I have heard a lot of feedback regarding using hydraulic carts, or tables. Can you tell me where I can order these type of carts, would be very handy? Thanks. Robinson Electronics 1075 Sweeten Creek Road #51 Asheville, NC 28803-1757 Ph./Fax. 828 274-3787 Toll Free. 1-888 ROBELECT www.robinsonelectronics.com www.robelect.com Mailto: RobinsonElectronics@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Garris" <dgarris@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <RobinsonElectronics@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 6:28 PM Subject: ESCALERA Stairclimber feedback > Hi David, > > I have one and LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Best thing I ever bought, another shop in my town came by and saw mine and > bought one also! > > I am in New Bern, NC (about 6hr drive) if you ever wanna see it up close and > personal - I used it EVERY DAY - SEVERAQL TIMES A DAY TOO!!!!!!!!! > > Danny Garris > Garris Radio & TV > New Bern, NC > Ph: (252) 638-4477 Shop > dgarris@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Thinking about ordering a Stairclimber Forklift for the shop. Just > >wondering if anyone has used them, how reliable and helpful they are? > >Thanks. David. > >Robinson Electronics > >1075 Sweeten Creek Road #51 > >Asheville, NC 28803-1757 > >Ph./Fax. 828 274-3787 > >Toll Free. 1-888 ROBELECT > >www.robinsonelectronics.com > >www.robelect.com > >Mailto: RobinsonElectronics@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > >From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Stairclimber feedback > >Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:09:51 -0400 > > > >I have one, David. > > > >It is very heavy, almost like a fork lift. It works well for moving 32" to > >36" TVs around my shop floor and lifting them up to the bench but the stair > >climbing part leaves a lot to be desired unless you have another person to > >help you. I have two steps from my storage area to the shop floor/door. It > >goes up OK as long as I make sure the TV is well balanced on it. It has a > >rather narrow wheel base compared to the width of a 36" TV, and when it's > >on > >the climbing wheels that is even narrower. What I find happening is it > >likes > >to tip sideways, and due to the weight of the machine itself plus the > >weight > >of the TV, I can't stop it once it begins to go. If I have someone else on > >the other end, we can usually save it. I would not feel at all comfortable > >using it in front of a customer, in their house. Certainly not coming down > >a > >flight of stairs. > > > >Going down is tricky because you have to guesstimate where the climbing > >wheels are going to contact the top of the step you are on, to try to catch > >it near the edge to lower it down. Since they are on the inside of their > >rotation, you can't see them. Like trying to guess where something is on > >the > >underside of a conveyor belt. If you miss, you are headed for the bottom on > >skis. If you are too far back it won't clear the step. There is nothing but > >your feet and arms and muscle power to try to hold it while lining the > >wheels up properly with the edge of the step, and it definitely outweighs > >you. > > > >I find myself lifting the TV to the height of my shop floor and sliding it > >into the shop, then bringing the lift into the shop and putting the TV back > >on it to take it to the bench. > > > >Grossly overrated as far as I'm concerned but I haven't found anything else > >that will do the job either. > > > > > > > >Russ Hoyt > >Hoyt's TV > >Exeter, NH > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Robinson Electronics" <RobinsonElectronics@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 2:02 PM > >Subject: [TechAssist] Stairclimber feedback > > > > > > > Thinking about ordering a Stairclimber Forklift for the shop. Just > > > wondering if anyone has used them, how reliable and helpful they are? > > > Thanks. David. > > > Robinson Electronics > > > 1075 Sweeten Creek Road #51 > > > Asheville, NC 28803-1757 > > > Ph./Fax. 828 274-3787 > > > Toll Free. 1-888 ROBELECT > > > www.robinsonelectronics.com > > > www.robelect.com > > > Mailto: RobinsonElectronics@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > > > engines. 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