Pentagon Tool "Lazy Lifter" Professional 11Ft Drywall Lift Hoist
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Pentagon Tool "Lazy Lifter" Professional 11Ft Drywall Lift Hoist
Customer Review: Great for a single gal working on her house :)
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this, after trying to research as much as I could. I spent over a year dealing with terrible contractors, and finally got tired of being taken advantage of. Once received, I was excited to use. The box was terribly beat up, but there was another perfect box inside of it, and I don't think that matters in the long run. I was excited to put it together, and it was fairly easy, though some of the parts were not light (there are only three major parts). Assembly was easy, once I figured out where in the house I wanted to put the machine. After putting it together, I tried to place a sheet of drywall up on the lift. This proved to be harder than I thought. I ended up going to the local HD and purchasing a panel carry handle to help me (mind you I am a girl, doing this on my own). The drywall piece does have to be lifted about 3 feet off the ground ( I figured that I can do one corner at a time, with the help of a step stool to rest the drywall on). Once placed on the lift, everything was smooth. I have used this to lift about 6 pieces of drywall so far, and no problem (knock on wood). The only thing that I could possibly complain about is that it really does nothing for the middle pieces (I have 11 foot ceilings). I use the lift to hoist the top sheet, then I just place the bottom sheet in place without the help of the machine, and cut to fit in the middle piece, without the help again. Can't wait to try it on the second floor for the cape ceilings.Customer Review: Why pay more??? Use this lift.
Summary: 5 Stars
Hello:
"I kept an eye on all the drywall lifts that came my way. Through planning and watching Ebay and Amazon, I bought the Platinum from Discount Tommy. There are alot of lifts out there, but Platinum is by far the cheapest lifts I've researched and found. It was listed cheaper in January and was $20 more in May 2008. The shipping is high, but that is if you are not out West.
Anyway, it came brand new. I had no problem with shipping, it was not damaged. We'll do business again. As described, it works well. You need two people to load a 4'x16' and maybe the 4'x12' sheets. As the instructions say, 'DON'T LOAD MORE THAN ONE SHEET AT A TIME!' Loading may be a factor for most people. There are models out there for a whole lot more with an extra crank wheel to load the drywall from the floor to mid position to be tilted up right and then be lifted into place--more money though. Keep a cargo bar close by just in case.
The cable eventually needs replaced, but that is common repair. Cables and extention bars are available thru Discount Tommy. It's great for lifting 4'x8' sheets by yourself. This tool is worth the money and gets the job done faster and is more safe than 2x4 T's! It holds the drywall in place while you nail! Follow the instructions and you'll be fine. Thanks Discount Tommy!"
Customer Review: Disapointed in workmanship
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this item with the extension kit to make it a 16 foot lift. The Item came fast from the vendor no problem there. The lifter came with a broke brake tension spring for one. Second thing that was wrong the 16 foot extension kit would not easily slide into the lifters main tube. I needed to do grinding and sanding to get it to slide in. The directions that come with the lift leaves alot to be desired also. Trying to fit the lift assembly on the wheels was another problem. I had to open the hole the tabs fit into for they seemed to have been bent in maybe durning shipping. After two days of fudging around with this I managed to get the lift tube on the wheels and the lift assemble to go up and down. I still need to attach the top and buy a new brake tension spring and install that to see if the item functions like it should. I would not recommend buying this manufactures product if you plan on using it right away. I do have to admit this is the first bad review I have given on any product purchased from Amazon.com. I guess you get what you pay for.Customer Review: good looking, sturdy and affordable!
Summary: 4 Stars
The 11 foot drywall lift from Max Tools was everything I was hoping for! It was better than I expected and Max Tools delivered it promptly. The lift is good looking, sturdy (it lifted 4 x 12 sheets of drywall effortlessly) and the price was very affordable, especially when compared to what I was going to pay locally for something simmilar. Thank you, Thank you for saving my back from the strain of lifting sheet rock over my head to the ceiling and to the upper part of the wall. All I had to do is lift about 34" to the drywall lift and I was done. It also made it easier to adjust and then "screw-off" the panel. If your doing anything bigger than a bathroom, my suggestion is to get one of these drywall lifts and make you job soooo much easier!!! This unit "breaks down" to small enough pieces to fit in my VW Jetta sedan trunk, if you do drywall, you need one of these!Customer Review: Good value
Summary: 4 Stars
This product was shipped quickly. It's a big and heavy package but doesn't require too much in the way of assembly. The assembly sheet was a little vague, I thought, but there just aren't that many pieces to slide together. The quality looks OK to me. Even including the rather substantial shipping cost, I judge this a good value.
My wife and I used it on one small room so far. I'm a lot older than when I built my first house but I can tell you this really beats using 2x4 T-bars and your head like I did back then!!! Even with a 4X8 sheet of 1/2" drywall, it takes quite a bit of force on the elevation wheel to raise it up so I suspect using 4X12 sheets might be more difficult. I thought this might be able to be used on side-walls, too, but now that I have it, it doesn't seem so.