[TechAssist] Re: Stairclimber feedback
- From: Jim Myers <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:21:57 -0500
I got around that problem in the shop by building shelves with a large
enough surface to hold projo's and large direct view sets the same
height as my work surface and use a hydrolic table cart to move sets
back an forth, also use it to load and unload from/to trucks and vans.
No help in the home though. That stairclimer looks like a giant boat
anchor to me, and cost more than the boat.
The Old Master Technician
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Since 1972 *
Jim Myers *
Telrad Electronics *
Fort Wayne Indiana *
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Hoyt's TV wrote:
> 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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