I have a genie lift that I picked up used at a flea market. It?s been
the best $350 I ever spent! ;-) Of course I picked mine up 10+ years
ago so I expect that prices have gone up some. I personally think
that your $200 price target is *way* too low.
Mine is counter weighted so the unit itself is ?shallow? so I can get
right up to the rack. However, the counter weight is 400 lbs so it?s
a *pain* to move the lift itself if I have to transport it ?offsite"). It?s
hand cranked and nothing on it is particularly difficult to replace.
It?s developed a bad caster that makes maneuvering it difficult at
times because the caster jams but it?s not yet bad enough for me
to go through the effort to find a suitable replacement.
A quick search and I found Vestil Lift at Northern Tool for $649 (plus
shipping):
Handling > Pallets + Pallet
Handling&utm_campaign=Vestil&utm_content=856042&cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=google_PLA&utm_campaign=&mkwid=sPUefxNqc&pcrid=39129660716&devicetype=c&gclid=CIna4tut280CFZSEfgodBcMFMA
<http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200650600_200650600?cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=Google_PLA&utm_medium=Material%20Handling%20%3E%20Pallets%20+%20Pallet%20Handling&utm_campaign=Vestil&utm_content=856042&cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=google_PLA&utm_campaign=&mkwid=sPUefxNqc&pcrid=39129660716&devicetype=c&gclid=CIna4tut280CFZSEfgodBcMFMA>
I?m not sure if you can find something used for much less. Shipping
*is* going to add significantly to the price because they are large and
relatively heavy (even the non-counter weighted models).
TTFN - Guy
On Jul 4, 2016, at 6:47 PM, Noel Chiappa <jnc at
mercury.lcs.mit.edu> wrote:
Googling "user server lift" didn't
produce anything
Oops, typo: "user" -> "used". (The prices I was seeing for these
things was
high, so I was wondering if used ones might be a bargain.)
I also should have mentioned that I'm looking to put heavy assemblies (disk
drives) up high in a 6' rack - say at the 5' level, counting the raised floor
section the racks are one -q so the engine hoists aren't an option. (By an odd
coincidence, I happen to have one of those Harbour Freight units in my garage,
and it's a great engine hoist; not high enough for this, though.) And I was
hoping for something in the $200 or so range, and even the cheaper manual
units are more than that, new.
Noel