Work platform

deezler · Jan 3, 2024

Whoa, thanks to scootr for the amazon link, .... I think. I had no idea that a fully manufactured aerial work platform could be so cheap.

$130, shipped? Thats almost scary cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP5CHBVF/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?pd_rd_i=B0CP5FT9TF&pd_rd_w=gHu39&content-id=amzn1.sym.f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_p=f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_r=C9Z2D9ZHV3DGV3WSTM4X&pd_rd_wg=K3YS2&pd_rd_r=f2cc06c0-24ac-45e4-ad36-6a0d984e4f7d&s=kitchen&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw&th=1

tacticalturnip · Jan 3, 2024

scootr said:
It is sturdy enough and the guardrails feel sturdy too. Had it for years, lent it out to a neighbor who like it also. It folds up about 6 inches wide and I roll it into a space between the container and the garage wall where it quietly waits for the next use.

Is that your Amazon review with the photos?

scootr · Jan 3, 2024

tacticalturnip said:
Is that your Amazon review with the photos?

I don't typically include photos with Amazon reviews. Honestly it has been a safe and very functional platform for the money... Honestly think I got mine at HF years ago. Same item.

scootr · Jan 3, 2024

deezler said:
Whoa, thanks to scootr for the amazon link, .... I think. I had no idea that a fully manufactured aerial work platform could be so cheap.

$130, shipped? Thats almost scary cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP5CHBVF/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?pd_rd_i=B0CP5FT9TF&pd_rd_w=gHu39&content-id=amzn1.sym.f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_p=f734d1a2-0bf9-4a26-ad34-2e1b969a5a75&pf_rd_r=C9Z2D9ZHV3DGV3WSTM4X&pd_rd_wg=K3YS2&pd_rd_r=f2cc06c0-24ac-45e4-ad36-6a0d984e4f7d&s=kitchen&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw&th=1

Yes - that's it. It's not big but it gets a man up safely.

tacticalturnip · Jan 3, 2024

scootr said:
I don't typically include photos with Amazon reviews. Honestly it has been a safe and very functional platform for the money... Honestly think I got mine at HF years ago. Same item.

That's crazy; the review was by a Kubota owner who purchased the cage as a base to start with and modified it as needed.

SmallChange · Jan 5, 2024

oldrustysteel said:
Do you think you could attach a 2x4 wood railing to the pallet.

I think attaching uprights to the pallet so they don't wiggle around would be the challenge. I'd probably try threaded iron pipe of around 1 1/2" size, or else those cast aluminum fittings for creating railings. I'd use flanges on the bottom and maybe something to spread the force, like, say, 6" square aluminum plates. I guess that would turn out pretty well -- it's not like I'm going to lean hard on the railings to extend my reach! But I have other more pressing projects....

oldrustysteel · Jan 5, 2024

SmallChange said:
I think attaching uprights to the pallet so they don't wiggle around would be the challenge. I'd probably try threaded iron pipe of around 1 1/2" size, or else those cast aluminum fittings for creating railings. I'd use flanges on the bottom and maybe something to spread the force, like, say, 6" square aluminum plates. I guess that would turn out pretty well -- it's not like I'm going to lean hard on the railings to extend my reach! But I have other more pressing projects....

I think I will go buy one of those plastic pallets and see if it can be done. If not I stlll have a nice pallet to put more junk on.. Winner either way.