"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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Roger Shoaf wrote:
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A scissor lift is designed to lift loads straight up, and is not
designed to
be off balance.
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He said that this one is designed to hold a 250# load off center. Bob

Actually what he said was:

"The scissor lift has a pull-out platform on one end that can handle at
least 250 lbs of live load (the pull-out platfrom itself must weight at
least 150 lbs). So, forks mounted on the opposite end
should be good for 400 lbs or so."

So if the pull out section was on the left side he wants to put forks on the
right side. I do not assume that it is just as safe to off center load on
the side that it is not designed for.

Roger