Bob Medd's Portable Platform Lift is primarily used to service the Hollandale, MN, farmer's equipment but could be used to access machinery operator's stations as well. The lift consists of a square base frame supporting a telescoping tube that raises an expanded steel platform. The telescoping tube and attached platform can be tilted to allow easy storage in a building. The base frame has three wheels in a triangle arrangement. The front two are independent of each other, while the rear-mounted third wheel (equipped with a large, horizontal sprocket) is steerable. The sprocket is connected by roller chain to a smaller sprocket on a steering wheel shaft mounted to the corner of the base frame. Rotating the steering wheel moves the chain, which then turns the rear wheel to guide the lift. A push bar welded on the rear left side of the frame is used to move from one location to another. (Note: An alternative would be equipping it with 12-volt electric motors to drive the frame's front wheels.) Attached vertically to the base frame between the two front wheels is the two-piece, telescoping mast. The mast's inner length is fastened to the base, while its outer length is elevated by a 72-inch-stroke hydraulic cylinder located inside the mast tubes. To add stability, two caster-action wheels are mounted on the corners of the base frame and two outriggers tilt down during operation. The lift utilizes a 12-volt DC, electrically operated hydraulic system, with the battery and pump mounted under the lift base in a protective bracket. Fastened to the outer telescoping tube is the platform, constructed of steel tubing with expanded steel flooring and sidewalls that form a protective cage to hold a wheelchair or a standing operator. A horizontal, pivoting seat-arm connected to the cage swings outside of the platform, allowing Medd to transfer to the seat then pivot into the platform cage. A toggle switch to operate the lift is mounted in the platform cage toward the top of the rear corner guard rail post.