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Racor PHL-1R Pro HeavyLift 4-by-4-Foot Cable-Lifted Storage Rack | 
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| Brand: Racor
List Price: $210.00
Buy New: $134.88
You Save: $75.12 (36%)
Rating:  93 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 77.7
Dimensions (in): 48 x 6 x 24
Warranty: Full US Warranty by Racor
MPN: PHL-1R
Model: PHL-1R
UPC: 753635770045
EAN: 0753635770045
ASIN: B0009I8AO6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Roof-mounted garage stock rack; pulley system raises and lowers for easy access | | • | Lifts and stores up to 250 pounds high above garage floor without using a ladder | | • | Heavy-duty steel support beams; assembly required | | • | Includes support beams, 4 by 4 platform, winding axle, vinyl coated steel cable, mounting hardware | | • | 4-square-foot storage platform; 76 pounds; 1-year limited warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Review
Load, lift, and store up to 250 pounds of heavy items against the ceiling with the cable-lift storage rack from Racor. Without having to bust out the ladder, the rack lifts stored goods up to 8 feet in the air for storing against high ceilings. With 4 square feet of storage space, there's plenty of room for several large boxes, planters, hoses, tires, and more. Steel support cables offer optimal stability and are vinyl coated for rust resistance. Heavy-duty support beams ensure plenty of support for full loads. The system raises and lowers with the handy winding axle. Just to get you started; here's a list of some of the things you might put up there: file boxes, outdoor furniture, lawn mowers, big tools, snow throwers, large toys, canoes, kayaks, holiday ornaments, tires, ladders lumber, third row car seats and just about anything else you can imagine. --Brian D. Olson
Product Description
4' x 4', Platform Heavy Lift, Load & Lift Heavy Items To The Ceiling Without Using A Ladder, 250 LB Capacity, Use On Ceilings Up To 12' High With Provided Vinyl Coated Steel Cable, Easy Storage For File Boxes, Outdoor Furniture, Lawn Movers, Big Tools, Snow Throwers, Large Toys, Canoes, Kayaks, Holiday Ornaments, Tires, Ladders, Lumber, Third Row Car Seats & Just About Anything Else You Can Imagine, Includes Heavy Duty Steel Support Beams, Winding Axle, Hand Crank & All Mounting Hardware.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Great Product - Labor Intensive Install November 12, 2008
R. Cox (Salt Lake City, UT USA)
The HeavyLift is awesome! Does exactly what we need it to do. The hand crank gives you quite a workout - it takes a few minutes to raise or lower it, but it gets up and out of the way.
Installation is a different matter. The arms are heavy enough that working over-head for any period of time is challenging. I recommend creating a template, predrilling the holes, and using a cordless drill to install the bolts. Having two people would have made the chore much easier.
Overall great product - you'll soon forget the pain it was to get the thing installed!
 With some customization, better that advertised! November 4, 2008
M. Higgins
I bought the lift to use in addition to a custom loft I had built in my garage. It required some customization to the mounting area, but once done, went up next to the loft just as planned. I now can use the lift as an elevator for some of my heavier garage items (lawn mower, power washer, etc.) to be placed for storage on the loft.
Operationally it is even better than expected, as you now have the option of connecting a drill for use in running the lift up and down...VERY EASY AND QUICK!
Racor heavy Lift October 22, 2008
Michael ZAZANIS
I have purchased my second of these and am very happy with them. I did find that raising the lift loaded is hard with the hand crank. I use a battery drill connected to the crank rod and it works great with no effort.
Mike Zazanis
Almost excellent October 15, 2008
Mr. Pat M. Jesson (Southern California)
This hoist is rated to carry 250 lbs. That seems like a lot but it turns out to be very easy to overload this. Be careful how much you put on it.
Several reviewers complained about the quality of the lag bolts provided so I initially started pre-drilling the holes for them. Since everything was going well I tried using them without predrilling and I was able to use them without incident. I suspect that it depends on the density of the joists you are screwing too and possibly also the smoothness of deployment. I drove them with a high power drill with a hex socket so they probably didn't get jerked around as much as with a socket. That said I agree that these aren't the highest quality bolts.
Be careful to put lag bolts not only in the long arms but also under the torque tube which rolls up the cables. With a heavy load there is some flex in the tube and also the central section that the the tube is mounted to during cranking.
The lock on the crank gearbox is a clever idea but it is a little hard to use using the pole. Also, when under load there is enough flex in the system that the lock does not deploy smoothly and must be smacked hard with the end of the pole to completely lock the crank.
I bought two but have only installed one so far. I'm still considering whether to install the other (and possibly more) over the top of the door. The issue is that the garage door and the hoist will interfere with each other. This also means that the hoist can only handle a shorter load over the door.
Overall a good product and a great solution but don't expect to lift too much weight. This is not the storage solution for that spare small block chevy engine you're saving for a kit car!
We love this thing! September 25, 2008
N. Quiles
My husband and I are both Army Officers and have a lot of gear and equipment that has up until now taken up a lot of the space in our garage. We got two of them, one for each of us; we're very pleased with the space we now have. It was not very difficult to install (just review the sketch that comes with the instuctions carefully).
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