Pick-up Mounted Lifting Platform Keeps Loads Level At All Times

Pick-up Mounted Lifting Platform Keeps Loads Level At All Times PICKUPS Accessories 26-5-32 "It keeps the load level at all times as it brings it up and into the pickup bed," says inventor Derrick Mann, about his new remote-control lift platform. The "HydraLift" is designed for half-ton pickups or larger. It consists of a 49-in. wide diamond tread steel platform. Four hydraulic cylinders are used to operate the unit. Two cylinders lift the platform off the pickup bed floor and rotate it out past the bumper, while the other two cylinders lower the platform from there down to the ground. The platform can be stopped at any height. The unit is powered by a hydraulic power pack that operates off the pickup's battery. To operate it you use a remote control that's equipped with a single throw switch. "It eliminates manual lifting of loads weighing up to 1,000 lbs.," says Mann. "Works great for hauling smowmobiles, ATV's, tires, big barrels, seed bags, etc. The entire unit weighs just 420 lbs. "One nice feature is that you can use the remote control to lock the platform at any height so you can use it from ground level, on a dock, or to unload from a semi. When you need to remove it, you just lower it to the ground, unbolt it, and drive away." Mann expects to have the HydraLift on the market by January. It will be available in two sizes - one 6-ft. long model for short box pickups and an 8-ft. model for long box pickups. Both models will sell for about $4,000 (Canadian) plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mann Industries, Inc., 231 Logan Crescent, Regina, Sask., Canada S4P 5S8 (ph 306 535-5242; fax 306 586-6731; E-mail: mannindustries@ sk.sympatico.ca).

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