the vertical member 48 of the lift carriage 36 and the other end of chain 40 is secured to the horizontal support portion 13 of frame 11 thus the lift carriage 36 is raised and lowered through the operation of hydraulic cylinder 38 the lift implement 42 is detachably secured to the horizontal members 44 and 46 of the lift carriage 36 by upper and lower hook braces 52 a and 52 b the lift implement 42 may take on a variety of forms including but not limited to forks a bucket and a large planar surface a lift implement of one form may be substituted for a lift implement of another form by lifting hook braces 52 a and 52 b of lift implement 42 from horizontal members 44 and 46 respectively and placing the hook braces of an alternate lift implement onto horizontal members 44 and 46 the motor 18 is sufficiently powerful to drive either the rear wheels 54 while under a load of about 500 lbs the hydraulic systems not shown to operate the laterally adjustable outriggers 22 to widen or narrow them when the lift transporter 10 is under a load of about 500 lbs or the hydraulic systems to allow the lift transporter 10 to raise a load of about 500 lbs in operation a user steers the lift transporter 10 through tiller handle 64 tiller handle 64 can be pivoted in the.