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...<br /><br />The scale is EXCELLENT and accurate to within 1/2 pound validated by my various empirical tests using known weights.<br /><br />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)<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Bottom Line:<br /><br />Would I buy this scale to use with a Medline MDS88200D Hoyer Lift - NO<br /><br />Would I buy this scale to weigh something else that's heavy? - absolutely YES but only if the hanging points are unimpeded.
Rating: 5 stars