Experience with Rockler bed lift gas strut?

[IdahoLJ]

Hello all
I have a little homemade trailer that I would like to install lift assistance for the top. The gas strut mounting placement, length, lift strength has me a bit confused/concrerned I cam across this bed lift from Rockler:

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/41...pEWjqYPUUc2Fi3F2mzxR38mxL5er-h7Ex7BoCan_w_wcB



This would seem to solve a lot of the questions and be a fairly straight forward install. Several choices on the weight as well . I know the price may be higher than just purchasing struts but I'm i missing anything else? I'm lifting a about 100-120 lbs max, so i guess i would go for the 165lb lift.



Thank you

 

[Herbie]

No experience with it, but looks like a nice solution. Getting the link-lengths right on a 4-bar linkage is not something that can be easily shade-treed. If the lengths aren't perfect, you'll get binding, etc. as it moves through the arc. Buying something premade will solve that issue nicely.