Anybody seen and/or used one of these or have ideas? What'd I'd really like is something that's on a remote cable like a winch remote to make it easier for 1 guy to be manuvering a motor/tranny/whatever into place without having to run back and forth to jack up, or let down the lift.

I was thinking maybe replacement ram with a hydro/electric power pack. Something with quick-disconnects that could also be used to power a bender ram if/when I ever get one.

--Dan

Matco has one in their catalog-air over hydraulic

I saw a folding engine hoist using a ram like this one for around $200, but am having a hard time finding it now.

Here's the link to the ram:http://www.mytoolstore.com/omega/44981.html

I have a couple of 12v electro/hyd pumps that I was saving to use for this, I was hoping I could plumb them into my existing ram/jack.

I think I saw MAXX tools cataloug selling something like this.

JP

That was the one, 169.99 me3088http://www.maxtool.com/index/st_shopcrane.asp

That was the one, 169.99 me3088http://www.maxtool.com/index/st_shopcrane.asp


I think I've seen this page before, it looks kinda familiar. Look at #3083. Looks like the same ram you can retrofit.

How do these work exactly? Just plug in your air hose and there's an up/down
switch on the control for it?

--Dan

I think I've seen this page before, it looks kinda familiar. Look at #3083. Looks like the same ram you can retrofit.

How do these work exactly? Just plug in your air hose and there's an up/down
switch on the control for it?

--Dan

yep! thats how it works.air powere works wonders!

I took the hydro cylinder of my cherry picker. made a solid arm for it in place of the ram. then i hung a 110V electric hoist from the end of the arm. it has about 20' or so lead for a remote. now I can lay under something and raise the engine or whatever up and down toline it up. I would never go back to one of those hydro setups. This turns it into a one man job, (since i am a one man shop, that works out perfect)
Plus it is fast, when you punch the button it goes up, and when you punch it it goes down.
works great, paid $75 for the hoist used, and have been using it weekly for the past 5 years or so.
brian.

remember air over hydraulic cylinders go up with air but you still have to turn knob to lower