using it to lift generator up to truck bed and whatever else i need that is heavy. easy to use and put together. just with its wa 4 inches taller.

The instructions were not as good as they should have been, but I was able to figure it out. I had read other comments so I mounted rails on top and an 1100 lb electric hoist. Lifted and lowered my generator without any issues at all. So far, I am very pleased.

If you can get it together correctly it works great and I recommend it, but if you lack a mechanical aptitude you should give this a pass.The instructions are very poor... the parts list says you have a set of 13mm and 8mm hardware, but the instructions say you need 8mm and 5mm (they are incorrect) Big bolts in big holes, small ones in small holes. They say slots in the base face up to place the base, there are no slots, there are hooks that open down. FYI: the 13mm and 8mm fit ASE 1/2 and 3/8The winch cable is too long for just lifting the platform, and attached awkwardly. I unwound it all the way and rewound it tightly on the spool, then used a bit of duct tape to hold the excess tight on the spool. I am thinking of detaching the cable from the spool, shortening it, and then using a button ferrule to reattach the cable to the spool for cleaner and easier unwind and rewind.

Works great. My husband loves it

Not bad, the winch could be better mounted. But all in all it works as designed.

The product is good when it is working. It uses a cheap winch, the spring lever broke and can not lock the winch in to secure the load. I contacted Viking and have never received a response. I have to make sure to tape the lever to either lower or raise the winch. I was not able to locate a similar size and strength spring to fix the problem. It is just a small spring, but the manufacture does not acknowledge my request. Bad company service.

For years I've been using one of those hitch mounted devices that allows you to raise your deer up to tailgate height using the same hand crank winch that this device uses and that device has served me well over the years but the drawbacks were that it's very heavy, very large, takes up quite a bit of space in the back of my truck and required me to remove the towing ball that's always in my truck hitch, assemble the heavy 2 piece device, secure it in the truck hitch, pull out the cable, attach the gambrel and then start cranking to raise the deer up. I will still use that device for the times I want to skin and butcher my deer while it's hanging from the back of the truck, but I was really looking for a device that was much smaller, lighter and simpler to use to simply get my deer raised up and into the back of my truck easily and this Viking Solutions tool was the answer. It was very easy to assemble and came with good instructions. Once assembled it quickly folds flat for storage in your truck and it takes up very little room. It functions exactly as advertised and works very well. All you have to do is drag your deer into position then simply turn handle on the winch and the deer quickly and easily raises up to the level of your tail gate so you can just roll the deer into the truck bed. Couldn't be easier. The other nice thing about this tool is that it can be used for many other lifting jobs around the house. I'm very glad I bought this tool and very impressed with it's design, ease of use and it's efficiency. Great tool to have for hunting and at home.

Standard difficulty in assembly. 5mm wrench isn't the correct size for the stabilizing straps- I had to use an 8mm. No big deal. Read a review on here and watched the video and laughed my tail off- YOU HAVE TO PUT WEIGHT ON THE FRONT OF THE LIFT TO STABILIZE IT! It's not going to rock solid without weight on it- because otherwise it wouldn't fold down! Use your foot to keep it stable until something is on it- then hold your foot on the back cross bar if you need further stabilization. Loaded a 300 lb generator into my truck with this. Now- lowering it with weight is a different story. This is not a lowering winch. If you load weight on it and disengage the wrench lock- it will spin freely unless someone is holding it. Which somewhat negates the purpose of having a lift if you need two people. However- none of the videos show the lift lowering weight- I just assumed it would have a bi-directional winch. If I am incorrect here in my technique someone please let me know- but I have operated numerous genie lifts and they go both up and down. When I see a product named after an elevator- I would assume that's how that works. Anyways- 4 stars. I guess.

I just used this lift to put my 100lb generator into my truck. It worked pretty well. It lifts the generator easily but it was to close To the truck and needed to move it. This is almost impossible. Being able to put your load on it and roll it up to the truck would immensely improve this. Could use wheels to help. I think the complaints people are having about the rubbing is because they are trying to bring the cable from the wench over the wheel on the wench . This is normal Use but I this application the cable goes down the other side. I like it but because of the difficulty moving with weight on it and bad instructions I give it 4 stars