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Help me lift heavy stuff

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Bill Oakes

12-28-2000 18:44:51

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I want to buy one of those hydraulic engine lifts, commonly called a cherry picker. I have seen them from $150 to $800. I don't know what I need but am tired of hurting my back lifting stuff I shouldn't. Any Do's or Dont's that you can make me aware of?? Thanks for the help. Bill

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Ray,IN

01-10-2001 21:24:23

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Re: Help me lift heavy stuff - please! in reply to Bill Oakes, 12-28-2000 18:44:51

I bought a 12v winch from one of those junk mail magazines. It has a 2k lb. straight pull capacity, and 30' of cable. I just don't try to lift a load that will pull the garage roof, or tree limb down. I use 8ga. wire jumpers from the truck battery. This is really a portable winch for use on a trailer ball.

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JoeK-different approach

12-31-2000 00:10:52

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Re: Help me lift heavy stuff - please! in reply to Bill Oakes, 12-28-2000 18:44:51

I'm looking for an older"end lift jack" to modify.A friend bought one at sale(apparently they lost popularity as new cars are not supposed to be lifted from either end) for 75$,It has hand pump and air connection for pnuematic use.He extended the bottom front legs apx 12" and fitted a 6'x 4' platform to the arms.Works great for loading barrels/lawn tractor etc into the pickup.Kinda like a small forklift w/platform. Just a different approach to the problem.

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Bill says THANKS!!!

12-29-2000 21:16:43

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Re: Help me lift heavy stuff - please! in reply to Bill Oakes, 12-28-2000 18:44:51

Thanks Much guys, you given me a few ideas to help me make a choice. Happy Holidays!

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ralph

12-29-2000 16:21:52

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Re: Help me lift heavy stuff - please! in reply to Bill Oakes, 12-28-2000 18:44:51

Bill, Don't get to light of one. I started out with a cheap one and both the boom and legs bent before we built our own. Our extended reach in the air is 13 ft. and a foot off the ground. The legs are movable for width but not for length. Steel wheels and to heavy for the neighbors to come load in their pickup.

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Mike

12-29-2000 14:24:58

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Re: Help me lift heavy stuff - please! in reply to Bill Oakes, 12-28-2000 18:44:51

I put a 12 volt hyd hoist on the back corner of my 1 ton 2 summers ago, what a toy; they should come as standard equptment on all trucks! I gave 40$ for it and put 100$ in it to adapt it to my truck.

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Dan G/Soganofla

12-29-2000 05:41:39

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Re: Help me lift heavy stuff - please! in reply to Bill Oakes, 12-28-2000 18:44:51

Northern Tools has one on sale right now for $190, including one of those engine leveler gizmo's. Also, if you have a tractor, a lift pole on the 3-point is hard to beat in the handy dept. I've also used the lift pole on a pick-up, by setting it on the bumper and running a come-a-long from the top link eye to the front of the bed.

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John Ne.

12-28-2000 22:47:17

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Re: Help me lift heavy stuff - please! in reply to Bill Oakes, 12-28-2000 18:44:51

several things on a cherry picker, using it inside on concrete or outside? I prefer wide steel wheels versus plastic wheels. Width of the lower members, wider equals stability. Is the arm extendable? the lifting capacity goes down as the arm comes out, but will it lift, say, 500 lbs high enough to put it on a flatbed? And will the arm go down far enough? Used to use one that required an extra long chain just to pick up an engine block off the floor, then had to block the load, and change the chain to set the engine into place. try lifting something at maximum load and see if it wants to tip forward.

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T_Bone

12-28-2000 21:27:22

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Re: Help me lift heavy stuff - please! in reply to Bill Oakes, 12-28-2000 18:44:51

Hi Bill, I have one I bought a cheap auto store under $200 and it works great. The only thing that can go wrong is the cylinder and you can get them brand new for $60 so dont buy an expensive one. Since then I've had both legs go bad and went to a tractor with a front loader/backhoe much better and well worth every $100 each time I start it to keep it running :) Backhoe/loaders are really hard to come by here so had to buy one that needed alot of work. I don't regret it at all.

T_Bone

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VaTom

12-29-2000 05:59:05

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Re: Re: Help me lift heavy stuff - please! in reply to T_Bone, 12-28-2000 21:27:22

A tractor without a loader is only half a tool. Hydraulics makes the best back saver ever. I don't want to store an engine hoist and make do with a loader and use a chain hoist off a beam for positioning. Other choice would be a three point boom but I usually want to go higher than they allow. Unless you're living suburbia, give serious thought to a tractor.

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Bus Driver

12-29-2000 08:06:28

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Re: Re: Re: Help me lift heavy stuff - please! in reply to VaTom, 12-29-2000 05:59:05

On my late model tractor, I have a hydraulic cylinder for the top link controlled by the remote hydraulics. This is great for the "boom pole" as it gives more vertical travel. Once someone tries it, they never want anything less. Great with box scrape or blade,too. For the "cherrypicker" lift, get the 8 ton jack. The 3 ton will not do much with the arm extended.

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VaTom

12-29-2000 10:03:44

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Help me lift heavy stuff - please! in reply to Bus Driver, 12-29-2000 08:06:28

Wow, B.D.,guess I should spend more time around tractor people. Thanks. Already have the remote hydraulics for my hoe and a dump trailer. I don't normally do much with the back of my tractor other than pull a road grader. I'll stick with my loader for general lifting but there are times when the boom is better.

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