Handling 150 lbs devices
150 pounds is just the wrong weight. Too heavy to do it by yourself, too
much hassle to rig up a hoist. If it was me, I'd just wait and schedule a friend suitable for that kind of weight. If the shape is ugly, you may wish to strap it to a piece of 1" pipe to give you a nice handle. For what it's worth, I have a hoist rail, trolly, and lift in my garage, good for 1000 to 2000 pounds. Doesn't help much with a SUV and a liftgate. And hauling a lathe out of basement at an estate sale is NOT fun when the best we could do was get the biggest piece down to 220 pounds. And a steep folded staircase with low headroom to boot. Ignoramus23984 wrote: I am soon going to pick up six devices, each is a rectangular shape approximately 2x1.5x1 foot. Each weighs 150 lbs. I hope that the seller will load them into my pickup with a forklift, but unloading is where I have my doubts. I could unload them with a chain hoist or a "shop crane", but that is a hassle. I do generally deadlift 170 lbs, but I am a little afraid that unloading is a different kind of movement and is more injury prone. I am not really all that worried to damage the devices, each cost me around $6, but I do not want to get injured. So, I am looking for some simple unloading ideas that could make it a little safer. Such as, perhaps, to put a "step" close to the tailgate so that I could first lower the thing on that step, and only then to the dolly. Maybe I am just a wuss and unloading should be no problem, but I wanted to check with knowledgeable people. Any thoughts? i |
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