I've worked with one of these jewels and seen several models.  In hilly
areas the auto-leveling mechanism is very handy, nearly indispensable.
In flatter country the manual leveling model would be fine.  The heavy
duty models weigh more so you would need a hefty truck and a need,
perhaps for moving barrels.   These lifts are extremely elegant,
designed for the job of beekeeping.  It is definitely not a work around
or a lift refit from some other use  to try & work at beekeeping.

They are a bit pricey.  However, if you are big enough to hire an extra
hand this would more than compensate for a summer of wages.  We once
loaded  20 hives in less than 10 minutes--spent more time strapping
them down.  Then as a seriously violent thunderstorm passed through we
dropped them off on preset stands in 5 minutes.  Hop  in the truck & go
move boxes with out a donut stop!

I was hoping to put a home apiary lift together, but after looking at
the cost of hydraulics, factoring the cost of engineering mistakes
needed to optimize the performance--the EZ-Loader is very cost
effective.  I'm too small now but plan on increasing as the kid moves
on to high school and am trying to factor in a loader in the future.

I've done a fair amount of tree work, using lifts, buckets & loaders.
Each has its place where it works best.  The EZ-Loader is by far the
best bee lift available!  IMHO!

Mike

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