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  1. 16th November 2011, 07:45 PM #1
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    Any Building Engineers Amongst Us

    I am thinking of purchasing a scissor lift to do maintenance at home as I have a very high ceiling. My floor boards are 32mm pine with 450mm joist spacing. The scissor lift that I am looking at weighs 1500kg.

    My concern is, can the floor handle this weight?

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    Have you thought about a couple of tress els and a plank of a no-bolt scaffold on wheels it would be a lot easier on the floor
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    Quote Originally Posted by dirtdawg View Post
    Have you thought about a couple of tress els and a plank of a no-bolt scaffold on wheels it would be a lot easier on the floor

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    Yes I have thought about scaffold but I can purchase this scissor lift for not much more. It would also be handy for when I build my shed as it will have a very high roof.

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    its going to come down to the wheel spacing and point loading....

    you may need to use some load distribution plates
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    its going to come down to the wheel spacing and point loading....

    you may need to use some load distribution plates
    This is what I am trying to find out. If I have to do this it defeats the purpose. The idea is to make maintenance simple and easy.

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    How high is very high?

    1500kg isn't very practical to lug around!


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    in theory......

    you should be good for a distributed 2.5T per square meter BUT I cant find the info for the point load limit for your flooring.
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    I own a couple of EWPs and while the weight is fairly evenly distributed over the 4 wheels, they do have a very high contact point weight. I would also check the actual weight of your machine as the manufacturers figures are usually quoted dry (eg. without batteries or hydraulic fluid). I presume you are talking about an older machine as you said the purchase cost is not much more than scaffolding. These are usually heavier than the newer models and I would hazzard a guess at 2000kgs at least.

    On another note, check the condition/age of the batteries as I recently replaced mine and 4 were on the high side of $1K.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pop058 View Post
    I own a couple of EWPs and while the weight is fairly evenly distributed over the 4 wheels, they do have a very high contact point weight. I would also check the actual weight of your machine as the manufacturers figures are usually quoted dry (eg. without batteries or hydraulic fluid). I presume you are talking about an older machine as you said the purchase cost is not much more than scaffolding. These are usually heavier than the newer models and I would hazzard a guess at 2000kgs at least.

    On another note, check the condition/age of the batteries as I recently replaced mine and 4 were on the high side of $1K.

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    Snorkel S1930 Scissor Lift | eBay

    I rang the hire company that traded it in and they said it is in good nick. The batteries are not that old.

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