On Fri, 4 Oct 2019 09:52:39 -0700 (PDT)
Davej wrote:

On Friday, October 4, 2019 at 9:38:55 AM UTC-5, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Davej" wrote in message
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What do you need to lift?

I have a platform stacker that's good for working on snow throwers etc
and as a welding positioner, and a 2000# engine hoist with a wider,
more stable base to lift my small tractor or its engine and raise
heavy beams. I hardly ever use my hydraulic scissors lift because the
load or weldment can be better secured to the uprights of the platform
stacker.
[...]
The solution to raising a heavy load to platform height is a Johnson
bar. https://www.shopjfi.com/5-ton-johnson-bar.html



I guess that is the question: How much weight? I guess like to be able
to handle anything a pallet jack can handle, so maybe 5000lbs. Maybe
the cheap and simple answer is a pallet jack, a good lever bar, and a
whole stack of 2x6 lumber.

Make sure you consider the wheels. Those were pretty tiny (diameter) on
the scissor unit you linked to. It wouldn't take much of a crack in the
floor to hang it up. Even worse if you need to move it with a lot of
weight on board...

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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI