I am in the minority of people who didn’t like Escalera. I sold it at a huge loss less than 3 months after buying. Overall, it was a rather frustrating experience.
The machine itself is way too heavy and unwieldy for me. Hard to transport, store and manipulate. It can certainly lift a pin easily, but it was too big to maneuver around the 180 degree landing in my stairs. Would not recommend the forklift add-on, as it is extremely heavy and hard to deal with.
I’m glad for those of you that have had good luck with it. Just offering a counter opinion, in case it is helpful to anyone.