Quoted from AUKraut:Cool lift! Definitely very functional, however not having any rails on there give me great concern. Even if you made them removable so that they could be put away when not it use would be a huge safety improvement.
Yes! Rails! I have some... I just keep forgetting the darn things at work.
Quoted from merccat:I’m guessing that platform folds up when not in use? If so I hope there is a heavy duty latch to keep it in the down position when the dolly wheels cross the fulcrum of the platform hinge. Otherwise might be a pretty exciting offload.
It does have me thinking if there is any way I can do something similar for my basement... Hrrrmmm...
It does fold; It folds down, and it folds up. I don’t see any need to fold it for now, but I might need to in the future, if nothing else to keep dirt and whether off of the wooden platform.
As of right now, the only way I have to move this up and down is with the switch on the second floor. I’m brainstorming a way to extend the switch to the bottom floor, so that I can have it on both bottom and top floors. Just another evening project that’s all!