Anyone have any thoughts on hanging 32" monitors that are about 10' off the floor. Its painful to get a scissor lift in for this, painful to get another tech to help you out for 15mins. I have seen drywall lifts etc. Any thoughts? I like to find a portable, collapsible unit so I can do those on my own.
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Need A Portable And Collapsible Lift For Hanging Monitors, Any Thoughts?
Brian Rhodes
Feb 14, 2018This is an interesting question, and I am curious to see answers too.
I have only ever seen two techs muscle a monitor in place manually. The drywall lift is actually an interesting idea:
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Dean B
Feb 14, 2018Not so bad when I am in town so I can get another tech to help me or vice versa. When you are out of town is another discussion. No one seems to want to help from the customer side of things, although I do not blame anyone, it comes down to liability, injury etc. I get that...
I am looking for something like this... these are a little pricey.
https://www.e-zspreadnlift.com/
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Chad Rohde
Feb 15, 2018I'd say $1300 for the TV lift model is about $1200 over priced.
I would rather have a good step ladder. Would get more use out of it too. It wouldn't be hard to mount an articulating arm on a ladder like this. Then you could move it around from the top. You would have to get something to secure the monitor to the mount, but that would be easy too. If climbing the ladder with the monitor is a problem, then just pull it up from the top with a rope.
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Undisclosed Integrator #4
Feb 15, 2018We bought a couple of these exact models for a large AV project (1100+ TVs, multiple video walls). They would have saved us significant time if it were not about 2" too tall to fit through doorways. The units saved us enough to justify their cost... but not much more.
These are fairly light, being mostly aluminum but not exactly portable.
Ethan Ace
Feb 14, 2018Can you get a one man lift for the day? Aka, an "Aerial Work Platform", they telescope up. They're cheaper to rent than other scissors and fit through a doorway.
If not, a single section of rolling scaffold should do the job. 6' platform height should get you up to 10' working height and still fit through a standard door. A lot of folks aren't comfortable on scaffold, though.
Ethan Ace
Feb 14, 2018Oh reading this again, you want something to hold the monitor up while you're working on it? Brian's comprehension skills > mine right now.
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Dean B
Feb 14, 2018Yes, something to lift the monitor enough so I can lock it into the hanging pole. Once its locked in place i can remove the lift and finishing tidying up the cables.
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Undisclosed #1
Feb 14, 2018Not to simplify things, but a 32" monitor is pretty light, and at 10' height I think a simple scaffold would be sufficient. Easy to setup, fits in the back of a truck, and is very cheap to purchase.
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Dean B
Feb 14, 2018Agreed, that is something i have thought of as well. We install PVMs actually, so they are heavier, a little tough with one guy.
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Chad Rohde
Feb 15, 2018How much do they weigh?
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Feb 15, 2018The image shown by Brian Rhodes appears to be a Habor Freight drywall lift.
I made a large plywood shelf, glued soft low cut carpeting to it, which I secure to my Harbor Freight drywall lift with straps and some metal brackets, with two long straps to secure the flat panel TV, and install large panel TV’s by myself when I have no others to help me.
I installed a 65” curved Samsung onto a full articulating mount, above a fireplace, alone, with my makeshift setup.
The Harbor Freight drywall lift isn’t expensive and disassembles for compact storage.
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Undisclosed Integrator #3
Feb 15, 2018Is the ceiling open on these sites?
For something compact, you could use a chain hoist and make up a custom cradle to hold the screen.
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