Abstract: Variable height device includes a platform and a lifting mechanism for raising the platform relative to its base. The lifting mechanism may include a scissors lift connected to the platform and a hydraulic cylinder pivotably attached to the scissors lift for raising the platform away from the base. The pivotable attachment of the cylinder may be horizontally and vertically offset from a pivot connection of the scissors lift. A stabilizer may be provided that is sufficiently long to engage a surface on which an all terrain vehicle is located when a base is provided on the device and when the base is mounted on an all terrain vehicle. A ladder may be attached to the platform. An enclosure may at least partially enclose the platform. The base may be configured for being disposed on a bed of a truck.