Lifting table useful?

[JOEPRO]

Made arrangements to go see one of these for sale locally tomorrow. 300kg capacity manual hydraulic scissor lift / table.

I'm thinking could be great for working on big items like diffs & transmissions. At present I am lifting these manually into my bench and only have access to one side as bench against a wall. So with this set an engine or transmission onto it, prop securely and jack it up to working height and have 360 access.



It is a branded one and I see it's about £500 Inc vat online. The one I am looking at is new and has a small dent advertised at £250.

Any one else using these and worth having around?

300kg capacity is borderline limit on what I need. It wouldn't take an engine and trans I don't think but an aluminium V8 engine or transmission on its own should be fine.

I suppose even would be useful for unloading heavy stuff from the boot of my car too. I tend to buy alot of heavy tools and such not!

 

[Ali]

I’ve got one for small CNC mills I work on, couldn’t live without it. It also makes installs more or less a one man affair, with a tail lift van. That one folds up for storage I think, even better. They could do with a safety mechanism though, like a motorbike lift.

 

[Onoff]

Made arrangements to go see one of these for sale locally tomorrow. 300kg capacity manual hydraulic scissor lift / table.

I'm thinking could be great for working on big items like diffs & transmissions. At present I am lifting these manually into my bench and only have access to one side as bench against a wall. So with this set an engine or transmission onto it, prop securely and jack it up to working height and have 360 access.

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I suppose even would be useful for unloading heavy stuff from the boot of my car too. I tend to buy alot of heavy tools and such not!

Good move not linking the ad in case @winchman beats you to it.

 

[magnet]

Ive got a clarke table like that. It came out of the scrap at work. Its been very handy over the years for a multitude of jobs. Makes a grand little welding bench too.

 

[JOEPRO]

I’ve got one for small CNC mills I work on, couldn’t live without it. It also makes installs more or less a one man affair, with a tail lift van. That one folds up for storage I think, even better. They could do with a safety mechanism though, like a motorbike lift.

I hadn't spotted that - yes looks like this one has a folding handle. It'll be a tight fit in the boot of my car if all works out.

 

[jimbo84]

I have one looks identical to the picture but grey and 150kg, despite its plated max load it would take one heck of a lot more. I got it to help moving some of my machines when moving house but it’s handy to have so have kept it. The only thing that lets it down is its height but I’ve made a table out of 18mm ply and joist that ratchet straps to the top of it when I need a little extra lifting height.

They make getting things in and out of vehicles very easy.

It has a couple of fold out legs that would jam it up if the ram failed, I imagine they will all have something similar.

 

[Screwdriver]

They're also handy when you need two worksurfaces at the same height or for levelling off a large workpiece as if it was an adjustable prop stand or outfeed table.

 

[Barking Mat]

Looks damn useful to me.

 

[Ali]

I hadn't spotted that - yes looks like this one has a folding handle. It'll be a tight fit in the boot of my car if all works out.

Don’t expect to lift it in yourself, they’re not light.

 

[JOEPRO]

Don’t expect to lift it in yourself, they’re not light.

I see it is 74kg in the datasheet so yep not light!

 

[JOEPRO]

I'll need a table to get this table out of the car. But at least it won't get stuck in a van

 

[Onoff]

I'll need a table to get this table out of the car. But at least it won't get stuck in a van

Bitchy but fair.

 

[JOEPRO]

Got it home just now Was as described, brand new with a small dent which is cosmetic and I'll straighten that out. Place selling it is a dealer of them so I can get spares etc in future if required. Very well made cart.125mm wheels - front ones fixed which I like for strength and the rear ones have brakes. It's surprisingly stable when brakes on and standing on top of it.

It does also have stays to secure it in the upright position.



This will be soooo handy for transmission reseals and that sort of thing. It lifts up good and high as a work bench I am 6 ft3 so like tall work benches.

I think I will screw on a wood top. That weather proof trailer board stuff. And router the edges rounded so it doesn't chip. I think that will provide a good work surface and not slip n slide on the painted steel.

 

[Arc Tourist]

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It is a branded one and I see it's about £500 Inc vat online. The one I am looking at is new and has a small dent advertised at £250.

Any one else using these and worth having around?

I purchased one awhile ago that was used, and have found it very useful, but at the moment it has ended up as a catch all for toolboxes and stuff; definitely worth having one, for sure.

 

[Pete.]

Got one of them myself came from a boot fair for 40 quid. It's dawned handy I use mine all the time.

 

[awemawson]

I have one that I got for putting heavy 'stuff' on the milling machine table. I modified the rear non steering castors to steering ones as it was a pain to manoever in confined spaces as originally made.

 

[Migmac]

A lot of lawn mower guys use them, very handy

 

[ukracer]

Got it home just now Was as described, brand new with a small dent which is cosmetic and I'll straighten that out. Place selling it is a dealer of them so I can get spares etc in future if required. Very well made cart.125mm wheels - front ones fixed which I like for strength and the rear ones have brakes. It's surprisingly stable when brakes on and standing on top of it.

It does also have stays to secure it in the upright position.

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This will be soooo handy for transmission reseals and that sort of thing. It lifts up good and high as a work bench I am 6 ft3 so like tall work benches.

I think I will screw on a wood top. That weather proof trailer board stuff. And router the edges rounded so it doesn't chip. I think that will provide a good work surface and not slip n slide on the painted steel.

What's the normal price of them?

 

[JOEPRO]

What's the normal price of them?

This one is around £500 new depending where you look. Example:




There are other new ones on ebay for circa £380 which say 300kg also. But they don't look quite as well made as this one IMO.