Excellent Scale but NOT ideal for a Medline Hoyer Lift
I purchased this scale because I needed to track the weight of an invalid family member who cannot stand on a weighing scale. After reading many reviews of weighing scales on Amazon, I decided to purchase this scale because of its high customer ratings and mentions that some purchasers used it with a hoyer lift. Here's my experience... The scale is EXCELLENT and accurate to within 1/2 pound validated by my various empirical tests using known weights. However, the scale is NOT ideal for use with a Medline MDS88200D Hoyer Lift. Having studied engineering in college and having some mechanical aptitude, I connected the scale to the Hoyer Lift using the provided rubber spacers and an additional shim to stabilize the assembly. (see photos) I then connected the 6-point cradle to the bottom of the scale using the provided U-bolt , which luckily happened to be the correct dimension to accept the hoyer's cradle pin. When attached this way, the scale added about 8-9 inches between the Hoyer boom arm and the top of the cradle. Problem #1: In order to accept a patient in a sling, the boom arm needed to be raised almost to the top of its lifting range. Problem #2: Another problem I encountered with the scale is that it did not swing freely when the boom arm was raised past a certain point. What happened is that the scale's orange case hit the side of the boom arm pivot and deflected to a non-perpendicular angle. The cradle remained perpendicular, however, the newly assumed angle put unnecessary stress on the scale's case and caused the scale to give inaccurate readings. Bottom Line: Would I buy this scale to use with a Medline MDS88200D Hoyer Lift - NO Would I buy this scale to weigh something else that's heavy? - absolutely YES but only if the hanging points are unimpeded. Read more



























