What comes in the box
This updates as you add options to your order.
- Harmar AL835 Pickup
- Base line adapter, driver side or passenger side
- Pendant controller
Harmar AL835 Pickup
The AL835 Pickup is Harmar's 350 HD truck lift, and it is the heavy capacity member of the Pickup family. The boom lifts and rotates from a weather-resistant pendant controller, and the offset base is what lets it swing the device round and set it down close to the door rather than at the tailgate. It takes a manual wheelchair, a power wheelchair or a scooter up to 350 lbs., it weighs 116 lbs. installed, and a dual-strapped hook stops the device spinning as it loads. Harmar builds it for driver side or passenger side mounting, and you choose the side on this page.
A high capacity truck lift that delivers the device to your door
The AL835 raises a manual wheelchair, a power wheelchair or a scooter weighing up to 350 lbs. into a pickup bed. The offset base sets the device down close to the driver or passenger side door, the boom lifts and rotates under power, and the arm adjusts from 34" to 41" in height and from 28.75" to 46.5" in length. A base line adapter for the side you choose and a pendant controller come in the box.
Built for real life
What stands out
Power lifting and power rotation
The boom lifts and turns from a weather-resistant pendant controller. The offset base is what lets it rotate the device round and set it down close to the driver or passenger side door instead of at the tailgate.
Takes up to 350 lbs. into the truck bed
It lifts a manual wheelchair, a power wheelchair or a scooter and places it in the bed, so your equipment travels with the truck rather than on a platform behind it. That capacity covers most power wheelchairs.
A dual-strapped hook holds the load steady
Harmar's hook takes two straps rather than one, so the wheelchair or scooter does not spin while it is loading or unloading.
Driver side or passenger side, and the base comes with the lift
Harmar builds a base line adapter for each side and one comes with the lift. Choose your side in the step headed Base adapter and nothing is added to your order. If your truck needs one of the named vehicle adapters as well, they are listed under Accessories at list price.
A docking device holds your equipment, and it is sold separately
Harmar does not include one, because the right part depends on your chair or scooter. Choose the one that matches your equipment in the step headed Your docking device, or tell us what you have and we match it for you before your order ships.
The AL835 is the Pickup lift to look at when your power wheelchair is a real one. It is the same lift as the AL825, the same 116 lbs. installed and the same arm, rated to 350 lbs. instead of 210, and at the moment Harmar prices the two the same. If your equipment is anywhere near the heavier end, there is no reason to take the lighter rating.
What you are buying it for is the offset base. The boom turns and puts the chair down near the door you are already standing at, rather than making you walk it round to the tailgate. On a pickup that is the difference between a lift you use every day and one you stop using.
Two honest caveats. The arm adjusts from 28.75" to 46.5", which suits a standard cab or an extended cab, and a crew cab is what the AL825CC exists for. And the docking device that grips your chair is a real second cost that Harmar does not include, priced on this page so you can see the whole figure before you order.
Look at the AL435T instead if you want the boom to extend under power as well as lift and turn, because that is Harmar's three axis truck lift and it reaches over the tailgate to the curb.
Straight talk
Is it right for you?
A good fit if you
- You drive a pickup and want the wheelchair or scooter to travel in the bed
- Your equipment weighs 350 lbs. or less, which covers most power wheelchairs
- You want the device set down close to the driver or passenger side door rather than at the tailgate
- You want the lift on the driver side, which Harmar builds this one for
Look elsewhere if you
- Your equipment weighs more than 350 lbs.
- You have a crew cab and need the longer reach, where the AL825CC adjusts from 49.25" to 67"
- You want the device carried outside on a platform behind the vehicle
- You drive a van or an SUV rather than a pickup
Specifications
Specifications are the manufacturer's own published figures for this model.
Fitting it to your vehicle
A truck lift is installed on the vehicle rather than unpacked and used. This is what that involves.
The lift mounts in the truck bed on a base line adapter, and Harmar builds that adapter for the driver side or the passenger side. You choose the side in the step headed Base adapter and nothing is added to your order either way, because the adapter comes with the lift. Tell us the side before you order, because a vehicle lift is fitted to the truck and cannot be sent back. The arm height adjusts from 34" to 41" and the length adjusts from 28.75" to 46.5". The docking device that holds your equipment is not included, because the right part depends on the chair or scooter it has to lift.
Before you order
Work through the steps beside this panel. They settle how the lift mounts, which hitch adapter your vehicle takes and whether your state requires a plate riser, so the parts that arrive are the parts your vehicle takes.
Getting it here
Every order ships from the manufacturer to the address you give us. The carrier arranges a delivery window with you in advance. Installation is arranged separately, and we will point you at what your vehicle needs before you order rather than after.
Warranty and returns
The Harmar AL835 Pickup is covered by Harmar's own limited warranty, published by Harmar as follows.
| What is covered | How long |
|---|---|
| Vehicle lift | 3 years |
What is not covered
The three year term runs from the date of installation and from the date of retail purchase. Harmar states that the warranty is transferable only where the application is approved by Harmar's Compatibility Calculator, so a lift fitted to a vehicle that was never checked may not carry a transferable warranty.
If something goes wrong
Call us first at 1-855-HIELINE. We file the claim with Harmar for you and get the covered part sorted out rather than handing you a phone number. The base warranty covers parts, so ask us about service and labor options when you call.
Returns
A truck lift cannot be returned. It is fitted to your vehicle, wired into it and in many installations drilled into it, so once that work is done the unit is matched to one car and it has no second life on the shelf. This is exactly why the steps beside this panel exist. They settle the mounting, the adapter and the plate riser before you order.
A unit that arrives damaged or faulty is a different matter and is covered above. Contact us before anyone begins the installation.
See our return policy for complete details.
Coverage at a glance
Common questions
The lift, the base line adapter for the side you choose, and the pendant controller. The docking device that holds your wheelchair or scooter is not in the box, because the right part depends on the equipment it has to lift. You choose that in the step headed Your docking device.
Yes. Harmar builds a base line adapter for the driver side and one for the passenger side, and you pick the side in the step headed Base adapter. Neither one costs extra, because the adapter comes with the lift. Tell us the side before you order, because a vehicle lift is fitted to your truck and cannot be sent back.
Capacity, and nothing else we can find in Harmar's own figures. Both weigh 116 lbs. installed, both adjust from 34" to 41" in height and from 28.75" to 46.5" in length, and both lift and rotate under power. The AL825 is rated to 210 lbs. and the AL835 to 350 lbs.
The arm adjusts from 28.75" to 46.5" in length and from 34" to 41" in height, which suits a standard cab or an extended cab. If you drive a crew cab, the AL825CC is the same lift with an arm that adjusts from 49.25" to 67".
It lifts a manual wheelchair, a power wheelchair or a scooter weighing up to 350 lbs., and it weighs 116 lbs. installed. That installed weight sits in the bed permanently, so it is worth counting against what you already carry back there.
Because the lift cannot hold your equipment without one, and Harmar does not put one in the box. If you are replacing an older lift and keeping the device you already have, choose I already have a docking device and nothing is added to your order. If you do not know which one you need, choose I am not sure which one I need, tell us your wheelchair or scooter in the step headed Your vehicle and your equipment, and we match the part for you before your order ships.
You can run it from its own battery instead by adding the battery pack in the step headed Accessories. It comes with a charger, and use it where a hybrid or electric vehicle has no 12 volt battery able to power a mobility lift.
No. A vehicle lift is bolted into your vehicle and wired into it, so it is fitted rather than unpacked and it cannot be sent back. That is why we check the vehicle and the equipment you give us against Harmar's published capacities before anything ships.
Resources
The base adapter is the plate the lift bolts to inside your vehicle. A universal one comes in the box at no charge and it suits most vehicles. Some vehicles need the adapter built for them instead, and where yours does, the part below replaces the universal one rather than adding to it. If you are not sure, leave it on the included part and we confirm it against the vehicle you give us before your order ships.
1 · Base adapter
The docking device is the fitting that grips your wheelchair or scooter so the lift can raise it. The manufacturer does not put one in the box, because the right one depends on your equipment, and the lift cannot carry anything without it. Most chairs and scooters lift either by the centre seat post or by the four post seat frame. Choose the one that matches yours and we confirm the exact part with you before your order ships.
2 · Your docking device
This answer decides how much you have to work out yourself. A truck lift is wired into the vehicle and bolted to a base inside it, so it is fitted rather than unpacked.
These fit this model. Choose any you want and they are added to your order with the lift.
4 · Accessories
Last thing, and it is the one we act on rather than you. Tell us the vehicle and the scooter or power chair, and we check what you tell us against Harmar's published capacities before your order ships. All of it is optional.
5 · Your vehicle and your equipment
One step could not be settled from your measurements.
Send those three figures to a specialist and they will confirm the part for your vehicle. Call 1-855-HIELINE if you would rather talk it through.
