Loading tail lift with foldable platform

The device has a lifting mechanism (20) with at least one rotatably mounted carrying arm (21) and a platform mounted on it so as to pivot and that can be folded away into its stowed position. A guide element (43) is mounted so as to be positionally variable and is dynamically coupled to the lifting mechanism so that the platform packet is supported on the guide element with the carrying arm lowered and at least in the lower pivoting range of the arm.