Thanks for this reply! I am also a North Carolinian of origin :) The batteries are apparently physical present, just not working. I don't think the idea was to remove them. In your analogy that would cause a sort of "right to life" issue, which apparently should be avoided because the weight offsets things ;)

I wonder if anyone knows of where you might find a 36v inverter. Are these common. Obviously, 12v Inverters are very common. I imagine 24v might even be somewhat common... but, I have a feeling this lift is 48v or 36v. I'm trying to drag more specs out of them.