Members MyOldHyde Posted Saturday at 10:48 AM Members Report Posted Saturday at 10:48 AM Here's my solution to moving my gargantuan Singer 7-33. $50 at Habitat for Humanity Restore... 450lb capacity and rolls easily with full load on 5" wheels. My back-saver! Quote
AlZilla Posted Saturday at 11:31 AM Report Posted Saturday at 11:31 AM Well, now you're just showing off... I think that's called a "Hoyer Lift" and it's used for lifting medical patients. Not a bad idea. Some insurance company probably paid big money for that thing. Quote “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire “Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.” - Aristotle
Members MyOldHyde Posted Saturday at 10:46 PM Members Report Posted Saturday at 10:46 PM (edited) You bet! Hoyer is a big manufacturer of medical transport devices and I think first made the patient lift, hence the name. Now this is showing off... how I got in and out of my truck! Hey, when you're 70, 250lbs feels like 500! Edited Saturday at 10:51 PM by MyOldHyde additional info Quote
Digit Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago The non-medical variant is simply called a (foldable) workshop crane. It comes in various configurations but it usually has two wheeled legs that go under or to the sides of the load and an arm (sometimes telescopic) that can be moved up or down hydrolically, pneumatically or with a screw drive. Max carrying weight goes up to two or three metric tons, depending on the model. My mechanic has one in his garage to lift engines out of cars. Quote
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