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The Mega Maxx Furniture Lifter deserves praise as a good tool to lift heavy items. Once lifted, you slip the rollers underneath whatever it is you need to move, lower it back down, and the item is ready to be moved. It is a great concept and it definitely enables the user to lift heavy items off the ground.

That said, I am disappointed in the Lifter's durability so I am sending it back. After using it for only a couple of hours to move three file cabinets from one wall to the other in the same room, the Lifter and its four rollers were so worn out that they looked like they had been in use for years -- instead of hours (see photos). The Lifter's tip even bent, which was very disconcerting (not to mention painful -- my finger got pinned when the cabinet slipped off the Lifter and I tried to grab it). The cabinets were partially empty, so the Lifter was seemingly not tasked with massive weight.

At first glance, the red rollers are cheap pieces of plastic with a little pad on top and a bunch of small plastic wheels underneath. I assumed they'd be crushed as soon as I lowered a cabinet on to them. However, they are much stronger than they look. They were able to bear the weight of the file cabinets so I could slowly move the cabinets. However, here again, after just a few hours' use, the red shells are cracked, wheels are worn down, and the padded roller covers are coming off (see photos). The rollers should be made of metal, not plastic, or at least a better grade of plastic should be used. The rollers' supposed 360-degree rotation also needs work. The rollers let you move backwards or forwards. When held in your hand, the tops of the rollers will rotate. However, when placed underneath the heavy item you are moving, the rollers do not swivel easily. At best, you can try and reach under the object and see if you can twist each roller toward the new direction.

While the risers are also a bunch of plastic pieces, they at least appear to be a stronger type of plastic than what is used for the rollers. You stack the risers atop one another in order to create a base to raise the Lifter so it can be used to lift objects with legs or whose bottoms are higher than the ground level. In my case, for example, each file cabinet was sitting on top of two 2x4s placed on either side, so it was off the ground level by 2". The risers were perfect in raising the Lifter off the ground to meet the bottom of the cabinets.

The attachment in which the Lifter is placed when atop the risers is also touchy. The Lifter is supposed to slide on to the attachment, so when you lift something up, the Lifter's wheels are held in place by the attachment. However, the Lifter slips off the attachment much too easily -- which is very dangerous given the Lifter is marketed to be used by yourself, so there may not be anyone around to help if a mishap occurs. The attachment needs a mechanism that securely clicks in to the Lifter so it will not slip out unintentionally.

Bottom line: the device delivers on its claim of being a tool to empower you to lift heavy items. However, it needs better-quality materials to improve durability, some design tweaks to improve safety, and a longer handle to improve leverage.

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The wheels crushed on some of them. I got two sets, so out of the 8 "wheels" three of them had some of the wheels on the bottom crush/break. But I used them to move a large fridge/freezer and large gun safe. You need two sets though. To get over thresholds, transitions from tile to wood,etc., we used the lifting device, pushed it over the threshold, then put two more wheels under the corners, then did the same with the back. On the front when you push it over the threshold two of the wheels are now under the safe, etc , so with the extra two you use those, then when you get the back over you'll be able to get all the wheels to put under the item. On very smooth surfaces they work great, over driveways, not so much, you need to transfer it to larger wheelsfor rough surfaces.

Update after the move; I was able to move everything but a few of them broke due to the heavy items, transitions from wood to tile and from the 1/3 inch drop from the trailer ramp down to the concrete I guess. On a concrete floor they would only want to move one way and my turning them sideways made the plastic break I guess. For dressers, and furniture you won't have any issues, but with a 27cu ft refrigerator, freezer, and heavy safes, if you try to push them over floor transitions that's where they broke on me. But I bought two sets so I still have 5 good ones. But even broken I was able to puch the item into place and they didn't damage the wood floor. I'm single so I do many things on my own. And with these I can move whatever I want. It just would be nice if they were more heavy duty. The bottom line is they do what they claim but buy two sets in case any break on you. For me they were definitely worth the money, I don't know any other way I could have moved that large gun safe.

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We have a double stacked LG washer and dryer in our space limited pantry/laundry room. When service is required for the washer (it’s going in eight years old now), the warranty service provider refuses to move and separate the two, so it used to involve some serious effort maneuvering the two around in the cramped space (thus the need for stacking the two), including copious amounts of swearing and blood. Having enough of this with the third repair, finally broke down and ordered this version of mover.

The packaging reminds me of those cheesy TV advertised gizmos, which does not inspire confidence. Opening the box, most of the parts are plastic, with the lift tool the only metal part. This isn’t necessarily a gripe, given that plastic can be sturdy, but something to know. The lift tool, while mostly metal, and capable of providing enough lift to clear the wheel parts, has not held up as well as I hoped. The metal part that holds the appliance up has managed to bend, so not sure how well it will fare when needed for the next repair. Lucky for me I have lift tool or two that can handle the weight, but it still subtracts from the value. The plastic blocks used to fit under the tool are surprisingly holding up well (yay plastic!).

The wheel portions are fixed in direction, so if you have a less than single direction to travel, it will require using the lift tool to raise the load, and reposition the wheels at each corner. Something I knew when purchasing, but still a pain when in tight quarters (as in my case).

I’m giving the kit three stars for the lift tool, since I don’t trust it to safely last (do not put fingers under load!).

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good quality.

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Wheels worked on a fridge we were trying to move, lever was to short to make a difference. There is a stack of 'extenders' that we had no idea how to use. I would probably give this one a pass except the wheels did work....

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As described & good for getting under items

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Well worth the money .We couldn’t have managed without it.

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It works well. But what is this item in the picture, it’s missing from the package.

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Not good quality, returned it