *FIRST*, raise it way up on the lifts, and then roll your generator in underneath (I hope it's on wheels already, because a dolly underneath will add even more inches to your problem
). There's some bumper support structure which hangs down a few more inches at each end of the bumper (at the rear corners of the TM), but you could probably raise enough to overcome even that.
Liftco makes both a 20" version and a 24" version of our lifts, I thin that TM uses the short ones. But it's a VERY easy replacement to swap in tall ones for the rear of your TM. And if you put down one or two solid concrete "garden wall" construction blocks first, you'll have TONS of extra height at the rear-- since you don't run the Fridge or A/C in this storage location, I'll SWAG that it's OK to store the TM off-level (with the rear way up). Bilge tanks empty, of course. Maybe someone more expert on thses systems can chime in on that.
But clearly, the TM doesn't roll while it's up on the lifts (either with or without extra concrete blocks under the Liftco feet). So I think you need to put the TM in place first, then raise it on the lifts, then roll the generator in afterwards.
You will need some distance from the sidewall to turn the Liftcos, unless you're clever: my monster drill (with allen wrench into the liftco) is less than half as long as the manual handle, I can get by with only about 8 inches away. If you want to get it REALLY close, you can use an allen wrench in the liftco and a ratcheting socket wrench handle to spin it. But I've tried getting too close before, and I've had to replace one of the exterior night lights as a result.