Lawn Mower Lifts

Red1 · Feb 23, 2014

Seems like I recall a bunch of lawn mower lifting equipment on the market that could grab the whole mower, not just the front wheels, but slid under the frame and used compressed air to lift the complete rig up...Used to use a similar type of jack for fixing tires...two arms that picked up at the bumper..

Anyway I can't google them...all I am finding are the front wheel type...And they weren't an airlift table either...

Anyone ever use one?

Mike (WA) · Feb 23, 2014

Farm Show magazine had one awhile back that a guy had built- it was an inclined platform that you drove the lawn tractor up, and when you got far enough forward it would go over center and come down (like a tilt trailer) with your rig level and about 2 feet off the ground.

You could also lock it in the inclined position, to use as a loading ramp, or to drive your rig up and wash under the mower deck.

I'm thinking about trying to make one for cars. Wouldn't have to go as high- just get the car far enough off the ground to comfortably use a creeper, maybe a foot or so (I've got low cars and a high tummy).

Red1 · Feb 24, 2014

(quoted from post at 16:21:13 02/23/14) Farm Show magazine had one awhile back that a guy had built- it was an inclined platform that you drove the lawn tractor up, and when you got far enough forward it would go over center and come down (like a tilt trailer) with your rig level and about 2 feet off the ground.

You could also lock it in the inclined position, to use as a loading ramp, or to drive your rig up and wash under the mower deck.

I'm thinking about trying to make one for cars. Wouldn't have to go as high- just get the car far enough off the ground to comfortably use a creeper, maybe a foot or so (I've got low cars and a high tummy).

Make it stout!! But yeah a good idea.

Maybe I just dreamed it...getting older, but remembered thinking this 'new invention'..was nothing more than an air end lift with fork lift legs sliding for width adjustment on a spreader bar. The legs with hard rubber pads for getting under a car bumper had been removed..

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