[RE-wrenches] Battery Lifting Dolly?

[Jason Szumlanski]

The Tesla Powerwall dolly works well, but it only goes up about 36 inches,
despite the Tesla maximum height of 45 inches, which I find very strange.
Other than that, rigging up a gantry with a chain hoist is our go-to method
for 14-16kW wall mount batteries like EG4 and Midnite.

Jason Szumlanski
Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group
NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP)
Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956
Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208


On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM Kirk Herander via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> Nik,
> I have that exact Grainger model. It works great. Cost about $1,100 a year
> ago.
>
> I've hung several Solaredge banks with it. But don't be a dummy like me
> and try to lift the battery cabinet off the platform by yourself.
> I've done it successfully alone, but not easy. Depends somewhat on the
> brand of battery.
>
> I'd let you borrow it, but It's stored out of state right now. Hope you
> are well.
>
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM Nicholas Ponzio via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>> We're starting to sell the FranklinWH batteries. Realizing that they're
>> VERY heavy we had a lifting dolly on order but just found out that it still
>> hasn't left the factory and is now subject to the ridiculous tariffs. We're
>> talking over $3,000 for a friggin handtruck!???
>>
>> Does anyone have a recommendation for another way to move these big bois
>> around? Is a generic platform lift going to work for us? Something like:
>> https://www.grainger.com/product/2MPU6
>>
>>
>>
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