[TechAssist] Re: ESCALERA Stairclimber feedback
- From: John Myers <myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 04:37:16 -0700 (PDT)
My cart will be for sale in about a month, if anyone wants to make the trip to
NE Ohio for it. :-)
John Myers
Alliance, Oh
Jim Myers <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I got mine at Tractor Supply, also Harbor Freight has them.
The Old Master Technician
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Jim Myers *
Telrad Electronics *
Fort Wayne Indiana *
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Robinson Electronics wrote:
> 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"
> To:
> 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"
>>>Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>To:
>>>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"
>>>To:
>>>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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Thanks,
John Myers
Myers TV Service
376 E. State St.
Alliance, OH 44601
PH 330-821-6545
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