Getting the Cylinder to the Job: A Lifter for Maintenance and Repair Teams
Maintenance and repair welders don't work in one booth. Today's job might be a pump on the far side of the plant, a repair in the shipyard workshop or a broken gate at a customer's site, and the gas cylinder has to go wherever the welder goes.
Long trips, rough ground, nobody to help
That means moving a heavy cylinder much further than a fabrication shop ever would: across yards, over cracked concrete and gravel, through doorways and around machinery. A large argon or mixed-gas cylinder can weigh around 176 to 220 lb. Rolling it on its base or carrying it is slow and risky. At the other end, someone still has to lift it onto a portable welder or cart, sometimes with no one around to lend a hand. Field service crews often face one more obstacle: the walk from the truck to wherever the customer's welder is parked.
How the Cylinder Lifter helps on the move
- Secure for the trip. The 2" ratchet strap holds the cylinder in place while you move it.
- Made for rough ground. The 10" puncture-proof wheels roll over most surfaces and can't go flat.
- One person, start to finish. Raise the cylinder from floor level, wheel it to the job and set it onto a welder or cart up to 10" high, without carrying its weight.
- No batteries to run down. There's no motor or battery, so it works the same on a remote site as it does in the workshop.
- Light enough to bring along. It weighs 57 lb and measures 55" x 20" x 18.5".
Between call-outs, it can ride on the service truck or wait in the stores, so the next breakdown starts with the right tool instead of a cylinder wrestled into place by hand.
Where it fits, and where it doesn't
The Cylinder Lifter is built for cylinders up to 220 lb and about 10" in diameter, placed onto platforms up to 10" high. It isn't a hoist or crane, so it won't lift a cylinder into a truck bed or up onto a raised deck; those jobs need different equipment. Our comparison page sets out the options. Each unit is backed by a 12-month warranty for professional and commercial use.
Kit out your maintenance crew
The Cylinder Lifter costs $1,750, with free shipping across the USA in 3-5 business days and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Need one for each crew or site? Ask us for a quote.