Insurability and liability problems.

In theory, in jurisdictions that have such codes, an inspector must inspect the finished product. If it’s not up to code they will point out the areas that need remediation and these must be fixed. In practice plenty of projects fly under the radar and never get inspected.

Depends on where you live and if you want to sell. Age of the house too. Was code for interior railing ever 4” ever in place during the life of the house?

If it’s in your home and doesn’t need to be inspected then probably nothing You may have to fix it and do it properly if you sell the house and a house inspection catches that.

I built a hoist "mono trolley in my garage. I used 2 x 6 on edge with a strip of steel on the top. I used a solid wheel from a HD store caster. It works great for me, perhaps a variation might be useful for your project.

Also note in our state we have a company that sells steel commercially. They have a large out building with "scraps" (some are really big scraps). Perhaps there is one in your area.

ATV winch with remote, and a garden cart.

some of the old L shaped iron rails on wooden tracks that were used well into the 1800's in mines (because they're light..) wouldn't be that hard to reproduce for a straight run.. Combined with an electric winch set on a deadman at the top (inside a covered cart stop..) and you'd have a pretty cool system.

I rented a house in New York on a lake during Christmas of 2021. The house set well below the road, with lots of steps. They had a pulley system with a small crate attached that went to the house. A pulley at the house and a pulley at the parking area, with a second rope on the crate. You would load the crate and gravity would let it travel to the porch. We had to kind of hold the rope to keep it slow. Someone would empty, then pull it back up, and load again. After the first load, we just decided to carry our stuff down. It was pretty worn and not all that smooth. We didn’t want to chance having our stuff fall into the shrubs and rocks with lots of snow. It was mounted to a 3” steel post at the top, and bolted to the house wall at the bottom. It must have been a pain in the ass to install and tension everything.

What you need is a small, extremely simple mining car set-up, so look at how-to mining literature. Historical stuff should be loaded with calculations you might need to consider. Another good place to start would be to look at roller coaster lifts, and the like, along with diy backyard roller coasters that people have built. I would think you are mostly limited by your available skills and budget. If you can weld, and are fairly mechanically inclined, this should be a piece of cake. There are no-weld options as well. Steel is damn pricey these days, at least it is in my parts, so without some source of surplus materials, it might not be worth it. That is, not until you need it one day, and don't have it! Lol good luck!

Thank you, saving that tip for a rainy day. (My shed has a concrete floor but you never know..)

That's what I have. Keeps the wood off the ground and keeps it dry. Works like a charm and you can get them for free in industrial areas. They don't need to be pretty, and businesses are always throwing out broken ones

I live just off the Canadian border, and have a 12x24 foot wood shed, it holds 14 cord of wood. I put gravel down, and ditched the sides that are uphill. Full, it last three years, the wood in contact with the ground has not rotted. This shed had been in use for twenty years, we have five wood stoves in the house. Good luck with your project.

Before you buy pallets check around there are some places that send them to the dump. I have gotten a lot of free pallets when needed.

I just put pallets down in my wood shed.

I know about all of that. But some cars I hear, see and read about are just a gun waiting to go off.

Would you believe I did this by rapping my knuckles against the side of the dash while loosening the fender bolt behind the door?

Blood always gets drawn when doing anything worthwhile on a vehicle, its just the way it is.

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Bloody knuckles krew!

Wood to earth contact causes dryrot and attracts termites. The wood on the ground will get wet from the moisture in the ground. Use cinder blocks or bricks.

Well it looks great, thanks for the advice

We used pallets for the floor and walls, left the front open with a tarp that hangs over the open front and put plywood in top for lean-to type roof and had spare shingles so put them up. Been using that for almost 10 years. Good air flow... kindling in one side wood on other. Pallets around us, free for the taking. Most manufacturing plants give them away. So other than a couple pieces of plywood...free.

I will take a look to see if there is allen screw. thanks!

In OP’s case, it belongs to his 70 year old aunt, who is likely retired on a fixed income and can’t afford a $40k new car. In the US, there are very few places were you can easily get along without a car, so if you have a low income, you drive what you can afford. My mom drives a 2005 Toyota that she’ll probably drive for the next 10-15 years.

Throw some pallets down.

What a nice gesture. Came out great. I see you got a battle wound while working. 👍

That's what we did in ours to aid in air circulation.