If you use a fully loaded drum like the 3005 its best to support the arm with your other hand as you raise. At one point Jobo USA supplied a companies info in the Jobo quarterly that made a support.

Quote Originally Posted by Fred L View Post
Hey Bob,

I have a later serial number CPP and it turns Expert drums fine. I do however assist the lift manually and don't rely on the lift handle (which imo, is a very weak linkage) alone. There was someone on a forum, maybe here, who made a handle that fit under the drums to help in the lift, think he may have sold them on Ebay as well. I suppose someone who had the wherewithall could probably make a beefed up lift mechanism but slipping a hand under the lift bed is not a big deal to do.


Fred