Lifting transfer table.
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Lifting transfer table.
I've built several hydraulic system that will go as high as six feet and need to build three more. The hydraulic system prices are as you know high. How about some pictures of some screw powered or even some I have seen winch powered. Email is nickersonvance@gmail.com
Vance Nickerson
Vance Nickerson
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Re: Lifting transfer table.
I once built a large lift table that used four 1" acme screws. Worked well but there was a hidden danger.
The screws do not ware out but the nuts can ware out and, unless you grease and inspect them regularly you will get a surprise when one corner of the table suddenly drops a bit. This happened one time and, upon inspection the inside of the nut was as smooth as if it had been bored out on a lathe - no threads.
The table is still in use but the nuts are now inspected and replaced regularly.
The screws do not ware out but the nuts can ware out and, unless you grease and inspect them regularly you will get a surprise when one corner of the table suddenly drops a bit. This happened one time and, upon inspection the inside of the nut was as smooth as if it had been bored out on a lathe - no threads.
The table is still in use but the nuts are now inspected and replaced regularly.
Regards,
Chuck Hackett, UP Northern 844, Mich-Cal Shay #2
Owner, MiniRail Solutions, LLC, RR Signal Systems (http://www.MiniRailSolutions.com)
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Chuck Hackett, UP Northern 844, Mich-Cal Shay #2
Owner, MiniRail Solutions, LLC, RR Signal Systems (http://www.MiniRailSolutions.com)
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Re: Lifting transfer table.
Guess the hydraulics from gasoline service stations are now totally unavailable
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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Re: Lifting transfer table.
Lift does need to be moveable.
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Ah...transfer as opposed to turn table...
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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Re: Lifting transfer table.
Bill they are still available they are called air over hydraulic single and dual post lifts in the ground they are available. I just checked,so yes service stations have gotten away from them but they use side post lift now they are less expensive to install and use but there are hard to use if not familiar with.
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Re: Lifting transfer table.
Good to hear because I was under the impression (at least in the area where I live) that they were no longer being installed...you could use one that you have but no new installs allowed.
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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Re: Lifting transfer table.
Hey Vance have you considered a single acting hand pump and a small bore cylinder? should be cheaper than a linear actuator .
Re: Lifting transfer table.
Just a comment on the old-style in-floor cylinder garage lifts: They were banned in new installations due to concerns about un-detected hydraulic fluid leaks into the ground. (That's why all the hydraulic cylinders in new lifts are out in plain sight.) I acquired one about ten years ago from a gentleman in Alva, Oklahoma, who would have been a good target for "American Pickers." My track never got to a sufficiently complex stage to use the turntable lift.
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I'll toss in my hydraulic table, even though you're looking for non-hydraulic options. I considered various other lift options but all lists have their issues and in the end I went hydraulic for the speed.
I made this from a surplus (bought for $400) 1000 pound lift table from Vestil. It's battery powered and pretty handy:
https://www.kepler-eng.com/images/lift_progress_15.jpg
I moved the power unit and battery out to the ends, cut and inch and a half from some structure on the sides to get the main beams about 3/4" from the ground. I added .120 wall 1x2 rect tube about 8' long on both sides and relocated the casters to nearer the end on outriggers to increase stability. The 'rails' on the table top are simply bolted in 1x2 hvy wall again with a brace under the table and 1/2x1" solid connecting across the top.
I put my Shay on it:
https://www.kepler-eng.com/images/lift_progress_13.jpg
and it had no problems moving it up & down. There's a little bit of tilt when the scissor under the table switches sides, about 1/4-3/8" at the ends of the rails.
I'm just finishing my loading pad so don't have a lot of time on it.
(I removed the embedded images because the system bitched about the width, sorry but you'll have to click on the links)
I made this from a surplus (bought for $400) 1000 pound lift table from Vestil. It's battery powered and pretty handy:
https://www.kepler-eng.com/images/lift_progress_15.jpg
I moved the power unit and battery out to the ends, cut and inch and a half from some structure on the sides to get the main beams about 3/4" from the ground. I added .120 wall 1x2 rect tube about 8' long on both sides and relocated the casters to nearer the end on outriggers to increase stability. The 'rails' on the table top are simply bolted in 1x2 hvy wall again with a brace under the table and 1/2x1" solid connecting across the top.
I put my Shay on it:
https://www.kepler-eng.com/images/lift_progress_13.jpg
and it had no problems moving it up & down. There's a little bit of tilt when the scissor under the table switches sides, about 1/4-3/8" at the ends of the rails.
I'm just finishing my loading pad so don't have a lot of time on it.
(I removed the embedded images because the system bitched about the width, sorry but you'll have to click on the links)
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I purchased three electric/Hydraulic Lift Tables off of eBay over several years.
Two were used, one brand new (the yellow one).
The brand new, had no delivery charge, the seller was only 20 miles away, and was happy to bring it over.
The two used had shipping costs almost equal to their cost.
Two are used by the two turntables I constructed, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu7Cou5zVi0), the third is my welding/assembly table.
Two were used, one brand new (the yellow one).
The brand new, had no delivery charge, the seller was only 20 miles away, and was happy to bring it over.
The two used had shipping costs almost equal to their cost.
Two are used by the two turntables I constructed, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu7Cou5zVi0), the third is my welding/assembly table.
Re: Lifting transfer table.
This would be a nice step by step project to describe for those of us who are clods with machinery. I have a Harbor Freight motorcycle lift table in my shop and it's a Godsend. I'd like to construct one for outdoors, particularly if the dimensions and steel are described.
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