Lever Arm Lifter, 12 Inch Labor Saving Arm Jack, Drywall Hand Jack Lift Tool for Wall Tile and Positioning Aid, Cabinet Jack and Board Lift, Door Lifter Tool, Man's Tool Gift (2PCS)

I was somewhat skeptical that this tool would actually be as strong and reliable as the reviews and description claimed, but I'm not getting any younger and needed help so I wanted to try them out. I'm excited to say that they exceeded all my hopes of workmanship, strength, ease of operation, and all of the claims of performance. This is a very nice tool and I have used them for so many "assists' on numerous occasions around the house on different projects. They are very well made and the price was very affordable. I highly recommend anyone who needs a little help with lifting items around the house.

I was really pleasantly surprised by this - I took a chance that they would work "as advertised" and they do indeed. Many times when trying to lift something bulky and massive I'v resorted to a lever of sorts - a block of wood with a smaller block under it acting as the fulcrum for the lever. Those can work really well, but here's the problem: for something quite heavy it becomes difficult to step on the lever arm AND try to be in a position to do whatever it is you're trying to do / the ting you're trying to get at. Consequently the lever approach often makes jobs a two-person event - someone has to push down on the lever while the other person does what they need to under the thing being lifted.This is a clever design in that the handle ratchets such that the lift is done in small sections (and naturally, the device relies upon a lever to lift things). Thus you squeeze a number of time while the lift moves upward in small steps, carrying whatever on top of it.The padding on the handles makes it easy on your hands as well, so including those was a good call in the design. A simple design that is well engineered and does exactly what it claims to do. Brilliant.

I'd rate these things as very dangerous. probably because the lifting forks are too short/soft and angled downward slightly. Secondly because the feet have no grip at all. And thirdly because there is nothing solid to keep the distance between the lifts the same. First I tried lifting a 100 pound oven to test the lift capabilities. Once I got the oven around 5-6 inches off the ground one of the lifts on the opposite side from where I was tilted out of position and caused the oven to suddenly fall on one side. I figured it was my fault for jacking more 2 hand pumps at a time instead of 1. I also realized how important it is to have wood under whatever you're lifting so if it falls it won't have far to fall. Also it won't tilt as much so there's less chance it will topple over. Next I tried lifting a 300+ pound appliance with tons of safety wood beneath it. When I got it around 8 inches high one of the lifts stopped working. It would only "lift" if I held the appliance up while pumping the jack with no weight on it. Again a jack tilted out of position suddenly and the appliance fell. Luckily it only fell maybe 1-2 inches because of the backup wood.What I ended up doing was using these lifts just to get my appliance 7 inches off the ground (with the safety wood beneath as mentioned). Then I rolled a car floor jack with a long piece of 3/4 inch wood running perpendicular to the lift handle under the appliance. Took a lot of trial and error to find the best position of wood & lift point so the appliance was mostly balanced. Also had a strap around the side of the appliance I could hold onto to help balance it. Then a friend pumped the jack handle. Was able to get the appliance up to 14 inches and set it on a temporary table. From there it was easy to lift it by hand the last 2 inches i needed.

I was tiling a floor and needed to maneuver a few appliances around and this little guys were a HUGE help.... They easily lifted a standard fridge and a stacked washer/dryer unit for me to put roller underneath. For a one-man operation these made the job go much smoother than I was expecting.A few things to keep in mind:- They work better in tandem and easily lifted these appliances but struggled when I tried to do it with one.- The forks are not very long so you need to be sure to push the lifter right against the item you are lifting.. My forks bent slightly at the start as I did not have them positions fully.- The forks are solid metal and are a little slippery. I wish they had some grooves or "texture" etched into them to prevent some sliding on the metal undersides of the appliances.Overall a very positive experience.

We used it on heavy dressers, appliances, an armoire, heavy couch. Used 2 to jack up one side and hold to apply felt pads under. It cranked fine, held fine with no damage, and had covers for the feet to prevent floor damage. As other reviews said, it’s not buffered when you push the down button. It shoots all the way down hard, no gradual release or soft landing. Knowing this, we had one jack cranked to half height to catch the furniture (with humans around to prevent tipping). With that we could stair-step it down. Good tool, very useful. 1 star deduction for the unbuffered down function.