# Ideas for a "lift" from my deck down to the yard (kind of long, for the sake of thoroughness)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-lift-from-my-deck-down-to-the-yard-kind-of-long-for-the-sake-of-thoroughness/989573>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 4, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-lift-from-my-deck-down-to-the-yard-kind-of-long-for-the-sake-of-thoroughness/989573 "2023-09-04T03:54:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-lift-from-my-deck-down-to-the-yard-kind-of-long-for-the-sake-of-thoroughness/989573/21 "2023-09-04T18:44:53Z")

</div>

I know you mentioned earlier that this would have to be able to life something up and over the railing. But you could cut out a section of the railing (add hinges, make a swinging gate\*) so that wouldn’t be an issue.

\*With all the necessary safety precautions, of course.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-lift-from-my-deck-down-to-the-yard-kind-of-long-for-the-sake-of-thoroughness/989573/22 "2023-09-04T19:44:46Z")

</div>

You could use a “sky hook”. They are available for pickup trucks, machine shops, etc. They mount to the floor with a flat plate so that connection would need to engineered a bit so it doesn’t distort the wooden deck.

> **[Sky Hook Premium W/ Bench Mount Base](https://cranedepot.com/products/sky-hook-premium-8727-w-bench-mount-base)**
>
> New to the Sky Hook line-up, these new Articulating Arm Sky Hooks offer a greater range of motion with the same powerful features of the Premium Bench Mount Sky Hook. With a Sky Hook reach of 21.3” and an articulating arm reach of 14.7”, you’ll be...

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-lift-from-my-deck-down-to-the-yard-kind-of-long-for-the-sake-of-thoroughness/989573.md?page=1)