ForsomeyearsIhavebeenthinkingongettingaliftingdevicetohelpmovinghives.Thisisoftendoneearlyspring,orlateinautumnwhenIdon'thaveanyhiredhelp.ItmeansIhavefriendsandfamilytorelyon.Andtheyarenotalwaysthathappyaboutlatenightsmovingbees.....Inthewinterof-99Ifinallygotaroundtoit,andstartedwithanewflatdeckonthepickup.
Lifterintransportposition.Therearesupportinglegsthatarefoldedoutduringuseandreach60cmfromvehicle.3hydrauliccylindersarefittedtotheunit.Oneineachofthefoldablelegs,sothevehiclecanbelevelledandkeptinthesamepositionduringoperation.
Thethirdhydrauliccylinderisinsidetheverticalpostandliftstheboomtoworkingposition.Anelectricwinchattheendoftheboomdoesthelifting.Itreach5metersandswings180degreesaroundthevehicle.Itwillhold75kg.
Itwasmadetobelightwhenusedonasmallvehicle,andIneededlongreach,soitwasmadesoclosetothelimitIdared.
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Thehivelifteriseasilymountedontothevehiclewhenit'sneeded.Aforklifterisusedtohandlethe165kgheavyhivelifterintheshed.
The"body"withthehydraulicequipmentfitsunderthedeckandonlytheverticalcolumnisoutsideofvehiclewhenmounted.湖北天马养蜂场，加我们的微信一起学养蜂。
Theliftingforkshavetwo"knives"thatismanoeuvredwiththelevelandfitsintothecutoutonthesideofboxes.Theycanalsobeusedtoseparateboxes.