<div dir="auto">Hey wrenches, <div dir="auto">I use a lifting table, still takes some muscle but works much better than starting from the ground, just used it yesterday to lift a solark 18 k alone.</div><div dir="auto">Funtimes</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, May 9, 2026, 9:17 AM William Miller via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-5969812796662625125WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Jeremy:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Attached is a photo of how we use a come-along for these types of lifting. The goal is to avoid the loss of lifting range if the come-along were hanging down from the strut. If it is not obvious, that is 1-5/8 strut on the ceiling. The strut is in compression. Of course the attachments for the strut need to be robust enough to support the load. The eyes need to resist side loading. A shouldered eye is desirable for this capability.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">The home-made contraption on top of the Envy inverter is essentially a spreader-bar. The intention is to direct the loads parallel to the side of the inverter to prevent the high vector loads realize if using a sling.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Lifting heavy items is a part of this trade. I have invested in a forklift, gantry crane and a lot of chain hoists, slings, heavy dollies and etc. over the years. There has been a lot of innovation. I should write an article.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">William</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">William Miller</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Miller Solar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.millersolar.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.millersolar.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">CA License C-10 77398</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> RE-wrenches [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>All Solar via RE-wrenches<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 9, 2026 7:00 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Cc:</b> All Solar<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Lifting the PowerFlo 16</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">For those of you that have wall mounted the PF 16 battery, can you share techniques and or equipment methods?</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I can get my engine hoist into the building and I was hoping to sling the battery to get it up there. Plan is to mount one above another with 10-12” of clearance. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> Does MidnitePower make anything for this ?<br clear="all"><br clear="all"></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Jeremy Rodriguez <br>All Solar Inc. <br>Penrose CO<br>719-276-4954<br>Established 1998 </p></div></div></div></div></div>
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