[TechAssist] Re: ESCALERA Stairclimber feedback
- From: "Hugh @ Main TV" <maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:39:13 -0600
Best investment we ever made, have had it about 4 years now. We put on
extra battery (12v) and installed lights
for dark stairs in basements. We bought the extra clamp-on large wheels for
rough ground. Customers follow us out to the truck to watch it climb up
into our truck!
Hugh Thornley
Main TV
636 Main St.,
Longmont, CO. 80501
Tel 303-776-6955
Fax 303-776-0792
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robinson Electronics" <RobinsonElectronics@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 7:53 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: ESCALERA Stairclimber feedback
>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
>> > >
>> > >
>>
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