Lifting Equipment safely
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8n Bruce
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Hi Drew Just checked Craigslist in Greenville , there is a used portable lift ,AD#5980799109, If your interested.That will give you 48"lift & it's usable where ever you can plug it in .It will lift your car even your truck . & should hold it's value if at some time you no longer need it .
A local guy uses a HF motorcycle lift when working on his riding mower collection.
Motorcycle Lift Table, 1 Lb. Capacity
On sale here for $299
Harbor Freight Tools – Quality Tools at Discount Prices Since 1977
Bruce
Motorcycle Lift Table, 1 Lb. Capacity
On sale here for $299
Harbor Freight Tools – Quality Tools at Discount Prices Since 1977
Bruce
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daugen
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Bruce, thanks, I looked at all them when I went to HF a few days ago, they all seemed too small for what I wanted to accomplish.
the auto post lifts would be a dream solution. I'll check out that Craigslist ad, thanks guys.
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daugen
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well I have to admit I never did anything, yet, since by the time I removed the spindles and all the equipment, the old
deck wasn't terribly heavy and I was able to lift it up on top of a cut down sheet of plywood, on top of a pretty heavy duty plastic service
cart. Not overly stable, but it worked. And reminded me I really needed a good solution here.
Likely to be pallet based.
Most of the time I'm just changing blades, and I have a good lift ring in the front of my Gravely to grab. The JD X750 has a strong
front bumper/reinforcement that is easy to hook a chain to. No matter how many jackstands I put on, it still makes me nervous crawling under there.
Isn't likely the loader is going to fail, but I could do something stupid with the chain, perhaps..., and it could slip off.
So the idea of lifting everything up to level working height like a mechanic in a garage is very appealing.
Basically trying to recreate a car lift with a HD Construction Attachments set of forks and a reinforced pallet.
Since I could not depend up on the loader hydraulics to maintain height, they all leak down, I'd have to make four boxed supports, for each corner.
Fold down legs underneath?
Easier to just build stuff out of 4x4's I have plenty off.
I'm just learning how to weld so I'd rather trust my skills with gluing and screwing lumber than fabbing anything from scratch.
I drool in envy of guys with F series Kubotas and the same from JD with the up front hydraulically lifted decks that just flip up for service.
22 grand for a lawn mower was a bit much...
That 24G Gravely is equally drool worthy, and one of the reasons I felt putting a 23 hp Vanguard in mine would be well matched.
Put some real life in the old girl vs the tired Kohler KT19. Sure smells better too...
I grew up with a JD B in the 50's and here I am with a tiny little tractor with a hand clutch exactly the same.
I went to HF and looked for that motorcycle lift BCP and they didn't have it displayed, which surprised me. Need to see if it can be enlarged beyond its normal size
and the primary challenge of actually being able to get to the blades, particularly the outer ones, without being blocked by the apparatus. It may look good
and not work at all...
I thought of this older thread when I came upon this old Caterpillar video on operator safety.
Living alone, I have to be extra careful and think twice before sticking my hands into things. Or crawling under them.
Shake Hands with Danger | Caterpillar Safety - YouTube
deck wasn't terribly heavy and I was able to lift it up on top of a cut down sheet of plywood, on top of a pretty heavy duty plastic service
cart. Not overly stable, but it worked. And reminded me I really needed a good solution here.
Likely to be pallet based.
Most of the time I'm just changing blades, and I have a good lift ring in the front of my Gravely to grab. The JD X750 has a strong
front bumper/reinforcement that is easy to hook a chain to. No matter how many jackstands I put on, it still makes me nervous crawling under there.
Isn't likely the loader is going to fail, but I could do something stupid with the chain, perhaps..., and it could slip off.
So the idea of lifting everything up to level working height like a mechanic in a garage is very appealing.
Basically trying to recreate a car lift with a HD Construction Attachments set of forks and a reinforced pallet.
Since I could not depend up on the loader hydraulics to maintain height, they all leak down, I'd have to make four boxed supports, for each corner.
Fold down legs underneath?
Easier to just build stuff out of 4x4's I have plenty off.
I'm just learning how to weld so I'd rather trust my skills with gluing and screwing lumber than fabbing anything from scratch.
I drool in envy of guys with F series Kubotas and the same from JD with the up front hydraulically lifted decks that just flip up for service.
22 grand for a lawn mower was a bit much...
That 24G Gravely is equally drool worthy, and one of the reasons I felt putting a 23 hp Vanguard in mine would be well matched.
Put some real life in the old girl vs the tired Kohler KT19. Sure smells better too...
I grew up with a JD B in the 50's and here I am with a tiny little tractor with a hand clutch exactly the same.
I went to HF and looked for that motorcycle lift BCP and they didn't have it displayed, which surprised me. Need to see if it can be enlarged beyond its normal size
and the primary challenge of actually being able to get to the blades, particularly the outer ones, without being blocked by the apparatus. It may look good
and not work at all...
I thought of this older thread when I came upon this old Caterpillar video on operator safety.
Living alone, I have to be extra careful and think twice before sticking my hands into things. Or crawling under them.
Shake Hands with Danger | Caterpillar Safety - YouTube
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Thanks for posting the video. Caterpillar put a lot of resources into making it and the stunt men had fun.
I enjoyed seeing the pickup trucks that were on the road when I was a kid.
Todd727
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That was painful to watch, which of course is the point.
Al 2
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Well, I was lucky enough to have found a scissors lift with it's own hydraulic power pack about 20 years ago for a very good price. I made a 4'x 8' steel frame for the top to make it larger. I usually use it to store junk on. It would very easily lift a ton. When I can I use it as welding bench as you can vary the height to anything up to 40''. I also have a pallet jack that will lift to 6'. As for your situation possibly build a work bench whatever size you need and a pallet the same size. Park whatever you are going to work on on the pallet and then set everything on your bench if you have enough tractor. Set up your bench so you can move it in or out with your tractor.
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Mace Canute
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Princess Auto sells one similar if not identical to that one too. I never could understand why they didn't make it sized for garden tractors since there's a lot of old rich guys with garden tractors who don't like to kneel down or bend over to work on it.
