"other" uses for a 2 post lift

[danbuff]

I am going to get a 2 post lift, and was curious as to what other uses you folks have for your lift, other than the obvious of lifting your vehicles.

Such as temporary work table, unloading from truck, garden tractor maintenance, etc.

Would appreciate any pictures you might have.

Thanks.
Dan

 

[Wood'nMetal]

Used it to unload 72" roller chest from back of the pickup.

Used it to raise riding lawnmower for deck replacement and service.

 

[danbuff]

Thats one of the things I want to do is lift my compact tractor to do maintenance.
any pictures of your setup to lift your mower?

Thanks

 

[Nexussian]

Lift the body off a car, or the bed off a pickup.

 

[scooz14]

lifted the bridgeport off the trailer

change the track on a sled

 

[Jason280]

I'm fabbing up some brackets now to use mine for axle work. Adjustable height, stable, and firmly locked to the ground...what's not to love?

 

[493mike]

I built a rolling table to support snowmobiles for repair work. I use my Rotary 9000 to lift the sleds up and then roll the table under the sled, then lower and roll the table anywhere in my shop I desire.
Mike

 

[danbuff]

Great ideas, thanks for the inputs.

I am going to research fabbing up some holders to lift my tractor up by the wheels, such as this one: http://rennlist.com/forums/993-forum/687181-wheel-engaging-adaptors-for-car-lift.html

I know there are commercial versions, but they are $$$$.

Any pictures guys?

Dan

 

[mmb617]

Since you keep asking for pictures:

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

I just use a couple or even a few (depending on load) aluminum beams across the arms from side to side to lift off the trailer. Here are a couple pics of a set up I used to unload a vintage bandsaw and Pond planer a couple of years ago after a good day of old iron hunting. Ed.

 

[danbuff]

Thanks guys..
I'm a visual person.

Love to see old iron restored..
I had a Fay Egan moulder at one point, came out of the Kittinger furniture plant.

Dan

 

[StormcrowAz]

I made a couple of cross-bar, support, adapter, things to work on my cargo trailer:

 

[NUTTSGT]

While not a 2 post lift, you could figure out how to do it. When I had the inground lift, I used it to load my barrel of used oil.

 

[zkdiesel]

Garden tractor, big zero turn, articulated tractor, skidsteer, snowmobiles, atvs, trailers,
A lot of oddball stuff depends on which lift you own if the arms have enough reach to grab the smaller objects. All my lists are rotarys with the 3 stage arm options front and rear so it can pick up almost anything
As far as other lifting for loading and unloading I either use my jib crane or the 3l capacity skidsteer

 

[Heel2toe]

A few more pics for you. Once you get one Im sure you'll be able to find some more uses out of it like other have mentioned in regards to tractors and the like. For example when I got my new tool box my buddy and I used my lift to get the thing out of his truck. I forgot to grab a picture of that. But then he left me and I needed to get it off the skid by myself. Worked mint...




I did some painting a few weeks ago and wanted to hang some plastic to help contain the overspray. Lift to the rescue!

 

[danbuff]

Thanks guys.
All great ideas.
Found this mod. to lift vehicles by the wheels.. I Might try something like this
for my tractor.

Dan

 

[JJThrasher]

I've used them to straighten frames on trailers.

 

[lakeroadster]

Great thread

Here are some of my adventures:

Lifting the Deere:

Widening / modifying the bed on the '65:

Prepping for paint:

Putting the bed back on the '65 (notice the "hugger orange" slab ):

 

[JCQuick]

Since you keep asking for pictures:

You owe me I just spit my beer all over my desk Oh chit that's funny

 

[brownbagg]

we throw a sheet of plywood on it for crawfish eating

 

[DanielW]

eyehook and a strap or cable and you have a light pull frame wrack

 

[Jarhead0408]

Those JD265's are beasts.

I've seen guys use the lift for birthday parties. They put the pads up under a table or use a couple 2x4's and a sheet of plywood to form the table.

 

[sberry]

Mower and small cars.

 

[tdkkart]

No hunters in the crowd using one to hang deer or other critter carcasses??

 

[mmb617]

You owe me I just spit my beer all over my desk Oh chit that's funny

Glad you got a kick out of it, but it wasn't meant to be funny. As a senior citizen I avoid anything that requires me to get down on the ground if at all possible and I found this to be a really easy way to access the drain plug.

Some would call it lazy, I prefer to think of it as working smarter.

 

[kinigitt]

Glad you got a kick out of it, but it wasn't meant to be funny. As a senior citizen I avoid anything that requires me to get down on the ground if at all possible and I found this to be a really easy way to access the drain plug.

Some would call it lazy, I prefer to think of it as working smarter.

I flip em onto their side on a small lift table, then empty out of the fill hole. Gets most of it out, and I get the blade sharpened/deck cleaned while I'm at it.

 

[monty007]

Here is a pic of my mower being worked on. Had to clean up the cutting area and to remove and sharpen the blades. Love having a lift!!!


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[TractorJeff]

Lifted a 1 ton dump truck box off to do repairs on the hoist

 

[F124C]

Here is a pic of my mower being worked on. Had to clean up the cutting area and to remove and sharpen the blades. Love having a lift!!!


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Great idea positioning the mower like that, probably never would of thought of doing it this way.

Everyone else seems to use cross beams.......

Al.

 

[djbmw]

I have a screw style lift and ive used it in the past to break tire beads for demounting tires. Ive also used it to unload items from my trailer (tire machine, crated up log splitter, tire balancing machine, etc). Ive also found it handy to get ATVs and Motorycles into the backs of pickup trucks - toss a 3/4" thick piece of plywood on the lift arms... Roll the atv or bike on it, raise up, position truck flatbed just infront/slightly under the plywood lip - lower the plywood down so its touching the truck bed... And roll atv/bike onto truck.

 

[zkdiesel]

Great idea positioning the mower like that, probably never would of thought of doing it this way.

Everyone else seems to use cross beams.......

Al.

Yes but look at the arm configuration and how they swing
He probably had to do a lot of messing around to get the tractor sideways and to swing the arms under it.....
Being a max jack he may have rolled one colum into place after mower positioned

 

[ascott172]

Picked up a large desk and backed the truck under it.

 

[bobj49f2]

I used my lift to take the body of my '37 Buick off the rotisserie and lower it on the frame, all by myself.

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There's a kit sold for lifting turf equipment:

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[danbuff]

nice job with the rotisserie..
That Buick will be a beauty.

That turf attachment kit is slick.. I imagine its half the cost of a lift or more

Thanks for sharing..
Dan

 

[monty007]

Yes but look at the arm configuration and how they swing
He probably had to do a lot of messing around to get the tractor sideways and to swing the arms under it.....
Being a max jack he may have rolled one colum into place after mower positioned

Wasn't hard at all. I didn't remove any of the columns. I simply put one side's arms together and backed the mower over it (like parallel parking) and and then put the other side arms together and centered it. Took all of 5 mins to do and the MaxJax arms slide into themselves - I had about 2" of clearance for the front tires.

 

[lakeroadster]

There's a kit sold for lifting turf equipment:

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Looks like a lot of torsional loading on the arms.. well maybe not a lot. Depends on how much you are lifting... it's all relative.

 

[nc416]

Anybody ever use this before?

http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Atlas-Lawn-Mower-Adapter

 

[danbuff]

Throw some 3/4 plywood on top and you'd have a nice work surface...

 

[Flipper88]

I have used mine to lift a small wooden boat by its lift points to work on the underside.

 

[Rod N]

I used mine to get my engine out of the back of my truck.