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Hello everyone,
I just about finish a shop addition and will have a 13.5-foot ceiling.? Climbing up and down ladders gets old real quick not to mention it is a bit scary working on such a tall ladder, so looking into a slab scissor lift.? 2632, 26-ft rise, 32-inch platform width seems ideal.? The 1932 isn't much cheaper.? Genie, Skyjack, JLG, etc.? Old vs new?? Anyone has gone through this and has some sage advice to impart?? I would love to hear.? Thought about rent, but would rather have one on hand for future use.??
Thanks!
SW
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Shinta,
? ? Longtime lurker and prospective fielder owner in Portland Oregon. I work on scissor lifts, boom lifts, forklifts for a living. Where are you looking? Have you looked at anything in person yet? The used equipment market is ridiculous right now due to the lead times for new equipment from all manufacturers. Skyjack makes an excellent product. Easy to work on, parts are easy to get, and are ?a very well made machine. I would be happy to help you (or anyone else on the forum) any way I can.?
Skylar Reyburn
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Hi SW,
I’ve also been looking at scissor lifts (even toyed with the idea of a boom lift (!) until the Mrs vetoed that dream super fast).?I’ve been watching various Ritchie Bros auction sites but as Skylar notes below, used equipment is insanely expensive right now.?
I think the rent vs buy options simply depend on your use case. I will need the lift long enough to justify buying a used lift. For one, I want to finish a large pole barn inside and reskin the outside. And with a full time day job, it will take me months.?
I would recommend watching the auctions, contact your local United Rentals and find out how they dispose their equipment, etc. Now is a generally terrible time to buy machinery.?
I have a neighbor who owns a 500 lb capacity JLG and loves it.?
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Hi SW,
I have a 2018 model Skyjack SJIII 3219. ?It is all electric over hydraulic, powered by four 12 volt wet cell batteries. ?I got it used, for the hassle of hauling it away. ?The wheel lock cylinder had failed, causing the wheels to be locked so that it could not be moved without a forklift. ?
It cost me $20 for the kit to repair the seals in the wheel lock cylinder. ?All I have done since is replace the batteries. ?It has lots of safety features that prevent you from getting in trouble. ?For example, if you are on a side slope, like the concrete apron of my shop, it will only allow you to raise the platform part ways. ?It detects the slope and won’t allow you to put it in danger of tipping over. ?The platform is 29” by about 60’, extendable to about 96” with a 39” tall railing. ?The platform will raise to 19’ high, allowing most people to reach about 26’. ?The extension is part of the platform that you simply push out to its stopping point. ?It allows you to raise the deck above a table or piece of equipment, then push the deck out so you can reach areas high above and over equipment.
My shop has 16’ ceilings. ?I too considered renting, and had started looking to purchase when this one came around. ?I used if to install the 5/8” x 4’x12’ sheetrock on the shop ceilings and walls. ?It is invaluable for installing and changing dust collector plumbing.
Mine has hard, solid wheels that work well on concrete or asphalt. ?It is not good on soft earth or loose gravel. ?I think it weighs in at about 5,000 pounds. ?It has forklift pockets built into the chassis, so it is easily loaded and unloaded if a forklift is available. ?As a bonus, my forklift will lift 11,000 pounds 16’ high. ?So combined, I should be able to get the platform up to around 35’. ?I haven’t found anyone willing to try it yet. ?
Without a forklift, it is a royal pain to load and unload unless you have a tilt bed trailer. ?It is very easily high centered due to its very minimal ground clearance.
My shop is 40’x60’. ?It is full of equipment. However the skyjack is pretty nimble and easy to maneuver in tight spaces. ?In my opinion, anything larger would be too big for a shop my size. ?It has one “flaw” that takes some getting used to. ?It will go up as slowly as you like. ?The speed with which it raises the platform is dependent upon the load. ?It slows when near max weight limit. ?Down is another matter. ?It goes down at the same rate, no matter how you try to feather the controls. ?It’s not a free fall, but it doesn’t have the ability to creep down like you can creep up.
Mine has two wheel steering. ?If I had a choice, I would prefer a unit with four wheel steering. ?Nice to have if you can get it. ?Might make a difference in a congested shop.
Put simply, the Skyjack SJIII 3219 is a nice machine that enables me to do a lot of the work I would otherwise have had to hire out.I don’t know where you are, but Richie Brothers auctioneers commonly have these units available. ?I would check their website if you are anywhere near one of their auction yards.
Good luck,
Alex
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On May 23, 2023, at 4:58 PM, Shinta Wakahisa via groups.io <vnh84@...> wrote:
Hello everyone,
I just about finish a shop addition and will have a 13.5-foot ceiling.? Climbing up and down ladders gets old real quick not to mention it is a bit scary working on such a tall ladder, so looking into a slab scissor lift.? 2632, 26-ft rise, 32-inch platform width seems ideal.? The 1932 isn't much cheaper.? Genie, Skyjack, JLG, etc.? Old vs new?? Anyone has gone through this and has some sage advice to impart?? I would love to hear.? Thought about rent, but would rather have one on hand for future use.??
Thanks!
SW
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I tell everyone that owns a scissor or an electric boom, the batteries are the single most important part of the machine. If you don’t take care of them, you will run into many problems in the future. The contactor fails, then the motor to start. Scissor lifts are 24v DC with 4 6v deep cycle batteries. Check the date on them and always be wary of mismatched sets.?
Skylar
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We have 18' ceilings in our 40x100 shop. Would have a scissor lift if we could afford the floor space to park it in addition to our forklift. We had a big overhead project last year removing a bus bar and installing a Big Ass Fan. Looked into rental cost for a couple of weeks, and decided to build a cage/work platform for the forklift. This of course requires two people to be present, but that's not a bad idea anyway. One of my shopmates had a bad fall from a ladder in the shop 2 years ago moving lumber.
My lumber supplier buddy got a good deal on a JLG from our rental place a couple years ago. They turn over used equipment pretty regularly. Might want to check that as an option.? Jason Holtz
J. Holtz Furniture
3307 Snelling Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612.432.2765 -- Jason J. Holtz Furniture 3307 Snelling Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55406
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Good morning,
With this group, I figured someone has experience with these heavy equipment.??
Skylar, thank you for your offer.? I haven't looked at anything in person.? I found a used Genie 1930 on CL, look good, but it sold before I can get to it.? Base on my reading online, Skyjack is the one to get because of what you said; simple, well made, easy to service.? After writing to the regional sale rep for Skyjack (I am in Northern CA), I received a reply.? He said that lead time is until Q1 2024 for a Skyjack 2630.? He sent my contact to the local dealers.? I haven't heard anything back for a few weeks now.? I have been browsing CL, looking at Bay Area and Sacramento.? It's slim picking, but better than last year is my impression.? On that topic, my local tractor dealer has a lot more machines on the lot now than in 2022.? There are dealers advertising on CL from out of state.? I am not sure if I want to buy a lift from afar.? Having a relationship with a local shop is likely important for future service need.? Could you write to the group and tell us how to evaluate a used slab scissor lift???
I believe a xx30 spec allows it to go through an average-width door.? The immediate tasks are electrical wiring, duct work, and sheetrock or skinning the walls with 3/4 plywood.? With the shop expansion, we add a room for my wife's crafts.? She wants it finished, so I will be hanging sheetrock for that room.? The shop will get 3/4 plywood for the walls.??
I will checkout Ritchie Bros auctions and may talk to the local United Rentals.? I feel that used equipment from rental yard is abused, so haven't really look closely at the option.??
Alex, that sounds like a deal.? I am not that adventurous as I am not knowledgeable about fixing these sort of things and don't have a lot of time to tinker too long.? Maybe someday!? I have a forklift.? It's your warehouse 5K Hyster.? I love this thing.? I have a man-basket for it, got it for cheap because someone wanted it gone, but it requires my wife to be around to drive me around the shop floor.? We have fun together, but she has things she needs to do as well.??
Ray, I live on a rural property with lots of oak trees.? A lot of them are dying from a fire 6 years ago.? We need a boom lift to get up to trim the dead branches off to try to avoid them falling, splitting the branch/trunk and put the tree at risk for rot.? It is sad when a 100+ year old tree falls.? Even used, a 45-50 ft boom lift, electric or diesel/electric lift is pricey.? The ones I see currently asking 38K (A JLG 450A for instance).? Saving my pennies!? For now, I use a man basket with a track loader with forks.? It gets me to about 12 feet.??
Thanks guys!
SW
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 Had old timer hefty Herman for 20 plus years. ? Very handy for construction an in shop work this one was great but to big For in shop would m love one of those Skyjack the very small one !! By used they are simple mechanics .
Designing and building for 50 years
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On May 24, 2023, at 12:09 PM, Shinta Wakahisa via groups.io <vnh84@...> wrote:
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Good morning, With this group, I figured someone has experience with these heavy equipment.?? Skylar, thank you for your offer.? I haven't looked at anything in person.? I found a used Genie 1930 on CL, look good, but it sold before I can get to it.? Base on my reading online, Skyjack is the one to get because of what you said; simple, well made, easy to service.? After writing to the regional sale rep for Skyjack (I am in Northern CA), I received a reply.? He said that lead time is until Q1 2024 for a Skyjack 2630.? He sent my contact to the local dealers.? I haven't heard anything back for a few weeks now.? I have been browsing CL, looking at Bay Area and Sacramento.? It's slim picking, but better than last year is my impression.? On that topic, my local tractor dealer has a lot more machines on the lot now than in 2022.? There are dealers advertising on CL from out of state.? I am not sure if I want to buy a lift from afar.? Having a relationship with a local shop is likely important for future service need.? Could you write to the group and tell us how to evaluate a used slab scissor lift??? I believe a xx30 spec allows it to go through an average-width door.? The immediate tasks are electrical wiring, duct work, and sheetrock or skinning the walls with 3/4 plywood.? With the shop expansion, we add a room for my wife's crafts.? She wants it finished, so I will be hanging sheetrock for that room.? The shop will get 3/4 plywood for the walls.?? I will checkout Ritchie Bros auctions and may talk to the local United Rentals.? I feel that used equipment from rental yard is abused, so haven't really look closely at the option.?? Alex, that sounds like a deal.? I am not that adventurous as I am not knowledgeable about fixing these sort of things and don't have a lot of time to tinker too long.? Maybe someday!? I have a forklift.? It's your warehouse 5K Hyster.? I love this thing.? I have a man-basket for it, got it for cheap because someone wanted it gone, but it requires my wife to be around to drive me around the shop floor.? We have fun together, but she has things she needs to do as well.?? Ray, I live on a rural property with lots of oak trees.? A lot of them are dying from a fire 6 years ago.? We need a boom lift to get up to trim the dead branches off to try to avoid them falling, splitting the branch/trunk and put the tree at risk for rot.? It is sad when a 100+ year old tree falls.? Even used, a 45-50 ft boom lift, electric or diesel/electric lift is pricey.? The ones I see currently asking 38K (A JLG 450A for instance).? Saving my pennies!? For now, I use a man basket with a track loader with forks.? It gets me to about 12 feet.?? Thanks guys! SW
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Hi guys
Just my two cents.? I am fortunate to have a very large shop with cathedral high ceilings and mezzanines for storage. During the planning stages I knew that I needed some lifting equipment to get the best use of the space.??
I bought a Toyota SWE120XR Walkie Reach Stacker. (Read walk behind forklift).? With this machine I can pick up sheet material from the floor and slip it onto my machines, unload trucks and move lifts of timber, and finished goods.
More to the point of this thread:? I have constructed a simple lift cage on a pallet that securely clamps to the forks. With the help of another operator, I am able to work on overhead ducting, wiring and lights.? Of you have room for a scissors lift, you have room for a small fork lift with much greater versatility and utility.
I also confirm the previous writers comments about battery maintenance.? If you look after the batteries they will last many years. Forget to check the water level and you are done.? No warranties on forgetfulness.
Warm regards Uncle Clint
On Wed, 24 May 2023, 8:49 pm Skylar Reyburn, < eurosky49@...> wrote: I tell everyone that owns a scissor or an electric boom, the batteries are the single most important part of the machine. If you don’t take care of them, you will run into many problems in the future. The contactor fails, then the motor to start. Scissor lifts are 24v DC with 4 6v deep cycle batteries. Check the date on them and always be wary of mismatched sets.?
Skylar
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On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 04:58 PM, Shinta Wakahisa wrote:
Hello everyone,
I just about finish a shop addition and will have a 13.5-foot ceiling.? Climbing up and down ladders gets old real quick not to mention it is a bit scary working on such a tall ladder, so looking into a slab scissor lift.? 2632, 26-ft rise, 32-inch platform width seems ideal.? The 1932 isn't much cheaper.? Genie, Skyjack, JLG, etc.? Old vs new?? Anyone has gone through this and has some sage advice to impart?? I would love to hear.? Thought about rent, but would rather have one on hand for future use.??
Thanks!
SW
?You're looking at the wrong size the 2632 is giant, 1.it's way to big for maneuvering inside a shop 2.even when collapsed it's still tall, and climbing up and down will be tiring 3.wieghs 5000lbs so transportation can be difficult? Look for 19ft lift, it'll be much better for your use especially when your cieling is 13.5ft. Keep in mind 26ft lift gives you 30ft working height with you on it and 19ft will give you 24ft working height I owned before a few genie and skyjack 19ft and 26ft, now for shop maintenance I have small 12ft scissor lift that is perfect for my 15' cieling I'd go with used over new, these are pretty simple machines and they have good phone technical support. Usually the machines that the big company's liquidating to auctions look like shit but in a fair mechanical condition because they have inspections every 3 months
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Hey Uncle Clint. That is an ingenious idea. Some pics please??
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Clint, great minds think alike. ?I also have a walk-behind stacker, and when I had a shop with 24-foot ceilings and a mezzanine level, I built a cherry-picker type basket that anchored to the stacker forks. ?My particular stacker will elevate to 15 feet. ?Since I worked alone, I added a remote control for the Up/Down circuit so I could climb into the basket and raise myself to working on lighting, etc. ?You can see the remote pendant (which came off my 2001 KF700 when it was sold) in the photo below. ?This is not for the faint of heart, and I did employ a safety sling when working above 8-feet, but it was a very productive way to get “up there” to work on things.
David Best
DBestWorkshop@...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidpbest/collections/
https://www.youtube.com/@David_Best
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On May 24, 2023, at 3:05 PM, clinton.freer Freer <clinton.freer@...> wrote:
Hi guys
Just my two cents.? I am fortunate to have a very large shop with cathedral high ceilings and mezzanines for storage. During the planning stages I knew that I needed some lifting equipment to get the best use of the space.??
I bought a Toyota SWE120XR Walkie Reach Stacker. (Read walk behind forklift).? With this machine I can pick up sheet material from the floor and slip it onto my machines, unload trucks and move lifts of timber, and finished goods.
More to the point of this thread:? I have constructed a simple lift cage on a pallet that securely clamps to the forks. With the help of another operator, I am able to work on overhead ducting, wiring and lights.? Of you have room for a scissors lift, you have room for a small fork lift with much greater versatility and utility.
I also confirm the previous writers comments about battery maintenance.? If you look after the batteries they will last many years. Forget to check the water level and you are done.? No warranties on forgetfulness.
Warm regards Uncle Clint On Wed, 24 May 2023, 8:49 pm Skylar Reyburn, < eurosky49@...> wrote: I tell everyone that owns a scissor or an electric boom, the batteries are the single most important part of the machine. If you don’t take care of them, you will run into many problems in the future. The contactor fails, then the motor to start. Scissor lifts are 24v DC with 4 6v deep cycle batteries. Check the date on them and always be wary of mismatched sets.?
Skylar
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On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 09:06 PM, David P. Best wrote:
I also have a walk-behind stacker
David, I've been considering getting something similar.? I'm curious what lessons, if any, you've learned from having this?? In particular, any thoughts on the virtues of this design versus a "straddle" stacker that has the support legs more widely splayed out than the lifting forks?
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-Michael Wolf
Tahoe City, CA
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Michael, I have send you a DM about this.
David Best
DBestWorkshop@...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidpbest/collections/
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On Dec 31, 2024, at 3:25?PM, Michael Wolf via groups.io <missingeggacct@...> wrote:
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On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 09:06 PM, David P. Best wrote:
I also have a walk-behind stacker
David, I've been considering getting something similar.? I'm curious what lessons, if any, you've learned from having this?? In particular, any thoughts on the virtues of this design versus a "straddle" stacker that has the support legs more widely splayed out than the lifting forks?
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-Michael Wolf
Tahoe City, CA
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I bought a used Genie lift in the Bay Area near San Fran for about $3000. It was pretty beat up, but a new set of batteries, stickers, new wheels/tires and a few rattle cans of paint and it works great. I have an upstairs in the shop (hangar) and have taken the man basket off to get larger and heavier stuff up there. 
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