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Written By Matt McTurk and Colton Hildebrandt

Welcome to part two of our three part series on hand powered manlifts. In part one we talked about the entryway and the capacity of manlifts. Today we are going to be taking a look at the structure surrounding the elevator car.

As a quick refresher, we are talking about manlifts that are typically found inside a grain elevator, feed mill, or seed cleaning plant.  Read more →

Written by Matt McTurk and Colton Hildebrandt

Welcome to our three part series on hand powered manlifts. In this article we will be discussing the entryway and capacity.

When most people think of a manlift they think of equipment that you would see at a construction site, like a Genie aerial lift. However, today we are going to be talking about a different kind of manlift. The type of manlift we are going to be talking about is typically found inside a Grain Elevator, Feed Mill, or Seed Cleaning Plants.

For those that have never been inside a Grain Elevator, a manlift is a permanent structure used to transport personnel vertically from floor to floor. It is similar to an elevator in an office tower, but at the same time, it’s very different. There are three main types of manlifts; endless-belt type, hand-powered counterbalanced, and power-type. In this article we are only going to talk about hand-powered counterbalanced manlifts.  Read more →