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RackLift®, a BIAC Broadband Company

Cabinet lifts

RL3500S and RL5000S.

These two move cabinets. Same job, 5,000 lb standard, 6,000 lb with optional stainless upgrade, one technician, no derack. The difference is the drive: a hand crank, or a battery switch. Equipment lifts are a different tool and are not in this table.

RackLift RL3500S manual cabinet lift

RL3500S

Manual cabinet mover. Fully loaded. One person.

No batteries. Crank it when the move is occasional.

RackLift RL5000S battery-electric cabinet lift

RL5000S

Battery-electric cabinet lift. Switch up, switch down.

Same cabinet, all day. A switch instead of a crank.

RL3500S

RL5000S

Job

Fully loaded cabinet. Equipment stays in the rack.

Fully loaded cabinet. Equipment stays in the rack.

Capacity

5,000 lb (6,000 lb stainless option)

5,000 lb (6,000 lb stainless option)

Drive

Manual. Frictionless ball-screw crank.

Battery-electric. Up/down switch.

Lift height

13″

13″ (30″ custom for pallet transfer)

Crew

1 technician

1 technician

Weight

114 lb per side

125 lb per side

Footprint

48″ H × 23″ W × 23″ D

46⅜″ H × 23¼″ W × 14¼″ D

How it holds

Four E-Track tie-downs. Load holds when the crank is released.

Retractable straps. Brake sets when the switch is released.

Casters

Eight dual non-marking antistatic

Eight Colson, 1,500 lb each

Power

None. Hand crank.

Smart charger, 115 V or 230 V

Spin

Rack depth + 14″

Rack depth + 13″

Best for

Relocations, floor-tile access, pallet-to-floor

Repeated cabinet moves, UPS plants, CRAC rolls

Manufactured

USA

USA