Morris Dovey wrote:
Patriarch wrote:
| What about using a big, honking, handtruck? Like moving a
| refrigerator?
If I were a big, honkin' guy (or if I were just 20 years younger),
then I'd give it a try. This pallet weighs more than I do, and others
will weigh twice as much as this one. The lift gate is always an
option, but I'd rather give myself a break - both from the lifting and
the lift gate charge.
I played around with the CAD drawing this afternoon to add a bit of
strength in a couple of key places - and came up with a way to adjust
fork spacing. At this point I've become so involved with the design I
think I'd want to try it out even if I found a commercial unit I could
afford. :-)
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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/
Morris,
Have you considered getting a Genie lift? They aren't that
expensive and if you lay down some plywood you can roll it
right up to the truck. No need to reinvent the wheel.
http://www.genieindustries.com/ml-series/ml-1-3.asp
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Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX