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Old 10-18-2016, 06:19 PM
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Default New Lawn Mower Lift

I built this new lift to clean under my mower decks and remove the blades to sharpen them, The post is 30 inches in the ground,
And the Boom is 9 feet long, And has A 8 ton air jack,
I'm not sure how much I can lift with it yet,
But the GTX-1054 on the lift Is 587 LB'S
And the Boom will swing around 180 degrees,




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Old 10-18-2016, 07:01 PM
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Just remember that safety is not an option. Use some jackstands when working under the hoist. Your homebuilt crane looks to be a very handy tool, I like it!
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Old 10-18-2016, 07:38 PM
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Looks like the post is bending. Suggest that you shorten the boom.
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I would be very leery of it's mounting! Research "Jib Cranes" and see how the base made and reinforced. You have a great deal of leverage suspended on, what looks like, a little bit of concrete. For your safety you may want to re engineer its mounting platform and re enforce the concrete. Otherwise, its a great idea and a handy tool!
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Looks like the post is bending. Suggest that you shorten the boom.
Yep! Don't ever get under anything hanging by hydraulics.
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Thanks for all the advise, and I am a safety NUT,
The pipe was bent before I put in the ground and is 3/8 thick
the outer pipe is 4 inch and I cement it in a 9 inch by 35 inch deep hole before I poured the floor.
and I always use jack stands when working under anything
because I just turned 70 on September 27 th.
you all be safe out there your self
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BAD IDEA.

I'd rather see you use a jack.

Really? A 9' reach and you think this is safe??? I wouldn't get close enough to it to put jack stands under it. Besides..... I'm really doubting you have jack stands that will hold it as far in the air as you have it in the pics. I'm betting you just stay to one side and clean out the deck with nothing but the crane holding it up.

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Somebody made lamps out of these but they make great, tall jack stands by cutting a V notch in the O/B end . All the way from Model T through '48 models.
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BAD IDEA.

I'd rather see you use a jack.

Really? A 9' reach and you think this is safe??? I wouldn't get close enough to it to put jack stands under it. Besides..... I'm really doubting you have jack stands that will hold it as far in the air as you have it in the pics. I'm betting you just stay to one side and clean out the deck with nothing but the crane holding it up.

Based on how the OP described it I would guess it's safe enough to use as intended. You should see the reach on the boom of my tow truck and I've lifted cars like he's lifted his mower.

Using ANY kind of lifting device you have to be safe and use the proper stands if you are getting under it. You also have to properly rig it. I've seen too many people lift with the wrong stuff or rig it wrong. Nothing worse than a hook slipping and the load shifting and gator rolling on you.
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BAD IDEA.

I'd rather see you use a jack.

Really? A 9' reach and you think this is safe??? I wouldn't get close enough to it to put jack stands under it. Besides..... I'm really doubting you have jack stands that will hold it as far in the air as you have it in the pics. I'm betting you just stay to one side and clean out the deck with nothing but the crane holding it up.

The guy first off is 70 years old. He made it this far for a reason. Second it looks like he is pretty capable of building things well. Third, He is only lifting about 75 pounds "and yes I know stretched out like that it makes the load heavier"

To the OP. Might I just suggest an adjustable safety gusset? All you need is a hinge point at base, a bar "2x3 1/8th" tubing" and a sliding adjustment point on boom with a pin to lock it.. this will keep your boom from bending and god forbid a hydraulic failure happens the bar would still keep it in the air.
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