Get the warranty. I've had multiple issues with the hydraulics as have many others. Use the crap out of it early and be aware of thentime you have to return it. These carts are awesome..... when they work correctly.

@@badsirivan Hmm.. yeah - OK thats good advice.. HF pretty good about taking returns / Warranty claims in store? I've never tried to return anything to them..

@@SteveJones172pilot I have no experience with that myself..... but I'm about to. I didnt get the warranty with this cart, so when the cylinder failed I was left with a useless hunk of metal. I was so happy with it while it was working correctly that I bought another with the warranty. The one I most recently bought doesn't stay in an up position with a load on it. I discovered this problem earlier in the week and just haven't been able to get over there to make a swap. I anticipate being able to do that early this week and will share my experience accordingly. Problems with these carts are very common but I've also seen accounts of many a satisfied customer.

@@badsirivan Thanks.. will be interested to hear your experience!!

I will see about editing in a lower height recommendation. I only collect EMs so wasn't aware of the cabinet differences. Thanks for the feedback!

I don't typically ever touch the cart when moving a pin. I simply guide the machine holding the outside edges of the lockdown bar.

badsirivan good point! Thanks for the info

Thresholds certainly were among my first issues to contend with. I've found it quite easy to get over them by pulling with the pump lever. I do have to crouch pretty low to pull that off and some may find that uncomfortable or even not be able if they have physical limitations..... but I have yet to shove any machine off the cart. Good that you mentioned that, though. Thanks!

@@badsirivan How do you deal with lowering the pinball down once you remove the legs so that you can get it off the cart when you have those cutoff handles under there?

@@softsavvy I slide the machine back back as far as it will go. It sits just fine and there is just enough clearance to drop it all the way down. A few times I have also had to make minor sideways adjustments for plungers and other protrusions. As I mentioned elsewhere, I only collect EMs. Might be a different story with the different sizes of solid state machines.

@@badsirivan yep, a standard pinball will flip backward if you have the lift pulled that far forward

@@softsavvy Respectfully, Rick.... I've moved over 35 machines this way since I cut the handle and, as I said, never flipped a machine. There were some that gave me the urge keep slight pressure on the near end of the machine as they did reach a point where they would rock if I did it intentionally.... but always solid enough for the seconds that it takes to lower it and stand it up.

Sorry.... not sure what you want a link to. I have just added in the description to both the lift cart and the boat rail couplings that I used. Is either of these what you were seeking?

@@badsirivan the couplings, but I found them thanks