Elevated Tractor Work Tables.

[Sam Mac]

This is my lift table. It was originally in the Harley Davidson York Pa factory or so I'm told. I extended the length of it 24" on each end. I works on air pressure.

[Ambush]

The Harley lift table would be very handy as a “drive on drive off” and there is one for sale close to me. But I also really like the idea of being able to roll under the tractor on a creeper.

At least now the Idea Factory in my brain is churning and hopefully a plan and available materials will collide to produce a workable outcome.

Thanks for the u put so far.

[MitchJ]

I actually have two lift tables. I’m really lucky. The first one I added the wide extensions to it, and my most recent one I added a stainless steel table top from a restaurant I found.

[jbrewer]

Speakers, a lift table AND a Coke machine.

You live right!

[Ambush]

So I did find a stand that I could easily modify to my needs. It was a homemade stand for a large truck camper and as such it’s heavy and overkill. But for $50, I can live with it. I basically had to shorten the sides which are now the ends and cut the height down. I may lower it more yet. For now I’ll use a couple of 2X12’s on top. It pulls apart into four pieces for storage.

If it proves to be handier than pockets in your underwear, I’ll likely build one more like Ironman’s that comes apart for storage.

[Farmall450]

I'd like to find a lift table. They normally fetch a premium, even used hard. Almost better of buying new when they have sales. Maybe someday...

[Radioguy41]

Originally Posted by ironman

This is the tractor rack I made a few years ago.
I use Harbor Freight ramps to access.
The only drawback is, if there is a mower deck on the tractor, it catches at the angle where the ramps meet the rack.

You could join the 2 ramps with a metal beam of some kind then once the tractor with the deck is parked on the ramp you could either jack up the ramps from the back or use an overhead electric (or chain) hoist to lift it until level then roll the tractor onto the stand. Just a thought. I use an electric hoist to lift the front (or rear) of my tractors. It makes it so much easier to remove the deck from underneath after it has been disconnected.

[Radioguy41]

Originally Posted by Ambush

So I did find a stand that I could easily modify to my needs. It was a homemade stand for a large truck camper and as such it’s heavy and overkill. But for $50, I can live with it. I basically had to shorten the sides which are now the ends and cut the height down. I may lower it more yet. For now I’ll use a couple of 2X12’s on top. It pulls apart into four pieces for storage.

If it proves to be handier than pockets in your underwear, I’ll likely build one more like Ironman’s that comes apart for storage.

I would brace those legs so they don't accidentally fold/collapse with the weight of the tractor.

[Ambush]

Don’t worry radioguy , there is zero danger of it collapsing. I spent many years welding and fabbing in heavy industry and have a pretty good handle on that.

What I did do though was leave the legs too long. When I was shortening them, I had 28” stuck in my head. Now that I have the tractor on it, it’s obvious. Now I just did what I should have done before and reread Ironman’s post. Hmmm, 21”. Oh well, gonna have to plug in the chop saw again

[Ambush]

What the heck!! No matter which way I hold my phone the pics post sideways. Is there no way to rotate them?