ScD
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We moved a 4 post lift 20 miles this morning without disassembling it. Here is how we did it:
We backed a dump trailer under the lift then lowered the deck onto the top of the trailer. We then raised each column individually with a High Lift Jack. I worked the jack while Tom held the lock release and the hydraulic valve on the lift open (just like you do when lowering the lift). The first column was the most difficult to raise because the cable was tight and we were also extending the hydraulic ram. The next 3 columns were easier to raise because once the first column was up the other 3 cables went slack.
Once the columns were high enough up we placed 2X4 blocks inside to hold them up off the ground. After all 4 columns were blocked up we used the hydraulics on the lift to tighten the cables and securely hold the blocks in place. The cables were under tension and the 2X4 blocks were under compression. We then tightened the cable adjusters at the top of each column to achieve even tension on all four cables. We chained and strapped the whole thing down, checked our lights, and took off down the road.
Unloading was a snap. We jacked up the columns just enough to remove the 2X4 blocks, plugged in the hydraulic pump, and pressed the button. The cables tightened up and the lift lifted itself off the trailer.
We started at 6:00 AM and were finished by 11:00. Not bad for two old guys in our 60's.
We backed a dump trailer under the lift then lowered the deck onto the top of the trailer. We then raised each column individually with a High Lift Jack. I worked the jack while Tom held the lock release and the hydraulic valve on the lift open (just like you do when lowering the lift). The first column was the most difficult to raise because the cable was tight and we were also extending the hydraulic ram. The next 3 columns were easier to raise because once the first column was up the other 3 cables went slack.
Once the columns were high enough up we placed 2X4 blocks inside to hold them up off the ground. After all 4 columns were blocked up we used the hydraulics on the lift to tighten the cables and securely hold the blocks in place. The cables were under tension and the 2X4 blocks were under compression. We then tightened the cable adjusters at the top of each column to achieve even tension on all four cables. We chained and strapped the whole thing down, checked our lights, and took off down the road.
Unloading was a snap. We jacked up the columns just enough to remove the 2X4 blocks, plugged in the hydraulic pump, and pressed the button. The cables tightened up and the lift lifted itself off the trailer.
We started at 6:00 AM and were finished by 11:00. Not bad for two old guys in our 60's.
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