I have a genie lift that I picked up used at a flea market. It’s been the best $350 I ever spent! ;-) Of course I picked mine up 10+ years ago so I expect that prices have gone up some. I personally think that your $200 price target is *way* too low.
Mine is counter weighted so the unit itself is “shallow” so I can get right up to the rack. However, the counter weight is 400 lbs so it’s a *pain* to move the lift itself if I have to transport it “offsite"). It’s hand cranked and nothing on it is particularly difficult to replace. It’s developed a bad caster that makes maneuvering it difficult at times because the caster jams but it’s not yet bad enough for me to go through the effort to find a suitable replacement. A quick search and I found Vestil Lift at Northern Tool for $649 (plus shipping): http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200650600_200650600?cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=Google_PLA&utm_medium=Material Handling > Pallets + Pallet Handling&utm_campaign=Vestil&utm_content=856042&cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=google_PLA&utm_campaign=&mkwid=sPUefxNqc&pcrid=39129660716&devicetype=c&gclid=CIna4tut280CFZSEfgodBcMFMA <http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200650600_200650600?cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=Google_PLA&utm_medium=Material%20Handling%20%3E%20Pallets%20+%20Pallet%20Handling&utm_campaign=Vestil&utm_content=856042&cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=google_PLA&utm_campaign=&mkwid=sPUefxNqc&pcrid=39129660716&devicetype=c&gclid=CIna4tut280CFZSEfgodBcMFMA> I’m not sure if you can find something used for much less. Shipping *is* going to add significantly to the price because they are large and relatively heavy (even the non-counter weighted models). TTFN - Guy > On Jul 4, 2016, at 6:47 PM, Noel Chiappa <j...@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> wrote: > >> Googling "user server lift" didn't produce anything > > Oops, typo: "user" -> "used". (The prices I was seeing for these things was > high, so I was wondering if used ones might be a bargain.) > > I also should have mentioned that I'm looking to put heavy assemblies (disk > drives) up high in a 6' rack - say at the 5' level, counting the raised floor > section the racks are one -q so the engine hoists aren't an option. (By an odd > coincidence, I happen to have one of those Harbour Freight units in my garage, > and it's a great engine hoist; not high enough for this, though.) And I was > hoping for something in the $200 or so range, and even the cheaper manual > units are more than that, new. > > Noel
