Lift on Craigslist for $175

[DuluthMN]

http://duluth.craigslist.org/mat/1973030653.html

I would not even know where to begin when it came to using this, but I thought a fellow GJ member just might.

 

[ket-tek]

I'd be weirded out thinking of the 1000's of dead people that rode on that thing.

Kinda neat though...

 

[A1an]

Cool and creepy at the same time. Could be beneficial for someone wanting to store heavier items in a garage attic. Easier and maybe safer than wrestling heavy items up those folding ladder/door things common for attic access.

 

[Jeremy W]

kind of off topic a little here but their is an ex funeral home down the road from where I lived about a year ago, funeral home closed down for a couple years, someone then opens a cafe in it needless to say that didn't last long, now a family with 3 kids live in it a little strange to say the least

 

[tyrell2004]

That's a deal to die for!
I do know if I could undertake such a project as installing that lift.
How much dead weight can that hold, i wonder?

 

[haugy]

That would be kinda cool though.

 

[swharris]

If that were near me I'd totally grab it. My project is going to have an attic storage area and that would be perfect. I agree it is sorta creepy lol.

 

[mjozefow]

My dad grew up in a funeral home. It was the family business. He actually got a chopper style bicycle from saving and sending in labels off of embalming fluid containers!

I can just see that happening nowadays.

 

[drmoonshine]

Their dying for your business. It's a cocktail piece that you can bring up in conversation.

 

[CGarcia]

Funny how the ad says it lifted "things" up one story.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Funny how the ad says it lifted "things" up one story.

It may be that it was used to allow access to a basement for storage of coffins and funeral home gear (tents, chairs, etc) and may NOT have been used to move bodies at all, you never know.

Charles

 

[rwhite692]

Gosh, I never thought that the Funeral business would have its ups and downs....

 

[Strouty]

That's a deal to die for!
I do know if I could undertake such a project as installing that lift.
How much dead weight can that hold, i wonder?

Funny how the ad says it lifted "things" up one story.

OSHA approved for dead people only. It looks like a nice lift, it would probably pick a thousand pounds or more. You may even be able to make it lower more by adding new cables. $175 sounds pretty reasonable, but I try to never pay what they are asking, offer them $125. They may tell you to drop dead.

 

[e3pres]

It wouldn't bother me... but then again, I've done a burnout in a hearse, so really, what's left?