My use is not what this product was designed for, however, I am a very heavy person with bad knees and have a terrible time getting up off of the floor. Yet, I love working on my vehicles but cannot get up if I do....so this helps! I simply slide my rear up onto this lift, reach down and using a cordless drill and socket I raise myself up. At the 13-14\" level I can get up.... I also have a motorcycle which I may try to lift later with this lift but I also have another much larger lift for the bike.