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Setup or breakdown takes about five minutes and it can be stored in about a one foot square by four foot area. I'm re-sheeting my roof and this lift is very nicely suited to lifting the plyboard to where I can pull it onto the roof, so it will make the re-roof a one man job. The cheapest I could find this lift elsewhere was for $299. After that, I'll use it on a polebarn style garage and then eventually my basement.All in all, the Troy DPH11 Professional Series 11-Foot Drywall & Panel Lift Hoist is very rugged and seems very well designed. The outriggers are a bit lacking, and shipping damaged one of the bumpers, but I was able to bend it back into place.I'm very pleased with this find. For my purposes, I wish the tilt had a lock on it, but it shouldn't be too hard to cobble one in.
It would also be helpful if the lock/catch for the tilting panel "bed" automatically engaged when the panel bed is brought to horizontal position. Makes rocking ceilings a breeze. Works as advertised. Otherwise, I'm very pleased with the performance of this hoist. Only negative is that caps on ends of bars often fall off.
Our existing place is bigger and much more complex with lights and higher ceilings. It took me about 20 minutes and it was ready. We are finishing our basement and were dreading placing the drywall on the ceiling. The first time I put a penel up on the ceiling was a revelation - I could raise it within an inch of the ceiling, roll and position the panel, get it firmed up and the drwall screws in place in 30 minutes. We got the job done, but it was not fun, and it took months for a medium sized place. The instruction manual needs work, the instructions were worded poorly and the diagrams confusing, however the design makes it impossible to put together incorrectly. First impression on the Troy Hoist is that it is solidly made, thick steel and clearly made to last.
In our first basement, we used 2x4 nailed into "T"s to hold the sheets to the ceiling, although this worked the effort for two adults was painfull and frustrating. I had heard about drywall lifts, and the cost for a rental shocked me - especially since we are lucky if we can get an hour or two each day to work on the project. It a great product if you are doing some ceiling work - just dont be surprised if your friends and neighbours suddenly want to borrow it. The nice thing is that it comes in three main parts already, and no real tools are required to assemble.
As we were getting closer to installing the ceiling sheets we started to really dread trying to force up drywall sheets on on our own. We are flipping a house in our community and had to rip out all the plaster and drywall. Dread turned into relief and we finished in a fraction of the time. We just couldn't belive it. I was skepticle before buying but it was the best $180 I ever spent on a tool. Our enthusiam for the project was at an all time low. Why didn't we get this sooner. So someone on the team suggested a lift.
Very good hoist but it came without a handle(winch wheel #34) and we cannot find an address, phone number,web site ANYPLACE where we can order one.Can anyone help.
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