If the lifter goes to plan it shouldn't stall when lifting an opponent. It will probably only lift half the weight of another machine in combat, and considering the motor unit can lift 60kgs comfortably at 12v without slowing down, it should be able to lift 8ishkgs in battle at 18v in its sleep, even with the ratios in mind. The only points at which it could stall are when it's fully extended or fully retracted, though with the precision of the proportional control and some practice that shouldn't be too much of a problem. Even if I do overshoot, the Electronize are tough little buggers, I think it'll be fine.

Hopefully some pics will come later today.