17 in. x 14 in. Portabele Aluminum Load Lifter

works good going down have to put weight on platform but pleased with purchase very expensive

This is a very valuable product offering. It has enormous benefits and just a couple drawbacks. Benefits: The loader was able to life 120 lb items routinely with no trouble. I was able to slide items onto the platform, then crank - moving around was a breeze. offloading was as simple as pushing the times off the platform. It's all metal, so very sturdy. This is a purchase well regarded. Drawbacks: 1. The products seems to be hewn from steel pieces and simply screwed or welded together - that's not the drawback - the drawback is none of the edges are sanded down (as far as i can tell). So best use this product with work gloves, or you'll end up with gouges and guts. A little sanding on your end will go a long way - but MFG should really have done this. 2. The product is actually quite heavy by itself. So, moving it up and down stairs to get to your project takes some strength. Not really an issue if you're in great shape, but if not...yes, try finding one to move around in a store before purchasing it. Nothing you can do here. Just an " FYI "note. 3. The platform - Its functional and perfect size for smaller jobs. However, the design of the lip. Its there because the platform doesn't go all the way to the ground. so you need to push items up onto the platform. But that actually adds almost 2" to the height of the platform. The effect is, for eg: If your storage space is 14" tall, and your item to store is 13" tall, if the platform were flat, you simply push the platform into the space push your item off the platform while moving the platform back... voila! But, since the lip is like 2" tall, you'll need to push your item OFF the platform with a 2" drop. (Think electronics). Design choice - not ideal. a Platform that goes all the way to the floor flat would be a better design. 4. Platform base - the front crossbar with the black material - that bar gets in the way of the platform being able to go UNDER any racks w legs falling in btwn the 17" legs. EG: You want to lift your heavy 15" wide box and put it in a rack 17" wide rack. the platform fits in the rack; the legs with wheels fits around the rack - it would be easiest to just push the lifter and platform INTO the space, and slide the box off. Not too much effort required. However, because the cross-bar is in the way, it gets stopped by the legs of the rack space..so the closest you can get is getting the lip to the tip of the rack. If you try to push something off onto the shelf like that, too much weight on the front, then flips the lifter. Mfg replied the bar is not removeable. (Actually, it is removeable, but not advised... i'd say its your risk to remove it and use it that way....but, for my purposes, i had no other choice. I removed it.) Design choice not ideal. 5. Lastly, as other reviewers have said, the metal wire that allows the levy/pulley mechanism to move can get loose and get jammed. (I had to loosen the bolts to get it out. Lesson learned.) And, you need to add weight to the platform when you're backing it down - or it doesn't go down without the metal wire falling off the track. Using just hand pressure has worked. But its awkward - pushing down on the platform with one hand and cranking the lever with the other just to make it go down without jamming. Design flaw. Conclusion: This is a great product; it will be a valuable part of my tool kit for many years to come. I'm delighted with the purchase, and would recommend it ...however, with a few design choices you should be aware of before you decide to purchase it.

This is very nice. it came fast. I use it to lift ice machines and ir work Perfec.

Its actually a great product, but has some flaws. First, no manual. I had to contact the company to find out how to make the ratcket work. The other issue is that the cable has jumped it pully wheels several times and its a pain to unjam them and the cable back in the track. Other than that, its really great and for me, a life saver.

Great help for lifting heavy objects. Would have given it a five except the pulley cable occasionally slips.