This Hydraulic Manhole Lifter is a versatile lifter, allows one person to lift heavy duty manhole covers and even stuck covers with minimal effort. It is light and easy to use, and with a safe working load of 1.5 tonnes and with the right selection of keys and spreaders, is capable of lifting all types of covers up to 900mm including single piece sewer covers, split ‘double-triangle’ covers, block-paved covers with four keyholes, and Elkington Gatic covers. The Lifter can be carried fully assembled in a van or large car boot, and can also be disassembled quickly and easily to fit in smaller spaces, and then re-assembly of the lifter is easy and only takes less than 30 seconds.