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Explore the range of innovative manhole lid lifting and safety equipment from So Safe Equipment. This includes a battery-powered manhole lid lifter that uses a magnet to safely lift heavy manhole lids (110-220 lbs) by connecting to a pickup truck's hitch receiver. Observe its operation with a thumb-controlled remote, highlighting its ability to prevent back injuries. Also, learn about the Casting Lifter, a tool designed to grip and lift manhole castings (frames) using heavy machinery. Finally, discover the Manhole Fall Protection/Light, an orange circular cover with integrated lights and fall protection bars for safety and illumination when manholes are open.

Goal: Understand and appreciate solutions for safer manhole maintenance.

Tools and materials

  • Casting Lifter So Safe Equipment — Lifting heavy manhole castings (frames) with machinery
  • Manhole Lid Lifter So Safe Equipment — Lifting heavy manhole lids magnetically and remotely
  • Milwaukee Battery Milwaukee — Powering the manhole lid lifter
  • Pickup Truck with Hitch Receiver N/A — Mounting the manhole lid lifter for operation

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Let's go. All right, guys, we are at we're at Steve's booth. Steve, what's the name of your company? >> Safe Equipment. >> So, you actually patented this. You have three products. You patented one, you patented one, Opie. Tell me about these products. Show them to me. Tell me. >> there. And then this one. >> And Lori Lori did it. So, all right. >> So, the first product is a Saw Safe Equipment manhole lid lifter. So, these lids weigh anywhere from 110 to 220 lb. >> And now this is a real lid. This isn't a Styrofoam lid. >> No, this is this is a real lid. >> Is that a magnet? >> That is a magnet. >> Now, this actually goes into the back of a pickup truck under the receiver hitch. Is that right? >> Uh pickup truck, uh combo unit, a jetting, anything that has 2-in receiver. This is a self-contained unit. So, it runs off a Milwaukee or DeWalt battery. >> Can you actually show me inside of it real quick? So, very straightforward. >> Yep. >> Plug and play setup. Okay. >> Yep. >> So, now the reason you have a back brace on is because this is how you actually hurt yourself, Steve, and that's why you developed this. >> Yes. Yep. >> Okay. >> So, I was lifting manhole lid. Um these lids are there's huge issue in public works um with muscle uh shoulder back strains. So, this solves the problem with with that. >> Now, how many lids can this actually lift? >> I lifted 93 lids with one 5-amp hour battery. That equals if uh lid's 150 lb average, 14,000 lb that I lifted with my thumb. >> Very cool. Okay, so that's product one. >> one. Product number two is safely elevate. This is a casting lifter. So, underneath the lids, every street has a casting. >> Oh, man. >> Lock into it. So, >> What? And this This has never been done before? >> Um there are similar products out there, but none as refined as this that I know of. So, this goes on like an excavator, skid loader bucket, or a a a crane on back of the truck to actually, you know, just hook it up, lift up, swing it out of the way. Product number two. We're all about safety at Show Safe Equipment and Safely Elevate. This is another product that we're selling. Once you got the lid off, if you have any maintenance, comes with lights. >> So now once you have the lid off, now you have fall protection. >> Fall protection. >> And lighting. >> And…

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