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Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
Holds up to 150 lbs.! Hoist with tilting action lets one person handle and apply numerous drywall panels up to 4ft. x 16ft.. Easy to assemble and disassemble... no tools required! Transports and stores easily. Delivers by UPS, RPS or Parcel Post in 2 boxes. Load Capacity (lbs.): 150, Lift Height (ft.): 11
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33 of 33(100%)would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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Drywall Panel Hoist,
December 5, 2006
By Kingfish
from New Orleans, LA
"This is an excellent product. Not only can one person hang drywall to the ceiling quickly, it can be used to raise plywood panels for exterior sheathing. Assembly out of the box was completed in less that 10 minutes and the first sheet of drywall was up ten minutes later. From then on it just went faster.
On the first job where it was used we acquired two more clients on the first day just by having visitors to the site watch this product in use."
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Review 2 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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it saved my back,
July 21, 2009
By r1793
from wall nj
"i used to struggle lifting the sheet rock to hang it, i even got some back problems. this machine makes it so mutch easier i would recomend this little slice of heaven to any one in construction who is starting to get a little old like myself buy it your body will thank you."
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Review 3 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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Drywall/Panel Hoist,
July 20, 2009
By medicareman
from Oak Harbor, WA
"Note: Wanted to rate this 5 Stars, but site would only allow 4 Stars when 5th Star was selected. Then I went back and double-clicked the 5th Star; 3 Stars was then the highest my choice would register. Definitely is a 5 Star product!
My wife and I have (for over 20 years) used a block and tackle for lifting bales of hay into our barn's loft. It's gotten harder on our bodies in recent years. I saw the drywall/panel hoist in your catalog and thought it would be worth trying.
Putting the various parts together was easy, and so was mounting the 3 sub-units in the barn. I laid a piece of plywood (with 2 X 2 supports on its underside to keep it from sliding on the hoist cross-members) on the hoist, then 3 bales of hay on the plywood. Easy cranking of the wheel lifted the bales to the upper level where my wife used a hay hook to easily slide them off the hoist.
After the work was finished, the sub-units were separated and stored together, out-of-the-way, ready for next summer.
The drywall/panel hoist is a tool for a specific use, but, wow . . . it was worth the purchase price."
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Review 4 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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drywall lift for other uses,
February 24, 2009
By sample
from Otumwa Iowa
"This drywall lift is great. I used it to hoist my 12 and 16 foot sheets of steel on the ceiling of my garage. It worked great. I also used it to hoist and hold my shop lights for installation. I thought of renting one from our local rental outlet, but am sure glad I purchased one instead. It was available when I had the time and I didn't have to worry about taking one back and forth to the rental outlet. It is a great piece to use when you are working alone."
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Review 5 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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great tool,
August 18, 2008
By bdh542
from virginia
"This lift is well made and assembles fast. It can be disassembled quickly for transport and storage. Works great when handling drywall panels by yourself. A real back saver."
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Review 6 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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Drywall lift,
August 11, 2008
By Ric70
from Evans, WV
"Worked alone at home this summer. It would not have been possible to do the work without the lift. Good quality and dependable, would recommend it to anyone."
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Review 7 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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Dry Wall Hoist,
August 11, 2008
By Top2006
from MS
"I have recently started a Handyman Business with experience I have gained throughout my life. With this new business I have replaced ceilings in four residences, two with the hoist. I purchased the Dry Wall/Panel Hoist and received it within a week, and have been able to place and secure the ceiling panels with less helpers and in less than half the time. It dis-assembles and assembles quickly for easier transport yet has the weight to adequately handle what I place on it."
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Review 8 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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drywall and panel lift,
April 22, 2008
By Lilt
from new jersey
"This lift saves alot of time and effort. 16' panels can be handled with ease. also i found that 12' can be handled solo and sloped ceilings are no problem. the only problem i had with the lift and that includes the extention is that the brake doesn't hold very well with a panel on a slope. this was easily solved with a few shims under the feet or a cleat screwed to the floor .the lift is strong ,the brake works well and the extention is easy to change out."
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Review 9 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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A helping hand on home rennovation project,
April 22, 2008
By UncleB01
from Portland MI
"I recently purchased a drywall and panel hoist to use in my home rennovation project. I figured it would be handy but had no idea how handy it was. All my buddies are happy because I don't have to call them anymore to help hold up drywall or plywood. I have installed ceilings in my house and pole barn without any assistance from anyone else. Pretty cool tool!"
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Review 10 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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Richard77,
April 21, 2008
By Richard77
from nevada City CA
"Realy handy and a real back saver stores real easy.does not take any room."
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Review 11 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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Drywall and Panel Hoist,
April 21, 2008
By Joe9
from Modesto, Ca
"This panel hoist worked great doing the remodel on the celing in my dining roor and living room. Easy to put together and use"
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Review 12 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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drywall/panel hoist,
April 16, 2008
By Romapete
from Norwood, CO
"Purchased this tool for my son, who is a carpenter. He named this product 3toe Joe. He usually works alone so this is great especially when hanging ceilings. This product has made his life easier and can do his job faster. This is a 5 star product. It is easy to transport from job site to job site."
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Review 13 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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Drywall hoist,
April 15, 2008
By Railsplitter
from Illinois
"I ordered this hoist to put up drywall on ceilings of a couple of houses I am remodeling. Setup is fast and easy. It will sit or hang flat to store. This hoist is strong, agile and easy to operate and position. It has saved me many hours of straining as I work by myself. The only drawback I can find is the difficulty of getting a sheet onto the hoist. The loading height for the bottom of the sheet of drywall is around 3 feet high and bed of hoist will spin, which can make loading difficult. All in all, though, this tool is a winner."
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Review 14 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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DRYWALL LIFT,
January 21, 2008
By CIGAR
from ARKANSAS
"HAVE HAD MY DRYWALL HOIST FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. WORKS WELL, GIVES ME NO PROBLUMS. WOULD GIVE IT HIGH RATINGS TO ANY DRYWALLER."
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Review 15 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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Northern Industial tools Drywall and Panel Hoist,
January 21, 2008
By LEE109
from Kansas
"The Drywall and Panel Hoist is an excellant tool and allows you to single -handingly apply sheets of drywall to ceilings in the precise location you choose. It is easy to use and easy to set up."
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Review 16 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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drywall panel hoist,
January 16, 2008
By alfylatino
from Southern California, S. Diego Small Contractor
"1st job I used the panel hoist on was on 5/8th inch drywall, I both unboxed and used on the same day. The complete panel hoist came in two separately shipped boxes, it was easy to assembly as it was almost fully assembled and easy to use on the same day unlike some products that come so unassembled that you use most of the workday on the 1st day. I highly recommend this tool. An improvement to the tool though for the designers/potential buyer."
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Review 17 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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Outstanding,
January 16, 2008
By Sandbag
from Washington
"The drywall and panel hoist not only lives up to the advertising but is really simple to operate. Haven't got to the drywall yet but I couldn't have installed my pull down attic ladder without it. Made lifting the plywood for the floor in the attic possible. Assembled in less than 15 minutes, then I found the instructions."
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Review 18 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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drywall lift,
October 30, 2007
By Generalhomerepairs
from Hampton Roads area of VA
"This lift works great. one person can install drywall on the ceiling using this lift, before I had to have two - three people on the job installing each sheet. Now one person working alone in each room with this lift is all that is needed. The way I see it this lift is worth the price of two people per day. The jobs get done faster and my pocket gets fatter great investment."
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Review 19 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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What a sturdy drywall lift!,
October 29, 2007
By DWheat9003
from Farmington Hills, MI
"I bought mine going on about six years ago and it has been a faithful servant to say the very least. I had to work by myself back in 2001 on my first drywall project because there wasn't really anybody I could count on to help, I needed this pretty badly as you can imagine, and this lift made the job so much easier to do it isn’t even funny! Then one day to my surprise Northern sent an upgrade to the lift cable that was considered to be a possible weakness due to a safety concern in the lift, could have fooled me? the old cable was perfect but it just shows me the care that Northern Tool gives to its customers and I promptly changed it anyway. They don't even know how that makes me feel when they care so much that they'll stand behind there products 110%.
By the way, when I recently called about another product and needed some info on it the girl at the other end was the most polite person you can imagine, This sounds to me like they treat there employees well too, keep it up again Northern!
I really would like to thank for all your sincerity and good customer care you give!
Thanks!
DWheat"
DWheat"
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 20 for Northern Industrial Drywall and Panel Hoist — 150-Lb. Capacity, 11ft. Lift
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Labor Saver,
October 29, 2007
By northernnut
from Shaw, Mississippi
"This lift is a great labor saver. I used this to hang 1/2 inch drywall in a ceiling with no one to help. If I didn't have the lift, I would need 2 addiitional men. This is just the greatest tool, that I have ever owned."
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