Racor PHL-1R Pro HeavyLift 4-by-4-Foot Cable-Lifted Storage Rack

You looking to find the "Racor PHL-1R Pro HeavyLift 4-by-4-Foot Cable-Lifted Storage Rack" Good news! You can purchase Racor PHL-1R Pro HeavyLift 4-by-4-Foot Cable-Lifted Storage Rack with secure price and compare to view update price on this product. And deals on this product is available only for limited time.

Price: $140.23 Too low to display   

Product Feature

• Roof-mounted garage stock rack; pulley system raises and lowers for easy access
• Lifts and stores up to 250 pounds high above garage floor without using a ladder
• Heavy-duty steel support beams; assembly required
• Includes support beams, 4 by 4 platform, winding axle, vinyl coated steel cable, mounting hardware
• 4-square-foot storage platform; 76 pounds; 1-year limited warranty

Product Description

This ceiling-mounted garage elevator lets you load and lift storage items overhead, out of the way, without a ladder. Simply load the 4-by-4-foot steel platform while you safely stand on the ground, then raise it to the ceiling by cranking the handle. It's great for boxes, tires, large tools, snowblowers, ladders, lumber, third-row car seats, canoes, kayaks, and more.

Racor PHL-1R Pro HeavyLift 4-by-4-Foot Cable-Lifted Storage Rack Review

After shopping for a garage ceiling storage system, I purchased this device. I was attracted to the ability to raise and lower the platform to load and unload items. This avoids the obvious pitfalls of using a ladder to hoist large or heavy items up from the ground.

In summary, I am reasonably happy with the overall product with some exceptions mentioned below. However, I will caution potential buyers that the design of this device is unforgiving. Unless your ceiling joists are EXACTLY 48" apart (they can be 1.5" less but not more than 48"), installation will be no where near as easy as the video on the website. You may need to mount this to a rigid board first if your joists are not 48" apart. The axle is not made to be adjustable and I find this to be a major design flaw of the device.

The foundation of the system includes 3 heavy metal grates that are secured to two metal cross beams with J hooks. I had a little trouble aligning the J hooks with the holes on the metal beams. However, by far, the most trouble I had was with securing the system to the ceiling. I really did not want to mount this to a board before securing it to the ceiling for aesthetic reasons. My ceiling joists were about 49" apart (instead of 48") and this created a VERY problematic installation. You need to secure this into wood (and not just the ceiling drywall) and you cannot mount the arms of the device further than 48" apart as the axle will not be long enough. I ended up lengthening the axle by a few inches by screwing both halves of the axle together with only the first set of holes. The two halves of the axle are supposed to come together with one inside the other aligning two sets of holes on each piece. I only went as far as the first set thus making it a little longer. Then I bought some aluminum 1/2 inch metal from a hardware store and reinforced the axle by screwing it to two sides of the axle. Keep in mind that the axle is not completely load-bearing so as long as it is rigid and reinforced, the system will work fine (see my uploaded picture of the lengthened and reinforced axle).

Problems continued when I used the included hardware lag bolts to screw the arms into the ceiling joists. Using a drill, I pre-drilled the holes as instructed and used a socket wrench to screw the lag bolts to the joists. I torqued 4 of the heads off of the cheap lag bolts. Do yourself a favor and go buy some better lag bolts at a hardware store before installing this device. The included lag bolts are totally inferior. After finishing the installation, it worked as described and I loaded it with a few hundred pounds of things I had previously kept on my garage floor. I will also mention that using the included crank device to raise and lower the platform, while not overly difficult, is a good work out.

Overall, I would recommend this product IF you know your joists are no further than 48" apart (or you are comfortable mounting it to a board first) and you go buy some decent lag bolts before trying to secure it to the ceiling.

Most of the consumer Reviews tell that the "Racor PHL-1R Pro HeavyLift 4-by-4-Foot Cable-Lifted Storage Rack" are high quality item. You can read each testimony from consumers to find out cons and pros from Racor PHL-1R Pro HeavyLift 4-by-4-Foot Cable-Lifted Storage Rack ...