How do I move my lift

[Zevo]

Dumb question. I have an HD9, but I didn’t buy the casters because I will probably not be moving it. I’ve had it in place for probably 9 months and I’d look to move it less than a foot. It’s not bolted down. How do I do it safely?

 

[txvwnut]

Car dollies under each leg if you have four or a trailer.

 

[Busted Knucles]

Couple of floor jacks or 4 pinch bars and 3 friends.

 

[Sumboodie]

Log chain or strap and a truck

 

[55BigBlk]

If you don't have the wheel kit, place 4 car dollies or 4 roll around hydraulic floor jacks (friends with jacks) under the ramps or cross braces. Then let the lift down. Pry the legs up one at a time, just enough to clear the floor, and lock them down. Then you'll be good to go. That will work just like the wheel kit.

 

[ronr80]

i have a set of them where do you live , maybe someone close to you can lend you a set. Im in Ontario. You are welcome to borrow them. R

 

[Zevo]

Thanks for the replies. I tried a jack under the cross bar and it left the posts in place. I’ve heard of using furniture dollies, but I don’t want to mess it up. I’m sure my installer would come back, but I didn’t want to bother him

 

[Stuart in MN]

To move it less than a foot, I'd think you could just shove it over. No dollies needed. You may need the help of one friend for the shoving.

 

[pbon]

Yes, it should wiggle over that far with tugging and pushing.

 

[Zevo]

Yes, it should wiggle over that far with tugging and pushing.

Maybe I’ll just try that. I really only want adjust the position by about 6 inches

 

[brianh]

Wiggling each leg an inch at a time works that is what I did on mine.

 

[532r5]

Raise lift up to get floor jacks under cross beam. Use clamps on posts just above cross beams so they can't move up when jacking. Jack up and move. This worked for me.

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[brownbagg]

put your shoulder into it

 

[finn]

What 532 said. A couple of vice grips strategically placed should lock the columns and cross beams together, and then it should be easy to jack the entire lift up high enough to get a dolly under the feet.

May work with a sheet of plywood even, so you can slide the lift and avoid damaging the floor if it is painted.

 

[redmondjp]

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the oldest way to move something heavy - just get it pried up a bit and place some round dowel rods underneath it and it will easily move.

 

[zeke67]

3-4 guys can wiggle that lift this way or that way pretty quickly if all you need is a foot or two.

 

[boatshoes]

If you strap the crossmember to the posts, you can lift in the center of the crossmember with a floor jack or engine hoist.

 

[Skooterj]

Run up the the local high school and grab 8 players, pay them a Gatorade each...

 

[ronr80]

I also have a HD-9 and lower it and 4 guys should move it , where do you live I'll lend you my casters. I moved mine a foot when I 1st had it without having the casters on.

 

[finn]

A 12” long piece of 6”x6” timber and a 12 lb sledge hammer will move it in a minute or two.

Put the timber against either the baseplate or leg (start with the baseplate) and give it a couple of light whacks with the sledge.

You won’t mar the paint, and it’ll scoot right over with a dozen or so whacks.

 

[luv2diy]

Just picked up an HD9 and refuse to spend ~$700 for casters that I will only use one time. My Cherry picker and two floor jacks will work just fine! Always great feedback here!

 

[finn]

Thanks for the replies. I tried a jack under the cross bar and it left the posts in place. I’ve heard of using furniture dollies, but I don’t want to mess it up. I’m sure my installer would come back, but I didn’t want to bother him

Vice grips on the posts will hold the legs in place while you lift the ramps, depending on how that particular lift is designed.

You’re not lifting high. Just enough to relieve some of the load on the posts ground pads so you can scooch the posts across the floor.

 

[pbon]

Just picked up an HD9 and refuse to spend ~$700 for casters that I will only use one time. My Cherry picker and two floor jacks will work just fine! Always great feedback here!

If you were near NH, I would lend you my casters.

 

[metalmagpie]

Use a WXX.