What do you guys use to lift copiers? We have a 3/4 ton Ford cargo van and we're tired of lifting them in and out ourselves. Any decent products out there that work?
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What do you guys use to lift copiers? We have a 3/4 ton Ford cargo van and we're tired of lifting them in and out ourselves. Any decent products out there that work?
Check out the StairCat by Escalera; it seems to be what you're looking for with a stair climber and forklift.Originally Posted by arnh79
"You can't trust your eyes, if your mind is out of focus" --
DAMN, I LOVE OUR STAIRCLIMBER. about $1200 to $1500.
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I bought a used vandicap van it came with a:
lowered floor and higher roof plus a 750 lb power lift
that makes ground floor deliveries beautiful and with an 8ft aluminum ramp most dock deliveries are not bad
picking up machines from wholesalers also is nice as there is plenty of room and numerous tie downs on the floor
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We use this Hercules stair climber. Has paid for it self ten fold.
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We have furniture movers handle the > 500lb machines.
We handle the < 500lb machines. Using the Scion, and occasionally some young muscle (younger than me anyway).
We really need a lift gate on one of our single axle 5 ton delivery trucks, but I don't anticipate that any time soon. =^..^=
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I use a aluminum folding ramp , the type wheel chairs go up and down with a 800lb capacity.
I have moved easily by my self copystat 520i, cs 5035s
I will be trying a canon ir 6570 soon.
Much better than the wooden ramps lol
We use a Gmc Savanna van that has a custom ramp that folds out the side door so you can just push the machines in to the van. It works quite well and is way better than lifting
This is an interesting post. I've been out of field copier service (just service the test machines in-house). When I started in this industry my boss had a kind of cart that looked like a medical gurney (trolley for Brits out there). It was wider and shorter. It would fold down flat and come up and then go flat into the van. There were no motors. I don't remember manufacturer's name. We had 2 of them and I've never seen anything like them since. Don't know if anyone knows what I'm talking about or if anyone still uses these type.
Edit: I take that back. I found one.
http://www.fernosalesmaker.com/sm290.html
http://www.fernosalesmaker.com/sm289.html
Last edited by prntrfxr; 03-17-2011 at 01:45 PM. Reason: Found one
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Coke in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!".
We used to use the Ferno SalesMaker type and they worked very well. You still had to lift the machine onto and off of to cart but life was pretty easy with them.
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