The document is a product work log for a student who designed and built an ATV lift. It details the various activities conducted on each date, including drawing designs, purchasing materials, cutting and securing frame pieces, adding lifting jacks and ramps. The student encountered some challenges with design details and fit but was able to complete the project over several months. The total time spent was approximately 75 hours.

1. Jonathan Haynes
3-23-12
British Literature
Ms. Tillery
Product Work Log
Monday, 11/7/11 Activity: I began drawing on Comment/Suggestions:
4:30-5:30 paper what I want the atv lift to
look like.
Commentary: Really the only
problem I ran into in this stage
was drawing the lift at the correct
scale. Drew multiple views of the
stand.
Total time: 1 hr.

2. Wednesday, Activity: I finished drawing the Comment/Suggestions:
12/14/11 lift on paper, and began designing
7:30-8:15 AM it on Autodesk Inventor with the
help of Ms. Salas.
Commentary: The only problem I
ran into was figuring out how
detailed I can make the design on
Inventor. Designed the base of the
frame.
Total time: 45
mins.

3. Thursday, Activity: Continued to design on Comment/Suggestions:
12/15/11 inventor. Began working on
7:30-8:15 AM designing ramps.
Commentary: I ran into problems
with how the ramps will be
incorporated, I decided to have the
ramps be removable. Designed
frame and ramps.
Total time: 45
mins.

4. Friday, 12/16/11 Activity: Designed the lift system Comment/Suggestions:
7:45-8:15 AM on inventor and finished the rest
of the design.
Commentary: Decided to only
have 2 means of lifting rather than
3. Drew up jacks and lift 4x4’s on
Inventor.
Total time: 30
mins.

5. Saturday, 1/21/12 Activity: Went to Home Depot Comment/Suggestions:
11:00-1:00 PM and Northern Tool and bought all
the material needed for roughly
$332.00. I also built the base of the
frame.
Commentary: I ended up having
to use less screws then planed in
the frame, but still enough to keep
structural integrity. I bought
screws, plywood, 4x4’s, 2x10’s,
bottle jacks, and a swivel jack.
Total time: 2 hrs.

6. Saturday, 1/21/12 Activity: I cut all the vertical Comment/Suggestions:
6:15-8:00 PM supports for the lift, as well as
most of the rest of the frame.
Commentary: Came to the
conclusion that I could have used
2x4’s for some parts of the frame
in place of 4x4’s which would
have cut down on weight, but I
ended up not doing it. Screwed all
the vertical supports to the upper
base.
Total time: 1 hr 45
mins.

7. Sunday, 1/22/12 Activity: I screwed together the Comment/Suggestions:
1:45-5:15 PM vertical supports to the base of the
lift. I also installed the caster
wheels.
Commentary: Ran into problem
with not having enough clearance
for the casters to swivel so I had to
cut wood out to lock the casters in
place.
Total time: 3hrs 30
mins.

8. Wednesday, Activity: I cut out the plywood for Comment/Suggestions:
1/25/12 the base of the stand and got it in
4:30-6:15 PM place to be screwed down.
Commentary: This was a pretty
smooth day, I didn’t run into any
problems. Cut notches out of the
corners of the plywood to fit
around the frame 4x4’s.
Total time: 1hr 45
mins.

9. Friday, 1/27/12 Activity: I secured the rest of the Comment/Suggestions:
5:15-6:45 PM frame to the base, and added 2
center supports.
Commentary: I had to use leg bolts
on the end of the stand with the
casters to take on the extra weight
of the stand when being moved.
Screwed down the frame to the
existing base.
Total time: 1hr 30
mins.

10. Saturday, 1/28/12 Activity: I began to work out how Comment/Suggestions:
11:30-12:00 PM the lift system will work.
Commentary: Decided to have
“doors” under the jacks so that
when the jacks/lift isn’t in use I
will be able to lower the lift 4x4 to
be flush with the stand and be out
of the way.
Total time: 30
mins.

11. Sunday, 1/29/12 Activity: Got the plywood for the Comment/Suggestions:
2:30-6:15 PM top of the stand tacked down. As
well as got the center jack ready
and the wheel/lifter that I will use
to lift the stand to move it.
Commentary: Ran into little
problem with plywood fitting up
correctly because the stand wasn’t
perfectly square. Cut holes out of
plywood for the lift 4x4’s.
Total time: 3 hrs 45
mins.

12. Monday, 1/30/12 Activity: Had to remount the Comment/Suggestions:
5:30-6:30 PM wheel that lifted the stand.
Commentary: The wheel didn’t
have enough clearance to rotate so
I had to mount it further out. I
mounted a 2x10 to the existing
2x10, than had to mount 2 2x4’s to
that to make the lift stick out
further.
Total time: 1 hr.

13. Wednesday, Activity: Finished up the center Comment/Suggestions:
2/1/12 6:00-7:15 jack by building the “door” and
PM making a place to hold the jack in
place.
Commentary: The jack would rest
on the “door”, when the lift 4x4
needed to be out of the way, you
would move the jack, and open
the door, which the 4x4 would
drop into.
Total time: 1 hr 15
mins.

14. Saturday, 2/4/12 Activity: Started the front lift and Comment/Suggestions:
11:40-2:00 PM also cut the boards to fill in the
gaps when riding my quad onto
the lift.
Commentary: It was difficult
starting the front lift because it
needed to be as close to in-line
with the center jack as possible.
Built the base that the front jack
would rest on.
Total time: 2 hrs 20
mins.

15. Sunday, 2/5/12 Activity: Cut the ramps to length Comment/Suggestions:
5:00-6:30 PM and fixed up how they are going to
latch onto the stand when in use.
Commentary: Ran into problem
with ramps possibly not being
strong enough were they latch
onto the stand. Also stuck sand
paper to ramps for added traction.
Total time: 1 hr 30
mins.

16. Friday, 2/17/12 Activity: Finished up the front Comment/Suggestions:
5:00-7:00 PM jack, including its “door” for when
the lift is not in use.
Commentary: Door didn’t want to
line up perfectly cause of being
un-square. Cut out of plywood the
shape of the jack to hold it in
place.
Total time: 2 hrs.

17. Monday, 2/20/12 Activity: Installed metal L Comment/Suggestions:
1:20-2:50 PM brackets on the ramps to fix
problem of them not being strong
enough. Finished the front lift and
got the blocks done that will stop
the four wheeler when rode on the
ramp.
Commentary: Had a hard time
getting the jack and 4x4 to fit up
while still being straight up and
down. Cut out the notch in 4x4 for
front lift that the frame of my quad
will rest on.
Total time: 1 hr 30
mins.

18. Tuesday, 2/21/12 Activity: Finished the lift. Cut and Comment/Suggestions:
11:30-4:00 PM screwed down the corner pieces to
make it more stable. Made a fold-
out step.
Commentary: Little problem with
the step, trying to make it come
out far enough and also be able to
fold back up without having to
alter the corner pieces too much.
Cut corner pieces to strengthen the
frame.
Total time: 4 hrs 30
mins.