anchoring 2 post lift, How did you do it? Options

[Calwaterbear]

Ok time to set-up my new/used 2 post lift. I poured a 14'X 25' pad, let it cure for 3 weeks.

So I will drill into the concrete and use 3/4 X 10'' wedge anchors. they will be 8" deep.

obviously the holes need to be drilled in exactly the right places, not only for each post, but also, the 2 posts have to be set at the exact width (dictated by the bar across the top, between the 2 posts).

so do i set up the posts, bolt on the top, then drill down through the feet?

Or use a template, put in the anchors, then drop the posts onto the anchors?

Bit of an issue is i am working alone, and even with a bobcat 763, i have not figured out a way to get the posts vertical yet, i plan on calling in my propane guy, who has a real live Ferrari crane on his service truck to lift em upright and position them.

Tech guys at Greg Smith say to drill the holes a couple of inched deeper than you will be anchoring at - so if you screw up, instead of having to cut off the anchor - you just drive it down in the slab. That seems like a good idea, but what if, while lowering the post, you miss and hit the top of the anchors, that would probably drive them down into the slab - No?

I'm probably overthinking this, but I'm hoping to draw from the experience of others who have gone before me on this venture!

[Calwaterbear]

solved my standing up the posts dilemma. Had a BBQ, invited some of my Grad students, you can count on em showing up for free food!
we just picked it up, walked it vertical, and shinnied it onto the correct location. Drilled the holes with my Milwaukee hammer drill driving a new 40 buck bit, used shop vac and compressed air to remove the dust periodically - went up super easy, once i figured out free manpower was the key!

[914_teener]

solved my standing up the posts dilemma. Had a BBQ, invited some of my Grad students, you can count on em showing up for free food!
we just picked it up, walked it vertical, and shinnied it onto the correct location. Drilled the holes with my Milwaukee hammer drill driving a new 40 buck bit, used shop vac and compressed air to remove the dust periodically - went up super easy, once i figured out free manpower was the key!

Amazing what we can get done when there is good will, cooperation...and a thirst for knowlege and truth!

Enjoy your new lift!